Best Buy has toys that create memories today for nostalgia tomorrow. Because toys are more than just playthings; they are sources of endless fun for all ages, and for adults they are bridges to the past. From the moment we grasp our first teddy bear as a child to the many times we nostalgically look back at our favourite childhood playthings, toys are integral to life. Explore some of the newest toys at Best Buy today, that will build memories to last a lifetime, then enter to win one of twelve fantastic toy bundles.
Toys create memories: the foundation of who we are
From the moment we’re born, toys become a part of our world. They are companions, teachers, and sources of comfort. As children, we assign personalities to our toys, embark on imaginary adventures with them, and even confide our deepest secrets to our plush friends.
For me, the stories I created while playing with cars and figurines established a love of storytelling and a love of writing. Remember the toy car that sparked your interest in automobiles? Or the doll that was your inseparable friend during those long summer days? These toys are not just objects; they are the building blocks of our childhood memories. They remind us of simpler times, filled with wonder, curiosity, and unbridled joy. The memories they created helped shape what we can do, what we know about the world—helped shape the adults we have become.
Toy nostalgia is a bridge to bygone days
There is one great scene in the second Tim Allan Santa Clause movie where a boring staff Christmas party is transformed into a fantastic, memorable night for all (in the film and in the theatre watching the film) thanks to a sackful of nostalgic toys like Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots. There is no denying that toys can transport us back to our childhood, evoking a flood of emotions and memories. The scent of an old teddy bear, the familiar tune of a musical toy, or the worn-out pages of a childhood book can stir feelings of nostalgia. You’ll need to draw on some of those memories as you enter this contest.
The new toys that we are giving away in this contest will do for our children what toys did for us. They’ll help them learn about things, help them learn to socialize, etc. Many years from now, the toys you find at Best Buy today will evoke moments of nostalgia for our children. Here are the brands that provided toys for this year’s holiday toy contest. Learn about them, and click on the brand to see some of the best toys and games that 2023 has to offer.
| Hasbro | Since 1923, one hundred years ago, Hasbro has been creating fun toys and games for young and old. We all have a favourite game: mine’s Scrabble. What is yours: Life? Battleship? Connect Four? There are so many to choose from. |
| LeapFrog | I remember playing handheld games when I was very young. LeapFrog is a leader in educational and fun toys. My favourite this year is the their Magic Adventures Telescope that we reviewed on the blog. |
| Vtech | Innovation combines with fun with tech toys like the Kidizoom creator cam and the interactive Storytime with Sunny. Our prizes even include a fun kid-friendly smartwatch! |
| Droyd | Every child loves a sweet ride! Think back to when you were a child and you’ll agree that getting a Droyd electric ride-on bikes back then would have rocked your world. |
| Stomp Rocket | Your child’s imagination will go crazy as they shoot for the moon with one of the many Stomp Rockets. These are the best for safe outdoor fun. |
| Gel Blaster | Water guns taken to the next level, the water based pellets burst on impact for unique water fun! |
| 3Doodler | Get creative in ways you never thought possible. Children will find a million fun things to build with 3Doodler pens. |
| Dixit by Libellud | This looks like great family fun for everyone. Read our review and you’ll likely agree this game will likely be around for many decades to come. |
| Toy Shock Barbie | This is the year for Barbie: I heard that in some neighbourhoods this past Halloween, every second girl was dressed as Barbie. Do you have a Barbie memory? The Toy Shock Barbie accessories are must haves for any girl with a Barbie doll. |
So now you know what kinds of toys we are giving away. Look at the prizes at the bottom of the page then enter: you don’t want to miss on this opportunity to win a bunch of great toys.
How to enter
Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in two different ways.
- Visit the brand pages shown above and identify one toy or game that reminds you of a toy you enjoyed in your youth. In a comment below, tell us the name of the new toy at Best Buy, and the name of the toy it reminds you of, and any great memory you have with that toy (or perhaps it’s just a nice feeling?).
- Social post: For one additional entry, create a public post on a social media channel sharing with your friends and followers that you are entering a Best Buy blog contest for a chance to win a lot of toys. Include the hashtag #BestBuyToyContest, so we can find your post, and include any picture from this contest page. 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 (X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Thread, 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 randomly select 12 winners from all eligible entries. Each winner will be randomly assigned to win a fantastic bundle of toys from Best Buy. The 12 prize packages are shown at the bottom of this page.
This contest runs from Nov 3rd to Dec 3rd.
Remember you can enter in two different ways. However, these toy bundles are great for sharing so tell your family and friends to enter and agree to share these timeless treasures. This will be a fantastic way to create shared memories with your loved ones during the holiday season.
Win a bundle of Toys contest rules and regulations
Good Luck.
The toy shock beauty play set reminds me of the barbie hairstyling head for practice stling and curling hair
The risk board game from Hasbro has been a family tradition since the late 1980’s. We have the original board game and when someone in our family would win they would sign their name and mark down the date. We have a board full of signature and dates going back to 1987…. Amazing fun !!!
Mouse Trap Board Game by Hasbro reminds me of those nights at the cottage playing with family and friends.
Stomp Rocket Rescue Racers (Web Code: 17080897) brings back memories of my souped up hot wheels racers.
We always had fun on board game night playing Hasbro’s Clue Board Game. Mystery and fun all rolled into one.
I love the Stomp Rocket, it reminded me of air launched rockets we had when I was a kid. These probably go a bit higher haha
The Hasbro games – Risk, Monopoly, Scrabble. Still play Scrabble to this day! Wonderful.
My daughter loves dolls and my son loves Lego and they both enjoying drawing. The doodler set looks like a great way to be creative. Thanks for the chance to win!
The 3D Doodler Pen Set looks like a modern version of Etch-A-Sketch
The new gel blaster remind me of my Nerf guns growing up.
I clicked on Hasbro and scrolled through the games. Yupp! connect 4 would have been a childhood memory for sure! Super simple to play and set up and relatively quick to win or lose. Great for younger kids on days when we weren’t allowed to go outside (being too sick was about the only reason in the 70-80’s).
Clicked on Hasbro and the very first game was Risk, I have such a love hate relationship with that game 8D, we still break it out every once in a while and is still a lot of fun.
3Doodler is just like the Etch-A-Sketch I had as a kid
Risk was one of my favorited board game when I was much younger. I used to play with my brother. It will be nice to play again with my kids.
The Hasbro Make It Real Friendship Bracelet Maker reminds me of a corking set I was given for my 5th or 6th birthday. I made these long “corked” yarn chains that I’d give to family members. They could be sewn together to become coasters or left long and made into key chains or simply book marks. Over 55 years later, I still have that corking set. 🙂 Thanks for the memories.
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The Toy Shock Barbie kitchen set reminds me of a kitchen play set when I was a child. It wasn’t a Barbie one. It was blue, but I loved that thing and we had many tea parties with things “cooked” on that playset.
The 3D Doodler Pen Set looks like a great toy. I love it a lot. Kind of like when I was a kid.
Droyd Weeler Electric Kids Mini Bike reminds me of my first two-wheeler. I could finally ride with the big kids although I still could not keep up. A Droyd electric bike would have given me a great advantage
Stomp Rocket reminds me a bit of my old water powered rocket.
3Doodler pen reminds me of Etch-A-Sketch I had when I was a kid. Played on it all the time
3 Doodler reminds me of spirograph and/or etch-a -sketch
3d doodler
As Senior we still play a little Scrabble now and again. We are looking to Great Grand kids to play some of these games or donate them to a local charity.
The stomp Rocket Stunt Plane reminds me of the old balsa wood glider kit that I threw for hours before graduating to the rubber band wind up.
The Game of Life brings back lots of memories! I probably played this 2108202304208074098 times in my childhood with my cousins and sisters. I always knew I wanted to be a Mom one day so I remember always feeling anxious if I would complete the Game of Life without having any kids! haha! Would love to play it now with my three kids!
Toy Shock Barbie Supermarket reminds me of my cash register scanner toy. That was such a hit with all of my friends. Hours of fun
3 Doodler reminds me of spirograph
Rockem sockem robots
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This toy here – Stomp Rocket Stomp Racer
Model Number: 795516602038
Web Code: 17300045
This toy reminds me of a similar toy called Lawn Darts, which we played with as kids would give my mom a heart attack as we were throwing around heavy pointed weapons!
Good times!
I loved my barbies. I didn’t get the awesome car or summer house, but my friend did and my Barbie was a frequent visitor.
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3doodler reminds me of spirograph. I loved it. I could not seem to make the perfect pictures like in the booklet but it did keep me busy and out of my mother’s way for hours.
Gel blaster reminds me of the Christmas my brother gave each of the four kids nerf guns – each on different. It was a very noisy time. I feel for all the parents who will have these new toys given to their young – the kids will love it the parents will cring.
The 3D Doodler Pen Set reminds me of the Etch-a-Sketch that I spent endless hours on as a kid. It came everywhere with me. Kind of like kids and their tablets today.
Toy Shock barbie reminds me of the countless hours I had playing my barbies and accessories like dream car and horse and more
Clue – the old game with Ms Scarlett. I always got to be Miss Scarlett. My brothers rarely could beat me as I could remember so much better than them. I loved the game!
Battleship is what we play when it rains outside at my best friend’s house in the summer
The Toy Shock Barbie Supermarket reminds me of my old toy kitchen and toy register I used to create my own “supermarket”!
We play when it rains outside at my best friend’s house
The LeapFrog products remind me of my old Speak and Spell.
I am reminded of childhood when I see the Hasbro Yahtzee game. Our family enjoyed playing this!
Holly Hobie oven reminds me of when I baked when I was little.
The Clue Board Game reminds me of my childhood. My older brothers and I use to play this often. We really enjoyed board games and this was one of them.
Game of Life: Super Mario Edition Board Game – English, I always loved a good board game, we always played Monoploy and Life when we were kids. It was fun playing board games because I had 8 siblings. Although coming from a big family we didn’t have many toys, we used our imagination more often then not. Board games were purchased most often because they could be enjoyed by the whole family.
MONOPOLY PERIOD
ROCKEM SOCKEM ROBOTS
The Toy Shock Barbie Supermarket with Accessories reminds me of the pretend grocery store toys I used to play with as a kid. We had them set up in my kindergarten class and it was my favourite play-station to visit!
The game of Life I played with my siblings many years ago and you can still buy this new toy to enjoy with my kids today. Good memories made then and now.
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