The Top 60 Gifts for Kids
The Top 60 Gifts for Kids
We consulted the Good Housekeeping Institute, kids, parents, and other editors to find the buzziest gifts for kids this year. No matter who you’re buying for, there’s bound to be plenty of great options out there for gifts—but to narrow down your search a little, we've compiled a list of our top 60 ideas. Keep reading to shop our picks.
Orolay Hooded Down Coat
Orolay
amazon.com
Last year, you kept warm during the winter months with Amazon's best-selling coat by Orolay. Now, your mini me can do the same with this adorable children's version. Let the mommy and me photos commence!
Pinkfong Baby Shark Tablet
WowWee
amazon.com
Sure, it's not a real tablet — but your toddler won't know the difference. This toy teachers numbers and letters, plays games, and — of course — plays the "Baby Shark" song at the push of a button.
LEGO Star Wars Resistance A-Wing Starfighter
LEGO
amazon.com
Stage space battles from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker after building this 270-piece set. Once it's ready, it has two firing missiles and retractable landing gear, and it comes with minifigs of Snap Wexley and Lieutenant Connix.
Gnomes at Night
Peaceable Kingdom
amazon.com
In the Good Housekeeping Institute's test, kids couldn't get enough of this search-and-find maze game. Think of it as an at-home escape room, where they won't get out unless every member of the team works together.
Baby Shark Song Cube
WowWee
amazon.com
If your kids still aren't over the "Baby Shark" song, get them to stop stealing your phone to watch the video by handing them one of these colorful plushes; each one plays the song when you squeeze them.
Lucky Fortune Collectible Bracelets
WowWee
amazon.com
Crack open a fortune cookie to reveal a piece of wisdom and a collectible charm bracelet — one of 100 designs!
Blume Doll
Blume
amazon.com
These collectible dolls come in a flower pot, and you just add water to get it to "bloom," hair-first, and see which one you've got. Once it's done sprouting, you can open the pot to make a little playset, complete with surprise accessories.
Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum
Random House Books for Young Readers
amazon.com
It doesn't seem possible, but this is a new book by Dr. Seuss, just released in 2019. It's based on an unrhymed manuscript and sketches discovered in 2013, and completed by illustrator Andrew Joyner. The book gives a look at how artists like Picasso, Rosa Bonheur, Alexander Calder, Deborah Butterfield, and Jackson Pollock used horses in their work.
Quick Connect Bikes
Huffy
amazon.com
Not only do these bikes provide a seamless ride for kids, but they're quick and easy to assemble, making them a gift for parents, too. They come in different sizes and have unique features to match children's age and stage, including a hand slot for parents to guide kids ages 3 to 5.
Treasure X Aliens
Treasure X
amazon.com
This slime-filled extra-terrestrial body comes with everything you need for a goopy alien dissection. Hidden among the slime in the body cavity are little surprise toys for your kids to find.
Avocado Smash! Card Game
Ridley's
amazon.com
This fast-paced, family-family card game is a twist on the game Snap, but in a much more millennial-friendly vibe. It even comes in its own avocado carrying case so you can bring it with you on vacation.
'Stranger Things' Funko Pops
POP
amazon.com
Stranger Things got really gory this year, but these Funko Pops of all the major characters stay cute (and not at all mind-flayed).
Pop Pops Snotz
Pop Pops Snotz
Pop Pops combine all the fun of bubble wrap with the stickiness of slime; pop open the bubbles and root around in the goop for the prize inside.
Toy Story True Talkers Forky Figure
Toy Story
amazon.com
From the minute Forky starts talking in Toy Story 4, everything he says is hilarious. Get the same effect at home with this talking figure, which makes realistic facial expressions as it talks.
CLACK! Magnetic Stacking Game
AMIGO
amazon.com
If you're looking to start a family game-night tradition, Clack! is easy for even the youngest players to pick up. You roll a pair of dice, and one will tell you a color while the other will give you a shape. Then, you all race to make a stack of discs that fit the criteria; the discs are magnetic, which makes the stacking easy and fun!
Marvel Fluxx
Looney Labs
amazon.com
If you've never played Fluxx, it's a totally addictive card game where the rules keep changing depending on what cards you play. With the brand-new Marvel edition, special Avengers-themed cards make the game even more tailored for your comics fan at home.
My Pal Violet
LeapFrog
Violet is a snuggly pal that can actually learn your child's name through an accompanying app. Once they become buddies, she can sing lullabies, count, and teach colors.
Flipside Game
Moose Racing
amazon.com
Flipside is the Rubix cube of 2019. Players have to quickly flip the colors to match flashing lights in this addictive, fast-paced game.
Curious Chef Kit
Curious Chef
amazon.com
An aspiring baker deserves the best tools (all of which are free of BPA, naturally). With three color-coordinated sets to choose from, each includes the essentials — an apron, measuring spoons, a whisk, and more — for whipping up a great batch of decadent cookies.
The Root Beer Float Challenge Game
Playtacular
This adorably packaged game lets family members (up to eight players) compete in 120 solo, cooperative, and head-to-head challenges involving the "ingredients" of a root beer float. For example, one challenge might involve having all the players suck up a cherry on the end of the straw — whoever holds it the longest wins!
Scruff-a-Luvs Mystery Rescue Pet
Scruff-a-Luvs
amazon.com
Each Scruff-a-Luv comes as a matted ball of fur that kids need to wash, dry, style, and care for before their new pet is revealed!
Crayola Color Wonder Light Up Stamper
Crayola
amazon.com
Art time is fun for them, but can also be a huge mess for you. With Crayola's genius mat, the stamps only show up on the specially formulated paper, not your walls.
Elsa Fashion Doll & Nokk Figure
Disney Frozen
amazon.com
Once kids watch Frozen 2 and find out what a Nokk is, they're going to want one. (Sorry, My Little Ponies.) It's a good thing the magical water horses are already in stock.
Popular Playthings Playstix
POPULAR PLAYTHINGS
amazon.com
Color-coded with grooves that interlock, these building tools (150 of 'em!) make dreaming up creations super easy.
Moonlite Gift Pack
Moonlite
amazon.com
Story time just got a lot more exciting. Clip this attachment on your smartphone and Moonlite will project colorful photos and play sound as you read to your little one.
LEGO Queen Watevra's Build Whatever Box
LEGO
amazon.com
Inspired by The Lego Movie 2, this box of LEGO bricks let kids build Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi's 15 different forms ... or whatever else they want! There are 455 pieces for them to play with.
Scoop & Learn Ice Cream Cart
LeapFrog
amazon.com
This playset, a winner of the 2017 Good Housekeeping Toy Awards, comes with a magnetic scooper, cones, ice cream, syrup, toppings, and a talking register. Counting the number of scoops the cart asks for helps kids practice their numbers.
Chalkboard T-Shirt Kit
Chalk of the Town
These chalkboard t-shirts let your kids color and design an outfit, wash it off when they're finished, and design a whole new graphic the next day.
My Audio Pet Bluetooth Speaker
My Audio Pet
amazon.com
These little animals are actually powerful Bluetooth speakers. You can use them to play music, sure, but they can also play games through an app, and you can connect two of them together for even more fun.
Pop Adventures Arendelle Castle Playset
Disney Frozen
amazon.com
This Frozen playset folds closed and locks — if you have the key, you can unlock a two-story Arendelle castle set with a throne room and a royal bedroom. It comes with two small figures (Anna and Elsa).
Sit-to-Stand Learning Walker
VTech
amazon.com
With its music, lights, gears, and more, this walker will be your child's partner in learning motor skills.
Coding Critters
Learning Resources
amazon.com
Now even the littlest ones can learn very basic coding, with these cute animals who play fetch, hide and seek, and more on command.
Green Toys Tool Set
Green Toys
Yep, those are pink tools you see! Made from 100% recycled milk jugs and free of phthalates and BPA, this eco-friendly starter set will bring a third pair of hands on board after your next IKEA trip.
Playful Pup
Zoomer
amazon.com
Here's one way to put off puppy ask for another year. Just like a real dog, Zoomer responds to voice and touch — and he can learn up to 25 tricks!
Hatching Toothless Interactive Baby Dragon
Dreamworks Dragons
amazon.com
If your little on is a fan of How to Train Your Dragon, he'll love coaxing this interactive baby Toothless out of its shell, teaching it to fly, and playing games like "hot potato." It comes from the makers of Hatchimals, naturally.
Harry Potter Wand Coding Kit
Kano
amazon.com
It's magic and science all in one: Your kids can program a magic wand, just like the kind in Harry Potter, and program it to do spells.
L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G. Crystal Star 2019 Collector Edition
L.O.L. Surprise!
amazon.com
Part of the impossible-to-find LOL OMG line of bigger fashion dolls, Crystal Star is part of the "winter disco" series of dolls — and she's blinged out in head-to-toe crystals.
PLAYMOBIL Christmas Bakery
Playmobil
amazon.com
This Playmobil shows Santa and the elves hard at work in the North Pole bakery, but your family can get in on the baking action, too: The roof has real cookie cutters embedded into it that you can remove and use to make your own holiday treats.
Paw Patrol Mighty Pups Jet Command Center
Paw Patrol
amazon.com
When the regular pups won't do, call in the Mighty Pups. This Mighty Pups jet transforms into a mobile HQ, and also has a mini-jet for Ryder to fly.
Luvabella
Luvabella
Like a real baby, Luvabella plays, eats, and more. She can even learn up to 100 words and complete phrases.
Osmo Genius Kits
Osmo
Turn your iPad or Amazon Fire into a new activity zone for your kids. Games teach them how to code, spell, and more, combining fun and learning. In Good Housekeeping Institute tests, experts found that it promoted creative thinking, problem solving, and social-interaction skills.
Imaginext Transforming Batmobile
Fisher-Price
amazon.com
One of the breakout stars of the 2019 Good Housekeeping Institute Toy Awards, this Batmobile zooms around Gotham, then transforms into a battle station that launches plastic discs at bad guys.
Ryan's Giant Mystery Egg
RYAN'S WORLD
The famous unboxing YouTube star finally has his own line of toys! Our editor's favorite: This giant mystery egg filled with slime, squishes, and more.
Erector by Meccano Meccanoid XL 2.0
Meccano
amazon.com
He's seen robots before, but this 4-foot-tall machine is more lifelike than ever. Best of all: He has built in voice recognition so he knows exactly what you're saying.
Ultimate Arendelle Castle Playset
Frozen
amazon.com
If you have a kingdom the size of Arendelle for toys (and a royal budget to go with it), this Frozen castle is huge — it stands at 5' tall and 4' wide. The four floors are big enough for a kitchen, throne room, music room, library, bedrooms, and a lookout tower, plus furniture and accessories to go with them.
LEGO 'Stranger Things' The Upside Down
LEGO
amazon.com
For someone who is serious about LEGO and about Stranger Things, this 2,200-piece set has regular Hawkins, and then flips to show the Upside Down. The set includes figures of Eleven, Mike, Lucas, Dustin, Will, Joyce, Chief Hopper, and of course the Demogorgon.
Kids Cook!
Hearst
amazon.com
Your sous-chef may just be the next Top Chef Jr. This cookbook, packed with more than 100 easy (and delicious!) recipes will encourage him to practice his skills — and feed his loved ones.
Singing Elsa Fashion Doll
Disney Frozen
amazon.com
Now that your kids are obsessed with Frozen II, they'll love this Elsa doll, which sings "Into the Unknown," a new song from the movie.
Pomsies Lumies
Lumies
amazon.com
The next generation of Pomsies has even more interactive features. They can change colors to match whatever you place them on. Put them on a series of different-colored objects, and they can create a sequence, and even program beats and music to it.
Crayola Spin & Spiral Art Station
Crayola
walmart.com
One of the winners of 2019 Good Housekeeping's Toy Awards, this spin-art station was a hit with kids — and parents loved that it didn't require any batteries or electricity (just arm power).
Nerf Fortnite SP-L Elite Dart Blaster
NERF
walmart.com
Nerf and Fortnite have combined forces for a full range of blasters, but this one hits that sweet spot of not too small, not too complicated. It comes with six darts.
Play-Doh Compound Variety Pack
Play-Doh
target.com
Play-Doh has moved on from the modeling clay you know and love, and now offers a variety of ooey-gooey compounds, including slime, foam, and stretchy putty. Touch them all with this all-in-one variety pack.
'Paw Patrol' Live
He can't get enough of Paw Patrol on TV, so take him to see the real thing. The live-action show brings them along as Chase, Marshall, Skye, and all their heroic pirate pup friends to save the day and find the pirate treasure before Mayor Humdinger does. Tickets start at $16.
PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Gift Set
PAW Patrol
walmart.com
Just when you thought the Paw Patrol couldn't get any cooler, they turn into superheroes! This playset features six pups in their new light-up mighty outfits — super pups Ella and Tuck are sold separately.
Peppa Pig Magical Parade Float
Peppa Pig
walmart.com
Walmart selected this as one of its bestselling holiday toys this year. And, with a wand that kids can hold as they magically lead a parade of toys, we can totally see why.
Little Tikes Shop 'n Learn Smart Checkout
little tikes
walmart.com
$135.99
Dozen of reviewers love this adorable smart checkout that lets your kid shop just like you! It comes with a working electronic conveyor belt, cash register, scanner, and aisle light. Plus, it folds up for easy storage.
Not sure what gifts for kids to buy this year? Even the most persnickety kids will be psyched when they unwrap these presents, at all ages and price points.