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This Is NJ's Most Popular Christmas Toy
Few moments are more exciting for kids than Christmas morning. Make sure you're prepared with the right gift.
With Christmas morning fast approaching, time is running out to find the perfect gift for the loved ones in your life.
Reviews.org, an online platform that makes recommendations on products and services for households, found each state’s most popular Christmas toy. Related: Best Holiday Gifts For Kids 2019
The most sought-after toy in New Jersey for the 2019 holiday season is a Blume Doll.
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These dolls, with Troll sized hair, literally bloom from a flower pot. They are part of the "surprise dolls" genre which as it reveals the doll over time. Indeed the owner must add water and a special grain to the pot in order to get their Blume Doll to bloom.
Pretty fitting for the Garden State.
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The most popular Christmas toy in the United States? Nerf Gun earned the top spot.
“If you thought we’d left these bright plastic guns behind in the ‘90s (along with Starter Jackets, Goosebumps and VHS tapes), you were wrong,” the authors of the study wrote. “Nerf was cool when your parents were kids and when you were a kid, and it’s still cool today.”
Nerf Gun was the most popular Christmas toy in 11 states.
Trailing behind the timeless Nerf Gun, the Nintendo Switch was the most popular toy in five states. American Girl Dolls and Play-Doh finished tied for third as the most popular toy in four states.
The Toy Story 4 Buzz Lightyear action figure, Scruff-a-Luvs, Owleez and Barbie Playsets also all earned the honor as the most popular toy in multiple states.
Reviews.org put together the study by analyzing data through Google Trends, specifically looking for the most-searched toys on the platform this holiday season.
And from all of us here at Patch, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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