Kidulting is a big buzzword in the toy industry this year, because toys have a new audience: adults! More grownups are playing with toys than ever before, and toy companies are making toys with kids at heart in mind.

Check out our picks for our favorite gifts for adults below, and for more toys you and your kids will love, see our full Holiday Gift Guide!


3DOODLER FLOW 3D PRINTING PEN SET

Craft DIY solutions to everyday problems, make art, customize a space, and more with this 3D printing pen. Draw freehand or use one of the hundreds of free online projects to make 3D creations.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $79.99
  • Age:
  • 14+

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CRAYOLA HD COLORING KIT

This kit comes with 20 premium pages of pre-shaded, HD, black-and-white photos that tweens can color using the 30 included colored pencils. The end result is a professional-looking art piece that they can display.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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DEADLINES

Kids must put their morbid trivia knowledge to the test in this game. Throughout the game, teens must guess different historical and cultural figures birth years, life spans, and death years.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $16
  • Age:
  • 12+

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DISNEY CASTLE COLLECTION

Immerse yourself in the worlds of fan-favorite Disney heroines: Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Cinderella, Elsa, Jasmine, Merida, Mulan, Rapunzel, and Snow White. Each 1,000-piece puzzle illustrates the character along with an interior look at her castle.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 14+

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KANOODLE PYRAMID

This multiplayer, collaborative, brain-teaser game features a tabletop board and geometric pieces that fit together to solve 200 2D and 3D puzzles. Kids can enhance their strategic, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills as they play.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 7+

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LITE-BRITE TOUCH

Press the board's color-changing buttons and watch as they light up, then keep pressing to change colors. Create new images using the included instructions or design your own. This version also features games to play.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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MONOPOLY PRIZM: NBA EDITION GAME

Players can compete and earn points by revealing NBA player ratings and stats on the backs of their Panini cards. They can take control of NBA games, trade or draft players, and compete in Playmaker challenges and All-Star Contests.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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RAINBOW BRITE 3-INCH FIGURES

This collection features several characters from the Rainbow Brite universe, with limited-edition figures such as the metallic Rainbow Brite and the glow-in-the-dark Twink to bolster any true or new Rainbow Brite fan's collection.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $4.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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RISK THE 1980’S EDITION

This faithful reproduction features the original artwork and components of RISK from the '80s. Kids can acquire the most armies, play them effectively, and try to conquer the most territories to win the game.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.95
  • Age:
  • 8+

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SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER

Classic Mario side-scrolling gameplay is turned on its head with the addition of Wonder Flowers, which trigger unexpected moments in a course, such as pipes coming alive, characters transforming and more.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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For more top toy picks for kids of all ages, check out The Toy Insider’s annual Holiday Gift Guide, and find the perfect gift using our Perfect Present Wizard!

About the author

Maggie Dougherty

Maggie Dougherty

Maggie Dougherty is an editorial intern at Adventure Media & Events. She is a senior at Iona University in New Rochelle, New York, where she studies digital media and production. In her free time, Maggie can be found watching Conan O’Brien videos on YouTube, reading biographies of Lyndon B. Johnson, or listening to the Succession soundtrack.

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