The most sparkling event of the winter calendar, The Spirit of Christmas Fair - in association with House and Garden, is the perfect destination to find the most exciting, innovative and new gifts for Christmas. This year, the show had added a new attraction in the form of Hasbro’s Top 10 Christmas toys – giving you the chance for an early peek at the toys that will be top of every child’s list for Santa.

Featured for the first time, the Top 10 list of Christmas toys for children has been compiled by Hasbro and includes some of the most innovative gifts ever.

Take My Real Pony Butterscotch – with such revolutionary technology that she looks and behaves exactly like a real pony. Feel her breath on your hand, see her head move when you stroke her, listen to her whinny and snort, and experience the actual feeling of riding when you sit on her. On the cutting edge of technology, this electronic plush pony is the same size as a Shetland pony and is built to hold the weight of a child. Price is around £299.99.

Next on the list is T.J. Bearytales, a cute little bear with a very special brand of magic. TJ, designed to lead under fives on an enchanting storybook journey, is fully animated. Through story telling, music and play-along activities he encourages youngsters to learn while having fun. His delightful tales, with T.J. in the role of spell-binding narrator, can be followed in a collection of illustrated storybooks which children and parents can read together. T.J. Bearytales is recommended for children aged 3 – 5 (SRP £49.99).

Another of Hasbro’s favourite toys for Christmas and hailed as the world’s cutest, most intelligent electronic pet is Funky Furby. Out to prove he is brighter and better than ever, he is the newest member of the Furby family and the more you play and interact with Funky Furby the more he will understand and react. He has three great songs for kids to join in with and, like all Furbys, he loves to be petted and cuddled which makes him the perfect furry companion. Price around £32.99

It’s been over 30 years since everyone’s favourite interactive doll first told her Mommy that she loved her. Now a brand new Baby Alive is back, cleverer and more demanding thanks to up to the minute, state of the art technology. When she’s hungry, filled her nappy or wants to play she doesn’t hesitate to let you know how she is feeling. Around £49.99.

Another new addition to the Hasbro family for Christmas 06 includes the newest set from K’Nex. The huge Starburst Spinner (£49.99) is big enough for the whole family to join in the fun of constructing and ‘connecting’. Three different white-knuckle park rides can be created from this one model while there are two motors for amazing, spinning performances. To add to the realism it has authentic ride sounds including the screams of thrill-seeking passengers. Also included in the Big Builds range are a Magical Ferris Wheel and a Swinging Pirate Ship.

With the fun and pleasure of creating everything from buildings and vehicles to robots and flying machines K’Nex can be enjoyed by all ages, from Kid K’Nex (chunky easy to hold, easy to snap together pieces) for pre-schoolers – to K’Nex C30 Multi-Motors case set featuring a number of different motors allowing kids to build 30 of the coolest motor-powered models.

The full Top Ten Christmas Gifts will be making an appearing at the show.

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