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
I would love the Hasbro The Game of Life in prize 11.
I would explore the RC Toys category
I would like to build the LEGO Technic: Ford Mustang Shelby
For me, the LEGO Technic: Ford Mustang Shelby; and for my nephew the Kool Karz Chevrolet Camaro Ride-On Car would be awesome.
Any one of these prizes would be fantastic to win! I have 3 grandkids that would be floored to win any!! Lego would be awesome!
Kim
I would love to have Hasbro Yahtzee! For my nephews, I would love to give them Lego Star Wars: Boba Fett’s Starship.
I would love to have Hasbro Yahtzee! For my nephews, I would love to get them Lego Star Wars: Boba Fett’s Starship.
I would pick Hasbro Battleship Board Game. Played that a lot as a kid!!
For myself, I’d love the Hasbro Game of Life for game nights, but I’ll probably end up giving everything to my nieces and nephews.
I think my nieces would love a Celestron telescope. It would be truly educational and eye opening.
The Lego Techic Ford Mustang Shelby and the Hasbro Battleship would be my choice
For myself, I’d love the Yahtzee game. Used to love playing that with my family when I was a kid.
I’d be interested in the Retro Gaming category for my nephew.
I’d like the WowWee CHiP Robotic Dog!
Lego!
I would be interested in the Toys for 2 to 4 Years category.
I would like the Hasbro The Game of Life Board Game for myself.
I would like Prize 11 and I would be shopping for ages 2-4 category. Thanks
Number 14 seems like a good choice
I would be interested in the Board Games, Cards & Puzzles category
The great in prize number 15 would be my choice.
3Doodler Create+ (Plus) Essentials 3D Printing Pen Set
Any of the Hasbro games
LEGO Friends: Andrea’s Family House
Miko 3 AI Robot
Kool Karz Chevrolet Camaro Electric Ride-On Car
Or the leap frog marble run!
Prize 1 because my nieces are obsessed with Mario these days!
I would be interested in the telescopes category.
I like the toys in prize 10.
I would be interested in the Education and Learning Toys category.
Prize package 15 would be my choice.
Ages 5-7 for my niece
Prize 10
I tweeted about the contest
@KrisVis
https://twitter.com/KrisVis/status/1589403417709268993?t=noys-Rsr32mMpevQONxkBg&s=19
Age categories:
2-4
8-13
Wonderful prizes.
We live Lego so I would say Lego Friends: Andrea’s Family House.
The Lego Technic All-Terrain Vehicle for my grandson
Lego technique Ford Mustang Shelby for my grandson
Prize 6 because I always wanted a Shelby and I am interested in 2-4, 8-13 and 14 up
The WowWee CHiP Robotic Dog would be a great hit in our home and especially for me.
Prize 13, 14 or 15
I’d be most interested in shopping in the 12-24 mths or the 2-4 year-old section for my Grandson, he loves stacking/building and I’d love to buy him the Tegu Magnetic Wooden Block Set – 42 Pieces – Tints
I’m probably too big for it, but regardless, I’d love the Kool Karz Chevrolet Camaro Electric Ride-On Car – Red
I would like the “Education & Learning Toys” section.
#`s 13, 14, & 15 are all outstanding, but I think # 14 would be the perfect choice!
Prize 15 would be the ultimate choice for my grandson!
Shared on twitter : https://twitter.com/skultechM0M/status/1589366494957559808
My kiddo is younger but I am certain she will enjoy toys that are in the 14 and up category. She loves to challenge herself. She takes pride when she builds Lego sets that are geared for older kids (at heart).
I would choose Prize 14 for myself. I am a geek techie mom and I love toys that explore robotics, engineering and construction.
Pive 11! That tablet and the ride-on car!
Prize 13
Twitter; @ElbowBrius
I am interested in the Drone Category.
RC Toys!
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