20 Christmas Gifts for Kids That Top Every Wish List This Year

So your kid wants a VR system, but you took one look at the price and your insides turned to jelly? Been there. Then Meta made the Quest 3S, a more affordable model for everyday fun. It still has all the games you want, with access to videos, music, and more, but at a much lower price point. Plus, when you buy it, you get 3 years of the premium subscription for free.

With surprisingly fast delivery, you can get the kid on your list a fab custom neon name sign. Just fill out the form on Amazon, pick the color, and you’re off to the races. It’s a sweet gift with a big impact.

Even if you’ve never heard of water marbling, I guarantee your kids have seen videos of people marbling everything from iPhone cases to Nikes. It’s a popular art form online, and kids are aching to learn how to do it. Indulge that desire with this all-inclusive kit from Coodoo.

Planetarium projectors are not all equal. Discovery Kids proves that with their Space Projector. On top, it’s a space projector, similar to many others. But what makes it stand out is the viewer on the bottom, which has three different sets of slides that project images like planets, constellations, and galaxies. This gift for kids doubles as an interactive STEAM experience and a nightlight.

Hatchimals has upped their game this year when they debuted the Hatchimals Alive doll. It’s one of two magical creatures that your child has to “hatch” into existence with specific patterns of egg nurturing and rubbing. It then emits a fun mist, shakes and coos, and out pops your unicorn! When he’s tired, just put him back in his nest for rest.

Axolotl amphibians are really having a moment — kids are super clued into their cuteness and darling personalities. However, not everyone has the space or patience to take care of one. The solution? Axolotl accessories for the win, like this adorable 28-inch long axolotl body pillow. All the cuteness of the animal, none of the responsibilities.

A right of childhood should be the ability to fling oneself angrily or happily into a bean bag chair and gossip with your friends. I did it, you likely did it, and both of my kids have done it. It’s the perfect place to land as a kid in need of a good game or chat sesh.

Poe is our 2024 Toy of the Year winner. It’s a storytelling teddy bear that delights children with its increasingly ridiculous stories. Maybe you want a monkey to rescue a princess from a chef’s kitchen! Maybe you want to rescue a dragon from the tower! Poe will do just that. And don’t worry, it’s a completely closed system.

One of our contributors, Brandon Carte, says that the PlayStation Pro “is an excellent game console for serious gamers who want the best graphics and performance.” It’s also at the top of many a kid’s wish list. There’s so much to it, but suffice it to say, it takes the regular console and boots everything up a bit.

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Got a kid using all of your printer ink to make posters for their room? Let me introduce you to Displate. For the cost of one printer cartridge you get a gorgeous print on steel. You can’t go wrong with any of their fandoms for kids’ rooms.

This is a fun sensory toy that all Ms Rachel fans will enjoy! It is great for sound, for texture, and for teething. If you have a little one who is as obsessed with Ms Rachel as every baby we know is, this is the toy for them.

Pop-a-Shot makes the best and most durable indoor basketball hoops. Our young testers positively love this setup, with the ability to go head-to-head with each other. It keeps score with pretty remarkable accuracy, and the whole thing takes 10 minutes to set up.

I had the opportunity to test this toy with a group of middle schoolers, and they loved it. These are kids who are generally past the toy age, and they were building a marble run with delight. Could it be the glowing marbles? The ease of construction? It’s likely both.

One of our senior managers bought this for his 8-year old and said that it’s simply one of the most fun toys they’ve ever had. It’s quite easy to operate by using your hand to guide it as it hovers and flies. It’s rechargeable via USB-C cord, and it gets a good amount of play time between charges.

This is a sleeper hit of the year. More and more kids are getting into the arts (yay!), and this projector can help them create things they’d never be able to do before. It teaches linework and shading through tracing, and that’s a huge part of the process.

Yes, of course there’s a Stanley on this list. It’s still one of the hottest gifts, and this one just happens to be in Pantone’s color of the year. It’s 40 ounces and perfect for hot or cold beverages.

You want good headphones at a good price that your kids won’t kill? You want the JBL Tunes. They have everything you want in headphones for kids; they’re cute, durable, and the volume is easy to control.

Artie 3000 is a friendly little robot that allows your kids to draw program-specific design patterns using intuitive drag-and-drop software. This gift for kids doesn’t even require Wi-Fi to create super cool designs.

There’s something really cool about being able to take apart and put an engine back together again, and iPlay, iLearn has figured out how to distill that into the easiest-to-use toy with this truck engine. It comes with the front end of a truck, engine parts, and tools — and kids absolutely love getting to work on it!

I got to play this game, and I can tell you that it is really fun. Imagine if you could make cornhole less like a chore and into an actual game you and your kids will want to play — that’s this game. Similar properties, 100% more volcanic eruptions of laughter.