Explore top holiday toys for 2025
Every season comes with its own toy trends – hot gifts this holiday include kid's tech toys, like interactive pets that kids can nurture, train, and level up over days and weeks. Engaging electronics like these make good holiday gifts for either a girl or a boy. Other gender-neutral holiday present ideas speak to trending themes in pop culture, like chef role-play toys and modeling clay dough sets. For toddlers and preschoolers, you can’t fail with favorite characters from Bluey, Trolls, PAW Patrol, Sesame Street, and Minions, and for older kids, fandoms like Harry Potter, Minecraft toys, and Pokémon. For both girls and boys, consider snow toys and other outdoor gear like kids scooters or bikes; classic plush toys; and surprise toys to unbox, collect, and display. And skill-building educational toys like blocks, magnetic building sets, erasable drawing boards, and science kits are holiday gifts you’ll always feel good about giving.
Nostalgic toys are the vibe
Paging – or scrolling – through a holiday toy gift guide can create feelings of such nostalgia! So, it’s no surprise that some of the best holiday gifts of the year share that retro vibe: like construction toys, action figures, jigsaw puzzles, and trading cards and collectibles featuring favorite video games, TV shows, and movies from years past (and now). Make holiday gifting an opportunity to introduce younger generations to classic board games, card games, storybooks, and novels from your own childhood. When it comes to the top holiday toys, retro is cool: think baby dolls, dreamhouse doll playsets, foam dart blasters, RC cars, tabletop games, racetracks, and toy car play sets – perhaps even an iconic holiday train toy! And for maker kids who enjoy art and other hands-on craft projects, great Christmas gifts include DIY jewelry-making kits and fascinating creature-making sets – engaging, unplugged activities with super-satisfying results.
Holiday time toys for 2025
Whether you’re celebrating Hanukkah, Eid, Dewali, Kwanzaa, or Christmas, the traditional image of a holiday gift is an impressive box wrapped up with a great big bow. But as the saying goes, good things come in small packages! No holiday gift guide would be complete without a selection of terrific little items to give as stocking stuffers or for gift swaps at school, at playgroup, or in the workplace. For kids, you can’t go wrong with pokemon trading card packs, Minifigures, fidget toys, and surprise toy collectibles. Why not lean into that seasonal theme with goodies like adorable holiday Pokemon plush toys: for an infant, a huggable snowman, elf, or reindeer might just become a must-have lovey. For older kids, consider a beautiful holiday Barbie doll, an ornament craft kit, or a collection of holiday crosswords, and other puzzles, and games. And at every age, holiday-themed books will bring hours of entertainment – and reading them together can become a cherished family tradition.