As you may have read, due to ongoing supply chain issues throughout the world, the time to start shopping for Christmas gifts is now. Unfortunately, because of this accelerated timeline, it is too early to develop a finely tuned sense of what the year’s most popular gifts will be. Last year we did not know what the hottest holiday toys were until November! This year, that will be way too late. So, we are just going to have to do our best by relying on items that we know have been among the top selling in 2021 so far. Below are the toys that we’ve covered, along with a link to the first time we wrote about them:
The reversible octopus plushie continues to be the surprise hit of the COVID era. Turns out people relish the idea of being able to convey their moods to others without having to actually speak to them.
Fidget bubble pop comes in about a million varieties, from the ubiquitous rainbow color pictured above to American flag and Tyrannosaurus rex themed. There is even a version with dice that is dubiously marketed as a form of “chess.”