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Best Toys of 2017: Big Kids

By Jessica Hartshorn
October 03, 2017
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Super Ultimate Garage

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Barbie has her Dreamhouse. Now Hot Wheels has its own over-the-top hangout. Hot Wheels Super Ultimate Garage has five stories for parking, racing, and having adventures—like avoiding that giant ape. (Don’t think about it too hard. You’re not a kid. Or a car.) 5 years+, $200.

*Don't forget the Duracell batteries for this toy!

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Speed Pipes Performance Pack

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Zipes Speed Pipes Performance Pack by Neat-Oh! isn’t any old remote-control car: Kids design the tubular track, then send the gravity-defying light-up car racing through. 5 years+, $60.

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Fingerlings

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WowWee’s Fingerlings are tiny chattering monkeys that swing from a finger or sleep in a palm. 5 years+, $15.

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If we tell you what’s in Spin Master’s Hatchimals Surprise we have to kill you. JK! Hint: Rumi and Sir. Now shhh. 5 years+, $70.

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Beyblade Burst Avatar Attack Battle Set

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Make your opponent explode in Hasbro’s Beyblade Burst Avatar Attack Battle Set. 8 years+, $50.

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DC Super Hero Girls Wonder Woman Action Doll

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Mattel’s DC Super Hero Girls Wonder Woman Action Doll has the Lasso of Truth, so no funny business! She’ll save other dolls—or kick their butt. 6 years+, $20.

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Thank you, Moose Toys’ Cutie Cars Shopkins Drive Thru Diner, for a place to store new pieces. 5 years+, $20.

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American Girl Truly Me Doll

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Customize an American Girl’s Truly Me doll to look like your child, choosing from more than a million combinations of skin, hair color, and more. Order online; delivery typically takes two weeks. 8 years+, $200.

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Hasbro’s Egged On is like Jimmy Fallon’s “Egg Russian Roulette,” but with water. Testers wanted to get dumped on! 5 years+, $20.

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Tow Mater

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A shockingly strong motor means Jakks Pacific’s Tow Mater can move things much bigger than itself. (Like your child on a ride-on!) 6 years+, $60.

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Mini Minion MiP RC

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When your kid operates WowWee’s Mini Minion MiP RC, it’s as if there’s a real Minion running around the house. 4 years+, $20.

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Ninjago Movie Fire Mech

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Your budding J. J. Abrams will set the scene with a six-pack of minifigures and shootable fire disks that come with The LEGO Ninjago Movie Fire Mech. 9 to 14 years, $70.

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There’s no way that annoying little sibs can keep up with Razor’s Spider-Man RipRider 360, which speeds along and makes sharp turns. Woot! 5 years+, $79.

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