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 Parrot Bebop 2 drone looks like a lot of fun for me. In addition to taking aerial shots, I might be able to get my cat to chase it for some exercise.

  2. My daughter would love the LEGO Friends: Heartlake City Resort – she’s obsessed with LEGO, and has her own little Lego town going, making a story along the way.

  5. The Power Wheels Cars 3 Lightning McQueen Ride On Toy because my 3 year old daughter is OBSESSED with the Cars movies and I’m all about making these kind of toys not gender specific lol!

  6. My two boys absolutely love LEGO – particularly Ninjago and Star Wars. It takes me back to my childhood and all of the sets that I used to build as well.

  8. KidKraft Grand View Mansion Dollhouse. I had so much fun as a little girl with my dollhouse and so did my daughter. This would be a great toy to give to the toy drive this year for ne lucky little angel 🙂

  9. I think that my littlest niece would absolutely love the VTech Baby Amaze Learn to Talk and Read. She will be one in December and auntie would love to be able to give her a cute toy that will help her! Thanks for the chance at this awesome giveway!

  11. I am interested in the Fisher Price 4-in-1 Step ‘N Play Piano, as I just have a little baby right now. I think he would have alot of fun playing with this.

  12. The Maserati Ghibli ride on car would fulfill a childhood dream. I had a Big Wheel but my cousin had a Barbie ride on car. How my younger self dreamt of that magical pink mobile. But the Maserati Ghibli would help assuage that childhood wish!

  13. My child would love the Kidsquad 12V Mudslinger Motorized Ride-on Car because he always sees the kids across the street driving one just like it and always wants to go see.

  14. Definitely still into Hatchimals & Fingerlings Hugs – these make one feel special and can always take them along wherever you go. Thanks for a great giveaway Best Buy.

  17. oh WOW my beautiful god daughter is having her first baby…. i would love to surprise her with any of these prizes … kids gotta grow up being techie… she taught me how to use my gadgets …. giving her a bundle of tech would be AMAZING!

  19. I would choose the JOOLA Tour 2500 60″ Ping Pong Table family for my 14 year old daughter. She has always wanted to learn how to play, and I think it would be fun for the whole family!

  24. My grandsons love lego, and dinosaurs. Would like to be able to get them the Jurassic World Indominous Rex.

  25. Parrot Bebop 2 Quadcopter Drone with Camera would make eight excellent Christmas gift for my 15 -year-old grandson. They lived in the country so this would just be fantastic for him to go ahead and explore The fields in bushes for wildlife… In to see where the their cows are lol

  26. Classic board games like Monopoly always provide hours of fun for the family and we always play at Christmas time

  32. My nephew would love the Anki OVERDRIVE Starter Kit. He’s a high energy boy who likes to compete at things now, and this would be great to play with his Dad or even me! Plus, it involves building something which he loves as well. Gifts like this are definitely a hit for him and the family.

  33. My grandson Felix is such a cute munchkin, when he was over last week end for a sleep over, he told me that he wanted to ask Santa for a Hot wheels builder total turbo take over track set. He said that he would be nice cause Santa only brought gifts to the nice kids… he is only 4 1/2 years old, so he made his bed, and helped me make cupcakes then asked if that was nice enough to be on Santa’s nice list, hahahaha

  34. We would absolutely love to have the Lionel Mickey Mouse Express Train Set go round and round our Christmas tree!

  36. My son would love one of the quadcopter drones as he loves playing outside and using electronic toys. My daughter would love the large dollhouse to play with all her barbies and figurines.

  37. I would get the LEGO The NINJAGO Movie: NINJAGO City – 4867 Pieces. Since my kids are older now, all in the family are at the same “age” (16+), and it’s one activity that we all still love to participate in. We take turns and each put together a few pages from the guide. Thanks for the great contest!

  38. Harry Potter lego to build with my kids, lego was a big toy for me when I was younger and now the same for my kids!

  40. The giant Jurassic park LEGO building would make my son light up like a Christmas Tree to win!!

  41. Timeline Invetions Board Game is my number one choice for my history loving child. It is such a neat game (we played once with a friend’s) and there are so many other add ons that you never need to get board (see my pun ? )

  44. Both my boys would love the Little Tikes Shady Jump N Slide Bouncer! It’s a fun 2 for 1 present 😉

  46. The Lionel Polar Express train set would make our Christmas morning magical! Definitely one of our favourite holiday movies.

  50. I have a huge collection of Batman Lego and would love to add the Lego Batman movie Killer Croc Tail-Gator to my collection.

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