This post was last updated on November 24th, 2021 at 03:50 pm
Top toy predictions are in from the leading toy industry figures. We'll be updating our selections as the countdown to the holidays progresses.
Calico Critters Department Store Gift Set
Kids will have plenty of role-playing here with the fine and fancy decor of a traditional department store playset. They can open and close the building to create different layouts.
Ages: 3 to 8 years
Epoch Everlasting Play / Playset
Magic Mixies - Mystical Misting Cauldron
Mix a potion with your magic wand. Add the potion to your cauldron, wait for the mist to clear then your Magic Mixie appears - an interactive 8-inch plush toy with sounds and reactions.
Ages: 5 years and up
Cocomelon Deluxe JJ Doll
From the successful Kids' show comes the DeLuxe JJ Doll from CoComelon. Doll comes with a shirt, shorts, shoes, a bowl of peas, and a spoon toy.
Ages: 2 years and over
Shashibo Shape Shifting Puzzle
Shashibo is a versatile puzzle toy that can change from a cube into more than seventy shapes using magna tiles. Multiple magnetic cubes can be transformed and combined. There's plenty of problem-solving fun to be had.
Ages: 8 years and up
Candy Claw Machine
Build your own candy claw machine just like they have in the arcades, with this 110 piece engineering kit. Use a pincher, scoop or three-pronged water-powered claw to grab some goodies. No motor or batteries, just the power of air and water.
Ages: 8 years on their own or 6 years with adult help
Baby Yoda Plush - from Star Wars The Mandalorian
High quality plush toy of The Child. Soft materials make it just right for the little ones. Eleven inches tall.
Ages: 3 months +
Star Wars Store / Stuffed Animals
GoCube
The next generation of cubes is here! Learn how to solve the cube, and monitor your progress using the mobile app. Play solo or connect with friends.
Master the cube.
Ages: 8 years and upwards
LOL Surprise! Dance Dance Dance Dolls
Dance dolls ready to show their moves. Unbox eight surprises with a magic black light surprise and a spinning dance floor and get your dance dolls moving.
Collect all twelve dance dolls and put on your own spectacular dance show.
Ages: 4 to 14 years
MGA Entertainment / Dolls
Air Hogs Super Soft Stunt Shot RC Car
Big super soft wheels enable the Stunt Shot RC car to be used indoors without causing damage.
USB rechargeable
Ages: 5 to 7 years
Playmobil Camping Trip Playset
An adult and two child figures are ready to set camp. A tent, chairs, sleeping bags, a cool box, and a load of accessories make this a fun camping playset.
Ages: 4 years and over
Horst Brandstatter / Playset
My Pet Pig: Piggly
Kids will love having their own interactive pet pig. Piggly can walk, dance and nuzzle and has 20+ sounds and reactions to keep the kids amused.
Ages: 5 years and over
Little Live Pets / STEM Interactive Pets
LEGO: The Razor Crest Starship - The Mandalorian
Construction Toy of the Year 2021
This is LEGO's 1,023 piece construction playset of the ST-70 Assault Ship from The Mandalorian. Includes minifigures of The Mandalorian, The Child, Greef Karga, Scout Trooper and an IG-11 Lego figure.
Ages: 10 years and up
Mega Cyborg Hand
S.T.E.A.M. Toy of the Year
Use a hydraulic system to build a giant cyborg hand. Then wear it and use the adjustable joints for precise control over picking up objects.
Ages: 7 years and up
Grow-the-Fun Garden to Kitchen Playset
A delightful spin on a kids play kitchen this playset has a garden format on one side and kitchen on the other.
Kids can play at growing produce and then cooking it and preparing a meal. Great pretend play!
Ages: 18 to 36 months
Gravitrax Pro Vertical Starter Set
Kids can now build taller marble runs with the Gravitrax Pro sets. Existing owners can buy an expansion set, newcomers can buy a Pro starter set.
Great news for aficionados of these great marble runs.
Ages: 8 years and up
Hatchimals Pixies - Crystal Flyers
The Crystal Flyers Starlight Flying Pixie doll. She flies, she flutters, she shimmers and sparkles. All glittery wings and iridescent dress. As she flies use your hands to guide her.
She comes with a USB charging lead and Crystal Egg display case.
Ages: 6 to 8 years
Got2Glow Fairy Finder
Search for fairies everywhere and keep them in your magic jar. There are over thirty virtual fairies to find in your jar, four levels of rarity, and over a hundred fairies to collect in all. The lid on your Fairy Finder will show which ones are setting up home inside your jar.
Ages: 5 to 15 years
Barbie Color Reveal
Unwrap Barbie and empty the clear plastic tube she comes in. Fill the tube with water and put your color reveal Barbie in. The water goes cloudy, you cannot see your Barbie, but she reveals her colorful self when you pull her from the water. Each doll has different combinations of skin tone, eye color, glitter-molded legs, and sparkly bodice.
There are seven surprises in each package and three series to collect - Sand & Sun series, Party series, and the Color-Block series.
Ages: 3 years and up
UBTECH Mythical Series Firebot Dragon
Build your own app-enabled robot dragon. App assists with dragon building as well as operating it. There are 606 snap-together components.
Ages: 8 years and up
Vtech KidiZoom Creator Cam
Kids can create their own videos on this HD Video camera. There are over twenty animated backgrounds for use with the provided green screen fabric to make their own special effects vids.
Ages: 5 to 10 years
Treasure X Sunken Gold Treasure Ship Playset
With 25 levels of adventure, there is a lot to absorb kids looking for treasure and buccaneer artifacts in this pirate playset. Battle with the Kraken while treasure hunting.
Ages: 5years and up