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. If I could pick one toy it would probably be the LEGO Star Wars: Millennium Falcon. All kids like Lego. I definitely did and my nephew is now getting into it. My nephew would go crazy for the LEGO Millennium Falcon!

  3. I would love to start building a LEGO Christmas village starting with the LEGO creator holiday train set. Something we could build as a family and make it a tradition each year we can add to it !

  5. My girls would love the Fingerlings Hugs or the big LOL ball. They love Fingerlings and LOLs – they have a few LOLs and really love playing with them. The Fingerlings Hugs is something they would love to hang out with and talk to!

  6. I would choose the ALZIP Baby Play Mat – Non-Toxic, Premium Folding Gym Mat (Eco Duo Blue). The reason I choose that is because I have a 2 month old that would benefit greatly with something like that

  8. I would love to win the LOL Surprise BIG Surprise for my 6 year old granddaughter. We spend many hours playing with these dolls and go on many adventures with them.

  11. I think a Hoverboard would bring my boys the most magic this Christmas! A few of their friends have a hoverboard, but they don’t. I would love to surprise them with one this Christmas. Thanks for the chance to win Best Buy. Merry Christmas.

  13. nerf-n-strike-modulus-regulator-blaster would be great for the whole family. On a cold winter day in Saskatchewan we can have family Nerf wars like when I was a kid 20 some years ago. My boys would love to have a Nerf war with each other to pass the time, and us parents wouldn’t mind a go either!

  14. My family would love the LEGO 10228 Monster Fighters Haunted House they have been wanting it for awhile they have been building all sorts of things that their imagination can think of.

  15. My grandson would love the LEGO 10228 Monster Fighters Haunted House. He loves Lego and Halloween so this would be a great present for him.

  16. Lionel Mickey Mouse train or the Polar Express train would be our pick for my little guy. He loves trains and doesn’t have one yet he is just getting to the age where he can play with them.

  17. Our family would love the Anki Vector Robot. I think we would have hours and hours of fun with this amazing little guy

  18. Our family would love to try out the Anki Vector Robot. I think all of us would have hours and hours of fun with this amazing little robot

  19. I have 2 boys and they absolutely love Melissa and doug toys. They constantly ask me for the wooden fresh Mary grocery store play set.
    They absolutely love the kitchen set we have and would love to add on to it so they can go “shop” for their ingredients.

    We use the kitchen set everyday and incorporate it into our homeschooling activities. They are aged 2 and 4.

    Thanks so much for this chance to win a prize pack for them 🙂

  20. My grand daughter would LOVE the WoWEE fingerling monkey to hug. She is an only child and gets so lonely. She has an active imagination and I can see her loving this little guy.. 🙂

  21. My grand-daughter Samantha, who will turn 9 on November 17, has always loved playing with legos. When her cousins visit, they head for the playroom to play legos. They are also fans of legos. I picked the Harry Potter: Hogarth Whomping Willow because Samantha is fascinated with Harry Potter and would be thrilled to have this LEGO set. I can just imagine the fun she will have with it!

  22. Oh Lego for sure. My kids love the endless possibilities that Lego toys provide. Only limit is their imagination!

  23. Wowee fingerlings, My 3 yo granddaughter would love it it would never leave your side Would make her the happiest little girl going

  24. My daughter would absolutely love the gig fingerling hugs!!! She has been asking for the smaller ones but this one would be so much better and a big surprise! I can just picture the look on her face opening this up!!

  25. My boys would love Sphero Star Wars R2-D2 App-Enabled Droid (R201FCA) – White/Blue. it is something the three of them could play together with it. They all love Star Wars.

  26. My 3 month old is becoming more focused and intrigued with the world around him. We love to have play time together and to learn as we go. Toys that help with that development and keep him engaged like the Lamaze Octotunes are a great way to make the learning fun!

  27. My 15 yr old would love chip or any of the jewelry making sets and art ones my 6 yr old son would love anything lego and my 3 yr old loves train sets and anything oaw patrol

  28. I’d love to get my daughter the Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ Telescope. She had been talking about a telescope all year.

  29. Our 5 kids span from 3 years old to 16. Any of the robot toys or the board games are huge hits for our kids. The leapfrog leappad learning tablet would be great for the 3 and 4 year olds! Great for travelling and learning on the road! And the sphero sprk + roboticball for our 10 year old and the DJI MAVIC pro foldable quadcopted drone for the 15 year old would be amazing! And I think a gyrocopters 8finiti all terrain hover board with mirror led wheels Bluetooth no fall technology and ul2272 certified for our 16 year old … would all make an epic Christmas! Keeps the curious juices flowing to inspire minds of tomorrow! Thank you!

  30. My daughter would love a lego friends, friendship house. Her big brother has LEGO but she has none yet and is just learning with duplo. This would be a win for the whole family as big brother would be interested too and help her build.

  32. My daughters both love Lego. Something big like the LEGO friends heartlake city resort would help with an awesome afternoon of building and learning at our house.

  33. The holiday LEGO train looks amazing!! What a fun famIly activity to do together to get into the holiday spirit. LEGO was such a big part of mine and my husband’s childhood and I hope the same for my kids.

  34. I would love to give my nephew a brio train set or any vehicle with wheels. He loves all trains, trucks and cars.
    Thanks for the chance to see his face light up!

  36. LeapFrog LeapPad3 Learning Tablet – Pink – English, because she keeps on trying to eat my phone and this would give her something to gnaw on hahaha….and maybe learn something along the way 🙂

  37. My daughter and son would love to have the duplo train set! They both are obsessed with trains. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

  38. Both my boys are obsessed with lego! It is the hot item in our home. Our older son has ADHD and its amazing what he can accomplish with lego, he loves to build and he builds amazing things so quickly! So for obvious reasons we strongly encourage lego on a daily basis. That being said there is only so many affordable sets one can purchase. Our son would go ballistic if we could get him a robotic lego set like the LEGO Mindstorms (EV3).He is always so proud of his creations and a robotic lego set would blow his mind!!

    Thanks Bestbuy!

  39. My granddaughter would love the adora toddler butterfly 20″romper doll gift set as she dose not as for much and I would love to give it to her for christmas

  40. My daughter would love a LEGO from the Harry Potter collection. She just started having an interest for Harry Potter. I would love building it with her as I have read the series when I was a teenager. Harry Potter and LEGO, what a great combination!

  42. Hello I always dreamed when I was young to have a ride on and my dad became sick wa snot able to give us what we wanted and I told myself when I have kids or grand kids it would happen for them to have one my son had a baby boy and my oldest was the godfather and always told me he will get one at 3 years old well the godfather passed away and I did honour is wish for is godchild to get a ride on I got it for him in is memory. Wish I could spoil my grand kids with this nice gifts you have

  43. My granddaughter loves lego and so did her dad so this creates a bonding experience
    And gives them something other than screen time and uses imagination
    She has one set of Harry Potter lego
    And I wish to buy set by set until she has it all

  44. I think my niece would love Jimu Robot UnicornBot Kit. First of all, who wouldn’t love a unicorn? Second, it would be an excellent toy to spark creativity as well as an interets in technology/programming.

  45. That would have to be the /lego-star-wars-millennium-falcon-7541-pieces.This is always sold out and I don’t have that kind of cash to drop.This would be a wonderful present for my husband,he so want this.Great gift to build with the family.maybe on day I can surprise him with this.awsome #bestbuy thanks

  46. Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ Telescope
    This would be the perfect gift to give to BOTH of my kids. they both love to star gaze. They have even sparked my interest. and we only have a small set of binoculars. Not only is is on both Christmas lists this year it is also on mine. This family time we get is great and since they are teens it makes it a little more difficult for mom to get involved.

  48. My daughter would LOVE the LEGO Friends Friendship House…she loves building and using her imagination with LEGO (us parents too – brings out the kid in all of us!!) We can spend hours building LEGO as a family over and over again and she is always so proud of her designs (we are too!!)

  49. I grew up loving Star Wars and my kids love it too. Thé lego Kessel run millenium falcon would be something awesome to build with them

  50. Both my son and daughter would love the Wowee fingerlings hugs monkey! They are always playing ‘make believe’ and I’m sure they would love coming up with a fun game to play with these cute, interactive monkeys!

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