Most Popular Gift: What Kids Really Want

Most Popular Gift: What Kids Really Want

During the holiday season, all the kids are telling their relatives what gifts they want and then the relatives are going and buying them. What is that one special gift that most kids are wanting and relatives are buying in 2016?

Rising to the Top of the List

Every family is looking to spend a different amount this holiday. Every kid has different tastes. Together, these affect what the most popular gift is.  What also affects kids’ choices is advertising.  Imagine this: You’re sitting watching TV and then you see a commercial for a really cool bouncy ball.  It doesn’t pop.  It is stretchy.  You can jump on it.  It never rips.  You would like that and it would catch your eye.  If you didn’t see that advertisement, you probably wouldn’t know about it and it wouldn’t make the list for most popular gifts.  During the holiday season, this advertisement is running on air all the time.  You see it.  Your relatives see it.  Your friends see it.  And now everyone is wanting this toy, and everyone is buying it.  But wait…..it is running out of stock.  So how will you make sure that you get it?

How Far Will You Go?

During the holiday season, people dedicate a lot of time to finding that one special gift before it is out of stock.  People may stand in lines for hours, go to 35 different stores or websites, wake up at 2 a.m., all of this just for looking for that special gift.  This year, that “get it, got it, yeah” gift was the drone. This became so popular with kids because they think it’s very cool to have a remote control toy that flies.  Stores are pitching in a little more now to make sure customers can get what they want sooner so that people can get that special gift.  About five years ago, chain stores started opening on Thanksgiving night, so shoppers can start shopping earlier.

Predictions

Some parents may find what they want by shopping early.  Then they may go back to the stores again to find what’s trending. Let's hear from some other people and sites saying what they think the most popular gift was this year.

• Abigail: “Unlike last year, there is not one main gift everyone wants, last year it was the hoverboard.”
• Bonnie: ” I think the most popular gift this year is robotic stuffed animals.”
• Websites show that show some of the popular gifts are, Hatchimals, Little Live Pets, Pokemon Ring, and drones.

But, one gift seemed to beat all of these.  By seeing what friends received, YouTube videos and looking at the stores (when many were in stock….but not for long!), the drone appeared to be the most popular gift of 2016.

The drone ran out of stock quickly, so, how far will you go to find that drone?