Let’s be honest. No matter how old we get, we all have that inner child that needs to come out and play with some toys to help keep us young at heart. As adults, we play in many different ways and in many different forms—from building intricate LEGO sets to going to an escape room or enjoying a monthly game night with one of Hasbro’s classic board games. This holiday season, celebrate your inner child with the children in your life and enter for a chance to win awesome toys for them from WowWee, Kool Karz, Little Buddies, and MIKO.
Why are toys and games important?
Games are how we learn to create social bonds, destress, develop creativity and problem-solving skills, and perhaps most important of all, have fun. We know that play is important for us as adults because we learn these things as children. These days I nurture my inner child by building 3D puzzles and going down slides in playgrounds (when there are no kids around of course), but you can just as easily throw paint at some paper or play a series of harmless pranks on your partner around the house.
Kids’ brains are unique and still forming and so need a lot of stimulation in order to develop neural pathways and thinking patterns that they will use in adulthood. That’s why children cannot just sit still and only do one thing for too long. They need toys to help them catch glowing fairies in a jar or stage a race between Mario and Luigi plushies. This helps develop their imagination, and what is creative thinking in adulthood, if not imagination?
Give your kids the skill of play
All too often we see adults who have forgotten the skill of finding a way to play in their grown up lives. And that’s understandable—responsibilities of life get in the way. But just like taking a vacation or meditating is hugely important and beneficial to our mental health, playing—or to put it another way: doing an activity purely for your own joy and delight, not productivity—is hugely important too.
That’s why we have hobbies! You can make sure your child grows up with the skill of play (and it is a skill because the more you do it, the better you get at it, and the easier it becomes to integrate into your life) by giving them good memories of playing. And if you’re looking for ideas for gifts for the adults in your life this season too, check out our holiday gift guide and give them the gift of play.
With the awesome toys we’re giving away this holiday season, your child could make happy memories of building and racing on unique marble run tracks, talking about their feelings with a robot friend, or loudly yelling Yahtzee! when they roll their dice. The memories of fun play time will be even stronger if you join in with them and engage your own inner child too! Learn more about some of the toys we’re giving away in this contest by checking out our toy reviews on the blog.
How to enter
Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in three different ways.
- Take a look at all the toys we are giving away in the table below and in a comment under this article, tell us which of the toys you would like for yourself.
- Explore our Toys for All Ages page and in a comment below this article, tell us which toy category you’d be interested in shopping from for a child in your life.
- For up to two (2) additional entries, create a public post on a social media channel (one entry per channel!) sharing with your friends and followers that you are entering a Best Buy blog contest for a chance to win a holiday toy package; include the hashtag #BestBuyHolidayToyContest2022, so we can find your post, and include any one of the pictures showing on this article. Then return here and tell us in a comment below on which channel you posted it and the name of your channel (since many people use pseudonyms) so that we can check and verify your entry. You can use any social media channel (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.), but the post must be public so we can verify it is there.
What you can win
At the end of this contest, we will select 15 winners who will each win one of the following toy prize packages:
This contest runs from November 1st to November 21st
Remember, you can enter this contest a maximum of four times to give yourself the best chance of winning. Share this contest with any parents or grandparents you know so that they can enter too and remind themselves to find ways to play this season. Happy holidays!
Holiday 2022 Toy Contest Rules and Regulations
The LEGO Technic: Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 would be perfect for me.
Little Buddies Mario Plush for one of my great nephews!
I would be interested in shopping in the Power Wheels & Powered Ride On Toys category.
Personally, I would go for the LEGO Technic: All-Terrain Vehicle in prize pack 13, 14 and 15.
The prize I would want for myself is the LEGO Technic: Ford Mustang Shelby.
The toy I would get for my nephew is the LEGO Icons: Transformers Optimus Prime. He loves Lego and Transformers.
Educational and construction toys (lego)
I’d be interested in Educational and Learning toys for my grandsons.
The toy category I would shop for my 3 year old nephew would be RC Toys & Vehicles
i would love to win the Hasbro Ultimate Catch Phrase game for myself!! i have always loved playing these games at family events like Christmas, or just at a party. This game is so fun and helps everyone have a good time! Would be awesome to win. thanks!
I’m interested in the educational and learning toys category for our ganddaughters.
The LEGO Technic would be awesome for our grandson
My pick for the teenager in the family: DJI Mini 3 Pro Quadcopter Drone with Camera & Smart Controller
LEGO Friends: Andrea’s Family House, always enjoyed Lego it’s timeless. 🙂
Shopping in the 5-7 age group for my Nephews. Lego and board games!
The drones category for my Granddaughter
I love the LEGO Technic: Ford Mustang Shelby GT500.
I’d shop in the 2-4 age category for my niece.
I like the Miko 3 AI Robot and the The Game of Life Board Game!
I will be shopping the Lego toy category for my son
The LEGO Technic Ford Mustang Shelby for sure!!
I will be shopping in the 5 to 7 years age category for a special little girl.
I love making and building things so I would enjoy the LEGO Technic: All-Terrain Vehicle kit.
I would be shopping in the 10 to 13 year category for Lego from the Lego category for my daughter.
I would enjoy putting the LEGO Technic: All-Terrain Vehicle together.
I would be shopping in the drone category for my son.
I would love a game of Risk
WowWee CHiP Robotic Dog for my fun
I’d be interested in shopping from educational and learning toys category for my 10 year old.
Love the LEGO Technic: Ford Mustang Shelby,. Always wanted a Shelby, and one in LEGO would be perfect! l
I’d like the Miko 3 AI Robot!
I would be shopping in the 8 – 13 year old category for my Grand Daughter
The choice for me is the WowWee CHiP Robotic Dog
I’d be interested in shopping from educational and learning toys category for my child in my life.
Hasbro Battleship Board Game for me
The Drones category for my grand daughter.
My fave is the LEGO Technic: Ford Mustang Shelby GT500.
I would be interested in one of the hover boards. I have 3 grandchildren at an appropriate age for such a gift and they would love it.
Love the drones category!
Hasbro Yahtzee Dice Game
I would be shopping in the Lego category for my daughter.
Hasbro Ultimate Catch Phrase for me.
I would be shopping in the 8 – 13 year old category.
The Hasbro Risk is my choice.
The Ride On Toys Category
Lego is always my all time favorite.
In the Toys for 5 to 7 years category, I’d shop in the LEGO and Building Blocks.
I’d be interested in shopping from educational and learning toys category for the children.
This selection would be perfect for us: Miko 3 AI Robot, WowWee CHiP Robotic Dog, LEGO Technic: All-Terrain Vehicle, LEGO Friends: Andrea’s Family House, Hasbro Battleship, Little Buddies Isabelle Plush.
WowWee CHiP Robotic Dog is my choice
I would be interested in shopping in the drones category.
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