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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  2. My son would absolutely love to drive his little brother around in the Power Wheels Ford F-150 – Silver/Black! Being outside cruising around the neighbourhood or taking this out to the lake would be perfect for them. Something they can do together for years to come!

  3. This multi use game table would be awesome!! As a mom of four kids Christmas can be very expensive, and this would be great to get them off electronics and playing something interactive. Also LEGO is awesome my boys love it!!!

  6. My grandson would love the Oculous Go. He would love to see outer space, marvel characters. Thank you for the opportunity.

  7. My son is currently learning how to code with his uncle, who helps design apps. Any of the coding robots would be lived and used to help his interest in technology. He would be beyond grateful, as these items are not in a single parents budget. Merry Christmas!!

  8. I had no idea you had so many toys! Perfect time to figure this out ahead of Christmas and the kids birthdays! My 7yr old son is Star Wars obsessed so he would fall in love with the Little Bits Star Wars droid inventor kit! We could have hours of fun building our very own droid.

  10. LEGO Friends: Mia’s Tree House would be a great addition to my daughter’s play sets. Plus, she just loves LEGO.

  11. We have a family of older children but each year they get a new game sometimes broad games, or for the electronic units but something we can all do together, laugh and have fun as a family and they have all decided just dance 2019 for the Nintendo switch, having older kids trying to keep everyone together for family Saturday game nights is hard but they love to dance!

  12. My son would love to have a ride on BMW toy. Car toys are his favourites, so as the riding on it.
    More power to Best Buy!

  13. My son would live to have a ride on toy, a BMW. He will be very happy coz he really likes cars & that will be the best & will be s magical gift for him.thanks

  14. wow incredible! My son is really into pretend play and loves the Playmobil sets and trucks. The Playmobil Country: Timber Truck – 19 Pieces (9115) and the Playmobil Adventure Tree House are on our list as well as more Duplo, I love the LEGO DUPLO Santa’s Winter Holiday – 45 Pieces (10837). This is the forst Christmas my son is really excited! This is amazing and will make any child (and parents) so happy! Love the pic’s of the previous winners, so cute!!

  15. My 4 year old daughter would be absolutely enthralled with the KidKraft Grand Gourmet Kitchen as we have recently had to get rid of most of our belongings as we are in between homes, and her play kitchen was one of the things we had to get rid of. This would bring a smile to her face not only because it is PINK but because she loves to cook up imaginary meals 🙂

  16. I’d get some Lego Duplo for my little guy as he’s just getting to that age where he’s old enough to start piecing Lego blocks together!

    • The Hummer all terrain hoverboard! Alot of her friends have hoverboards. There is a field in front and behind our home that she could use it in and have hours of fun!

  18. My grandson Ayden asked Santa for the Anki Vector Robot, on Christmas eve my kids and grandkids come over and at 12 we open up gifts, I would love to see the expression on his face when he unwraps the gift and sees the present that he asked Santa… PURE JOY <3

  20. LEGO LEGO! My grandson and I have been building together since he was a year and a half! Every second with him is precious! Love love LEGO and our time together! Priceless!

  21. One of the ride on trucks would be perfect for my son. He’s 6 going on 16. This summer he asked us for a wallet for his birthday money , and for Christmas he is askin Santa for a “driving license”. It would be so funny to print him his own license for his own little truck.

  22. Volvo XC 90. My dad and I used build some amazing kids cars. It would be so awesome to share with my grandkids

  23. My 9 year old has wanted a Cosmo robot for 2 Christmas’ now! Finding it under the tree from Santa…..magic smiles!

  24. I like the Best Ride on Cars BMW 4 series – white for my granddaughter. I remember driving mini-cars as a child and pretending to be all grown up. It was pretty cool – I loved it!

  25. I would love the Teddy Ruxpin 14” reading bear. It takes me back to my childhood. My 4 year old son and I could enjoy it together 🙂

  27. My girls would love a kidcraft Magnolia Dollhouse. They can play “anything” dolls are imaginitive play for hours.

  30. Alzip Guard Castle would be perfect for my littles to play safely out of small lego zone! This is an amazing contest so close to Christmas, I’m sure this helps out alot of families! Thankyou for the opportunity!

  32. My son would love fingerling hugs. An interactive friend to cuddle and play with. My daughter would love a doll house or anything art related to let her imagination soar.

  33. My great niece will be 6 on Dec. 20th, she is a Dr. in training for sure. She knows every bone in the body, all organs and everything to do with the human body. She is so interested in learning and tells almost anyone who will listen she wants a robot that talks and a microscope so she can see white and red blood cells. I can’t afford to buy her these things but it would be such a dream come true to deliver her a robot for Christmas, Thanks for theopportunity to enter to win.

  35. Definitely the Kidsquad motorized police car! My son would loose his mind, he’d be so excited! He loves police things and this vehicle has a working siren! He would be in his glory. I can’t even imagine how excited he’d be to have this.

  36. Anything LEGO…it brings back great memories to me and my hubby from when we were kids. Our kids loved LEGO as well. I think getting together and building a set together would be lots of fun over the Christmas Holidays!

  38. We had 3 girls and spent a fortune on toys but the best buy was the Jeep Wrangler!! We went through many batteries but the girls had the most fun with it. Now we have a grand son who would LOVE the JEEP WRANGLER!!!

  39. My grandson would love the LEGO Jurassic World: Indoraptor Rampage at Lockwood Estate. He is not born yet (not until January) but this is my first grandchild and I am collecting toys that I know he will soon love!

  40. WHEELSTER Hoverboard 6.5″ Metallic Purple with Bluetooth, Hard Case, LED, Protector, Turbo and UL Certified. OUR DAUGHTER WOULD BE SO SURPRISED TO SEE THIS BOARD UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE!

  42. I would love to give my grandchildren the Sphero BOLT Robotic Ball so they could learn to code while having fun with a little robot.

  43. WowWee Fingerlings HUGS Monkeys look great for cuddling and comforting. I’d have to get two because we have twin grandkids!

  44. I would love to win the KidKraft Disney Princess royal collection doll hours for my little girl. She is obsessed with everything Disney and princesses. Would be amazing to see her play with a present like this. I never had a doll
    House growing up and I too am obsessed with Disney. So I see where my daughter gets it from. ☺️

  45. My son would love the anti cosmo robot. He has always really enjoyed building robots and encoding kits. This would make an 8 year old boy very happy!

  46. I would love it if my kids age 10, 7 and 9 months got a Teddy Ruxpin 14″. I had one as a child and it brings back so many memories. The older kids would probably say lego, board games or science stuff. Thank you for the great opportunity.

  48. My son would love a cosmo robot to be his best friend! My daughter would love the fingerling hugs to cuddle all day with.

  49. If I could really spoil my son, I would love to get him one of the “best ride on” cars. Wouldn’t matter what kind, he’d be so happy driving around the yard in the summer! He’s obsessed with all things wheels, especially cars!

  50. My son will be almost 2 at Christmas time, and has really shown a love for Kitchen sets! The Farm to table Kitchen set would be what I would get him. He’s overcome so much in his tiny amount of life, I just know that this would make him the happiest!

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