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. I would love to see my daughter open the Little Tikes Cook ‘N Grow Kitchen on Christmas morning. Growing up, my toy kitchen was my favourite. I would spend hours preparing delicious meals for my family. I even drew menus and switched up the daily specials. I have so many fond memories of it! My daughter loves helping in the kitchen, but is still too young to be using our oven. It would be wonderful for her to have her own and be able to cook with Mommy! Thank you so much for considering our family.

  4. The thing that would bring my girls the most magic would be any of the lego sets…more specifically any of the Disney princess lego sets. They can spend hours creating together and always make room for mom and dad to join in.

  8. We LOVE the KidKraft Grand View Mansion Dollhouse. My kids have been wanting a big doll house like this for so long

  11. I think the Blue Vintage Kitchen would make me AND my daughter very happy!! Shes a little explorer so it would keep her busy for hours. She’s also very much in a monkey see monkey do stage so she’s always trying to mimic the things she watches me or her dad do. It’s seriously cute and this fun little kitchen would help build her skills and grow her little imagination. I love having her in the kitchen with me, but I think I’d feel a little better (safer?) with her in her own kitchen haha.

  13. Any of the LEGO sets would bring my nephew the most magic because with LEGO, imagination is endless and anything is possible!! Thanks for the generous contest & chance to win.

  14. my son and I look at the stars all the time so we would love the Celestron PowerSeeker 114EQ Telescope with Motor Drive

  15. Any ride on Jeep like the Jurassic keep. My kids like the movie. They are obsessed with the ride on cars and will always sit in them at the toy stores

  17. My grandson is really into LEGO right now. He lives to build a tower bigger than him. He would love lego

  19. I would get my son a Bachmann Trains Thomas’ Christmas Express Electric Train Set (721). He absolutely loves trains – especially, Thomas the Train! 🙂

  20. I would the KidKraft Modern Espresso Kitchen. I used to love playing with mine as a child and I think my son would love it. I love toys that encourage imaginairy play.

  21. I remember as a child getting a dollhouse as tall as I was, at 5, I was amazed! Today as I was looking at your extensive toy selection there was one item that truly amazed me, that being the LEGO Star Wars: Millennium Falcon (7541 pieces) This is truly a work of art that I would cherish!

  23. I remember as a child getting a dollhouse as tall as I was, at 5, I was amazed! Today as I was looking at your extensive toy selection there was one item that truly amazed me, that being the LEGO Star Wars: Millennium Falcon (7541 pieces) This is truly a work of art that I would cherish!

  26. The Oculus Go headset would be loved by all the kids in our household this Holiday! I think it would spark their imagination and transport them to new and exciting technological innovations!

  31. My kids would be thrilled to have an achromatic refractor telescope! Stars, planets, galaxies really fascinate them (and Mom and Dad!) and to see these up so close and so clear would be so exciting for them.

  32. my granddaughter would love a Best Ride On Cars Honda CRF250R Dirt Bike , so she could have a motorcycle like Nana and Daddy have

  33. I haven’t a clue what to get my 10 year old grandson for Christmas, I know he likes Star Wars so perhaps the “Star Wars R2-Q5 droid” and my 32 year old son would love the Ghostbusters Lego!!

  35. My daughter has a tough time playing by herself, because her little brother (3) is always bugging her.

    One thing she absolutely loves and can play alone for hours is LEGO. She loves building the sets or even just creating her own designs.

    My little guy loves ANYTHING paw patrol, pj masks or Hot Wheels!

  36. Parrot Bebop 2 Quadcopter Drone with Camera, FPV & Controller – Ready-to-Fly – Black/White
    I would love one of these.
    I’m 33 years old and still play with some toys.

  39. A great collection of toys but I would like the MOTA CLASSIC HOLIDAY TRAIN SET WITH REAL SMOKE AUTHENTIC LIGHTS, AND SOUNDS CLASSICTRAIN as I worked for CN and Via Rail for 22 years

  44. My son and daughter would love the anki cozmo and vector robot and oculous virtual reality set. We homeschool and these would be such great gifts that could also be incorporated into their learning.

  46. My nephew is 3 years old and LOVES trains. He carries train set parts with him everywhere. The KidKraft Adventure Town Railway Train Set & Table would be the perfect set for him so he could have a complete set to play with.

  47. My little one would go nuts over the Fingerling Hugs.
    We celebrated her 3rd birthday today and she got her first two Fingerlings. She’s in love

  49. My daughter would be thrilled to receive an Anki Cozmo. Her favorite thing is technology! It would be an great opportunity for her to continue and grow her love for it! We need more young kids learning information technology and Science! It’s the way of the future.

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