{"id":194975,"date":"2025-10-28T07:29:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T07:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/?p=194975"},"modified":"2025-10-28T07:29:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T07:29:37","slug":"tesco-and-the-entertainer-reveal-this-years-must-have-christmas-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/10\/tesco-and-the-entertainer-reveal-this-years-must-have-christmas-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesco and The Entertainer reveal this year\u2019s must-have Christmas toys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A doll from the second Wicked film and a Lego\/Minecraft collaboration are set to be among the most popular toys this Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Experts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/10\/the-entertainer-modella-capital\/\">The Entertainer<\/a>, who select toys specifically for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/10\/tesco-to-issue-body-cameras-to-delivery-drivers\/\">Tesco<\/a> shoppers, have chosen their top 10 most wanted toys, based not only on current popularity and desirability but also affordability too.<\/p>\n<p>And they predict that two toys in particular,\u00a0an Elphaba Doll from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/11\/hamleys-christmas-window-24\/\">Wicked<\/a>: For Good film coming out in November and a Creeper Construction Kit from this year\u2019s Minecraft movie are set to figure high on many youngsters\u2019 Christmas lists.<\/p>\n<p>Tesco\u2019s top 10 list contains Christmas toys to excite kids of all ages but also potential stocking fillers to suit all pockets too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"rg-shortcode\">\n\t\t<div class=\"rght-related-articles-middle rght-latest-articles mb-4 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Related Story<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"rght-middle-related-article-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"rght-middle-related-article-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rght-middle-related-article-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/06\/tesco-to-donate-100000-to-lgbtq-charities-for-pride-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tesco-store-front-1-1024x746.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tesco has agreed a new pay deal worth more than \u00a3200m that will see hourly-paid staff receive a 5.1% increase from the end of March.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tesco-store-front-1-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tesco-store-front-1-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rght-middle-related-article-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/06\/tesco-to-donate-100000-to-lgbtq-charities-for-pride-2026\/\" class=\"rght-articles-content-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Tesco to donate \u00a3100,000 to LGBTQ+ charities for Pride 2026<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rght-articles-author-date\"><i class=\"far fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i><span>05\/06\/2026 x 7:26 AM<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In the list are classic brands and current favourites such as Hot Wheels, Early Learning Centre and Bluey.<\/p>\n<p>A nostalgic favourite, Meccano, is also making a comeback this Christmas \u2013 relaunched with modern sets to inspire a new generation of young creators.<\/p>\n<p>Pauline Chisholm, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tescoplc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tesco<\/a> head of strategy and partnerships, said:\u00a0\u201cEvery parent knows how choosing the right Christmas toy for their youngsters can be a really daunting experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur choices, made by experts who live and breathe toys all year long, have been carefully considered and based on the type of toys which have been popular throughout the year and which are likely to be on many children\u2019s Christmas wish lists.W<\/p>\n<p>She added:\u00a0\u201cToys related to films are always popular with youngsters which is why we\u2019ve included a Minecraft construction kit and also a doll figure from the forthcoming Wicked: For Good film which launches in November.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em>There is something from everyone in our top 10 toys with prices ranging from \u00a38 to \u00a335.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tesco\u2019s top 10 toys for Christmas are:<\/p>\n<p>Wicked Elphaba Doll &#8211; 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