To me it's a little early to be thinking about Christmas - maybe after Halloween would be closer but far enough away for there to be a little extra time. After Thanksgiving might be too close to Christmas for kids to think about toys, or adults about presents.
Anyway, so some of the corporations are keeping the "tradition" alive of releasing top toy publications or catalogs. Was it Sears catalogs that used to be put out and were a popular catalog of this kind in the past? Anyone have a history on this?
In any event, I do not endorse Walmart or Amazon but link some of their PDFs of this kind of thing as an example. Anyone have other interesting catalog links to drop, toy or holiday gift ideas, or other thoughts on the topic (such as perhaps something to do instead of consumption, alternative "knock off" cheaper or more educational toys for kids, etc.)?
example [PDF] Walmart toy catalog 2021: https://kitchychristmas.com/wp-content/uploads/Walmart-Christmas-Toy-Catalog-2021-PDF.pdf
example [PDF] Amazon toy catalog 2020: https://seortp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-Amazon-Catalog.pdf
General discussion of toys, upcoming holidays, and so on?
Some toys are for adults too, though they may be of a higher quality. Example: a beginner child's guitar versus a classical guitar for an adult. It's interesting to me the "toys" that adults also like to play with, or how children's recreation can overlap with that of adults' recreation.
Categories:
art / music supplies (music instruments, chalk / pencils / markers, clay, cameras, etc.)
dolls / action figures / playsets / accessories (stuffed animals, etc.)
furniture
vehicles (bikes, motorized, scooters, etc.)
remote control (RC) devices (drones, rc cars, etc.)
computers and accessories (PC, tablet, ereader, etc.)
board or video games (card games, etc.)
puzzles
building toys or models (lego, knex, model trains, model cars, etc.)
play weapons (toy swords, nerf guns, water guns, etc.)
physical playsets (swings, slides, houses, etc.)
sporting equipment (hoop, trampoline, baseball bat)
science toys
clothes
books
If I forgot something, leave a comment to add (this list was based on a quick skim of both linked catalogs)
foods (candy, seasonal items, etc.)
Used to play video games, now I run servers.
Used to play with toy cars, now I have real ones.
All toys.
like musical instruments can be "toys" for both kids and adults