Debenhams in Nottingham has asked children from the toy library to ‘road test’ toys this Friday – to help them find out what kids really want for Christmas!

Debenhams says it’s turning the tables and getting local children to advise them on the best buys this Christmas – after all children are the experts when it comes to play!

Six families with 11 children between them, aged from 5 to 10, will be testing the toys on Friday from 4pm onwards.

The children will test a number of different toys during the session with the Debenham’s store team keeping track of the top toy picks. The top 10 will be published in store and used as a guide to help present-buying parents.

Debenhams store manager, Ivor Davies, explains:

“Christmas shopping is notoriously stressful for parents, so hopefully having a proven list of toys that we know kids love to play with will help ease the pressure a little.

To thank the children for their time, we’ll be donating a number of toys to the group so that they can be enjoyed by everyone.”

As our project manager Steve Parkinson says:

“For a kid, having to test toys is a dream come true so they are all really looking forward to Friday.”