I’m of the opinion that no one should truly 100% grow-up. I really think people ought to occasionally partake in youthful frivolities, like having candy for breakfast and jumping in mud puddles—and playing with toys and games. That keeps magic weaving its way through our lives, adding a spring to our steps and a sparkle to our eyes. Luckily, Best Buy has a huge selection of toys and games for everyone, so whether you’re one or 100 you can relive a bit of that childhood magic. What’s more, we’re running our annual toy contest! Read on and learn about the magical selection of toys at Best Buy, then enter the contest for a chance to win some for your family. Imagine the magic that your whole family will experience with a fantastic bundle of toys delivered to your home!

Sphero, Anki, and Oculus make learning magical

There is a huge range of STEM and robotics toys available these days, and the best part is, they’re so much fun to use that kids will enjoy learning.

Sphero Bolt robot ball STEM toy
Sphero Bolt makes coding fun to learn

Sphero creates toys like the BOLT robotic ball to teach kids coding through a block-based visual language. Using the Sphero Edu app, you can control the Bolt’s movement and speed, as well as the colour and brightness of the built-in LED lights. Light sensors, infrared sensors, and a magnetic compass provide it with data, so it can be programmed it to change direction if it meets an obstacle.

The Anki Cozmo and Vector robots are home assistants with personality. These diminutive robots are curious, interactive, and capable of learning. Designed with both an IQ and EQ, these robots are smart and endearing. They will become a part of your family as they help you out with weather reports and answering search queries, or play games like Quick Tap and Keep Away.

As a child, I used to dream of travelling to another universe. With virtual reality, that dream comes pretty darn close to true. Using 3D graphics and amazing optics, the Oculus Go headset can transport you to other dimensions. Oculus Go gives you access to over 1,000 virtual reality games, social apps, and 360-degree experiences. Always wanted to visit the moon or walk among dinosaurs? How about stepping into the pages of a comic? Or have you’ve always dreamed of fighting super villains. All of this is possible with the magic of Oculus virtual reality.

Zoom into adventure with ride on toys and race tracks

Ride on toy car
Power Wheels Jeep Wrangler

Maybe you were always a bit of thrill seeker, well, we have toys for that too. Best Buy has a huge selection of ride on cars that are sure to delight any little driver. Choose from authentic scale replicas of vehicles like Jeeps, BMWs, and Maseratis from brands like Best, Kool Karz, and Powerwheels. This sweet rides are each decked out with details like a horn, lights, and music. Most ride on toys are equipped with parental controls too, so you can rest easy as your child zooms about. And perhaps the best thing about ride on toys is they get your kids outside, away for tablets and TVs, enjoying the fresh air.

If you want to keep your racing indoors, Anki also makes the Overdrive, an intelligent battle racing system. Build your track and race solo, AI, or against friends as you control you car through the app. As you race you can unlock weapons and upgrades, and customize your car, plus the app is always being updated, so gameplay is always fresh. That’s the beauty of tech toys; the magic keeps evolving.

For the younger race car enthusiasts, there are Carrera GO!!! racing systems. Kids can race zoom around tracks with themes like Nintendo Mario Kart and Ferrari, both of which are prizes in this contest.

LEGO, Fingerlings, Dollhouses allow us to tap into our imaginations

LEGO, who doesn’t love it? You can recreate iconic scenes from your favourite films or build something truly one-of-a-kind that only you would dream up. Race in the Indy 500 with the LEGO Technic Rally car, casts spells in Hogwarts Great Hall, or explore a galaxy far far away in the Millenium Falcon. There are so many LEGO sets available I’ll leave it to you to find which LEGO set is the most magical to you.

WowWee Fingerlings Hugs
Fingerlings Hugs make a cute companion for kids

Interactive toys, especially those that look like cuddly little creatures, bring the cartoon animal sidekick to life. (My personal favourites were Fizzgig from Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal and Pegasus from Disney’s Hercules). On of the hottest toys this year are the Fingerlings Hugs by WowWee. These lovable, interactive critters can say and do over 40 things, and have extra long arms for hugging and hanging around. Hatchimals too, offer children a chance to have their own animal companion. Children can hatch a mystery animal and nurture it as it learns and grows.

Just as children love caring for animals, so too do they love creating stories and imitating grown ups. Pretend play is an important element in a child’s development and toys like dollhouses and activity tables and playsets are wonderful ways for children to tap into their imaginations

Best Buy has the best selection of toys

As you can see from the above, Best Buy’s toy selection is impressive. Also impressive is Best Buy’s toy contest. Every year at this time we give away thousands of dollars worth of toys.

Take a look at what some of our past years’ winners received!

This year there are seven great toy bundle prizes, each containing magical fun for the whole family. Read carefully the details below, then enter the contest … and be sure to tell your friends!

HOW TO ENTER

Entering is easy, but you can enter only once. Go to the toy section at Bestbuy.ca, and locate the toy you think would bring you or a child in your life the most magic. In a comment, tell us what that toy is and why you selected it. Would a Lego set bring you back to the days of building towers taller than you were? Would a Fingerling Hug simply delight your niece or nephew? Tell us below!

WHAT YOU CAN WIN

We will randomly draw seven winners to each win a toy prize pack that’s absolutely full of fantastic goodies. The complete prize list is shown in the Rules and Regulations.

This contest runs from November 2nd until November 19th.

Remember you can only enter this contest once by leaving a comment below telling us what toy would bring magic into your life. Spread the magic and encourage your friends and family to enter too!

Good Luck

The Magical Best Buy Toy Contest Rules and Regulations

We frequently have many contests running at Best Buy so check out the “contests in progress” page for more great contests to enter.

 

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Kate Wensel
Kate Wensel
Kate holds an MA in English and has an undeniable fondness for fixing grammar and rearranging words. It's no surprise, then, that she began her career at Best Buy Canada as a product copywriter, and is now an editor for bestbuy.ca. When you can get her nose out of a book, Kate might be found hiking, ballroom dancing, or exploring Vancouver's food scene.
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  1. The Kool Karz 2-Seater Volkswagen Amarok Ride-On Toy would be a hit in our house because the boys love to get outside and would love to ride in this.

  3. I would like to win the Carrera GO!!! Champions Course Car Set. I know the Dads would have as much fun as the boys with this one.

  5. My young granddaughter has decided that she wants to be a scientist when she grows up, an archaeologist or a geologist. So I think it would be fantastic to stimulate that interest by giving her the Celestron TetraView 4-400x Touchscreen LCD Digital Microscope.

  6. Thank you Best Buy for another Great contest 🙂 My nephews would absolutely LOVE any one of the “Drones”…..they are learning so fast and are incredibly intelligent learning at home. And they have a huge yard that would be so safe and away from any power lines, etc….so they would be able to use the drones to learn and also have fun with. Thanks so much for the chance!

  7. We have 4 grandsons, aged 7 and under who are “obsessed” with LEGO and Star Wars. WOW! Would they love the Lego StarWars Snowspeeder

  9. I would love to get the Super Mario Level Up! Board Game for my nephews. They absolutely love playing board games and this would link the fun to their other passion…video games and Mario Kart. To be quite honest I suck at video games so I think this would be a great way to have some fun with my nephews and perhaps even in a way that they might not kick aunties butt 100% of the time tee hee. Thanks for accepting my entry!

  12. Best Ride On Cars Maserati Ghibli – this would be a great thing, we have a mostly flat backyard and 3 grands under 6. They could all use this! So many great toys to choose from

  14. I have 3 daughters who would all love to play with the Kidkraft Grand Gourmet kitchen. We would get years of use out of it as the youngest is only 1!

  17. My grandson loves LEGO & Star Wars, so I’m choosing the Sphero Star Wars R2-Q5 App-Enabled Droid (R201QFC) for him.

  18. I would love the MOTA CLASSIC HOLIDAY TRAIN SET WITH REAL SMOKE AUTHENTIC LIGHTS, AND SOUNDS CLASSICTRAIN because I grew up in a railroad family, my father was a conductor on C.N. and I spend many a day riding the rails with him.

  19. Would love the Portable high chair so we can take it anywhere. Have a new granddaughter who is only 3 months and it would be very handy when going out. Thanks for a chance to win one…

  21. My 9 year old son would go bonkers for an Oculus Go headset. Hes been reading about it, reviewing blogs, watching others who reviewed the product, and literally dreaming of opening one on Christmas morning.
    I know it would make his Christmas the best hes ever had and it would be a memory he wouldn’t forget.

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone and good luck!

  23. My big kid would probably get a kick out of the Ozmo creative sets and my lil one more out of a leap pad. Of course they would have great adventures crossing over(helping) each others toys as well.

  25. Oh the Power Wheels Jeep Wrangler would be a fave gift this year, not just my grandson but every kid young and old! in the room would want to help him play with it. Great prizes Thanks Best Buy

  27. I would love to get the VEX IQ Robotics Construction Kit for my oldest grandson, he’s eleven and loves to build things and this would be right up his alley! And I’d be a hero. 😉

  28. Oh my gosh so many choices but I think Lego. Your imagination can run wild and choices are truly endless. I loved lego as a child and our 2 grandson’s are the same

  29. Oh my gosh, so many choices but I think Lego. It allows your imagination to run wild and you can build anything with lego. I loved it as a kid and our 2 grandson’s are the same!

  31. Lego Ghostbusters would make my Christmas extra special, good ol’ Best Buy, coming to the rescue again!

  32. My fiance’s grandson is almost 4 and is very much into cars so the Best Ride On Cars Maserati Ghibli would be a hot item for him. Thank you for the chance!

  33. My granddaughter would really enjoy Walter Products Colour Coded Human Brain Model . She has a human body play model and she loves it so the brain would bring her great joy.

  34. Love to gift the Real Gold Dig Kit to my grandson – it’s something he can do with his dad & grandpas in real life!

  39. My daughter is very much into STEM – she would rather go to a STEM camp than any other. She would be over the moon for a Sphero, and mom and dad would have fun learning how to use it from her.

  42. Our first GRANDBABY will soon arrive and the new mom to be would be so thankful for a Fisher Price 4-in-1 Rock ‘n Glide Soother (CBT81) – Grey/Blue!

  44. I absolutely love the power wheels deluxe jeep wrangler! We have 2 grandsons ages 4 and 21/2 they love playing together and they would get a lot of joy from this! We have one of those little tykes cars they love to play with but it’s just a lone seater, this would be great to fit both of them 🙂 They live in an apartment in the city but gramma and papa have a big back yard that leads to a park where they would enjoy hours of riding!

  45. I think my nieces would love the Sphero R2-D2 droid. They’re of the age when STEM toys will be more influential than other pink unicorn :0

  46. We would love a Power Wheels Hot Wheels Jeep Wrangler in our house! My husband and I both dreamed of having one when we were kids, and we’d love to give one to our son.

  47. My grandkids would love the Lego Starwars and their grandfather who was an engineer would have so much fun helping them build with it.

  49. I would like the Best Ride On Cars Maserati Ghibli – Red. My kids would go nuts to drive this car. They’d ride up and down the street and it would just bring them so much joy and make for great pictures.

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