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Looking for new ways to engage your child? Whether it’s play kitchens or pool toys, classic games or the year’s top trends, your kids will love these toy ideas.

15 Best Wooden Toys Kids Love Playing With

15 Best Wooden Toys Kids Love Playing With

With so many loud, flashy plastic items filling the shelves, it can be hard for wooden toys to stack up. These classic toys are kid-tested and approved.

Kirsten Clodfelter

16 of the best toys for your one-year-old's development

16 of the best toys for your one-year-old's development

From large wooden blocks to peekaboo books, this wide assortment of best toys for a 1-year-old makes playtime fun and educational.

Andrea Karr

20 of the Year's Top Toys

20 of the Year's Top Toys

These new toys for 2019 were the highest-ranking and scored best-in-class for playability, design and overall awesomeness.

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25 best toys for little kids

25 best toys for little kids

Tested by real families, these are the best toys of 2019 for your little kids. Bonus: Many will bring out their creative side, too!

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7 best toys for babies and toddlers

7 best toys for babies and toddlers

This holiday, we made your shopping easy with these baby toys, which were tested and selected by real kids, from newborn to age three.

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17 best toys for big kids

17 best toys for big kids

Choosing the right gifts for kids is tough. Get those hard-to-buy-for eight-plus year olds toys that double up as brain games, crafty activities and more.

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The best Black Friday and Cyber Monday toy deals

The best Black Friday and Cyber Monday toy deals

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Get deals on our top toys of the year with these awesome Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals.

Alicia Cox Thomson

9 best toy stores in Toronto

9 best toy stores in Toronto

'Tis the season for toy shopping! Here, we've rounded up our favourite toy stores across the GTA.

Nicole Keen

10 best toy stores in Vancouver

10 best toy stores in Vancouver

Trying to find the perfect toy? We've rounded up the best toy stores in Vancouver (along with a few honourable mentions a short drive from the city.)

Rianna Ganief

4 of the coolest PAW Patrol toys

4 of the coolest PAW Patrol toys

Calling all rescue pups of Adventure Bay! We've rounded up the coolest PAW Patrol toys on the market that your little fan will absolutely adore.

Jessica Spera

9 minimalist toys you'll definitely want in your home

9 minimalist toys you'll definitely want in your home

When it comes to your babe's nursery and development, less is more. Keep it simple with these beautiful minimalist baby toys.

Amy Valm

Where to buy Fingerlings—the hottest toy of 2017

Where to buy Fingerlings—the hottest toy of 2017

The season's hottest toy may be sold out everywhere, but don't panic! More Fingerlings will be coming to shelves near you in time for the holidays.

Jessica Spera

30 toys parents are buying their kids on Amazon right now

30 toys parents are buying their kids on Amazon right now

From Hatchimals to Play-Doh, these are the trending toys on Amazon kids will be seeing underneath their Christmas tree this year.

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94 best toys of 2017

94 best toys of 2017

From babies to big kids, our kid-testers (and their parents) agree that these are the top toys of the year. So start shopping!

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40 top toys of 2017

40 top toys of 2017

Every year there are some toys that just amaze our kid testers (and their parents)—we call these WOW toys. Behold 2017's highest-scoring winning toys

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Best toys for big kids 2017

Best toys for big kids 2017

Lego, minions, temporary tattoos and more. Big kids can be tough to buy for, but we have 18 gifts they will be so excited to get.

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Best toys for little kids 2017

Best toys for little kids 2017

A Hatchimal, Transformers and more! There are lots of amazing toys (all tested and approved by real kids) on this year's list of best toys for little kids.

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Best toys for preschoolers 2017

Best toys for preschoolers 2017

Your preschooler is going to be very happy this holiday season. From a PAW Patrol lookout tower to a Luvabella doll, these are the best toys to get.

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Best baby and toddler toys for 2017

Best baby and toddler toys for 2017

From Sago Mini bath squirters to an amazing food truck complete with a honking horn, our tiniest testers gave the thumbs up to these toys.

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Play-Doh kitchen creations magical oven unboxing and review

Play-Doh kitchen creations magical oven unboxing and review

Whip up make-believe muffins and stick them in the oven to "bake." Watch as Grace unboxes the Play-Doh kitchen creations magical oven—a top toy of 2017.

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