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 son would love a ride on toy like a motorcycle, volvo, Maserati or the one that looks like Blaze from the Monster Machines. We cant ever pull him away from them when we see then in stores. It would blow his mind to see one under the tree on Christmas

  2. My daughter would love the Melissa & Doug Wooden Fresh Mart Grocery Store Play Set. We play grocery store everyday!

  5. My son would love the sphero robotics ball! He’s a tinkering and would absolutely love figuring out how it works and I’m sure he would spend hours with this unique toy! Wish I had these when I was a kid!

  6. My 7 year old would love the sphero robotic ball! Either one would be a great addition to his learning and development! He absolutely loves science and robotics! He recently spent a few weeks doing a Lego robotics club at school and I think it fueled his love for learning this even more!

  7. I pick the Teddy Ruxpin! I had one when I was little and I loved him so much. I would spend hours listening to him read. Best toy ever!!

  8. Anki Cozmo Robot would be my choice. My daughter has speech delay and is very shy from socialisation. The robot would be such a good friend and company she can play with. Hope she can gradually grow out of her shell, and feel free to make friends.

  9. My autistic son was feeling lost at school until he found Robotics last year. His school won the competition at Brock University last year, they brought home the first trophy for the school. He would love Sphero BOLT Robotic Ball. Thanks for the opportunity!

  10. My son would really love the polar express train set. He is obsessed with trains and loves to build the tracks and let them explore the house! He would also be really happy with a fingerling as well! Thank you so much for this chance and good luck to all who entered! =]

  14. My grandson would love the motorized Jeep or any of the Melissa and Doug puzzles. He is very active but also likes quiet time with books and puzzles

  18. My daughter would love the kid kraft kitchen set! She loves helping out in our kitchen and watching us cook.

  19. R2d2app droid and the bb8 app droid would be perfect for my grandsons. They are 7 and 3 and in love with Star Wars . My husband and I are on a disability this year so Christmas will be a small affair. Good luck to everyone

  20. The r2d2 app droid or the bb8app droid would be perfect for my grandsons…they are 7 and 3 and so in love with Star Wars. Which I love also. My husband and I are on a disability this year so Christmas will be a small affair. Good luck to everyone

  21. I selected the Jimu Robot UnicornBot Kit, because my nephew Owen loves building things, and especially loves projects with lots of pieces and instructions. I think he would love to learn to code, too!

  22. My kiddo is exploring reading in all types of books so the Teddy Ruxpin 14″ Animatronic Reading Bear would be a great addition to her exploration!

  28. My four year old great-grandson would find Teddy Rukxpin magical and also anything Paw Patrol. I would just love to give him these at Christmas.

  30. LEGO toys are the best and kids do not outgrow them. I still have 2 grandchildren that play with LEGO and 3 great grandchildren coming of age to enjoy the game. It would be nice to have some at my home when they come to visit.

  31. I have three 5 year old granddaughters and they would love to play with kidkraft-disney-princess-royal-celebration-dollhouse at my house!

  33. My son would love the Melissa & Doug Wooden Fresh Mart Grocery Store Play Set. We went to a play place with a grocery store area and he had the time of his life. Finally no one to stop him when he lunges for the buttons at check out.

  35. The Teddy Ruxpin would be a huge hit with my 2 and 4 year old. And brings back memories for myself as well!

  36. I have 3 Grandchildren to think about. I think the 12 yr old would have the most fun with the Sphero Bolt dual lanhuage ball. The 7 yr old would like any of the interactive robots and 4 year old has simple tastes but I think he would really like the Polar Express Train set and would use it for years to come.

  39. I would love to have the Lego Creator Town Hall under the tree. My children are grown and now there are grand children. This set would allow us all to relive past Christmases when we would spend the morning building the lego sets. This set is big enough for the whole extended family to help build.

  41. The Hot Wheels Gator Car Wash would be an amazing toy for my son. His birthday is the day after Christmas so it’s nice to get him a toy he really loves on his birthday so he doesn’t feel like his birthday is overlooked in all the Christmas excitement.

  43. My son has been asking for a coding robot. He would love any of the coding toys, but sphero or Cosmo would be his top i think

  44. I would love to give my daughter the Jimu Robot UnicornBot Kit. She loves to build and loves remote controlled cars & drones so this would be a perfect mix of both of this with some coding teaching and a little bit of girly flare in there too!

  45. My boys would both love the drone. They have big plans for using one to keep track of the neighbours nd their friends.

  48. I think my older daughter would love any of the coding/robotic toys like Sphero Bolt – she loves tinkering and trying to figure out how things work!

  50. My son would love the Cosmo robot, or anything Lego. As a single parent it’s hard to afford toys with the latest technology. Thanks for the opportunity to win something!

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