Kid-Tested, Parents-Approved! Must-Have Toys for Holiday Shopping

NEW YORK, NY (September 30, 2015)—As the holiday season nears, Parents magazine today revealed it’s picks for the best toys of the year for kids of all ages. Over the summer, kids, parents and editors tested the newest toys to hit the market and narrowed down their favorites to the top 49 toys for infants to school-age kids.

Compiled each year before the holidays, Parents magazine kid and parent testers play with hundreds of toys to choose their top picks for the must-have toys of the year. We consider ease of use, fun factor, how simple the assembly process is, length of play and first-person feedback from the kid toy testers.

The Parents Best Toys of 2015 list appears in the November issue of the magazine and online.  Check out our behind-the-scenes video of testing day here.

Parents Best Toys of 2015 list includes:

Birth to 12 Months:

• Fisher-Price Dance & Move BeatBo, $40 at Fisher-Price.com
• Yookidoo Gymotion Robo Playland, $70 at Amazon.com
• Playskool Fold ‘n Go Busy Elephant, $25 at HasbroToyshop.com
• Estella Baby Security Blanket, $30 at Estella-NYC.com
• Skip-Hop Explore & More Rocking Owl Stacker, $16 at SkipHop.com
• Chewbeads Baby Gramercy Stroller Toy, $15 at Chewbeads.com
• Tiny Love Rock & Ball, $15 at Amazon.com
• Little Tikes Lil’ Ocean Explorers 1-in-1 Adventure Course, $80 at LittleTikes.com

Toddlers:

• Playskool Play All Day Elmo, $60 at HasbroToys.com
• Chicco Fit & Fun Mini Golf, $25 at ChiccoShop.com
• Haba Croco Kuno Dragon Crawling Tunnel, $70 at HabaUSA.com
• LeapFrog Number Lovin’ Oven, $25 at ToysRUs.com
• Tomy Push Me Pull Me Puppy, $30 at Amazon.com
• VTech Sit-to-Stand Ultimate Alphabet Train, $50 at VTechKids.com

Preschoolers:

• Jakks Pacific Hulk Smash, $70 at Walmart.com
• Spin Master Bunchems, $25 at ToysRUs.com
• Fisher-Price Spinnyos Giant Yo-ller Coaster, $50 at ToysRUs.com
• Mattel Barbie Color, Cut, and Curl Deluxe Styling Head, $30 at Kmart.com
• LeapFrog Epic Kids’ Tablet, $140 at BestBuy.com
• Lego Classic Large Creative Brick Box, $60 at Lego.com
• Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Checkup Center, $80 at ToysRUs.com
• Crayola Color Wonder Light-Up Stamper, $25 at Crayola.com
• International Playthings Buddy’s Balloon Launch, $20 at intplay.com
• Spin Master Paw Patrol Patroller, $60 at Target.com
• Hasbro Jurassic World Chomping Velociraptor Head, $20 at HasbroToyshop.com
• Educational Insights Design & Drill BrightWorks, $40 at Amazon.com
• Hasbro FurReal Friends StarLily, My Magical Unicorn, $120 at HasbroToyshop.com

Ages 5 and Up:

• Gerd Hahn’s Worry Eaters, starting at $16 at HaywireGroup.com
• Uncle Milton T-Rexcavator, $20 at Unclemilton.com
• Zing Firetek Zeon Bow, $15 at Walmart.com
• Jakks Pacific Aladdin Magic Genie Lamp, $17 at Target.com
• Hasbro Super Bumblebee, $50 at HasbroToyshop.com
• Spin Master Zoomer Kitty, $100 at ToysRUs.com
• Smak-a-Ball, $24 at FatBrainToys.com
• Disney Playmation Marvel Avengers, $120 at DisneyStore.com
• Lakeshore Learning My First Weaving Loom, $30 at LakeshoreLearning.com
• PlayWheels Frozen Convertible Ice Skates, $50 at ToysRUs.com
• GoldieBlox Craft-struction Box, $40 at Goldieblox.com
• Mattel View-Master, $30 at Target.com
• Crayola Color Alive Action Coloring Pages, $6 at Crayola.com
• American Girl Truly Me, $115 at AmericanGirl.com
• WowWee MiPosaur, $120 at Target.com
• Anki Overdrive Starter Kit, $150 at Anki.com
• Mattel Minecraft Stop-Motion Movie Creator, $33 at MattelShop.com
• Klutz Finger Knitting, $22 at Klutz.com
• Educational Insights Read My List! Game, $15 at Amazon.com
• Yomega Kendama Pro, $20 at Yomega.com

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