Sometimes finding the hot toys, the best toys, is really not always about what is new. Of course don’t get me wrong, there are a ton of ridiculously cool new toys that we also included in our Christmas toys and kids gifts list.
Azul Board Game
Not only does the game of Azul encourage critical thinking, but it’s stunning aesthetically, too. For 2-4 players aged 8 and over, it will make a great after-dinner game for Christmas and beyond.
Chalktrail
Could riding a bike possibly be any more fun than it already is? It can with this gift! Attach it to your bike and you can be a cyclist and an artist all at the same time! Provides 15 miles of awesome bike riding fun.
Squishy Human Body
Learning about the human body is made all the more fun with this Squishy Human Body set. It shows what happens when you eat food, and is realistically squishy so it takes some guts to actually touch it and not get grossed out.
Sun Art
Let your child’s artistic side shine through with this wonderfully creative product that will allow them to experiment with art and science. You can also feel good about getting them something that is highly environmentally friendly which is always a big plus!
Nuby Octopus Floating Bath Toy
Turning bath time into laugh time, the Nuby Octopus is bound to put a smile on the face of even the most reluctant of bathers – just look at that adorably cute little face!
Hog Wild Cow Popper
With this cool toy you will never have to say “Don’t play ball in the house!” again. Soft balls, awesome shooting distance and fun for all ages (even for grownups!), this is a welcome addition to any home. It is one of the coolest toys of 2014.
Tegu Blocks
If you will be traveling this holiday season, these are a must have item to keep your child’s mind occupied. This magical toy is simple yet amazing in the eyes of little ones who are just beginning to learn about and understand the world around them.
Avengers Power Gauntlet Electronic Fist
There’ll be no throwing down of this gauntlet! Armed with glowing Infinity Stones and authentic sound effects, this wearable fist can also be locked into a clenched position for impressive display.
GOTRAX GXL V2 Electric Scooter
With a top speed of 15.5 MPH, this foldable scooter, with pneumatic tires, handbrake, cruise control, and up to 12 miles per charge, will make short work of the school run.
LEGO Creator Deep Sea Creatures
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the LEGO box, along comes this ocean-themed set which can create a shark, crab, squid, or even a giant-mouthed Angler fish.
Leak Proof Water Blob
Water blobs are SO much fun for those long summer days, so follow these steps to create your own gigantic water-filled bubble using painter’s plastic and an iron.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Mega Fossil Dig Kit
This is one Christmas gift they will really dig – the National Geographic Mega Fossil Dig Kit, from which they can unearth shark teeth, coral, and even real Dinosaur Bones.
Star Wars Interactive R2-D2
This R2 not only understands some of the things you say, but interacts with you in a number of ways, making it a highly coveted toy among Star Wars enthusiasts. One of the most beloved characters is brought to life here.
LEGO City Heavy Cargo Transport
Get them away from their screens with this LEGO building kit which allows them to create a heavy truck, flatbed trailer, and even a helicopter with actual spinning rotors. Minifigures included.
WikkiStix Traveler Playset
The possibilities are endless with Wikki Stix. These colorful sticks are pliable, bright, and non-messy, and they come in a handy travel case for on the go molding fun.
Sound-Activated Light Blocks
Engineers of the future will light up with joy when they receive this sound-activated light blocks set from Uncommon Goods. The rechargeable power base allows the bricks to be built into any design their imagination can conjure, and is sound activated to light up the entire structure. It’s a gift that is light years ahead!
Glo Nightlight with Portable Balls
Your kids will bed you to put out the lights so their Glo light can shine! Provides comfort in the dark as well as a fun way to play ball at night! Perfect for any room!
Marble Run Super Set
Your kids can now build their own marble runs anywhere in your home! Easy to construct and exciting to set loose! Watch the marbles race around the self-made track and imagine it is you! Fun for all ages!
Huffy Green Machine
Your child can ride the day away on this awesome bike with large rear wheels which allow for added weight and easy and exciting steering capabilities! Great for all ages and allows for 150 pounds of weight.
Sew Mini Treats Food Plushies to Stitch & Stuff
For sweet treats which last longer than the edible variety, check out this craft kit! With all the pieces needed to create a smorgasbord of scrummy snacks, your child will be able to make a cuddly cupcake, endearing egg, and a plush pizza among others. It’s a veritable feast for crafty kids. Just add scissors.
The Original Rainbow Loom
Loom bands took the toy world by storm, and they’re still going strong today. This fab set contains 600 bands, hook, clips, and both an original and mini loom, too.
Kids Squeeze Ball
These balls are so popular – stress balls, exercise balls, call them what you will, they are great little balls to take along on a journey. Using the simplest of materials, you could make a complete set for the kids to use as juggling balls, throwing balls, or even bowls balls (but not in the car, obviously!) These are one of the best toys, because they are highly sensory, and will keep idle hands from making mischief!
Pretend Make Up Kit
Little girls love to copy Mommy, but the last thing you want is to arrive at your destination only to find your little Princess has covered herself in make up! These adorable pretend diy make up kits are best toy for some make believe beauty sessions, for a little girl to play with, either on herself or on her dolls.
Giant Jenga
Jenga is just a lot more fun when it’s big sized! These giant Jenga blocks are just like the original game, but make it more fun when it all collapses, and makes it more intense as you try to take one out.
Hoberman Sphere
This portable toy expands to high depths and gets close to 10 times the original volume. Push it, roll it, stretch it and have fun! Great for all ages!
RingStix
Get your kids outside to play with this rocking new game that they can play on their own or with all of their friends. Play on the grass, in the water or even up in a tree if you can get there! The possibilities are endless and the creative prospects are through the roof!
Creativity for Kids Grow ‘n Glow Terrarium
The Grow ‘n Glow Terrarium is where science meets art, and now your child can have both at their green fingertips. With everything needed for two complete plant lifecycles, this kit will yield wheatgrass and chia, and thanks to the stickers included will even glow in the dark. Includes figurines and decorative sand and stones.
Chewbacca Craft
Get ahead of the curve with this years’ hit Star Wars film with his Chewbacca craft. It’s ultra cute and while it may not ever be a collector’s item it sure is a lot of fun to play with.
Magnetic Thinking Putty
Free your child’s mind with a toy that inspires them to think creatively while relaxing at the same time. They can tear, pop, bend and bounce their way to a world of endless possibilities!
Mix and Match Creature Blocks
A super quiet and super easy set to put together for any journey or quiet time. With just some colorful pool noodles and a permanent marker, and you will have a complete set of mix and match characters to play with. Line up a head, body and legs to make some really funny mismatched bodies. Great fun for the little ones to play with.
Backyard Ice Rink Kit
Build your child their own ice rink in their own backyard! This would be the coolest, most exciting gift of their lives! They can play hockey, skate or simply slide around on this amazing self-built rink!
Plaid Elephant
Turn your child’s room into a zoo filled with color with this adorable plaid elephant! You can also collect the other animals in the plaid family to go with their new elephant friend!
Paw Patrol Tracker’s Jungle Cruiser
Put Tracker behind the wheel of his awesome jungle cruiser and he’ll be off on brand new ‘jungley’ adventures. Pair him with other Paw Patrol characters for even more fun.
Mega Slime Kit & Putty Lab
Let the kids be putty professors with this lab kit which contains everything needed to make 4 types of putty and 4 types of slime, including fluffy, snotty, and glow-in-the-dark.
Karina Garcia’s DIY Slime
Kids young and old will have a slimetastic time making the 15 different homemade slimes detailed in this book. From glow in the dark to liquid gold, this book from YouTube sensation Karina Garcia will enable readers to make more than a dozen borax-free slimes, along with tips on storage and fun facts about Karina herself.
4M Crystal Growing Experiment
Mini geologists will be fascinated with this crystal growing kit, which allows them to perform seven crystal growing experiments in all their beautiful glory. This gift rocks!
Zing Air Storm Fire Tek Bow
Be a trail blazer when it comes to bow and arrow action, with the Zing Air Storm Fire Tek Bow. Hook the arrow into the loop, pull it back and let it fly as it streaks light across the sky up to 125ft, screaming as it goes! It’s the Christmas gift you’ve been hunting for!
Giant Gummy Bear
If your child is gummy obsessed than this is the right gift for them! Treat them to five pounds of delicious gummy fun but make sure that you get them a new toothbrush too!
Minions Slime
Make Minions themed slime for plenty of good times. It oozes all over and comes in a custom holder that looks like a little Minion. A great choice for any fan of the latest Minions movie.
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Harry Potter Coloring Books
Coloring books can keep kids entertained (and quiet!) for hours, but a lot of the time the pictures are all a bit generic. These Harry Potter books are anything but! With four different books to choose from, older kids (and adults) can immerse themselves in the world of Hogwarts, and create stunning masterpieces, while on the road.
LEGO Avengers Ultimate Quinjet
Containing 838 pieces, this superb LEGO building kit is perfect for Marvel Avengers aficionados aged 8 years and over. The finished Quinjet features an opening cockpit, stud shooters, and six minifigures.
Make Your Own Monster Puppet
What could be more fun than creating your very own puppet? Creating one that looks like a monster! Watch your child’s eyes light up and creativity topple out when they get their hands on these mesmerizing do-it-yourself puppet delights!
Illuminated World Globe for Kids
Give a child the world for their next birthday or Christmas with the illuminating world globe from Little Experimenter. Small enough to sit on a nightstand or desk, the globe can be used as a learning tool for geography homework, or as a night light as it gently glows with vibrant colors. A very illuminating gift.
Latches Board
Satisfy little curiosities by making this latches board using a wooden board and adding handles, chains, locks, latches and more for tiny hands to explore. You could even add their name.
Radio Flyer Classic Walker Wagon
Around since the 1930s, the classic Radio Flyer wagon makes a wonderfully nostalgic Christmas gift for kids, and this walker comes with bumpers for safe indoor play for little ones aged 1+.
Perplexus
Perplexus is a fun but challenging 3D Labyrinth game that’ll grab anyone’s attention for a long time. The point is to roll the ball through the spherical maze to the finish line and you’ll always be determined to beat your previous time. It’s also only played by one person so it offers some nice, relaxing quiet time.
Botley the Coding Robot
Kids as young as 5 can start to learn coding with Botley, the coding robot, and with no phone or tablet required, they can have screen-free fun while learning essential STEM skills.
Freerider Skatecycle
Does your child love skating? If so then you have to get them this perfect gift for the holidays! It provides a hubless skate experience that works great on flat ground or in skate parks! Allows for more challenging moves as they become accustomed to riding it!
Hopscotch Mat
Hopscotch is a great game for wearing the kids out, but what do you do when it’s too cold or wet outside? You make an indoor version like this one, of course!
Animated Flappy The Elephant Stuffed Animal
Babies will delight at Flappy the Elephant as he sings and plays peek-a-boo with his big flappy ears. Super soft and cuddly, he’s bound to become their new best friend.
Bookshelf Dollhouse
Doll houses can be expensive, especially if they want a wooden one, so why not make use of a bookshelf instead, and make this adorable version by adding décor and furniture?
Melissa & Doug Pizza Counter Play Food Set
Every night can be pizza night for your kid when they have the Pizzeria play set from Melissa and Doug, with wooden toppings, crust, oven/counter, and even an authentic delivery box.
NERF Fortnite AR-L Elite Dart Blaster
If your kid is Fortnite mad, this NERF Dart Blaster will really make their Christmas. With a motorized 10-dart blaster and acceleration button, they’ll fend off even the scariest husk monsters.
LEGO Technic WHACK! Building Kit
Compatible with the LEGO Technic BASH! this WHACK! building kit allows kids aged 7 and over to create their own fast pull-back car for the ultimate stunt crash vehicle.
Creativity for Kids Doodle Socks
There’s creative fun afoot with color-in socks! Ordinarily, socks are a bit blah, but this set of three adds fun to functional. The pre-printed designs are just begging to be colored with the four permanent markers included, and their designs won’t come off in the wash. Coordinated or crazy, they can step out in style.
LEGO Ninjago Movie Quake Mech
With Cole in control, the shark army won’t stand a chance! Be Cole’s ninja sidekick as he masters the Quake Mech in his quest to save Fred Finlay. With loudspeakers, soundwave flick missiles, and moving mighty arms to grab the enemy, the mighty Quake Mech is a force to be reckoned with. Includes 5 minifigures.
Cobra Hoodie
If you have a snake lover in the family then you have just found the perfect gift! This hoodie is cleverly designed to really make snakes more accessible to your child. They will beg to wear it every day!
Creativity for Kids Fashion Headbands
Being in style is important for all big kids. This fashion set includes headbands for every color in the rainbow as well as 10 awesome accessories. Your child will be all set for any event no matter what the theme may be with this set!
Diy Upcycled Sensory Board
This DIY car sensory board can be made using items from around the house with just a little imagination and ingenuity – it’ll keep them amused for hours.
Gravitrax Marble Run
Gravitrax makes the perfect Christmas gift for kids who love to build. With 122 pieces, they can design and create their own marble race tracks, using gravity, kinetics, and magnets.
Kiwi Crate
Children love gifts that are tailor made just for them and that is why this gift will hit the spot on Christmas morning! Personalize your crate to contain your child’s favorite things all in one gift! Perfect for the children at heart as well.
Dinosaur Set w/ Activity Play Mat & Trees
This dinosaur set is one of the best toys you can get for dino-mad kids this Christmas, as it enables them to build a whole Jurassic world right there on the floor.
Marshmallow Bow and Mallow
Now you can let your child shoot their bow in the house! Yes it is true! With this new toy your child can aim and fire their marshmallow ammo safely! Great preparation for the real thing as they age!
Moon In My Room
Now your child can see the moon without looking outside! This authentic looking moon lights up and shows each moon phase in great realistic detail. Give your child the gift of solar appreciation this holiday season with this terrific gift!
DIY Sensory Boards
A baby discovering their own senses can be quite an overwhelming experience. This sensory board allows your baby or toddler to learn and explore these senses by almost any means possible. Your child will be entertained for hours while learning very important skills with this board!
Diy Kids Scooter
Some of the best toys are homemade, and this seated scooter is up there with the best of them. Simple to make, they’ll have hours of fun freewheeling or being pushed along.
Darice Deluxe Art Set
Is your child the next Picasso? Maybe it’s too early to tell, but whether they are or they just love art this is the perfect set for them! It includes markers, pencils, pastels, watercolours, and plenty of accessories that’ll bring out your child’s artistic side!
Customized Art Travel Cases
The great thing about art is that it really promotes creativity and imagination so it’s essential for every child. This case can be thrown together so your little ones will always have something to do in the car, in the hotel, and everywhere in between. Let their imagination take off!
Madpax Backpack
This backpack not only looks cool, but is sturdy and the perfect size for a small child to carry comfortably. They will love the look and you will love the functions!
Skip Hop Zoo Pack
Your child will adore strapping this adorable backpack on and you will enjoy having the extra carrying space that kids so dearly need! Choose from several designs that will make your child’s day!
Foam Pogo Jumper
Hop and squeak with this fun kid friendly pogo type toy! Perfect of playing inside or outside and safe for the littlest bodies!
ThinkFun Amaze
A more elaborate version of the games we used to find in kids’ comics, this is a maze with a difference. The idea is to navigate through the maze with the attached stylus, avoiding traps and dead ends, and opening movable gateways. With three difficulty levels, and 16 challenges, it is a great way to have some quiet, and screen free, time.
Play Parachute
Who’d have thought an inexpensive shower curtain could be so much fun? This tutorial shows you how to create a custom play parachute for just a fraction of the cost.
How to Tell a Story Blocks
Help your child to create fantastical new worlds through the power of story-telling. This beautiful book prompts kids to weave a story by throwing the 20 six-sided story blocks, and, using the pictures on those blocks, create a tale to excite and intrigue the reader. The possibilities are truly endless.
Girl Scout Cookies Oven
Smelling Girl Scout cookies baking is now possible with the Girl Scout Cookies oven! It’s a way to make your favorites and has refill packs available so you can make as many as you want.
Hot Wheels Colossal Crash Track Set
The biggest boosted Hot Wheels set ever made (over 5 feet wide), this double figure eight track set is equipped with high speed boosters for even more impressive multi-car crash action.
Rory’s Story Cubes
Why go with a boring board game that only allows one way to play? Why not choose one game that will give you endless options for having a fun? With these cubes you can play with many people or by yourself. You can even come up with new games on your own!
5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 3 Book
Kids are like sponges when it comes to knowledge – they soak it up and then still want more. Feed their curiosity with this 5000 Awesome Facts (About Everything) book which covers wildly diverse topics such as gravity, toilets, vampires and Minecraft, and is accompanied by the stunning photography that is synonymous with National Geographic.
Magnetic Board and Tangram
Tangrams are geometric shapes which can be put together to make different patterns or animals. By adding magnets to the back of the shapes, and laminating some printed tangram templates, your child can have hours of fun arranging the shapes onto a magnetic toy board. Keep them all together in a plastic purse and you have a great go-anywhere activity.
Radio Flyer Classic Red Dual Deck Tricycle
With its distinctive red livery, this Radio Flyer trike features a twin deck for easy mounting, adjustable seat, controlled turning (so no accidental tipping), chrome handlebars, and fun streamers and bell.
DIY Cornhole Game
A lot of fun any time of year, just bring this cornhold game inside for some indoor fun in the cold winter months. Then drag it outside when the weather gets better for spring and summertime fun.
Finger Twister
Keep that much loved game of Twister at your fingertips with, yep…you guessed it…Finger Twister! A teeny tiny DIY version of the game to be played with your hands. Simply spin the wheel, and then place the corresponding finger on the named color. It’s a lot of fun with much less space.
Thames & Kosmos Happy Atoms Magnetic Molecular Modeling Set And Complete Set
Get up and Atom with this kit for young scientists. Introduce kids to the curious world of chemistry, and the interaction of atoms, with this magnetic molecular modelling set, which allows them to build molecules and then capture their creations using the free app. Makes a fun and educational gift for grade school kids and up.
Friendship Bracelet Maker Kit
This travel set will make a wonderful gift for any kid who loves making friendship bracelets, as it comes with a portable ‘loom’, 20 pre-cut threads, and a handy slide out drawer.
Ocean in a Bottle
DIY your own science experiment with this ocean in a bottle tutorial! It’s made from 3 household ingredients so it’s quick and easy yet yields an incredible result. Your kid will be absolutely amazed when they bring the ocean to their own home with this experiment!
Boogie Board
For a kid friendly AND environmentally friendly gift, you cannot go wrong. Great for any drawing, writing, etc. Plus, it’s a terrific school tool as well. We won’t tell if you won’t!
Animated Butterfly in a Jar
This is the perfect gift for the butterfly lover in your family! The jar contains a life like butterfly that moves around when the jar is tapped! A wonderful decoration!
LEGO Ninjago Movie Destiny’s Bounty
Give a LEGO NInjago fan a gift that’s ship shape! Rebuilt by ‘ninjaneers’ after it was marooned in the Sea of Sand, Destiny’s Bounty is ready for more adventures. With 7 minifigures, including Wu and Kai, and an assortment of weapons and accessories, this 2295 piece kit will keep all Ninjaaarrggghh-go fans happy.
Giant Microbes
Give the gift of fun AND education with these fatally adorable stuffed animals. Cute and soft, kids will never know that they are really learning during play time! A fantastic kids gift idea for anyone who is interested in the medical field.
Monster Jam Monster Dirt Arena Playset
Even if they’ve grown out of mud pies, this Monster Dirt Arena will delight, as it contains 2lbs of kinetic sand ‘dirt’, arena, ramps, mold, and official Monster Jam Monster Truck.
LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle
Expelliarmus any doubts – this Hogwarts Castle is one of the best toys around for fans of both the Harry Potter franchise and LEGO sets alike, and includes 27 microfigures and even 5 Dementors.
Baby’s First Blocks
This Baby’s First Blocks set makes the perfect Christmas gift for tiny fingers and inquisitive minds, as they sort the included blocks into colors, and ‘post’ the shapes into the bucket.
Little People Caring for Animals Farm Playset
With a multitude of fun activities included, kids aged 1-5 will love making memories with Jed the farmer and his pig, horse, cow, and chicken in this Little People playset.