The Hottest Toys to Shop From Amazon's "Toys We Love" 2024 List

This sweet little machine projects book pages onto the wall, and kids can either read along or listen, sharpening their language skills. It comes with three Little Golden Books, although there are more cartridges available to buy separately. Ages 3+

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Adults may have nostalgia for their own shrinking plastic art projects, and now they can pass on the fun to the kids in their lives — a boost to their creativity. Kids select a bracelet, cover some of the beads in plastic sheets that look like candy wrappers, and use a hairdryer to shrink them on. They can even add a candy charm or two. It comes with enough to make 20 bracelets, but they can be re-wrapped if kids want a new look. Ages 8+

Kids who love to draw adore this system, which projects drawings onto a surface so kids can trace it. When they access the app, they'll have even more, including additional images and tutorials. They can even have their own photos digitized! Ages 5+

This audio player is designed for preschoolers to be able to use by themselves; they just have to put a card in to start a story, song or podcast, and take it out when they want it to stop. Good Housekeeping testers appreciated its long battery life and ease of use. It comes with a Welcome Card, which, when you go to the Yoto website, you can customize with a playlist of your choice. You can also buy additional cards that play Disney songs, sleepy time stories and more. Ages 3+

One of them might be called Greenie-Meanie, but these Furblets are giving cuteness overload if you ask us. Each pack comes with two mini Furbies that can say over 45 different phrases. They can also play music when you type their hearts. They already come with batteries, so they are ready for playing. Ages 6+

Getting Amazon deliveries has never been more adorable! This is a real, Radio Flyer ride-on toy, so kids are going to have to use their leg muscles and work their gross motor coordination to push it around. But it also comes with three wooden toys in their own play Amazon boxes, giving the whole set a dimension of imaginative play. When they're done, the toys can be stored in the seat. Ages 2+

This set comes with 26 small pieces that can pack away into a tin that's perfectly sized to fit into a backpack — great for those traveling to visit relatives this holiday season. And it's still enough for them to build to their heart's content. Ages 3+

It's a logic puzzle, a solo board game and a marble run all rolled into one. Challenge cards show players where to put their starting tower and ending target. Then they have to use the rest of the pieces to build a marble run that takes the ball from start to finish — but each piece sends the marble in a different direction, so it's not as easy as it sounds. But the reward must be worth it, since this has more than 24,000 five-star reviews on Amazon. Ages 8+

This is for kids who love toys with a surprise element. They can mix up the ingredients, shape a ball of dough and put it in the toy fridge. When they open the door again, it'll be magically replaced with a new, interactive plush friend (albeit a shivering one). It's even scented like sweets! Ages 5+

Fans already know Bitzee as a digital, pixelated pet that kids can interact with using a swipe of their fingers. Now, Bitzee gets more exciting for Disney fans by offering a version with more than 30 Disney characters in one pod. It even does little animations of favorite movie moments, like Mickey putting on his Sorcerer's Apprentice hat or Stitch surfing. Ages 5+

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Jelly Blox are true to their name — rather than being hard construction bricks, these are squishy and stretchy, and the often have fun sensory items inside like beads or stars. In addition to Amazon reviewers, these were a hit with Good Housekeeping Institute testers, who say you can't really build a huge structure with them but they are fun to use with other sets or as fidget toys. Ages 2+

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A top-selling gift for teens and tweens, the shifting box can be transformed into over 70 different shapes, and then it becomes a challenge trying to get it back into its cube shape. It's pretty much the coolest fidget toy ever. It comes in over 15 different patterns too. Ages 8+

Learning to new craft may seem like a daunting undertaking, but this Shark Tank-approved kit makes it easy to learn how to crochet. When they're done, they'll have a 3D animal character made from yarn that's tailored to beginners. In addition to a narwhal, they can get a bunny, dinosaur, fox or lion, among others. No age recommendation given

Load up the cars onto the track, and watch them go! This is set up to do head-to-head races, or kids can just make the vehicles go up the elevator down the ramp again. It comes with two metal vehicles: Spidey’s Web Crawler and Spin’s Techno Racer. There's also a control center at the top of the ramp and 10 parking spaces for cars. Ages 3+

Kids may love collecting these button-eyed pets in the Roblox Adopt Me! game, but they couldn't snuggle up to them — until now. These eight-inch plush — which come in a variety of animals — are the perfect squeeze. And, best of all, each one comes with a code to redeem a virtual item in the game. Ages 6+

Caring for baby dolls lets kids practice nurturing and empathy, and this set gives them five buddies to care for in one shot. They also have different skin tones and outfits, so you can use the dolls to start conversations about how there are many different types of people in the world. Ages 3+

If you already thought UNO was a knock-down, drag-out fight, just wait until you hear about this version. It has harder cards, like Skip Everyone and Wild Draw 10, along with harder rules, like an automatic loss for anyone who has more than 25 cards in their hands. It's only for the tough! Ages 7+

Perfect for imaginative play, this smiling coffee set has so many different features for curious kids. When it's time to pretend, they can use the coffee cups, lids, milk pitcher, spoon, croissant and macaron to run their coffee shop. Or, when they press buttons, they can activate lights, sounds, songs and phrases (more than 100 in all). Ages 18 months+

Who can look at these plush nuggets without getting a mood boost? The set comes with five, and each one has a different, emoji-ish expression. In addition to nuggets, they come in other varieties, including flowers, chicks and mushrooms, among others. Ages 0+

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This board game seeks to bring the fun of Pickleball from the courts to the tabletop; players have to use a paddle to knock a pickle around and try to flip over their opponent's pickle jar lids. (The flying pickle is attached to the board with a wire.) It'll work on their hand-eye coordination without them even realizing it. Ages 6+

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