Hottest Toys For Christmas 2024

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Looking for the hottest toys for Christmas this year? From Barbie toys and action hero figures to this year’s coolest LEGO sets, your kids will be thrilled to find any of these holiday toys under the Christmas tree this year!

Collage of various children's toys, including a toy ATM, plush pig, building set, kitchen set, carnival game, audio device, interactive toy, and dollhouse with tracks.
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The holiday season is here and I couldn’t be more excited! I love the baking and decorating but also love the challenge of finding all the trending toys and gifts. It’s so much fun when I know I’ve found the perfect present…you know, the ones that make kids scream with joy when they open it on Christmas morning!

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Hottest Toys Of 2024

Part of what makes the shopping so much fun is seeing all the cool new toys that have come out. I have to admit, sometimes I’ll even pick out a gift just because I want to play with it myself! Is that bad? I mean, you’re never too old to build with Legos, right?

I’ve been researching all the toy lists and put together my own gift guide featuring some of the hottest holiday toys for 2024.

New This Year

While I make this list every year, this year I’ve added a couple new things to help with your shopping list. I’ve added some of our personal favorites along with Black Friday Deals (which will also be updated to Cyber Monday Deals).

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I love adding things to the list that my own children have loved. This year, I’ve marked the toys that my own children have loved with “Fun Money Mom recommended”. Here’s the abbreviated list but you can read more about them below.

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Black Friday Deals

Many of the items on this Amazon list are on sale for Black Friday. You can check them out through the links below or scroll through the list to read more about them…

Baby & Toddler Toys

Barbie Toys

Creative Toys

Learning Toys

Lego Sets

Playsets

Cartoon Inspired Toys

Just For Fun

Family Friendly Games

Need more gift ideas? Check out my gift guides with the Best Gifts For Tween Girls and the Best Harry Potter Gifts For Kids!

Toys For Babies & Toddlers

Toniebox Audio Player Starter Set (Fun Money Mom recommended)
Toniebox Audio Player Starter Set (Fun Money Mom recommended)
I can't say enough good things about the Toniebox. My girls and I thought these were so cute and my friends toddler loves his. While this set features Paw Patrol, you can get sets that feature other favorite characters from TV, books, Disney and more.
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Little Tikes Story Dream Machine Starter Set
Two children sit excitedly in a cozy room with a story projector casting an image on the wall.
This adorable projection machine projects book pages onto the wall, so kids can either read along or listen to their favorite stories. The starter kit comes with three favorite Little Golden Books, but you can buy additional cartridges to add to your story collection.
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Fisher-Price DJ Bouncin’ Beats
Fisher-Price DJ Bouncin' Beats
Simple but adorable, this interactive learning toy from Fisher Price has music, lights and bouncing action to keep the little ones entertained and smiling.
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Crawling Crab
Crawling Crab
Your little crawler will have so much fun chasing this little guy around the house. With bright colors, sparkling lights, cheerful music and movement, babies and toddlers will be mesmerized by this adorable toy.
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Skip Hop Baby Walker
Skip Hop Baby Walker
Along the same lines as the balance bike, this fun toy also teaches little ones how to balance while walking. With 40+ play features, songs, sounds, lights and more, it'll keep toddlers happy and entertained for hours.
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Baby Balance Bike
Baby Balance Bike
This toddler ride-on toy is a great first bike for children 12-24 months. It helps kids learn balance while also helping them learn to walk and ride (and of course they'll have fun doing it).
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Radio Flyer Amazon Delivery Van Ride On Toy for Kids
Radio Flyer Amazon Delivery Van Ride On Toy for Kids
Everybody loves to see the Amazon truck roll up and kids will love having their very own to ride around on. In addition to being a ride on toy, it comes with three wooden toys, delivered in their own Amazon boxes of course.  
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Barbie Toys

Barbie Dreamhouse 2024
Barbie Dreamhouse 2024
This toys is a classic and is always one of the most most popular gifts each year. This adorable Mattel Pool Party Doll House comes with 75+ pieces, including a 3-Story Slide, pet elevator and puppy play areas​.
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Barbie The Movie Doll
Barbie The Movie Doll
If you get the Dream House, you're going to need a Barbie movie doll to go along with it. Start with the original and then build your collection…and don't forget Ken!
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Ken Doll
Ken Doll
Your collection won't be complete unless you've got the Ken doll too! He even comes with his own surfboard so he can beach!
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Barbie Camper
A child plays with a pink toy camper van featuring two dolls inside.
Let Barbie take the road to adventure with a Dream Camper featuring an epic slide, 7 play areas and everything imaginations need to play out the ultimate camping trip.
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Toys To Inspire Creativity

Magnetic Tiles (Fun Money Mom recommended)
 Magnetic Tiles (Fun Money Mom recommended)
This was a favorite in my classroom when I was a teacher! With 120 pieces, kids will get hours of imaginative play building all kinds of creations. It's a great way to get them off electronics and flexing their creative side, which is why it makes my hot toy list almost every year.
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MAGNA-TILES Downhill Duo
MAGNA-TILES Downhill Duo
A slightly different version of the magnetic construction sets, this one lets kids build racing ramps and race against their friends or siblings.
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Wooden Stacking Rocks
Wooden Stacking Rocks
Kids will have a blast testing their ability to stack these wooden stones and as a parent, this is one of those toys that even I would play with! It's great for fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, sorting skills and focus.
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Toys Smart Sketcher 2.0
Toys Smart Sketcher 2.0
This gift is perfect for kids who love to draw. The sketcher projects drawings onto a surface, allowing kids to trace it, then add their own finishing touches. There's an app to go with it, where kids can find additional images and tutorials and even have their own photos digitized!
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Melissa & Doug Deluxe Standing Art Easel
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Standing Art Easel
This art easel provides a creative, screen-free play option for children With a dry-erase board, chalkboard, locking paper-roll holder, child-safe paper cutter, 4 easy-clip grips and 2 large plastic trays, this art easel provides a creative, screen-free play option for children
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Kid’s Digital Camera
A purple camera with a memory card and a memory card.
This digital kids camera features include 5 built-in games as well as the ability to take photos and record video. It's a budget friendly gift that any kids will love (and it comes in blue as well).
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Pottery Studio
Pottery Studio
Older kids will love sculpting, designing and painting their own pottery clay creations with this Cool Maker Pottery Studio. It’s a whole new way to bring out their creative side.
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Pinball Machine Maker
Wooden mechanical pinball machine with intricate carvings and LED lights, featuring flippers, ramps, and decorative elements.
Everybody loves a pinball machine but it's even more fun when you build your own from scratch! Kids will have a blast building their own working model of the classic arcade game.
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Best Toys To Inspire Learning

MAGIBX ATM Piggy Bank
MAGIBX ATM Piggy Bank
Kids won’t be able to resist saving their money with this adorable ATM piggy bank! They can create their own four digit password to guard their money and store 600 coins or 100 pieces of paper money, then retrieve it when they’re ready!
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GeoSafari Jr. Talking Kids Microscope
GeoSafari Jr. Talking Kids Microscope
Designed for preschoolers, this Talking Kids Microscope toy set comes with up-close, quality images and features the voice of Bindi Irwin to help little ones grow their knowledge of plants and animals. Kids will love exploring with this fun educational toy, as it encourages an interest in biology, botany, and overall curiosity.
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Snap Circuits “Arcade” Electronics Exploration Kit
Back of a Snap Circuits Arcade box showing electronic components, sample projects, and educational information.
Older kids can experiment with electricity and circuitry just by snapping pieces onto a board. They can build 20+ different games with this kit that includes lights, sounds, scoreboards and more.
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Break Open Geodes
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Break Open Geodes
These break open geodes are so fun, especially for kids who are into science. The kit comes with goggles, a detailed learning guide & 2 display stands. There are 10 geodes included, ranging in sizes from a ping-pong ball to a tennis ball and kids will love cracking them open to see the natural beauty inside! It makes a great STEM Science Gift for when you want to give something that’s both fun and educational.
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Melissa & Doug Super Smile Dentist Kit
Melissa & Doug Super Smile Dentist Kit
I've always loved Melissa and Doug toys and this one is no exception. This 25-piece dentist play set comes with realistic pretend play dental care essentials so budding dentists can give cleanings, treat cavities, and fit retainers and braces on an over-sized set of pretend teeth
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Forensic Investigation Kit
Spy labs forensic investigation kit.
This cool spy kit is perfect for the older kids. It includes a large laboratory setup with everything your little detective needs to collect and analyze evidence, such as a UV flashlight, fingerprint powder, pH test strips, and more.
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Lego Sets

LEGO Beach Van
A lego camper van set with a beach scene.
Kids love LEOGS and this super cute toy campervan features a kitchen, bedroom, removable roof, opening side door and rotating wheels, plus beach cabins, a palm tree and deckchairs. It can also be rebuilt into a two-story summerhouse filled with fun details or into an ice-cream shop with a terrace, tables and a beach buggy
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LEGO Disney and Pixar ‘Up’ House
LEGO Disney and Pixar ‘Up’ House
This classic movie never goes out of style and now fans of Disney's UP will be able to recreate the house from the movie. It comes complete with Carl, Russell and Dug figures.
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LEGO Star Wars 332nd Ahsoka’s Clone Trooper Battle Pack
Lego star wars clone trooper set.
Star Wars fans can recreate scenes from The Clone Wars and create their own stories too. Clone Captain Vaughn comes with special helmet accessories and (3) 332nd Clone Troopers, plus a blaster rifle, 3 blasters and 2 jetpack accessories and more.
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Hogwarts Express & Hogsmeade Station Lego Set
LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Express set with train, platform, characters, and packaging shown.
Recreate the memorable scene where Hagrid greets first-year Hogwarts students arriving at Hogsmeade Station on the Hogwarts Express. This set also comes with 8 Harry Potter minifigures – Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Lee Jordan, Rubeus Hagrid, the Trolley Witch and the train conductor, plus a family photo album element.
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Best Playsets

KidKraft Gourmet Play Kitchen (Fun Money Mom recommended)
KidKraft Gourmet Play Kitchen (Fun Money Mom recommended)
Kids love playing with toy kitchens and mine were no exception. I can't say enough about the durability and quality of KidKraft products…we had this kitchen when my girls were younger and they played with it for years! We only gave it away when they outgrew it but it was still in great shape. If you don't have the space for this one, there are quite a few smaller versions available too.
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KidKraft Majestic Mansion Wooden Dollhouse (Fun Money Mom recommended)
KidKraft Majestic Mansion Wooden Dollhouse (Fun Money Mom recommended)
We love KidKraft toys and I can speak from experience when I say that this dollhouse is wonderful! We've had ours for years and it has really stood the test of time (even though at 11 years old my youngest doesn't play with it anymore, she refuses to let me give it away. There are also several versions dollhouses, so you can choose the one that works best with your budget or space. If you want a toy that will stand the test of time, you can't beat KidKraft for quality!
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Play-Doh Kitchen Creations Ultimate Ice Cream Truck Playset
Play-Doh Kitchen Creations Ultimate Ice Cream Truck Playset
Where was this when I was a kid??? If you ask me, this Play-Do Kitchen Creations Ice Cream Truck is one of the best toys on the list. Kids will have hours of fun with this play set. Featuring a soft serve machine, scooping stations, tools and molds and even a cash register, it’s the perfect gift for kids 3 years and up.
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Cartoon Inspired Toys

Peppa Pig All Around Peppa’s Town Playset with Car Track
Peppa Pig All Around Peppa’s Town Playset with Car Track
Young kids will love driving their favorite Peppa Pig characters around in this fun Peppa Pig play set. They can listen to one of the narrators prompts along the way or or use their imagination to choose their own adventure.
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Bluey Vehicle and 4 Figure Pack
A toy car with a table and chairs.
Little Bluey fans will love playing with the car that Bluey and Bingo draw in the Bluey episode "Escape". This fun toy comes with four characters, nine accessories and a sticker sheet of drawings from Bluey and Bingo
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Gabby’s Dollhouse Gabby Cat Friend Ship
Dora & dora & dora & dora & dora & dora &.
This fun set includes dollhouse furniture, a photo booth with props and even a surprise toy. Fans of Gabby's Dollhouse will love this one.
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My Little Pony: Make Your Mark Musical Mane Melody
My Little Pony: Make Your Mark Musical Mane Melody
My Little Pony toys are one of those fun toys that never go out of style. This Make Your Mark Musical Mane Melody is a karaoke stage and salon with 16 different fashion and story accessories. With colored lights and unique song selections, this interactive set is perfect for little girls and boys who love these cute horse toys.
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Superhero Inspired Toys

Super Hero Action Figure Set
Super Hero Action Figure Set
You can never go wrong with superhero gifts and this Super Hero Action Figure set comes with ten of the most popular heroes, including Captain America, Spiderman and Batman.
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Batman Ultimate Transforming Batmobile
Toy playset featuring a Batcave with a Batmobile, Batman figure, and various accessories. Box in the background shows the assembled set.
Little superhero will love protecting Gotham City with this Batmobile that transforms into a Batcave. The set includes a Batman figure, four projectile missiles, a Batglider, and more for hours of playtime fun!
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Spidey and His Amazing Friends Mega Jump HQ Track
Toy racetrack set with a superhero theme, featuring two ramps, colorful cars, and decorative elements.
This fun set features two metal vehicles for racing, a control center at the top and 10 parking spaces for cars. Kids can have fun making the cars go up the elevator, then race down the ramp.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figure
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figure
If your little one loves the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, they'll have a blast with this toy. Along with Raphael, this comes with a motorcycle and ninja weapons to inspire lots of fun and imaginative play.
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Just For Fun

Squishmallows Pig with Yellow Flower Crown (Fun Money Mom recommended)
Squishmallows Pig with Yellow Flower Crown (Fun Money Mom recommended)
We have a ridiculous number of Squishmallows in our house but these plush toys are so incredibly soft and cozy, you can never have too many!
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Voice Activated Purple Furby
Voice Activated Purple Furby
This cute interactive toy has cool light and sound effects and even a few dance moves, interacts with other Furbies and comes with 15 fun fashion accessories, It chats, sings and laughs and may just become your little ones new best friend.
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LeapFrog Number Lovin’ Oven
LeapFrog Number Lovin’ Oven
It's not just a toy…kids can learn everything from counting to cooking with this adorable toy oven! It comes with 16 pieces that all fit inside the oven for easy clean-up.
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Little Live Pets – My Puppy’s Home
A toy dog house with a puppy inside.
Kids can build their own DIY kennel, complete with cute plush puppy with 25+ sounds and reactions.
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Hot Wheels Criss-Cross Crash Track Set
Hot Wheels Criss-Cross Crash Track Set
Toy brands like Hot Wheels never go out of style and this race track Set is the perfect addition to any Hot Wheels City collection. With challenging intersections, hairpin turns, motorized boosters, and a huge crash zone, this will keep the little ones entertained for hours on end.
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Flying Hover Orb (Fun Money Mom recommended)
Flying Hover Orb (Fun Money Mom recommended)
My daughter received on of these as a gift last year and I can speak from experience that it was very cool. There was a small learning curve at the beginning but once you learn to control it, it’s super easy and fun. It’s also light yet durable so when you crash it into a wall or furniture, it stays intact and doesn’t do any damage. I highly recommend this toy just based on how much fun my own family had with ours.
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Dancing Challenge Electronic Dance Pad
Dancing Challenge Electronic Dance Pad
Kids of all ages will love playing with this interactive dance mat with flashing lights and five different games and skill levels They can get their grove on dancing along with flashing lights and built in beats or dance along to their own favorite songs via bluetooth connection.
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Star Wars L0-LA59 (Lola) Electronic Droid Toy
Star Wars L0-LA59 (Lola) Electronic Droid Toy
This Star Wars droid, featured in Disney’s Obi-Wan series, is a fun interactive toy with over 45 light, sound and movement combinations that are unlocked by touching the sensor on LO-LA59’s head. I should point out that it doesn’t actually fly, but kids can remove it from the base and pretend to zoom it across the galaxy.
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Family Friendly Board Games & More

Blank Slate (Fun Money Mom recommended)
A board game setup with scoreboards, dry-erase markers, and cards labeled with words like "Brew," "Season," and "Medicine" on a wooden table.
My family has had SO much fun playing this game that I had to add it to this list. The goal is to try to match the other player's answers and the first person to score 25 is the winner. This game was super easy to learn, doesn't have a lot of rules to remember and each game lasted about 10-15 minutes (though we couldn't stop after just one game – it was too much fun!).
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Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
Cards from the game "Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza" spread out, with the vibrant card deck packaging on top.
Race against each other to slap a match between a card and spoken word. This game tops all the lists this year and is perfect for some family friendly fun!
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Outsmarted
Box of "Outsmarted! The Live Quiz Show" game with app store logos, a row of character pieces, and a blue die.
 Outsmarted uses the power of technology to create a fun, immersive board game experience. Friends & family race against the clock in their own ‘Live TV Quiz Show’. 2- 24 people can play, with up to 6 connected devices and you can even stream the action to your Smart TV! The best part is that it automatically adjusts question difficulty to create a level playing field among kids and parents. Watch out adults – now anyone in the family can win!
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Nintendo Switch Mario Cart
Nintendo Switch console box featuring Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, includes blue and red Joy-Con controllers and free game download offer.
You can never go wrong with a Nintendo Switch and your kids will be thrilled to find this Mario Kart version under the tree this year! It’s a great way to keep the kids entertained on a rainy day!
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NERF Elite 2.0 Motoblitz Blaster
NERF Elite 2.0 Motoblitz Blaster
NERF blasters are another classic toy and this Motoblitz Blaster is the toy to have this Christmas. It features two blaster modes, airblitz action and motorized blasting, and is a great toy for both indoor and outdoor fun!
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ArmoGear Laser Tag
ArmoGear Laser Tag
Turn your home or backyard into a laser tag arena with the ArmoGear laser tag blaster set. Up to 4 teams can battle it out so kids can invite multiple friends to play.
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