I worked hard all year long to be a good little girl and now it totally pays off! I am making my list of top holiday toys and checking it twice so you know exactly what you need. From toys that teach to super heroes and from imaginary play to play with design; there are all sorts of gifts that will keep on giving.
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Barbie Hello Dreamhouse
The Barbie Hello Dreamhouse is the ultimate modern must-have Dreamhouse! It has chic décor, is Wi-Fi enabled, and it includes lights, music, sounds, a working elevator, a functioning fireplace, and more. I wish I could live here! It also has a companion app that lets you customize even more so just like at home, you can order a pizza or throw a party! The Dreamhouse will be the perfect fit for your living doll to engage in endless, imaginative play. shop.mattel.com -
Mongoose MGX 250
The Mongoose MGX 250 is a rechargeable, electric motorbike just for older kids. It combines the excitement of an electric ride-on vehicle with the thrill of more speed, allowing us to zoom at up to 12 mph. Mommy loves the safety features, like the rear disc brake and responsive stopping power, that lets us kids stay in control. And I love that is meets my need for speed! Walmart.com -
Hatchimals
Hatchimals choose you once you choose a speckled egg to love and nurture into your own interactive creature. Once you hug and love the egg, the creature literally hatches out of its shell before your very eyes. And then the real fun begins as you care for the Hatchimal through baby, toddler, and full grown Hatchimal phases. The whole process is fun-filled with lots of surprise, awe and magic. hatchimals.com -
Zoomer Chimp
Zoomer Chimp is the pet monkey I have always wanted! Combining all the award-winning aspects of the Zoomer family, my Chimp can do all sorts of tricks like stand, sit, Go Bananas, do a flip and more. His monkey business provides infinite fun—he can even sing! And the more kids play with Zoomer Chimp, the more he evolves. spinmaster.com -
LeapStart from LeapFrog
LeapStart is the newest educational and engaging activity learning system from LeapFrog. The interactive LeapStart teaches me school and life “survival” skills: Tt’s chock-full of core curriculum and amusing activities to foster my love of learning. Mommy loves that there are more than 400 activities across a library of 16 books for endless educational enlightenment. And I love that it makes everything from counting to creativity and phonics to problem solving extra fun. leapfrog.com -
Star Wars Smart R2D2 from Hasbro
Star Wars Smart R2D2 lets kids propel R2-D2 into intergalactic adventures. Smart R2-D2 is a mobile droid who can communicate and explore. It plays and dances to music and makes authentic droid sounds, and thanks to the companion app you can send Smart R2-D2 on exciting missions all around your apartment or asteroid! hasbro.com -
The Ultimate Baking Starter Set
The Ultimate Baking Starter Set includes real cooking utensils and two mixes that are custom made for kid-friendly cooking. The set contains kid-friendly tools, including two mixing bowls with an interchangeable suction base to keep it stable, a unique egg cracker that allows kids to crack eggs without the mess, and a silicone mini cupcake baking sheet. I will be shaking and baking all holiday season long! realcookingkids.com -
C3 Construction NBA Line
The C3 Construction NBA line is designed to let us kids create and build a basketball biosphere of our own with our favorite NBA teams and players. Plus, the multiple-piece construction sets are compatible with all major construction brands. The C3 NBA line features all the top teams and biggest players in the league, including fan favorites like LeBron James and Stephen Curry. It’s a slam dunk! c3toys.com -
My First BANANAGRAMS
My First BANANAGRAMS is a brand new title for the younger gamer to ripen our appetite for wordplay and word games. It has me utilizing lowercase letters and word-building, combo-letter tiles. With multiple activities and mini games, I enjoy a play-progression towards the original BANANAGRAMS experience, which marks its 10th Bananaversary this year! bananagrams.com -
DC Super Hero Girls Action Dolls
DC Super Hero Girls Action Dolls let super girls explore their own inner heroes. The collection of dolls is destined to lead to Super Hero fun. Details from the original DC Comics Super Heroes are highlighted in their fashion and their mighty accessories highlight the characters super powers. Get ready for lots of action and adventure fueled by girl power! shop.mattel.com -
FurReal Friends Torch, My Blazin' Dragon
FurReal Friends Torch, My Blazin' Dragon lets you share fiery adventures with this adorable plush and interactive baby dragon! Watch this incredible, interactive stuffed animal breathe flame-colored mist and display a spunky personality with 50-plus sound and motion combinations. Torch takes pet play to the next level—I always wanted a pet dragon and now I can (finally) have one! hasbro.com -
Half-Shell Headquarters Playset
The Half-Shell Headquarters Playset has four stories of Ninja Turtle power—with each shell full with surprises and new features to discover! The ever-changing playset unfolds to let you discover innovative play areas (like a street level trap door that leads to different areas of the Ninja Turtles' lair). With this many turtle transformations, twists and turns, little ones can have power play. Booyakasha! playmatestoys.com -
Crayola Crayon Factory
Crayola Crayon Factory lets you transform colorful Crayola crayon bits and your old, broken crayons into unique car, heart, and puppy Crayon creations! Mommy loves that we can recycle our old bits to create magnificent, melted creations. I love that I can pick my colors and then it’s as easy as mix, melt and mold to craft custom crayon creations for making my masterpieces. shop.crayola.com -
BIG-FIGS Star Wars: Rogue One 20-Inch Figure Assortment
BIG-FIGS Star Wars: Rogue One 20-Inch Figure Assortment From “Star Wars: Rogue One,” each BIG-FIGS action figure stands 18-20 inches tall and includes seven or more points of articulation, and most include soft goods capes and removable accessories. And don’t miss the BIG FIGS 31” MASSIVE and 48” COLOSSAL scale to make the ultimate gift of your favorite character for any sized fan! jakks.com -
Roominate Cotton Candy Carnival
Roominate Cotton Candy Carnival empowers little ladies to build a cool carnival complete with Ferris wheel, carousel, swing, game tent, and more! I can simply snap the pieces together to make my wildest creations from my imagination come true. As they say: “If you can imagine it, you can make it!” I love designing my carnival and adding the perfect finishing touches with food and game play pieces and stickers. And then viola! I can bring my carnival creation to life with the circuits and motors. roominatetoy.com -
The SkyPaper High Velocity PPL-1 Paper Plane Launcher
The SkyPaper High Velocity PPL-1 Paper Plane Launcher is a motorized paper plane launcher and it is as cool as it sounds! Forget folding and flying paper airplanes, the SkyPaper High Velocity set comes with 24 graphics sheets to fold, 20 glider planes, and four stunt planes to launch. Simply follow the instructions on how to fold each plane and place in the launcher; then wait for the engine to rev and you know you are ready for takeoff! Finally, look up and watch your paper planes propel and take flight up to 100 feet. toysrus.com
