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!
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I’d be most interested in the telescope category for my kids and I as there’s a lot of amazing space events happening over the next few years. Also, they’re very interested in space – looking at the night sky for different stars.
Prize 10 would be cool to win
Ticket to Ride for family fun
I would give to the needy the things that I don’t use
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I am most interested in the LEGO category for my kids. Planning on going shopping at Best Buy this weekend in fact.
The LEGO Friends: Andrea’s Family House and Hasbro The Game of Life would definitely top my list. I know my family would enjoy them.
I am most interested in the Educational and Learning Toys category for the children.
My choice for me is prize group 10. Awesome toys in every group.
Shopping for ages 5 up to over 14. Most would be awesome. Thank you
Prize #8 would also just blow my little guy away
I would really like to buy the Kool Karz 360 Racer Ride-On
I would love the Lego. Thanks for the chance !!
Prize Pack #14 got my eye on the LEGO Technic: All-Terrain Vehicle. Fun for the older kids for sure. Everything looks like fun.
#2 Toys for All Ages
I’m shopping in the 5-7 year old group & in the Educational and Learning Toys category. Nice to have such an easy way to help with your gift search.. being able to use the different categories to narrow down your search.
My kids would love these
Anything would be great. My kid is 2
The collection of toys in Prize 15 would be great!
I’m most interested in the Educational and Learning category for the kids.
I used to play Risk years ago but lost it after many moves. I would love to play it again.
Most interested in the Educational and Learning category for the kids.
Price group 10 with the LEGO Friends: Andrea’s Family House for me.
I would love to win Prize 15 !
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Tough choice as they are all absolutely fabulous toy prize packs.. my grandchildren would be happy with any of them & there’s enough to go around for them all!!! If I had to choose a toy package I’d choose #3. Thanks #BestBuy for the AMAZING contest!!!
RC toy category
Miko 3 AI Robot toy
prize 13 has everything that my grand children loves.
I would love the Mario and Luigi Plushies!!!
robot friend and yatzee, would be great gifts for the family.
Prize pack 14
lego sets
Bundle 8 would be perfect for my grandson
I have grandchildren ages 11, 6 and 2 , prize 12 would be a wonderful surprise for them. Thank you Best buy.
The LEGO category for my nieces and nephews.
Hasbro The Game of Life from prize 12 would be cool for me.
Drones in the 14 years of age and older category.
Prize Bundle 10 would be ideal for me
I would love Kool Karz Ride-On Bumper Car, Got2Glow Fairies Jar – Blue, LEGO Adventures with Mario Starter Course, VTech Marble Rush Ultimate Set, Hasbro Risk, Little Buddies Isabelle Plush for my daughter!
lego all the way
Interested in the 2-4 category and 5-7 category, especially all things Lego!
I would search the section 14 years and up in toys to find the right pick.
Hasbro Risk would be an excellent toy to win!
The Lego category is the best, it has something for all the kids (and the kids at heart), and encourages constructive and imagination play. Defiitely the Lego Technic Ford Shelby.
Prize Pack #4 would be perfect for my kids.
Prize 13- love legos
Lego house!
I’d like two LeapStart Learning Success Interactive System Bundles for my two youngest great-grandchildren.
Have lots of. great niece and nephews ranging in ages from less than one year to 14 — though prize that include lego would be the best ones for them – lego you can always mix with other sets and pass on from child to child its a timeless toy – make great xmas gifts
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