The annual Toy Tales Holiday Gift Guide highlights contemporary gifts that have a nostalgic flair. Click the name of each item to learn more, including where to purchase. We also encourage you to support your local economy with the help of our Toy Store Finder. Use it to locate neighbourhood toy retailers wherever you live or travel.
Play Time
2-in-1 StarCat + CompuKitty GigaPet
The special edition GigaPet from Top Secret Toys offers two pets in one device: the original 1990s CompuKitty and a new feline called StarCat.
Magnetic Marble Run Construction Sets
National Geographic’s Magnetic Marble Run construction sets provide a mixture of tracks, connectors, trick pieces, and marbles that can be combined into Rube Goldberg-style racetracks.
Knight Rider K.I.T.T.
Playmobil expands its stable of iconic pop-culture vehicles with Detective Michael Knight’s futuristic A.I.-based car.
Game Time
Thunderbirds: Danger Zone
This cooperative family card game from Anderson Entertainment extends the legacy of the 1960s Thunderbirds television series .
Phase 10 – 40th Anniversary Edition
Mattel celebrates 40 years of Phase 10 with a special-edition version of the iconic rummy card game.
Jigsaw Duels
Ridley’s Games gamifies standard puzzle building.
Solo Time
Rubik’s Phantom
Spin Master’s latest version of its popular brain-teaser incorporates a technological design twist to ramp up the difficulty of the classic Rubik’s Cube.
Marvel Classic Black Light Collectible Poster Portfolios
Abrams ComicArts has reproduced the iconic 1970s psychedelic black-light posters from Marvel and Third Eye, Inc..
Magna-Tiles Structures: The Beatles
The Fab Four star in two sets of the Magna-Tiles Structures construction toy system from CreateOn.
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