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 niece Hannah would love the Oculus Go Headset. She is very creative on the computer and would love the idea of going to other worlds without leaving the comfort of her home.

  3. My son is all over LEGO right now and we never seem to have enough pieces to build all the wonderful things he wants to build. For my daughter it would be one of the play kitchens. Both bring me back to my childhood where I loved doing both!

  5. My 4 year old son would LOVE the Hot Wheels Jeep Wrangler! He loves Hot Wheels cars and has been asking for one of these ride-on toys for some time now. Unfortunately they are a bit expensive! He and his sister could tour around our yard in this! 🙂

  6. My niece would love a Robotime 3D DIY Assemble Dynamic Dinosaur Jigsaw Puzzle D200 Remote-control T-Rex because she love dinosaurs and building things.

  7. My 4 year old son would LOVE the Hot Wheels Jeep Wrangler! He has been wanting one of these ride on toys for a long time but they’re a bit expensive plus he loves Hot Wheels cars. He and his sister could tour around our yard in this together! 🙂

  8. My 4 year old son would LOVE The Hot Wheels Jeep Wrangler! He and his sister could tour around our yard in it together. He has been wanting one of these ride in toys for a while but they’re a bit too expensive for us unfortunately.
    And he loves Hot Wheels so this is the best of both worlds! 🙂

  10. My girls would love anything Lego – especially the LEGO Disney Princess Juniors: Ariel’s Underwater Concert – 92 Pieces – they love to use their imaginations building towers, castles, houses, etc.

  12. Power Wheels Ford F-150 – Purple Camo.
    My 6 year old daughter loves being outside and love’s a great “road trip.”

  13. Merry Christmas!! My daughter would be thrilled with a Oculus Go Headset and our son would love the Jimu Robotic Builders set! 🙂 Thanks for this generous offer

  14. My 7yr old daughter has asked Santa for a Hover Board for Christmas this year!! Throws me back to “Back to The Future” movie!!! Hah just dated myself, but that would be awesome to see her face light up Christmas Morning!!! Thanks You❣️

  16. My daughters would love the stainless steel kitchenette!!! Be so perfect and loads of fun and joy for my little girls!

  17. My daughters would love the stainless steel kitchenette!!! Be so perfect and loads of fun and joy for my little girls!

  18. My kids have recently started watching “back to the future” movies. They wish the technology existed for the hover boards that are used in the movie. The Gyrocopters 8FINITI All Terrain Hoverboard with Mirror LED Wheels, Bluetooth, No Fall Technology and UL2272 Certified – Red would be the closest thing. The colour, design and all terrain wheels with the no fall technology would be the ultimate “hover board” for our day. They can go through the house having their little dog chase them everywhere.

  19. My daughter would be thrilled to receive an Oculus heads go set and son would love Jimu the robots builders set. This would make their Christmas!! Thank-you

  20. Merry Christmas!!!
    My son would be over the moon with a LiteHawk CRUSHER 2WD 1/12 Scale RC Monster Truck – (285-42008) – Red/White/Black and my daughter would be over the stars with an Occulus Go Headset or they would both love the Jimu robots unicorn and builders sets. They would be thrilled and would make them so happy!
    Wonderful generous giveaway, thanks very kindly for this chance! 🙂

  22. My grandkids spend way to much time in front of screens so I would love to get them board games to help bring the family back together again

  23. Celestron AstroMaster 90EQ 90 x 1000mm Refractor Telescope. I think this would be very educational and you can star gaze anytime of the year.

  24. My daughter would love a Sphere SPRK+ robotic ball for Christmas as she has started programming at school and is very interested in it.

  27. Vector is an amazing condensed form factor of technology, my son would litteraly “kill” to have it! 🙂
    Working in the AI industry, I’m impressed to see how close we are to a real relationship with the machines.
    Thanks a lot for the opportunity!

  29. Hello my name is Robin M. Tallow and I have the sweetest, kindest 6 year old grandson whose name is Alex. My daughter is a single Mom who works hard to support her son, but there is never enough money at Christmas time to get Alex what he really wants. You see Alex is a very bright little man who wants Robots and Computers which are typically out of her league. He told me that he wanted the Mindstorm Robot Maker for Christmas this year. I am 60 years old and I am taking my education degree so I don’t have a lot of money to help them out. Thank you for considering us, Robin

  30. My son would love the LEGO Star Wars: Millennium Falcon. It would add to his Lego collection, which he loves, and further his interest in the Star Wars franchise.

  32. LEGO Harry Potter: Hogwarts Great Hall because I love building lego and I also love Harry Potter so it’s a win-win!

  35. My kiddos love decoding and are just showing interest in robotics and would be a wonderful Xmas gift. Generous offer, thanks for this chance! ♥️

  39. SP-Board 6 6.5 Inch UL2272 Certified Safe Smart Self-Balancing Scooter (Hoverboard) – White.
    My son has been wanting a hover board all year. That and a Nintendo Switch..

  40. My son is finally ready to move up to regular LEGO (from DUPLO) so the LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick would be a great start! and my 18mo old daughter would love the Adora Doll Accessories 3 in 1 stroller for “her babies”!

  41. Would love to win this! My nine grandchildren would spend hours on it.
    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.

  43. My daughter would love to open a big surprise and see the Barbie Deluxe Jeep Wrangler Ride On Toy. When I was a little girl I always wanted one and unfortunately never got one. I would love to be able to see the joy in my little girls eyes to have her own. Just in time for her baby sister to arrive as well.

  44. My family would love Clue- Harry Potter. We play a lot of games together and we think it would be a great game since we all love Harry Potter! We are in the middle of rewatching all the movies.

  45. My son is finally ready to move to regular LEGO (from duplo) so the LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box would be awesom! And my 18mo old would love the adora doll accessories 3 in 1 stroller for her babies!

  46. Our daughter is CRAZY about anything to do with Harry Potter! Gifts with that theme are hard to find in our little town here in the great white north. The NWT is sometimes difficult to ship to as well. So we would love to have the LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts set under our tree this year!!!

  48. My girls love LEGO- so the friends LEGO friendship house set would be an awesome gift for them. My youngest would love the kids craft kitchen set!

  49. We would love the Harry Potter Great Hall LEGO set! It is something our whole family could do together. My daughter loves LEGO right now and she also loves Harry Potter. This would be so awesome!

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