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. My kids are in love with Cozmo, it’s the cutest little robot 🙂 A little out of our budget this year so to win it would be a wonderful treat!

  2. Winning the Kid Kraft Adventure Town Railway Train Set & Table (Model #: 18025 Web Code: 13014604) would be fantastic addition to our living room! A ton of gratitude would be had by my youngest son who has never had his own train set/table. He has just a few years left to be little, and it would be so sweet to see this kind of enjoyment this Christmas!

  3. My niece would absolutely love a Hatchimal! I’ve been wanting to get her one for a long time but they are a little pricey. I’d love to see her smile on Christmas day as she opens it.

  5. My kids, Haylee (age 4) and Brody (age 1) would love burning around the yard in the white VW Amarok! They always love pretending to drive the real VW, this could be their very own mini version 🙂

  6. My daughter would love the Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu game for the Nintendo Switch. She is a huge fan of Pikachu in general and she can’t wait for this game!

  7. The LEGO Ghostbusters set is my sons dream gift! He is 5 and he loves the challenge of building the bigger sets!

  8. This would be the Ultimate gift for me (my Family & my Grandchildren)… The Canon EOS Rebel T6 DSLR Camera with 18-55mm Lens, Camera Bag & Tripod. The reason being is, my old camera is not working…”IF” I were to win this, I would be able to capture special family moments that would last a lifetime!!! It would be a dream come true. Then I would know I am no longer on Santa’s naughty list…lol Good Luck Everyone

  9. Our family would love to see the game Ticket to Ride under our tree this year. As our boys become pre-teens they are ready to graduate to the adult version of this classic game.

  10. I would love an Anki Vector!! It would be a childhood dream come true! As a kid, I always dreamt of having a little AI robot and was always drawing up designs and daydreaming of the day they would finally exist for people to own. When I heard about Anki, I was so excited! My childhood dream is finally reachable! Now as an adult though, I don’t have the money. Thank you for the chance to win!! **my first comment said that it failed sending so I am trying again. I apologize if both go through

  11. I would love an Anki Vector!! It would be a childhood dream come true! As a kid, I always dreamt of having a little AI robot and was always drawing up designs and daydreaming of the day they would finally exist for people to own. When I heard about Anki, I was so excited! My childhood dream is finally reachable! Now as an adult though, I don’t have the money. Thank you for the chance to win!!

  12. With 14 great grandchildren, I would love to win Prize Pack 4 , there is something in there that would appeal to most of them, some are a bit too young still. If I won this prize it would go to their grandma’s house, so that they will always have something to play with or do when they visit her. I cannot imagine a nicer way to make those visits even more special

  13. My son still loves playing with Lego and wants the Technic Ocean Explorer for his collection which he now shares with his son! Thsmks for the chance to win!

  14. My grand daughter would love the Pink Fingerling Huge Hugs, she has put this on her list. She has many of the little fingerlings and plays with them all the time. Good luck to everyone who enters and have a safe and Merry Christmas.

  15. My niece would love the Fingerlings Hugs by WowWee. She lives in Alberta and I sent her the small fingerling for Christmas last year so a large huggable one would be so cool.

  16. I’d pick the Traxxas Slash Mark Jenkins remote control truck. That’s what we gave last year and it didn’t last through the holidays! So a better quality and better brand name than the one we got would be the way to go.

  18. I think my youngest grandson would love the Wonder Workshop Dash Interactive Robot Toy (DA01) – Blue. He is a very smart and curious child who has such a great imagination. This robot would challenge and delight him for sure!

  19. I would love to get my grandson hover board for Christmas he is going to high school next year and helps out so much
    it would be nice to be able to give this to him . He would be able to get out a be with his friends that already have one.
    thank you elizabeth

  20. My son is crazy for pj masks right now!! He would love anything pj masks!! My oldest son is ready to build the biggest LEGO set he can find!!

  21. We adore LEGO in our house. Once baby goes for a nap, my 5 year old daughter and I build for hours. I’m proud she chooses LEGO and I love how creative she is.

  22. My Grandson would love to have the Air Hogs Helix Sentinel Quadcopter Drone with Camera & FPV Goggles. He watches videos on YouTube and absolutely loves them! My Granddaughter would love to have the KidKraft Grand View Mansion Dollhouse. She doesn’t like to play with Barbie sized dolls so this one would be perfect for smaller ones.

  23. My daughter would love the Untamed Dinosaur Fingerling (specifically in blue). She’s really into dinosaurs and fossils.

  24. Love the Kidcraft Mansion Dollhouse! The only problem with this lovely toy is that my grand daughter would have to push me away to get at it! It presents hours of wonderful play setting up rooms and playing “house”!

  25. My kids would love a ride on Jeep to use when collecting eggs from our chickens. Definitely a toy to teach independence and sharing. My first car was a Jeep and I had lots of fun with it. I’d love to start my kids off with good brand loyalty 🙂 Thanks for the contest!

  26. The Build your own R2D2 set would be great for my grandson and his Dad to build together. They are both Star Wars geeks and my grandson wants to build Robotics when he grows up.

  27. I have four grandchildren and over the years we have spent many hours playing with LEGO. There’s never a boring visit once you pull out the LEGO! And my favourite LEGO memory was my first bday cake made by my girls with LEGO! I didn’t gain one pound that year!! Lol

  28. Our whole family would enjoy the LEGO Technic Rally car, or any LEGO Tecnic set really. It’s a great project for a cold snowy day!

  31. my kids would appreciate the LEGO Architecture London set. They have family in England and have always wanted to visit them…they’re also very interested in building.

  32. For my 1st grandchild I would get her the BMW 18 ride on sports car with remote controls…cause I do plan on spoiling her just a bit and she would love it….have lots of room for her to ride it and enjoy….it would be a hoot. Thanks for the chance…..

  33. My daughter would absolutely love the KidKraft Metropolis Train Set! She loves trains and cars! This is something she will play with for years to come!

  34. Watching my granddaughters eyes light up with their designs on the Litebrite magic screen would be magical! It would take me back to when their mothers played with the original Litebrite!

  36. I think my grandson would enjoy having the Zoomer Playful Pup. All the fun of a real dog without the allergic reaction.

  37. My Twins love to drive !
    And would be awesome to win the Barbie Jeep!
    We go to African Lion Safari and let one at a time come in the drivers lab and they steer the steering wheel and help drive!
    This would be an awesome dream to win!
    I always wanted one of these when I was a kid!

  38. Both my daughters ( ages 7 and 9)
    Are really loving the Dot and Dash Electrontic Coding Robot!!
    They have played with them at school and I love the STEM capability ! Great gift idea

  39. My son would love the Mavic 2 drone. Together we could make a film with aerial views and use the “follow me” function to get awesome skateboarding shots!

  40. I would love to win either the jeep as my grandson lives near a wooded area and loves it, or a telescope set so that he can learn new things, especialy looking up to the stars.

  42. My daughter would love a Fingerlings Hug. She lives to snuggle her stuffed toys and this one looks super cuddly. I think she would also love the fact that it is interactive!

  45. WE like the Sphero BOLT Robotic Ball. Already have the sprk edition.Love this stuff. Robotics has gotten so much better since i was a kid. Thanks

  47. I thin my son would love the Wingsland S6 4K30 Pocket Drone . We could spend some mom and son time together with a toy we’d both enjoy!

  48. My almost 4-year old girl would love the Hatchimals hatchibabies. She has been wanting a hatchimals since she was barely 2, when she first saw a hatchimals toy (at Best Buy, LOL). I know that it would greatly encourage her empathy and caring for others, as well as develop a sense of responsibilty and accomplishment in growing and “taking care” of a hatchimals baby. Thanks for the opportunity!

  49. The Lite Brite totally brings me back to when I was a kid! I would spend hours creating my masterpiece and then I would bring my family into my room and turn the lights off so they could be amazed!

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