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 think all of my family would have a lot of fun with the Oculus Go! Specifically, my little sister with fibro as this would let her go on adventures when she hurts too much to move. That being said, you have great toys and we would have fun with a lot of them. Off of the KidsToys page, I would pick the Sphero Mini Robotic Ball – Blue. Thanks for the chance!

  2. My kids would love the -Hathaway 84” sherwood multi-game table. We had a pipe burst in the kids playroom the first week of September and had to redo the room (and unfortunately get rid a bunch of their toys due to mold) this would be a lovely first toy to surprise the family with!!
    Thank you for the contest!!

  6. My twin granddaughters always wanted a good microphone and I know they would love the Pyle PMKSTR1 Musical Instrument Microphone with XLR Phantom Power Adapter 48 V. They love music and enjoy playing all instruments.

  8. My two grandchildren. a boy 5 years old and a girl 7 would love the Lego advent calendar. They would construct it together.

  10. My son would love a sphero!! He has wanted one for a few years now !! In all honesty, he loves everything at Best Buy and would be thrilled to have items sent to him from you!

  11. I would love to win the Anki Cozmo Robot. My grandson has not stopped talking about it and all the magical things it can do since seeing it in a youtube video.

  12. My son and possibly or probably would love the Hathaway Matrix 54″ 7-in-1 Multi-Game Table . We could play all the games for hours.

  13. My son Elias and possibly me would love the Hathaway Matrix 54″ 7-in-1 Multi-Game Table. We would spend hours playing all these games.

  16. A telescope, I have a 7, 15 and 16 yr old…girls and boy. They are not many things out there that they are all into however, a telescope would be an amazing memorial crating present. It is something that they would all sit together and use and even learn new things….

  17. I would so love to win the robots for my sweet grand boys who are crazy about robots and need no toys.
    Thank you fot the opportunity of entering your contest I love Best Buy
    Lynne

  18. We would like e an Oculus to use at home and in the classroom. We would be able to travel to far off lands and research our travels or write stories about our findings. It would be so much fun while being educational too.

  20. My 11-year-old son loves playing pool and would love his own table to hone his skills at home. I was his age when my grandfather acquired a snooker table and learning the game with him are some of my fondest childhood memories. A pool table would be a wonderful way for our family and friends to spend quality time together in a when our kids are so easily consumed with online gaming. Thank you! Wishing everyone at Best Buy a wonderful holiday season!

  23. I would love the have the ferris wheel, I have taken my kids and grandkids on these at fairs and at the Santa Monica Peer, what a wonderful toy to play with and talk about happy memories with all. I would love to win this contest.

  24. Anki Vector Robot Would be fun, sort of like playing with a real Wall-E. Since it is internet connected it would grow and get smarter.

  25. Our daughters would be thrilled to have the LEGO Friends Heartlake Hospital. In the last year, they switched over from Duplo to LEGO and love the extra creativity and building flexibility LEGO gives them. They both love building small hospitals and emergency rooms with their basic LEGO, and I know this Friends set would amaze them, and their dad and I would have a lot of fun helping them build it! Thank you for the opportunity to enter, and best of luck to everyone.

  26. My 6-year old would love the Sphero SPRK+ Robotic Ball. She loves electronics. It would also be a very good toy for our family to enjoy during the holiday season and beyond.

  28. my son like lego very much.every month we buy a lego set for him.he just almost 5.but he can build 6-12 set by himself when he just 3.and he really like toy.

  31. Calico critters! My 4 children all love the fuzzy little animal families and all the houses and tiny wooden furniture.

  37. Play tables and activity sets allow for hours and hours of fun open ended play!! I love it when kids use thier own imaginations!

  38. A great game for teens – Settlers of Catan Board Game – would be fantastic to keep the kids busy on cold snowy days

  39. My grandson would love his own little ride in vehicle where he could turn lights on and pretend he was driving like Mommy…she sits in her car for hours to play with him. She’s a terrific mommy – in spite of her struggle with fighting cancer she makes herself always available for her precious little boy.

  42. My 3 year old daughter Elena and 5 and 6 year old sons Robert and Thomas would love LEGO Simpsons House,we always watch the Simpsons ,so it would definitely get there imaginations going,i love it too.and yes they been on nice list all year long and doing super well in school.

  43. My grandson would love the Spuderman LEGO set. He loves both Spuderman and LEGO do this would be an awesome combination for him!

  44. My 3 yr old granddaughter would love a the deluxe doll carriage and diaper bag for her dollies that she loves so much. Thanks BEST BUY for the chance to win this for her. Thanks so much

  45. My 3 yr old granddaughter would love a the deluxe doll carriage and diaper bag for her dollies that she loves so much. Thanks BEST BUY for the chance to win this for her.

  46. My grandson would love the Sphero Bolt Robotic Ball – English. He has shown an interest in robotics. He is 12 years old and I think he would gain a lot of experiencing playing with it. It is a lot more money then what we the grandparents spend on each grandchild for Christmas. It is a very interesting contest idea that you have come up with. Hoping we are fortunate to win.
    If we do not than you for the opportunity to try and win.

  48. My granddaughter would love the dollhouse. I would love it myself because I remember vividly playing with my dollhouse as a child and have many fond memories. ❤️

  50. I know my granddaughter would love one of the kitchen sets and food sets think she is a good age for it now! Nana and papa need to get this and found great things for 2 more grandkids ..Love the contest ,as we have a large family..I wishing! Thank -You , BEST BUY! LOVE YOU # ONE

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