Wooden toys, books, board games… These Christmas gifts, perfect in the eyes of parents and grandparents, do not make children dream of 2020. This is the implacable observation of the London start-up Rooster Money, which teaches children how to manage their pocket money.
The latter looked at which products its young users place in the “wishlist” section of the app, in order to extrapolate which Christmas gifts they crave the most.
Video games and connected screens are by far the big winners.
Rooster Money has studied the wishes of British children aged 4 to 12.
Lego are still the most desired gifts for schoolchildren, but interest in these construction sets plummets from the age of 10.
If we note the presence of dolls (7th place) and bicycles (10th place), the rest of the top 10 is made up only of high-tech products.
Girls dream of smartphones, tablets and Nintendo Switch consoles, while boys prefer PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and also hope to receive a computer.
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Another desired gift: money to spend in the online game
Fortnite
, popular with boys, and on the Roblox gaming platform, which is popular with girls.
If these two software are free, they encourage players to buy virtual clothes to personalize their avatars and stand out from their little comrades.
Will Santa Claus give in to this list giving pride of place to screens?
Answer on December 25.
