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We hope you love our recommendations! Some may have been sent as samples, but all were independently selected by our editors. Just FYI, BuzzFeed and its publishing partners may collect a share of sales and/or other compensation from the links on this page. 36 Toys And Games To Buy Now Before The Holiday Rush You might want to hurry, because the word has begun to spread on TikTok. 1. An interactive Stitch because Ohana means family, and this little guy wants to be added to theirs. If their love for Lilo and Stitch knows no bounds, they'll enjoy having their very own Experiment 626 that has more than 100 sounds and interactions, including dancing and singing. He has a big personality and can even throw a tantrum! 2. A Care Bear dressed up as Glinda, Elphaba, or another Wicked character. If your little one is a fan of the movie, they'll probably thank you a million times for gifting them one of these cuties. 3. A Highland mini cow for the tiny farmers who simply do not understand why they can't have a pet cow. This is Maggie, a *feed-and-follow* cow that'll follow them anywhere as long as they've got her bottle. She has more than 50 sounds and reactions, including wagging her tail, walking, and burping after her meal. 4. A Simon jump game mat, an upgrade from the classic '80s game, where they'll have to ~watch, remember, repeat~ the lights and sounds displayed. This will get the entire family up and moving. Who will have the highest score? 5. A ~meowmazingly~ interactive Gabby's Dollhouse inspired by the movie with seven rooms, LCD eyes that light up with digital expressions, six play modes including two games, a Gabby figure, *and* 60+ interactive animations. They'll have a cat-eriffic time moving all the other characters into their rooms. 6. A Ms. Rachel doll designed by Ms. Rachel herself, packed with all the fun of her educational videos, in a fun toy. This doll comes with more than 20 phrases and songs, such as "Icky Sticky Sticky Sticky Bubble Gum," to support crucial early milestones. 7. Or! A Ms. Rachel learning wheel they can spin to choose between three modes: farm animal sounds, learning songs, and colors. The middle button gives them prompts from Ms. Rachel to guide them through their learning. "You found the pig! Can you 'oink' like a pig with me?" 8. A Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle for the kid who has channeled all their wishlist energy on one singular category: gaming. This upgrade will have them singing your praises until the next holiday rolls around. And this bundle gives them a new game to start with. 9. And! Donkey Kong Bananza to sweeten the gaming pot. Gamers say this game is the perfect blend of the nostalgic DK games *we* grew up with and cutting-edge gameplay. Here, DK is teamed up with Pauline as they travel through the various layers of the subterranean world. Pauline's singing can empower DK with Bananza transformations. Each transformation has its own power. You can play solo *or* two-player. The action is truly bananas! One reviewer notes it's the best game from the Switch 2 library so far. 10. An interactive Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon that has realistic wings and features his ultimate plasma blast. Word of this one has already spread on TikTok so if you're thinking about it, might want to add it to cart to be safe. 11. A Tamagotchi Paradise so they can grow over 50 different characters in 12 species. The *new* zoom dial allows them to get a better look at their pet. They start in the water field and then can unlock the land and sky fields. Plus, there are more than 50 different activities, AND they can connect with friends' devices to see how their Tamas get along. 12. A Beyblade X Drop Attack Battle Set, where they can drop on their opponents' tops for a powerful downward attack. Bladers launch their top against their opponent’s scoring points and the first to 4 points wins. Now all that's next is to find your opponent: 3-2-1, let it rip! 13. A human body kit for the curious kid who's fascinated with how things work, including the human body. This interactive glow-in-the-dark model gives them insight into major functions of the body, circulatory system, lungs, and digestive tract. They can learn how the heart moves blood through the veins, see how the lungs expand and contract, see how bones bend, and more. 14. A Play-Doh Super Slice Cake playset because they've been dreaming of opening their own cake business since they were two. And, now that they're 3+, it's time to take a chance on their dream. This set comes with *11* Play-Doh cans, so they'll be able to make a variety of options to appease all of their many customers. 15. A really neat bracelet maker ideal for the crafty and fashion-savvy. What's really cool about this bracelet maker is that it can use a pen tool to stack its beads. Then, the device strings the beads for them. All they have to do is hold their wrist in place and voila! They've got themselves a new accessory. 16. Clickees, a clickable fidget toy that'll gift them with five to start their collection. They can snap together, making them fun to mix and match or swap with friends to finish their collection. There are 70 to collect! 17. A Marshmallow Madness game that's just as silly ~and tasty~ as you can imagine with the simplest rules. Use the tiny hands to eat as many marshmallows as you can in 60 seconds. This will have everyone belly laughing and with their bellies full of marshmallows. 18. A set of *exclusive* Elphaba & Glinda Brickheadz if they love to build almost as much as they love to watch Wicked they'll enjoy putting together their own set of magical besties. Then they can place them in their room for all of Oz to see. 19. And! An Elphaba or Glinda fashion doll to get them ready for the conclusion of the story in Wicked: For Good. Because one thing is for sure, these dolls may not change them for the better, but they'll indeed be changed for good. 🥹 20. Air Tubez, an air-powered system where the adventure is found in the build. They'll quickly become engineers creating different configurations and watching as the air whooshes the balls through their designs. Then, they can take it apart or make adjustments to see how that affects the travel of the balls. While they're having fun, they'll be learning spatial reasoning, cause-and-effect, and experimentation. 21. A Pixicade mobile game maker, in case the child you're buying something for is not only into video games but also interested in making their own. They can draw a photo, take a picture of it, play, and share their game. They can build unlimited games! 🤯 22. A Mr.Beast Lab Hybrids mega pack to kickstart their collection of beasts. They might even have one of the rare collectibles in the mix. Submerge them in water and watch their colors change. They can be mixed and matched with other figures to make a variety of beast combinations. 23. An ~ouchie~ Little Live Pet Retriever in case they've always wanted to be a vet and take care of sick or hurt animals. This puppy has a hurt paw and needs a cast. If they take good care of them and they'll go from limping to walking. 24. Why? Because!, a game that asks standard questions to get the most ridiculous answers. Each person writes down the funniest, most outrageous "because" answers on their cards. Then, the judge reads a question. Each person picks one of their answers and places it face down. The judge reads each answer and awards the funniest one with a point. The first to five points wins. 25. An Uno No Mercy game — fair warning: relationships may never be the same after playing. Uno games are always tense, but nothing will prepare you for your own mother to slam down a draw 10 with glee. This means war! 26. Or! A rousing game of Liar's Uno because regular Uno isn't competitive enough (sarcasm noted). In this game, half of the cards are played face up and the other half are played face down. There's no better time than the present for them to learn how to put on a good poker face. Let's see how much the family trusts each other. 🤨 27. A Laugh & Learn food cart with four modes of play. It can start as a sit-and-play option for babies. Then it transforms to a walker when they're able to get up and get moving. Then it becomes a shopping cart. And finally, a snack cart. It has 14 play pieces and 135+ songs, sounds, and phrases, plus lights. The grill even makes a fire sound and glows red when they turn it's turned on. 28. A Luna storytime projector that'll not only read stories to them but will bring those stories to life by projecting them on the wall. All they have to do is place their character on top and choose between stories or songs. Press play and enjoy. No Wi-Fi needed. 29. A Bluey and Bingo Supermarket playset with three interactive levels, sounds, and effects that bring the supermarket to life. It also includes Bluey and Bingo figures that'll help them reenact scenes from the "Kids" episode of the series. 30. A magnetic launching game where the goal is simple: get your mag-pod in the slot. If your opponent is already in the slot, knock 'em out! The first person to claim all four slots wins! 31. A sensory activity board you can custom build to create the activity board you think will be best for your giftee. You can mix and match out of 11 tiles to entertain them with fine motor challenges, visual fascination, cause-and-effect discoveries, and more. 32. A Nex Playground game system to transform the living room into an arcade, theme park, and more with interactive gameplay fun for the entire family. This gaming system blends their love for screen time with physical activity. No more couch potatoes. This system comes with games that'll get them up and moving. 33. A heat-ray Godzilla from the movie Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire that will pretty much be the coolest kaiju toy on the block. They can use the controller to make Godzilla stomp around the house, and they can activate his heat-ray. If you add a few drops of water to Godzilla's head, his heat-ray will emit atomic breath! 34. A gigantic Titanosaurus that's 53 inches long! You can never go wrong with dinos, and this large herbivore has reviewers raving about the size and how it's movie-accurate, straight out of Jurassic World Rebirth. 35. A Beat The Parents: Let's Roll game, another hit for the parents vs kids game squad. The dice has six game modes. Roll the dice to see which game you'll be playing. It'll even tell you who gets to go first, parents or kids. The games will have parents and kids going head-to-head in a showdown that'll have you dancing, freezing, shouting, and more! Shall we wager a week of dish duty for the next round? 36. A Snap Circuits Spy Kit, not to give them any ideas, but with this kit, they'll be sent on 25+ top-secret missions. Each mission will require them to learn key skills so they can build the necessary equipment. Nothing too fancy, just your average spy gear like a trip wire, a motion detector, a voice changer — you know, the usual. Some reviews have been edited for length and/or clarity. Why Trust BuzzFeed Shopping? BuzzFeed Shopping is service journalism first: our writers and editors spend all day shopping so you don’t have to, vetting products, fact-checking brand claims, and surfacing what actually helps in real life. We center readers over revenue, recommend products with authenticity (using real experiences, not ad-speak), and reflect our diverse audience, inclusive of a variety of price points, people, and needs. We cut through fake deals, favor useful info over glossy fluff, and recommend both budget and splurge options with context so you can decide what’s right for you — and still have a little fun along the way. Kit Stone is a freelancer and former BuzzFeed Shopping writer extraordinaire. She's also a film & TV critic, which is why she loves scouring the interwebs to find the best pop culture knick-knacks to rep your fave fandom. In between screenings and her next streaming obsession, she's on the hunt for adorable statement earrings, toys and games for the kids, must-have travel items, and home decor to help you craft the perfect space.
