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The Top 20 Best Toys For Christmas 2025

02 October 2025 • 5 min read

There's nothing quite like the magic sparkle when you find the perfect toy - the one that brightens your child's eyes and inspires joy when they unwrap it on Christmas Day. We know your festive to-do list will be long enough already and there’s a world of choice out there so we’ve put together this handy Top 20 Best Toys to Buy for Christmas 2025 - a merry medley of charmed classics, futuristic fun, and unexpected gems to surprise, delight, and entertain.

This year, it's all about variety with a sprinkle of nostalgia, dash of innovation, and a big dollop of just-plain-fun. From animatronic animal pals to glow-in-the-dark critters and gadgets that bring a dash of STEM educational smarts to playtime, there’s something for every age and every budget.

We’ve scouted through the trends, tested the squishiest fluff, and cherry-picked toys that will guarantee joy, giggles, and creative spark all the way through Christmas. Grab a cuppa (or a sweet festive treat) and let’s explore - this isn’t just a list; it’s your one-stop guide to festive toy magic!

The Best Christmas Toys For Boys

Hot Wheels City Mega Garage

Your young speedster will be racing to the Christmas tree to get their hands on the awesome Hot Wheels City Mega Garage, a four-level thrill ride packed with epic loop-de-loops and exhausting motor madness! There’s also a slam launcher, corkscrew elevator, parking for over 60 cars, and endless track connection options to fuel their imagination. Everyone will want a turn! Perfect for ages 4 and up.

Jurassic World Primal Interactive Hatching Dino T-Rex

The Jurassic World Interactive Hatching Dino adds prehistoric thrills to your Christmas festivities. Kids can watch in awe as their dinosaur egg cracks and splits open, before a baby T.Rex emerges through the slime for an epic hatching experience! Kids can then decide if their interactive T-Rex grows up friendly or a fierce predator! Roar-some fun for ages 3 and up.

Marvel Spidey and His Amazing Friends Water-Webs Ahoy Bubble Pirate Ship Playset

Ahoy, little adventurers! Set sail for a sea of fun with this 17-inch pirate ship playset complete with Spider-Man and Green Goblin. There’s a treasure chest of accessories, including a bubble cannon that blasts bubbles with every pump! With its wobbly wheels for a wave-like roll, web-capture net, and projectile launcher to fend off foes, this ship offers hours of joyous swashbuckling long beyond Christmas for kids aged 3 and up.

LEGO Technic Ford Bronco SUV Off Road Car

The LEGO Technic 42213 Ford Bronco SUV is an ambitious 943-piece build featuring specialised parts to create realistic, moving functions - we’re talking working suspension, a V6 engine hidden under the lift-off hood, and functional steering. Suitable from aged 9 and up, this set makes a great Christmas challenge for kids (or adults!) who love figuring out how things really work.

The Best Christmas Toys For Girls

Sticki Rolls Sticki Rolluxe

The Sticki Rolls Sticki Rolluxe is a clever combo of creative fun and fashion style! This glam shoulder bag is also a full-on sticker station and jewellery-making kit for on the go. Inside you‘ll find 50 Sticki rolls with 500 stickers, plus 300 beads, 10 bracelet cords, 10x Charm Tags, 3 giant surprise Stickies, and more. There’s even a handy crafting tray! Suitable for ages 5 and over.

Barbie Dream Camper

Barbie remains a festive fave this year, with the beautiful Dream Camper hugely popular on gift lists. It’s a mini vacation-on-wheels - pop it open to discover seven play zones, including a slide, pool, fishing nook, firepit, kitchen, and bathroom, with over 60 accessories (and an adorable puppy). Barbie is a cultural chameleon forever reinventing herself but she sure knows how to party too! Suitable for ages 3 and over.

Monster High Boo-tique Hotel Dollhouse

The Monster High Boo-tique Hotel playset is a spook-tacular two-story dollhouse with 5 eerie, fashion-themed play zones – perfect for kids aged 4 and up who love the aminated TV show (as well as the kooky and ooky in general)! Ghostly surprises like a skeleton hand-popping fridge and a haunted mirror provide plenty of fear-some festive fun! This under-the-tree showstopper is designed to inspire creepy-cute adventures - it's just a shame Christmas Day doesn’t fall on a Wednesday this year.

Barbie Flower Magic Mermaid Doll

The Barbie Flower Magic Mermaid Doll features iridescent flowers that bloom all the way from her bodice to her fins thanks to a lever on her back. Your child’s imaginative undersea garden games are shore to blossom too with this beautiful stocking filler. Perfect from ages 3 and up.

The Top Toddler Toys

VTech Toot-Toot Drivers Bluey: Road Trip Play Set

Ready, set, vroom! Toddlers love to unleash the fun with the feature-packed Toot-Toot Bluey Road Trip Playset, complete with locations from the show, the Heeler family car and, of course, fun-loving puppy Bluey, who always stars in every adventure! The SmartPoint track also triggers phrases, sounds, a sing-along tune, and light-up headlights as they play. Perfect from age 18 months and up.

Acorn Floor-standing Wooden Kitchen

The beautifully painted Acorn Wooden Toy Kitchen is a timeless gift that transforms a simple playroom into a bustling pretend café. Toddlers get to simmer, stir, and serve to their heart's content, so parents better model some stress-free cooking in the kitchen this Christmas! Great for developing fine motor control and imaginative storytelling skills - and you get to show off your acting chops when they serve up by enjoying another delicious invisible dinner! Suitable for 3 years and up.

Peppa Pig Whizz-Around Clickety Clack Train Set

Perfect for fans of the adorable cartoon TV show! The Peppa Pig Whizz-Around Clickety Clack Train Set invites little hands to assemble jigsaw-style tracks, before sending Rebecca Rabbit’s motorised red train on its way, activating fun station sounds and phrases as it goes. This colourful, chunky set also slots in beautifully with the rest of the Whizz-Around collection, where other vehicles and buildings can click in to expand the fun! Suitable for ages 2 and over.

Looking For An Educational Toy?

LeapFrog LeapMove Motion-Based Game

LeapFrog LeapMove is a motion-sensing educational game system that transforms kids into the controller, encouraging them to jump, dance, and move while learning about maths, reading, and spelling. It's a delightful way to keep them active and engaged while reinforcing essential school skills (with the emphasis still firmly on fun), making it a standout stocking stuffer for kids aged 4-7.

Gadgets For Kids

Hex Bots Wall Crawler Gecko

The Hex Bots Wall Crawler Gecko is a remote-controlled robotic lizard that scurries across floors and climbs too, just like the real thing. What’s more, it glows in the dark! With LED eyes and a realistic design, it's sure to surprise and delight kids and adults alike as it zooms across rooms and creeps up the walls. Perfect for the gadget lover in your life, aged 4 and up.

Photo Creator Instant Print Camera

This compact, kid-friendly camera lets them snap photos, videos, and selfies - then print them instantly using mess-free, thermal paper (no ink!). It comes with enough paper to produce 250 mono prints, and images can be enhanced 2 ways – using the 20+ playful filters and frames in camera, as well as with the colour pens and stickers included in the box. The result is every snapshot bursts with personality! Designed for ages 8+ but suitable for younger kids with a little parental help.

Toniebox 2 Starter Set

Unwrap the magic of storytelling this Christmas with the Toniebox 2 - a screen-free audio player that lets kids aged 1+ enjoy music, stories, and games by placing different collectible Tonie figures on the top. The Toniebox’s tough but squeezable design and easy-to-use controls make it perfect for little hands, and there are lots of beloved story characters to enjoy, such as Peppa Pig, Winnie the Pooh, Disney princesses, and more.

Interactive DJ Furby Rainbow Plush

Looking for a Christmas gift that's as colourful as it is fun? The DJ Furby Rainbow Plush brings music, lights, and laughter. There are different modes to match your child’s mood too, from Dance Party and Glow Beats to winding down with Snuggle & Glow and Bestie Time. DJ Furby’s soft, huggable body and lighting effects make this a delightful addition to any child's toy collection. Perfect for ages 6 and up.

Best Disney Gift For Christmas

LEGO Disney Angel - Lilo & Stitch Building Toy

Think build magic with a dash of mischievous charm - LEGO Disney Angel is a beautiful 784-piece set for that lets you assemble this adorable character complete with her fluttering butterfly and floating hearts. Angel is a festive gift slam-dunk - perfect for young builders craving something quirky and display-worthy. Her head and ears are posable too, so you can get just the right look for showing off afterwards. Suitable for ages 9 and up.

The Best Pet Toys For Kids

Bitzee Hamster Ball Interactive Digital Pet

Kids love this adorable digital pet wrapped inside a playful, motion-sensitive hamster ball. Give it a roll, tilt or gentle touch and your Bitzee hamster reacts with fun sounds and animations. As your child feeds, bathes, plays with and coos over their virtual pet, it also evolves from a baby to Super Bitzee (which should trigger Tamagotchi memories for some parents!). They also unlock themed friends and mini-games along the way. Suitable for ages 3 and over.

Scruff A Luffs Pet

Each Scruff A Luvs Pet arrives as a matted furball in need of love and care. Your child then bathes and brushes them to reveal an adorable fluffy puppy, kitten, or bunny, complete with its own collar, comb, and adoption certificate for a perfect new best friend. These incredibly cute plush fluffers will melt even the most Grinch-like heart. Ideal for ages 2 and up.

Little Live Pets My Baby Panda ChuChu

This cuddly and delightful interactive plush responds to being touched with over 50 sounds and movements, including giggles, babbles, and sleepy sighs. Kids can feed ChuChu with toy bamboo, watch him kick his feet when he's full, and even enjoy his adorable potty dance - complete with a surprise reveal! Perfect for ages 4 and up.

It’s A Wrap

Hopefully we’ve helped you pick out the perfect present for your child, so now all you need to do is get it wrapped and under the tree. Then the anticipation really kicks in, knowing you will get to bask in those happy, little faces come the big day. So happy Christmas shopping, and may your festive season be filled with laughter and love!