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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  3. My kids are obsessed with all robotic toys and would love to explore some of the new robot and coding toys. It is so fun watching them learn and problem solve in order to figure out how to get these toys to function!

  4. My kids would are just starting to get into LEGO and knex building toys. They would absolutely love the knex roller coaster! It would be a great activity to do as a family and spend some quality time together without a screen in front of us 🙂

  7. My daughter is asking for a power wheels Jeep this year to ride around the yard!! Hopefully Santa finds her 🙂

  8. For my three year old daughter, it would be the WHITE retro play kitchen. She loves to play cooking and grocery shopping.

    She is extremely imaginative and I know her eyes would light up if she were to get one.

    I have some disabilities that prevent me from playing with her fully, and that kitchen would bring her independent play.

  9. The lego star wars I would love to get this for my grandson so he could spend hours building like his daddy did when he was that age.

  11. I would love to have a Nintendo switch for my nephew so him and I could play the timeless Mario games I grew up playing

  12. My youngest daughter is infatuated with Drones. My husband had one but the wind took it away , never to be found again.
    The DJI Drone quad would be an unbelievable surprise under the tree this year!
    Something the whole family would enjoy.

  13. My son would LOVE a hoverboard for Christmas he has been bugging me for one forever! That or anything virtual reality. Thanks Best buy and good luck everyone!

  14. My son would lobe the Harry Potter great hall Lego. He is veryil into Lego and building and we watch all the harry potter movies each Christmas on new years day. My youngest son is 3 months and would like a jumper or a vtech toy with lights!

  15. For my daughter with LD I would choose the Vector robot, it would provide her with the companionship of a pet that her current living arrangement does not allow and also her her with memory struggles but giving her alerts and answers to questions for her curious mind. Also the moon nite story book projector for my granddaughters – what a fun way for their parents to interact with them at bedtime!

  16. I would love to get a vector for my daughter with ld she has recently moved into her own place and can’t have a pet so is feeling lonely and missing the dogs at home as well as the companionship, she has memory issues and this would be a wonderful device to give her the reminders she needs without feeling nagged. I would also love to give May grandaughters the moon lite story projectors! A wonderful way for their parents to engage with the, at bedtime.

  17. My daughter would love the anki-vector-robot, she seen a commercial about him and fell in love even though I find it creepy she thinks of wall-e

  18. My Daughter would love the outdoor play items. She is very active and it is amazing to see her grow, learn and explore through the world in her own passionate ways. She has always wanted one of the ride on cars, though it is amusing that the daughter that loves pink dresses, wants to be out in the mud and in trucks.

  20. My daughter would love the big Hatchimal, she is 4 years old and has wanted one for as long as she could attempt to pull one off the shelf
    And my son who is 7 would love lego. He absolutely loves to build different structutes with the little bit of lego he has. It’s his relaxing time when needin a break from his 4 year old sister or his baby sister whom is a twin but baby boy hasn’t made it out of the hospital yet. But my older 7 year old son can’t wait to play wity his little brother once he’s well enough and bigger.

  21. I would love the KidKraft modern espresso kitchen for my daughter. She now loves to watch and copy the things mommy is doing, especially in the kitchen with all the pots, pans, and bowls. I can see her getting years of enjoyment out of her very own, kid sized versions of everything!

  22. My daughters love building lego. So any new lego set…particularly a disney princess kit would provide them with hours of fun together.

  24. My granddaughters both would love the Luvabella doll. I love being a grandma and to see there excitement that I would be able to give them this would make a great Christmas. Both my granddaughters have birthdays on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day too so this would help me be a very happy grandma

  27. My son would love the Lionel Polar Express Train Set! It is his favorite Christmas time movie and he loves trains so very much.

  29. My robot obsessed 5 year-old would love Dash the robot. We would have amazing fun making mazes, coding dance moves, creating music and watching him zoom around!

  31. We love to find things we can do as a family and building LEGO sets would be a wonderful way to build and bond together while bringing back some nostalgia of my own childhood when I would build the Harry Potter castle LEGO sets with my little brother!

  32. Cosmo robot for our daughter. It’s number one ‘want’ for her for Christmas. We sat her down and said it was too much money and she replied don’t worry mum, I will ask Santa for it!

  34. My daughter would love the magformers building sets! We love to build things together and it takes me back to when i first learned about magnets.

  35. Sphero bolt ‘s would be awesome in our house to help the 8 & 7 year olds learn coding and to help them learn and grow. A sphero bolt will also help my 2 year old as he will chase it and learn motor skills and thinking skills. THIS WILL HELP MOMMY as I will sit (maybe with a well deserved glass of wine lol) and watch all three kids be enthralled with a sphero bolt while playing, learning and NOT staring at a TV screen!!!!

  37. Sphero BB-8 App enabled droid would bring happiness to our household because it’s star wars and it’s cute.

  38. My niece is starting to get into tech and she just loves robots so I think the Wonder Workshop Dash Interactive Robot Toy would be a good choice for her.

  39. Have 2 little sweeties in my home daycare who would have a ball with the kitchen center (they always surprise me with wonderful imaginary meals). Hope we win!

  41. My son has been asking for a marble run game. It looks like there is a good variety available through Best Buy.

  42. Lego Friends: Heartlake City Resort would give great pleasure to all generations of our family. Lego never ceases to entertain!

  43. I would love a Safari 76 x 525mm Reflector Telescope & Binocular Kit for my grandchildren who live near animal farming grounds and have access to open sky for stargazing and also Xbox which is multi-purposed and of course the lego’s which they have always adored for building things; the list could go on and on with technology of learning and staying up to date gizmo’s

  45. As a child I always wanted a powerwheels vehicle, we come from a long line of Ford loving families so my daughter and son would love a Ford F-150 Truck and I would possibly be jealous too. We have a large back yard for plenty of adventures and always enjoy long walks which hopefully will be soon, long drives.

  47. If I could choose any toy would it would be the BOLT robotic ball. My son is totally engaged by STEM activities and I enjoy watching him visually create things his ideas through coding.

  50. My 11 year old autistic daughter would love a Fingerling hugs monkey. It would help her with communication skills.

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