Every year our kids put pressure on Santa us to find a special toy or game that will appear under the Christmas tree. Games for a family game night, slime, collectible surprise toys, and more. Whether you have waited for Black Friday or Cyber Monday toy and game deals or you’re a last-minute shopper – I hope it you aren’t the latter because that means some of these may be sold out! – these are the top toys on kid’s wishlists this Christmas holiday season. There is something for kids of all ages, too!
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Toys and Games to Make Family Time Fun
*HyperStrike by Zing!
The HyperStrike Bow and Arrow set by Zing! is designed with low profile bungee cords that can launch arrows up to 250 feet! This is the perfect toy for outdoor play. To stay protected during friendly battles pair it with the HyperStrike Face Mask.
Cost: $29.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 14+
*Zing Pong
Zing Pong is the game that allows players to go head-to-head bouncing colorful ping pong balls into the pockets of a red 3-dimensional Game Pyramid. The goal of the game is to sink your last ball into the cup that’s on the top of the pyramid. Parents, does this game sound familiar to something we’ve played in college?
Cost: $16.99
Where to buy: Amazon.com
Age: 6+
Uno Flip
Uno Flip is the perfect card game for family game night. It is the classic card game you know, now with an exciting new twist. It features a double-sided deck and special FLIP cards give classic gameplay a competitive edge.
Cost: $5.49
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 7+
Nickelodeon Meltdown Board Game
This Target exclusive board game is a fun game for family game night. Meltdown is suspenseful and fun. Just stack some cubes and you’re done… or are you?!
Cost: $14.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 7+
Stinkbug the Bug Out Card Game
Where to buy: Amazon.com
Age: 4+
UBongo Puzzle Board Game
Ubongo is a fast-paced, addictive, and easy-to-learn geometric puzzle game. Players race against the timer and against each other to solve a puzzle of interlocking shapes. The faster you solve the puzzle, the more gems you get. The player with the most valuable gem treasure after nine rounds of solving puzzles wins!
Cost: $35.90
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 8+
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Ooey Gooey Toys for Slime Loving Kids
Pop Pop Pets (Girls)
Pop Pops Pets is a combination of several of the best things girls love; bright-colored slime, bubble popping and the hunt for collectible surprise toy Pets. Pop the Pop Pops slime-filled bubbles and see if you can find one of the 60 collectible adorable costumed Pets characters.
Cost: $9.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 5+
Pop Pop Snotz (Boys)
These are similar to the Pop Pop Petz just with a gross twist! It features yucky snot-like slime with collectible surprise toys hidden in it. Pop the Pop Pops slime-filled bubbles and see if you can find one of the 60 collectible gross Snotz characters.
Cost: $9.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 5+
Compound Kings Lil’ Shuckies Pearl Party
Unboxing, blind bags and slime continue to captivate children nationwide and the new Lil’ Shuckies from WeCool Toys are right on trend! Lil’ Shuckies, which features a line of colorful shells with a surprise pearl inside, bring the popular “pearl parties” on Facebook safely into your living room. With a host of Lil’ Shuckies to choose from, children will have a blast as they use the shucking tool to open the shells and discover stretchy slime and gorgeous pearls inside. The play value continues as kids can collect all 24 pearls, from “common” to “ultra-rare” to make bracelets, swap, or collect!
Cost: $8.40
Where to buy: Amazon.com, Walmart.com
Age:
*SlimyGloop Mix ‘Ems
Where to buy: Amazon.com
Age: 3+
Treasure X Aliens
Kids can dissect the alien’s belly and save the treasure hunter! They can look for cool weapons, treasures as well as the rib cage and the green ooze within! The ooze can be stored in the container or squished in the alien’s head as you watch it ooze out of his eyes, head, and mouth.
Cost: $12.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 5+
*Ooze Labs: Soap and Bath Bomb Lab
I know this isn’t slime, but it’s something fun for kids to mix up and create while learning. With the Ooze Labs: Soap and Bath Bomb Lab, kids can pretend to be a chemist for a bath and body products company and it’s their job to make and test different cosmetic products. As kids mold different glycerin soap shapes, they learn about the chemical properties of soap that help it pick up and wash away dirt. While they are making bath bombs, they learn about how acids and bases combine to form fizzing reactions, and what a pH level is. This is great for kids who want to expand their cosmetics knowledge with an overview of the biology of skincare and other science-related to soap and bath products.
All materials and chemicals are non-toxic.
Cost: $31.41
Where to buy: Amazon.com
Age: 6+
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Collectible Surprise Toys & Blind Bags
*CandyLocks
CandyLocks scented dolls are great for endless roleplaying fun. Candylocks dolls have soft, cotton candy hair with a yummy scent. The unique texture of her hair lets you create several hairstyles. Whether it’s a bun, ponytails or braids, your cutie is sure to have a whole lot of fun. This cute doll comes with accessories like hair twirlers, a hairbrush as well as ornaments.
Cost: $9.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 5+
*DRAGAMONZ Play Animals
Kids will find it a challenge to collect dragon figures, rare and super rare cards to gain the upper hand in battles. They can also scan the battle cards to play the free augmented reality gaming app on iOS and Android devices. Collect all 70 Dragamonz from the 6 factions fighting for control, and become the Ultimate Dragon master in the land of Dragamar.
Cost: $17.99 (6-pack)
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 5+
*Zuru Rainbowcorns Sequin Surprise
These cute Rainbocorns hatch from a surprise mystery egg. Featuring reversible sequin hearts, these Rainbocorns are sure to be your little ones cuddle buddy. The 12 hearts reveal surprises. These brightly colored Rainbocorns have fluffy unicorn manes that are fun to brush and groom.
Cost: $24.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 3+
*Pop Pop Hair Suprise
Pop Pop Hair Surprise is the 3-in-1 surprise ready to POP with brushable and fun-to-style hair. Get 3 characters in 1 – a Pop Brush, a Pop Roller, and a Pop Hair Pet. Each Pop Brush really brushes hair, and the handle twists off to become a spray bottle. Unbox in a totally unique way – by using the spray bottle to spray the Pop Pod until… it POPS to reveal the Pop Roller! Hairdudeables are also available for boys.
Cost: $9.99
Where to buy: Target.com, Walmart.com
Age: 6+
*Littlest Pet Shop Lucky Pets
Kids can crack open the cookie model to find a lucky pet toy, a charm with an S-hook, a lucky number, and a fortune. Combine the color of the charm with the fortune and number to find out what the forecast for you is in the guide included.
Cost: $4.89
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 4+
Hairdorables
Collect all 36 Hairdorables dolls (including 2 rare and 1 ULTRA-rare). Each package is a surprise! Pull, peel, and reveal 11 surprises to unwrap the personality and passion of the Hairdorables girl hidden inside! Each surprise doll comes with fashions, hairstyles, and accessories that are unique to her style and talent! The dolls are based on 12 iconic girls from the YouTube series, Hairdorables. Hair
Cost: $12.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 3+
Hatchimals WOW Llalacorn
Llamas seem to be the “it” thing this holiday season. Hatchimals has hit it out of the ballpark with their latest surprise toy, the Hatchimals WOW Llalacorn. Kids can hatch a pink or purple Llalacorn in 5-minutes. This thing is too cute!
Cost: $59.99 (Reg. $79.99)
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 5+
How to Train Your Dragon Hatching Toothless
Hatch and train your very own baby dragon with the How To Train Your Dragon Hatching Toothless. Shake up the egg to see it hatch into baby toothless. You can teach him how to fly and go on adventures together.
Cost: $49.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 5+
L.O.L. Surprise 2-in-1 Glamper Fashion Camper with 55+ Surprises
L.O.L. Surprise! is still in and this 2-in-1 Glamper is the first vehicle for your little girl’s L.O.L. Surprise! dolls that I’m sure are on their Christmas wishlist. The 2-in-1 Glamper includes 55+ surprises to unbox, 10+ hangout areas and an exclusive doll. The front detaches to become a separate car with adjustable D.J. booth, working headlights, and horn. The back opens up to 2 feet tall by 3 feet wide for the full glam life experience.
Cost: $99.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 6+
*Hatchimals CollEGGtibles Mega Secret Surprise
This mega Hatchimals CollEGGtibles egg is filled with 40+ surprises! The purple egg is decorated in a beautiful Crown Jewels theme, and contains an exclusive Pixies Royal and 10 exclusive Hatchimals CollEGGtibles characters! Featuring multiple crackable sections and peel and reveal compartments. This is the ultimate surprise toy/blind bag, allowing little girls to reveal 10 special crowns for your CollEGGtibles to wear; six Royal accessories for your Pixie; Hatchtopia Life tokens to unlock exclusive content in the free app; a jewel-shaped lip gloss to wear and Royal Hatchimals stickers!
Cost: $24.99
Where to buy: Walmart.com, Amazon.com
Age: 5+
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Toys for Toddlers
*Disney Junior Minnie Walk & Dance Unicorn Feature Plus
This will be a hit with toddlers who love Minnie and Penelope. Minnie sings the “Giddy Up Penelope” song from the show. To see Penelope dance, just press Minnie’s hand. Kids can also attach Minnie’s hand to Penelope’s back to watch them walk together. There’s so much more to do.
Cost: $29.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 3+
Pets Alive Boppi the Booty Shakin’ Llama
Boppi the Booty Shakin’ Llama will get the whole family up dancing and laughing for a whole day! Three awesome songs to twerk and spin to. Absolute adorable, hilarious and great fun for family and friends.
Cost: $19.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 3+
*Knuckle Headz Racers
Knuckle Headz Racers is the perfect toy to engage kids 3-years and up, in immersive fun that promotes Object, Creative, and Social Play Patterns.
Cost: $9.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 3+
T.O.T.S Nursery Headquarters Playset
Shopping for Disney T.OT.S fans? Then this is the perfect toy. The Disney T.O.T.S. nursery playset includes T.O.T.S. headquarters, 3 baby animals and a variety of care and play accessories.
Cost: $39.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 3+
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Babble Heads
The TMNT Babble Heads are your interactive, talking, moving, training and battling Turtle buddies! The head moves, eyes open and close and mouth moves as he talks! And it knows when it’s holding its weapons.
Cost: $19.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 4+
Kindi Kids Snack Time Friends
Let your little one enjoy endless hours of imaginative play with the Kindi Kids Snack Time Friends Doll. This doll by Kindi kids comes with fun accessories. Ideal for your little toddler. Your kids are sure to have a magical day with Marsha Mello, Jessicake and Peppa-Mint.
Cost: $18.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 2-4
Bring the Kindi Kids set to life by adding the following:
- Kindi Kids Refrigerator ($19.89)
- Kindi Kids Shopping Cart ($14.89)
- Kindi Kids Supermarket Playset ($29.99)
PJ Mask PJ Seeker
The PJ Mask PJ Seeker allows kids to trap villains in the detachable cage and stop them from attacking with the disk launcher. It is loaded with cool features, to keep your kids occupied for hours like a cabin, trailer, claw crane, cage, Catboy, mini Cat-Car, disc shooter, and bridge.
Cost: $48.99
Where to buy: Target.com
Age: 3+
Baby Shark Official Song Puppet with Tempo Control
Meet the famous Shark Family Singing Puppets with Tempo Control. Move the shark’s mouth faster or slower to change the speed of the Baby Shark song!
Cost: $18.99
Where to buy: Walmart.com
Age: 2+
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