Make Christmas shopping simple with this tried and true gift guide full of the best toys for the 2022 Holiday Season
Top Toys for Kids
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Christmas is coming and I want to save you from second guessing while doing your Christmas shopping. Below is a list of the most well loved toys my children, aged 4-8, have absolutely loved this year. There are toys for kids who love dolls, trains, building, art and more. Find the perfect toy for every child on your list!
New this year is a fabulous selection of children’s board games for your little ones. We love to play board games at our house, and these new board games have been hits all around!
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So without further ado, here are the top toys for the 2021 holiday season!
Best Toy to Get the Wiggles Out: Little Tikes® Easy Store TM 3ft-Trampoline
A mini trampoline is a no brainer top toy. A perfect way to burn up your child’s energy on cold days and dark nights when it is difficult to get outside. Little Tikes® Easy Store TM 3ft-Trampoline is a perfect option, because its handle folds down for easy storage when the trampoline is not in use! An absolute winner that will make your child’s Christmas!
Best Toys for Fashionistas: LOL Surprise OMG Fashion Show
I don’t know about your kids, but mine have a love for LOL’s that cannot be broken. The new L.O.L. Surprise OMG Fashion Show line has two options, a Style Edition and a Hair Edition to suit your child’s interest. Each edition is fierce, fabulous, and ready for a fashion transformation! Your fabulous kiddo will want to collect all four!
Best Classic Christmas Toy: BRIO Christmas Steam Train
There’s nothing more Christmas-y than a toy train chugging around the Christmas tree, is there? The Brio Christmas Steam Train is the perfect finishing touch for Christmas morning. The battery powered steam engine creates steam that is safe to touch and easy to refill. It will really set the scene for Christmas morning and will be hours of fun for your little ones!
Best Toy for STEM Masters: GraviTrax POWER Interactive Marble Track System Launch Starter Set
This fabulous marble track system is just so cool and perfect for STEM lovers from ages 8-99. The GraviTrax Power Interactive Marble Track System Launch Starter Set allows you to program your own marble run and runs with programmable electronic elements. It comes with 123 pieces, including POWER Starter, Trigger, Finish Arena and Controller. This set might be just as much fun for my husband as my kids! The construction booklet or free-build options will provide endless hours of fun
Best Doll for Kids with Flare: Rainbow High Rainbow Vision Fashion Dolls
Your child’s favorite rainbow-hued high school dolls are back for another season and are ready to compete in an elite music high school competition, Rainbow Vision. These dolls come with two mix and match fashion outfits, are fully poseable and so much fun to play with! Get ready for this toy to steal the show this Christmas!
Best Toy for Bath Time: Playmobil 123 Water Slide with Sea Animals
Every parent knows a few good bath toys can make bath time so much smoother. This Playmobil Water Slide with Sea Animals allows your child to combine imaginative play with experimentation and fine motor skills, all while in the tub! This set comes with a Playmobil 123 figure, puffer fish, octopus and baby shark, along with the slide, collection tray and scoop. What a great set for your favorite water loving kid!
Best Toy for Animal Lovers: Playmobil Wiltopia: Polar Bear
If there’s one brand my kids love, it is Playmobil, and especially the Playmobil animals. The Wiltopia line has some great wild animals and fun sets to collect. This Polar Bear makes a perfect festive stocking stuffer. I know my kiddos will be thrilled to add it to their ever-expanding Playmobil collection, and so will yours!
Best Toy the Breaks the Rules: Scribble Scrubbie Pets
Moms, we finally have an answer solution to our kids drawing all over their toys. Scribble Scrubbies are designed to be drawn on! In fact, your child can draw all over them (with special markers), wash them off, then start all over again! I love that this toy erases the taboo of drawing on toys and celebrates your child’s creativity! We got this toy recently and my daughter absolutely loved it!
Best Toy for Accessory Lovers: Na Na Na Surprise 3-in-1 Backpack Bedroom Playset
Wow! This fun playset is a great value! Not only do you get a Na Na Na Surprise Doll, but a backpack which turns into a secret bedroom for the adorable limited edition, soft, poseable fashion doll! The bedroom even comes with a full length mirror, closet with hangers, working accessory drawers, pillow and blanket. Perfect for lovers of pretend play!
Best Construction Toy: Magna Tiles
Magna Tiles are all the rage right now, and for good reason. These tiles can be used to build 2D or 3D designs. Your child can make large scale structures, or practice building 3D shapes. Plus, they are so easy to store neatly and compactly!
Best Toy for Construction Lovers: CAT Roarin’ Rex-Cavator
Perfect for indoor or outdoor play, the CAT Roarin’ Rex-Cavator combines your child’s two greatest loves: construction vehicles and dinosaurs! With two ergonomic joysticks, your kiddo can control the neck and head of the dinosaur while enjoying the lights and dino sounds. This super cool construction vehicle comes with nesting building blocks that your Rex-Cavator can knock down over the over!
Best Board Games
Ticket to Ride Ghost Train
The perfect introduction to your favorite award-winning board game, Ticket to Ride, for younger players. In this game, parents and kids travel a spooky neighbourhood, going from one house to another. The perfect initiation to a beloved board game!
Ticket to Ride Express: San Francisco
This stand alone quick play version of the award winning Ticket to Ride board game is a delight. Featuring all your favorite San Francisco landmarks, this quick-playing version of the classic game makes a great entry point for adults or kids.
Harry Potter: Stupefy
If your kids love Harry Potter as much as mine, they will go bananas for this immersive Harry Potter-themed board game. Players enter Hogwarts, wearing their house colors and practice casting spells, all while avoiding being Stupefied! Perfect for the Harry Potter fan in your life!
Cortex Challenge Junior 2
What a great game geared towards kids! With 8 different kids of challenges, this game is the perfect way to engage and challenge your children’s mental flexibility, focus and speed, all while having fun! For ages 8+, 2-6 players.
Cortex Harry Potter
For the Harry Potter fans in your life, this new Harry Potter edition of Cortex will challenge your memory, logic and observation skills, all while experiencing the magical world of Hogwarts. For ages 8+, 2-6 players
Patchwork Halloween
This quilt-making puzzle game has a spooky re-theme and is a great two player game for adults and kids 8+. The player who picks the best patches and combines them the most skillfully into a patchwork quilt wins the game.
Well parents, I hope this list helps you find the perfect gift for every child on your list! Happy Holidays from my family to yours!
