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

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+

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

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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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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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+

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+

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+

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+

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+

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+

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+

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+

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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YouTube fans may never get to do a real MrBeast challenge, but conjuring up an action figure based on his logo may be the next best thing. Kids are transformed into scientists who have to follow a step-by-step series of instructions to complete an "experiment" to create a mutated panther. There are four different styles of panther to collect. Ages 5+

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Rainbow Loom gives crafty kids the tools to make macrame, wrapped, beaded and friendship bracelets all from the same kit. It also comes with tons of styles of beads — including the all-important alphabet beads the Swifties have made so popular — so kids can really go all-out with their designs. Ages 7+

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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+

This Clue variant brings the Escape Room experience home. Players have to work together to solve puzzles, stretching those logic and reasoning muscles, and if they're successful new areas of the board open up and offer more clues until the mystery is solved. It's a one-time game experience and rated 3 out of 5 on Hasbro's difficulty scale, but there are other Clue Escape mysteries with harder and easier solves. Ages 10+

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+

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+

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+