Target just got in on the game and made their picks for the must-have toys of the upcoming holiday season. Read on!
While we’ve already chosen our most favorite (and current best-selling) toys for the upcoming holiday season, Target just announced their list and while there is some overlap, here are their top picks for the must-have toys of the year!
The New Fingerlings Hugs – Buy It Here
If your kiddos wanted to ever actually hug their Fingerlings, well, now’s their chance! These giant, cuddly, soft and plush Fingerlings Hugs will wrap right around their neck, waist, chest and more! Plus, they’re totally interactive and super fun to play with! Learn more about Fingerlings Hugs here.
The Jurassic World Giant Jurassic Rex – Buy It Here
This is a great options for all the Jurassic obsessed kids out there! They’ll be able to control this giant T-Rex, pop open the blindfolds, and send her out to lunge and chomp. Plus, its eyes light up and the mouth glows a bright red when she’s enraged. Super fun! Learn more here.
The All New Giant Barbie Dream House – Buy It Here
The Barbie Dream House is back and bigger and better than ever before. First off, this one already made Amazon’s Top Toys of the year so that means you better get it while you still can before the holidays. This one comes with over 70 cute and Barbie-approved accessories. This mansion of sorts has three floors, eight rooms in total, a rooftop pool with a slide, an elevator that works, and a garage. I’m sorry, where can we sign up to live there?! It’s 3-feet tall and 4-feet wide and we love all the sounds and lights too! So will your kids!
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The Tic Tac Tongue Game – Buy It Here
Time to turn your kids (and the whole family) into lizards this holiday season! You’ll all sports a pretty cute lizard mask, flip over a number card two players on opposite teams will battle it out to knock over the correct insect card. Whoever knocks down the most the fastest wins! We recommend keeping your phone handy so you can record the hijinks.
New L.O.L Surprise ‘Bigger Surprise’ – Buy It Here
Now this is one of the biggest surprises that’s most anticipated for the upcoming holiday season! You can officially order it right now, since it’s finally been released to the public! This one comes with over 60 new never-before-seen surprises, all with exclusive dolls and the cutest accessories ever! This is the perfect one to add to their collection and, hopefully, you can get your hands on it before it’s gone! Learn more here!
The Giant 2-Foot Paw Patrol Fire Rescue Truck – Buy It Here
Now your little ones can be their very own Paw Patrol hero! The ladder extends to 2-feet, and the truck has really cool lights and sounds needed for any true fire fighter! It even has a water canon where they can use real water to extinguish those fires. They’ll have a blast! Learn more here.
The KumiKreator Friendship Bracelet Maker – Buy It Here
Now they can make their very own friendship bracelets for their BFFs! This easy (and fun) to use kit comes with 88 spools that come in five different colors, clasps to connect the bracelets, a storage case and more. They’ll be able to make around 10 really cool and unique friendship bracelets and we love that this has nothing to do with technology.
The Really Rad Robots ‘MiBro’ Remote Control Toy Robot – Buy It Here
How cool is this little guy!? This little MiBro robot will speak for you, spy for you, and get into all different kinds of mischief. He’ll fetch for you (thanks to the tray feature), use his microphone to listen in on conversations and report back through the remote you’ll hold on to, plus he even comes with a #1 foam finger and, well, we’re totally into that. We’re bro’ing out.
New ‘HatchiBabies’ from Hatchimals – Buy It Here
It wouldn’t be a holiday without mass hysteria over the latest announcement from the Hatchimals folks. Hot off the press (and already one of the most anticipated toys of the season) meet ‘HatchiBabies.’ That’s right. They’re babies! And this time you won’t know if you’re hatching a baby boy or a baby girl. It’s like a true gender reveal so get those cameras rolling! They also have a secret compartment (and companions) as an added bonus inside that famous speckled egg for extra fun this year. They’re up for pre-order right now so you might as well get it while you can! Learn more here.
Nickelodeon’s ‘Nella the Princess Knight’ – Buy It Here
Your kids love to watch her on her own Nick series and, well, now they can play with her at home! You see she’s a princess and a knight because, yes, girls can certainly be more than one thing. We love it! Simply press the button and she’ll magically transform back and forth from a princess to a knight. Both are equally fierce. Learn more here.
Baby Alive ‘Sweet Spoonfuls’ Baby Doll – Buy It Here
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Boxer the Interactive Robot (with Personality and Emotions) – Buy It Here
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Hot Wheel ‘Ultimate Gator Car Wash’ Play Set – Buy It Here
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The ‘Skeeball’ Game – Buy It Here
The Party PopTeenies ‘Mega Party’ Surprise Set – Buy It Here
The surprises just keep coming this holiday season. This one, exclusively at Target, comes with over 50 parties essentials, including 6 dolls that are totally exclusive, 3 super cute pets, must-have party accessories, a bunch of treats and so much more! They’ll love not only collecting these with all their friends, but seeing which dolls they got!
New Nintendo Switch with Neon Blue and Red Joy-Controllers – Buy Now
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The Nintendo video console everyone has been buzzing about. They can play this one together via your television, on the console itself, in different rooms, or just take it on the go and play wherever (hello long car rides!). This one is a package deal and comes with the Nintendo Switch console, Nintendo Switch dock, Joy-Con (L) and Joy-Con (R), and Two Joy-Con strap accessories, along with one Joy-Con grip, HDMI cable, and Nintendo Switch AC adapter. Buy it all in one place so you have everything you need.
The Singing/Dancing ‘Rock-a-Too’ Show Bird – Buy It Here
Now this is the real party animal we’ve all been waiting for! Rock-a-Too the show bird comes to live, sings, dances, and even tells jokes! Plus, your kids can have them record their voice and Rock-a-Too will repeat back what they say! There are over 50 sound and motions to look forward to each and every day. Looks like there’s a new star in the family!
The LEGO Batman App Controlled Batmobile Kit – Buy It Here
This is one of the coolest LEGO kits of the year! Not only can your kids build this 321 piece Batmobile, it can also be controlled by an app which will make it drive all around and fight crime! It can even do 360-degree turns. So fun! Plus, it even comes with that little Batman LEGO guy (just like from the movie). That may be our favorite part.
The New Nerf Laser Ops Pro (2 Pack) – Buy It Here
This gift idea is always up in the air for us. Some people totally dislike giving any form of a gun as a gift (obviously we’re talking about toy ones), but others are totally fine with it. Either way, this is one of the best-selling Nerf ones this season.
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