Tumbleweed Toys owner Vanessa Gammel said her toystore in Sahali Centre Mall has been busy with its own hot items this holiday season.
Sands Alive, a toy that feels like Play-Doh but is made of sand, has been the most popular this year, Gammel said.
“It’s this really cool mouldable sand,” she said. “It’s not dusty like regular sand.
“It sort of sticks on its own.”
Gammel thinks it’s been popular because it is something different. There’s another perk to it, she said.
“It’s antibacterial, so it’s all natural.”
She said the toy is geared at kids three years and up.
Another popular item has been anything from the Calico Critters line.
“They’re all little animal figurines that you can get with a little house,” she said.
The animal figurines are fuzzy, come with a variety of accessories — like a school — and are geared at kids ages three to 10.
In her four years owning the toy shop, Gammel said there are new things that come out every year.
She said her store carries a lot of those items, but is targeted at classic toys, as well — the ones without batteries, like tidilywinks or jacks.
“Overall, it’s the standard wooden box that stands the test of time,” she said.
That said, Gammel knows its toys like puzzles that fly off the shelves around Christmas.
“It’s a traditional Christmas thing to do puzzles together,” she said.
“Overall, we probably have 200 styles.”
Gammel said that Lego and Play Mobile are also popular toys that are sold year round.
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