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 win the Bachman’s Norman Rockwell Christmas Electric Train Set for my grandsons. Thank you for this opportunity, @bestbuy! ❤️

  2. Power ride on toy is wonderful. My duaghter is less one month to 2,she love to sit in the entertainment facilities that offer for kids to ride in the mall. Usually they need to spend a toonie to take a short ride. She gets very happy when the facilities are moving up and down or turn around and it is hard for us to take her away when finish,she is very upset for shortime ride. If she can get a power ride on cars that will be amazing.

  3. My Granddaughter Tessa, who loves dinosaurs, and is interested in seeing animals from all over the world would be able to do just that with the Oculus Go Headset, and I would so love to try it myself! Nona, that’s me, is now 70+, and just can’t believe what’s out there for kids in this day and age! Thank you for holding this contest, and good luck to everyone who enters!

  4. My 2 years old daughter LOVES cars! She always wants me to take her out to watch cars come and go. Best Ride on Cars please, it would be the best gift for the Dec’s holiday!

  6. My kids play with real LEGO few year and love it! We like to build together as a family. We also love magic. The Harry Potter Hogwarts set would be amazing for all of us to build and play with together.we enjoy it.

  7. My 5 year old has been asking for a motorized ride on toy for over a year now, and if he got one (like the “Best Ride on Cars McLaren P1 – Yellow”), I’m pretty sure he’d think it was the best Christmas ever! (Not in the budget for this Christmas, but it would make him extremely happy if it were!).

  8. The Lionel polar Express train set!!!
    There is nothing more magical than a train going round a Christmas tree!!!
    We had a train going round our tree for yrs but sadly had to say goodbye to it last year…my boys miss having one (9&15yrs).

  9. My two littles are obsessed with Play Doh. Like crazy mental. They will play with it for HOURS. SO we alll need more play doh toys. Lol.

  10. I think the Star Wars trivial pursuit would be fun for playing with my son. He’s a teen with 2 baby sisters who get a lot of attention these day. It’d be nice to have a new game to play for our game nights.

  12. My baby just pass his first year birthday, the VTech Touch & Learn Activity Desk Deluxe will really help him develop skills.

  15. My son just passed his first year birthday. He is so curious about everything. Love to see his reaction on the face. Thank you

  16. Any of the LEGO sets would be great as I could give it to my niece and nephew! They both playing with LEGO’s and their parents join in and make it family night

  17. My almost one year old would love a play kitchen like the KidKraft Farm to Table Play Kitchen – Brown/Grey… He’s always in the kitchen trying to “help” me cook.

  18. Any Lego Technic or an X box. Either is something both my husband and my son can enjoy together. And hubby’s OCT has said either are great therapy!

  19. My grandson is into trains as is his grandpa and he would love the Lionel Polar Express G-gauge train set, That way he won’t get into his Grandpa’s real model trains. Thanks for the contest.

  20. I would love to get some LEGO Star Wars for my husband and kids. It’s their favourite thing to do together and play with!

  22. I would love a telescope. And my son, daughter, and I love anything Star Wars…..the LEGO sets, Chewbacca character pillow, and and board game

  23. I would get the LEGO Star Wars first star destroyer for my husband and daughters. They love to build them together and play with them. It’s a special thing that they share!

  24. I would love to get an RC vehicle or Drone for my husband. He has been through a terrible year losing family and deserves to be spoiled. Thanks so much for the chance and good luck everyone.

  27. We would love to win a Lego set. Not only does my boyfriend love to make it. But it would be super fun to have his nephews 2 & 5 to join him and make something together 🙂 best presents are memories

  28. My boy would just love the Anki cosmo robot. I could just see him playing with this cute little robot. My son just loves all things electronic and robotic !

  32. Our whole family has Harry Potter Lego on our wishlists, so it’d be nice to spend the holidays building it together.

  33. I would choose this: KidKraft Grand View Mansion Dollhouse. I so wished I had one when I was a kid! My daughter asked for one for Christmas this year. I think I would love to play with her

  36. I would like to have a set of LEGO for my coming litter baby ! I thing he will like the fist LEGO in his world.

  39. My girl loves lego very much！Everytime we go to the toys eare，she only choose legos.She everytime want to build her dreams！

  40. Either a hoverboard or an Anki Cozmo Limited Edition robot would change my sons life greatly both spiritually and mentally.

  42. My grandson would love anything Lego to make his Christmas magical. Thank you so much for offering this contest!

  43. I would definitely go for a First 4 Figures Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Link Premium Collectible Figure. I love collecting figures!

  44. My grandson would love to win prize 1 with the
    Oculus Go Carry Case
    Oculus Go
    JIMU ROBOT BUILDERBOTS SERIES OVERDRIVE
    LEGO Harry Potter: Hogwarts Great Hall – 878 Pieces (75954)
    WOWWEE FINGERLINGS MONKEY BORIS
    Geomag Pro-L Fidget 14
    But really he would love to win anything Lego. LEGO is always magical

  46. My son would love the Lego City Airship, he could fly to new heights with it and love building with legos.

  48. My granddaughter would love the leap pad Leap three in pink she has some learning difficulties and I think it would be a great thing to help her get ahead because she such a wonderful little girl and I love her so much

  49. I think the Oculu Go is definitely the most magical toy!! As nowadays we live in a very advanced and technological world, we are trying hard to explore and learn more about the universe that we are part of. This great toy allows us to simulate amazing things like walking on the moon, which is not yet easy to do for everyone. Thanks to the advanced technology and scientists/astronauts, with this Oculu Go, we can have these great simulations in our life!!

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