The Best Toys of 2022
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TIME for Kids editors rounded up some of our favorite toys of 2022. Our picks offer many new ways to play. Read below about the year’s best toys.
Get Active
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Get moving with Vital Hero, by Bandai Namco. This wearable band takes you on missions. They involve running, squats, and shadowboxing. Raise and train a Digimon on the device. With each successful mission, the character evolves. Fight solo battles with other creatures. Or transfer your character to a friend’s device and duke it out.
Bubble-popping goes electric with Pop It! Pro. It’s a light-up fidget game by Buffalo Games & Puzzles. Pop the lighted bubbles fast. Then play through each level before time runs out. The multiplayer mode will keep your family busy for hours.
Get Building
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The Candy Vending Machine is from Thames & Kosmos. It combines tinkering with treats. You can build the machine yourself. Stock it with goodies. Then send coins down customizable tracks to unlock the contents. It’s a fun, hands-on experience.
For something more creative, check out Hexbug’s Vex Robotics Art Start. This STEM-based drawing machine allows young artists to design geometric patterns. You can put it together yourself. Its adjustable beams and gears let you create different designs every time.
Get Creative
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The Kinetic Sand Swirl N’ Surprise, by Spin Master, promises colorful fun. The set comes with two pounds of bright sand and a swirler machine. There are tools for shaping your sand-art creations. The sand is squishy. It feels good when you play with it. And cleanup is easy.
Eager to get outdoors? The Craft-Tastic Nature Scavenger Hunt Potions kit, by PlayMonster, will get you collecting natural ingredients to make seven “magic” potions. The kit includes a magnifying glass, tweezers, and reusable bottles. There’s also a handbook on what to look for.
If you’re hungry to learn about different cultures, you’ll savor Eat2Explore kids’ global cooking boxes. Each kit explores a country’s or region’s cuisine and contains key ingredients, plus a shopping list and recipes. A country guide and foodie passport add to the experience.