Hatchimal shipments arriving soon in North Texas

Target announced yesterday that its stores will have a limited release of Hatchimals beginning on Sunday at most of its stores.

Walmart said 59 North Texas stores are scheduled to get new shipments of Hatchimals between December 8 and December 19.

If you’re more outdoorsy and, of course, have neighbors who won’t mind, you can always go for the organic version of the Hatchimal: a chick egg.

Hatchimals are pegged to be this year’s most-wanted toy. They’re interactive eggs that hatch into cute animals if kids play with them long enough-there are hybrids of owls, penguins, dragons, turtles, and bears.

Have you purchased your Hatchimal?

Mike Zappa’s 10-year-old daughter told him about Hatchimals in early October after toymaker Spin Master unveiled its latest innovation to the public.

Don’t panic! There’s still time to pick up the remaining toys on your kid’s list. Unlike Sunday’s nationwide release, stores will release them at different times.

“I feel incredibly lucky, I can’t believe that I got one today”, said one mother at a Chicago Toys “R” Us.

Hatchimals are one of the most popular toys this holiday season.

“It’s one of those items that we saw back in February and we knew from that point it was going to be a huge hit this year”, Offerjost said. Until then, I’ve created fun Hatchimals activities online, so you’ll be prepared when your Hatchimal arrives. They are being sold for $48.88.

If you’re afraid your kid will lose interest in a toy pet after a day, check out the Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar from Fisher-Price.

If you’re still having nightmares about the Tickle-Me Elmo disaster of ’96, you may want to stop reading now.

In 1983, before the internet age, 3 million Cabbage Patch dolls were sold, but the demand was so great that fights broke out in stores among parents trying to help Santa find the doll, according to the Cabbage Patch website. In years past, toys often see a boost in sales when mentioned on morning shows, he says.