Having kids is something that I am years away from. Although I’ve dreamed of being a mom ever since I was a kid, I’m not in any rush to make it happen for myself. I thoroughly enjoy my freedom while still spoiling the children that are in my life. And luckily for me, I still have quite a few kids in my life.
Not only do I have younger siblings that I see pretty much every week, but I’ve officially hit that age where all of my friends have started having kids of their own. And of course, I have to make them love me more than anyone by gifting them new toys and games every single time that I see them. Because of this, I know exactly what kids are loving right now. In fact, I know what’s popular with families as a whole. From splash pads you can use to beat the heat to giant Jenga, these 37 toys and games are sure to keep the entire family entertained.
Get The Kids Outdoors With This Toy Swing
I love living in Arizona because of the warm weather. I loved spending my afternoons on the tree swing that we had when I was a kid. Make your kid’s day by adding this tree swing to the sturdy tree in your yard. It will keep your kids entertained for hours, which I know is music to a parent’s ears.
These RC Cars Play Realistic Sounds
To give your kids a realistic RC car experience, use these. The two cartoon remote control cars offer forward and backward motions and even play realistic siren sounds and honking noises. Plus it has working flashing headlights.
Kids Will Love These Ball Pit Balls
You don’t have to head to your nearest Chuck E. Cheese to enjoy a ball pit. These ball pits balls can be used in so many different ways. Try them in a tent, a crawl tunnel, a kiddie pool, a bathtub, and more.
Pool Days Just Got Better With This Watermelon Ball
Not just an Amazon’s Choice product, this watermelon ball even a Toy of the Year finalist of 2018, meaning you can be sure the whole family will have a great time with it. Fill with water and prepare to have fun below and above the surface, offering fun and exercise outside of the home.
Swing Into Fun With This Indoor Gym Set
Made for both fun and fitness, this indoor gym set will keep them moving all day long. The six-piece set is complete with an indoor swing, plastic rings for gymnastics, a trapeze bar, a ladder, and a knotted rope.
This Hover Ball Can Be Used In The Dark
If your kids want to stay up all night playing sports, they now have the option. Because this hover soccer ball has built-in LED lights that help glow in the dark. Play with it indoors when it’s too cold/hot out or bring it outdoors when the weather is just right.
Use This Splash Pad Indoors Or Out
With the weather quickly warming up, it’s time to break out the swimsuits. If you don’t have a pool, don’t fret. Because this splash pad will do the job of cooling you down. The 65″ pad connects to your hose so you can simply inflate it, add the hose, and enjoy plenty of water fun.
Put Together Your Own Mini Ride With This Marble Run
If you’re like me, there’s a good chance that you owned a marble run like this one as a kid. It used to be one of my favorite toys and I am so excited to see that they still exist. Use the different tubes to create endless tracks and watch the marbles travel all around your creations.
Play With This RC Boat All Summer Long
Going up to 20+ MPH, this RC boat is an ideal toy for anyone who loves the water (and let’s be real–who doesn’t?) and has a need for speed. Use it during days on the lake or just use it in your pool.
Play Dress Up With This Play Purse Set
Turn your little one into a princess with this purse set. It comes with a purse, a wallet, pretends lipstick, a cell phone, lipstick, face powder, keys on a key ring, a car key, ID card, play money, and a cell phone–aka all the most important items in a kid’s life.
Work On Imaginative Play With These Dino Toys
Complete with 12 dino figures and a dinosaur book that makes roaring noises, this dino playset is the perfect addition to get your child’s imagination running wild. It allows them to hone in on their exploration skills and learn more about each dinosaur that once walked this planet.
This Panda Toy Is Multiple Toys In One
I may be almost 30, but I love stuffed animals. There’s something about them that makes me nostalgic for my childhood. Especially since I had a stuffed panda just like this one when I was young. However, this one is even more special because it is filled with three smaller pandas, so you get four stuffed animals to cuddle up with.
These Magnetic Tiles Are Fun And Educational
Complete with 100 pieces, these magnetic tiles help grow your child’s understanding of basic geometrical shapes, colors, and numbers while also allowing them to build their favorite objects.
Play Kitchen With This Play Food Set
There’s no better game to play than the grocery store or pretend kitchen. I loved making meals and serving them to my parents when I was younger. With this 122-piece food set, you can experience a 5-course meal without even having to lift a finger–what’s better than that?
Learn STEM Principals With This Robotics Kit
Ideal for kids ages 8-12, this robotics kit is the perfect toy for budding engineers. It comes with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions that they can follow to create the robot of their engineering dreams. They’ll love tinkering and building. Plus they can show off their robots to their friends.
Let Your Little Ones Explore With These Binoculars
I’m a firm believer that you should encourage your children to get outside as much as possible. Especially when it comes to outdoorsy activities like camping, hiking, etc. The next time you bring your kids out with you, bring along these binoculars. They’re perfect for bird watching, spy games, and other outdoor activities.
This RC Car Is Meant For Rough Terrain
This RC car is meant for exploring, crashing, and smashing everything in sight, which your little boy will absolutely love. It’s built to be durable and explore even the roughest terrain, so you don’t have to worry about it breaking the minute you open it.
These Plush Dinos Are Super Soft
How cute are these plush dinosaurs? I know this list is primarily for kids, but I love these so much that I may have to get myself some. That’s how much I love them. Trust me, every dino lover in your life will be obsessed with these.
This Toy Fire Truck Is Just Like The Real Deal
While it may not actually spray water, this RC fire truck is basically like the real deal. It drives and sounds just like a true truck! Plus the ladder on the top expands up to 12 inches, so they can reach even the tallest imaginary windows. The minute your little one uses it, they’re going to want to be a firefighter.
Your Kiddo Can Become A Teacher With This Play Set
A lot of kids want to become a teacher when they grow up, and this play set is a great way to get them inspired. It includes a tri-fold whiteboard, dry erase markers, an eraser, magnetic numbers, glasses, a pointer, a bell, flashcards, educational posters, and reward stickers. Your little one is going to make you sit down and do homework so beware!
Get All Dolled Up With This Princess Play Set
Every little girl deserves to feel like a princess, and there’s no easier way to do that than by treating her to her very own princess play set complete with a vanity, bracelets, hair ties, rings, perfume bottles, lipstick, a comb, and a real working hairdryer.
Give Your Kids Hours Of Fun With This Military Play Set
With authentic and highly-detailed toy uniforms and accessories, this military play set has everything you could need for some serious fun. Reviews say, “My son loves this set. We got him three different sets from this brand for Christmas. The detail is excellent and the men have more working joints than his army men from another brand. He loves staging the scenes.”
Both Kids And Adults Can Use This Saucer Swing
Skip the park and get this saucer swing instead. It easily attaches to any tree in your yard and can hold up to 450 lbs. This means multiple kids can ride it at one time! Even if you don’t have several kiddos running around, it’s durable enough to hold you and your child.
Build Countless Things With These Building Bricks
Legos, while fun, are not ideal for babies. They’re super easy to choke on. That’s why I recommend these colorful building bricks that are easy to grip and pretty much impossible to eat thanks to their larger size. They’ll get a kick out of stacking blocks and making objects.
Give Them A Colorful Cushioned Place To Play With This Mat
This playmat helps your little ones learn their ABCs and numbers while also giving them a comfortable surface to play with their toys on. Not to mention the fact that it also helps with hand-eye coordination while they put it together.
Create An At-Home Shopping Experience With This Cart
Of course, this list wouldn’t be complete without a cart–especially if you get the toy food that I mentioned earlier. But even if you don’t, it comes with 23 pretend food items to push around. It looks and feels like the real deal!
Kids Will Get A Kick Out Of This Bottle Rocket Launcher
Entertain your teens with this bottle rocket launcher. They’ll have a blast sending it up into “space” aka 100 feet high. Although it’s such a simple concept, they’re going to love seeing it soar high in the sky. Bring it outside with you all summer long and you will never be bored.
The Whole Family Will Love This Giant Jenga Set
Who doesn’t love giant Jenga?! It’s such a fun game that everyone in the family will love, no matter how old. Play it with the kids for some light family fun or make it an adults-only game and include some alcoholic beverages.
Squishmallows Have Gone Viral On TikTok
There’s a good chance that as a parent, you’ve already heard of Squishmallows. They’re wildly popular with kids these days and have even gone viral on TikTok. Well, now you can get them on Amazon. Surprise your little one with it and their day will be absolutely made.
This Puzzle Offers Hours Of Entertainment
There’s something therapeutic about doing puzzles. I love being able to focus on them, forgetting about everything else in the world. This puzzle, in particular, is not only beautifully retro, but it’s also 1000 pieces so it will keep you busy.
This Area Rug Is Super Nostalgic
I most definitely played with this area rug when I was in kindergarten. I vividly remember driving little cars around on it, going around town in the imaginary town. Now you can let your own kids do the same with this rug from Amazon! Use it with the cars I mention shortly and it will become a core memory.
Join Peppa Pig For Tea With This Castle Play Set
Join Princess Peppa Pig and Princess Suzie for a royal tea party with this castle play set. For less than $50, you get figurines, a treasure chest, a princess bed, a full-size mirror, a throne, dining chairs, and a dining table with a mini tea set. There’s nothing better than tea at high noon!
All Baby Doll Owners Need This Toy Stroller
No baby doll’s life is complete without a stroller to push it around in, of course. This particular stroller has a foldable hood, a large basket in the bottom to hold extra items, and a seatbelt to keep your baby doll safe. Your little one will get a kick out of pushing their best friend around!
This Domino Set Has Over 1,000 Dominoes
There’s nothing quite as mesmerizing as building a domino train and then knocking it over and watching them all fall one by one. This 1,100-piece domino set takes that to the next level thanks to its multiple colors. There are 100 of each color (11 colors total), so you can create a work of art.
Impress Friends And Family With This Magician Costume Set
I’ve had a fascination with magic and illusions since I was young thanks to a family friend that used to babysit me. If you think your kids would love it, too, this magician costume set is a must-have. It comes with a hat and top hat, a deck of cards, trick supplies, and a step-by-step instruction manual explaining the magic tricks.
Teach Them About Animals With This Farm Play Set
With 12 lifelike animal figurines, an illustrated play mat, and a sound book, this farm playset is one of the best ways to teach your kids about different animals while also encouraging imaginative play.
Make Car Dreams Come True With These Toy Cars
With 100 pieces total, these mini toy cars can be used for so many different things, along with some of the other toys I mentioned on this list. Reviews say, “I love this purchase! I wanted my 14-month-old son to have cars to push around on his city playmat and I found these! For the price, you can not beat this deal! Even if I bought this amount of cars from the Dollar Tree I would still have spent $100, so how could I pass it up? They are not weighted as heavy as Hot Wheels, but I actually like that for my son who likes to bang things around sometimes.”
Become A Creature Of Adventure With This Power Suit
If your child is a fan of the PBS show ‘Wild Kratts’, they’re going to love this costume. The set includes the vest, the gloves, and two discs that “activate
when placed in the gloves and vest.