The Hottest Toys for 4-Year-Olds This Holiday Season

Collect five Godzilla characters in miniature form, each with interchangeable parts for customizable, imaginative play. The kaiju include swappable limbs and accessories, plus a QR code that unlocks a digital experience

Created in collaboration with kids’ YouTuber Like Nastya, these Littlest Pet Shop sets each include two pets attached to keychains, along with beads, thread, and charms for customization

This interactive plush responds to love, care, and play with more than 100 sound and motion combinations. Kids can give Gabby a roar, and she’ll roar right back. Plus, she grows up to 15 inches tall, and returns to her original cub size when kids press on her back.

This playset turns kids into mini music creators, giving them the chance to mix beats, experiment with sound, and perform just like Paris Star. The set also includes a collectible gold Puppy Charm and a silver bracelet.

Help Barbie and her friends enjoy a day at the waterpark with this set’s two waterslides, a big pool, a diving board, and other fun, summer accessories.

Kids awaken the beast when they add water, which foams, fizzes, and eventually turns red before the Megalodon jumps out. Kids can play with the shark after the reveal, or reset it and reveal it again.

Little wizards can create up to 30 3D sticker shakers by combining themed backgrounds with gems, confetti, and more, then loading their designs into the Hedwig-themed crafting tool and pressing down for an instant sticker.

Engage in sensory play with the stylin' Chi Goo Shoe, packed with a cotton-candy-scented compound that kids can customize with the included charms and beads.

The cherished preschool game from the 1990s returns. As colorful butterflies fly out of Elefun’s trunk, players use their nets to catch as many as possible. The player who collects the most butterflies wins the game.

Sized for little hands, these 48-piece puzzles feature Disney Princesses Rapunzel, Ariel, or Jasmine in a scene from their world. Kids can display the completed puzzles or re-create them over and over

Inspired by the episode “Bin Night,” this game challenges players to be the first to empty their bins by sorting out their recyclables and trash tiles and loading their waste into the garbage truck

This interactive, soft-bodied Grogu brings movie magic home with more than 50 sound-and-movement combinations. Kids can press its head for reactions, rock it to sleep, and more.

Kids can build airplanes, helicopters, and custom airborne vehicles using flexible, magnetic pieces. The set includes 15 colorful, dishwasher- safe magnetic parts in eight different shapes, including a wind-powered propeller.

Kids and their families learn to name their emotions — and learn what to do with big feelings — with this screen-free board game that asks, “How are you feeling?” through kid-friendly prompts that encourage emotional learning and repeatable play.

Kids can design their own railroad adventure with this 48-piece floor puzzle. Sturdy pieces feature up to 20 feet of built-in tracks for two included wind-up trains.

Start to play by tapping on the egg and moving it. Eventually, Yoshi hatches out and greets kids with a “Yoshi!” Once hatched, the Yoshi figure is fully interactive for engaging play.

Kids can recreate their favorite moments from Disney and Pixar’s Cars with this action-packed set. Race Lightning McQueen down the track, twist the yellow flag to activate the crash zone, and slam launch Lightning McQueen up to the ramp.

Explore Whoville on a small scale with this pint-size compact, which encourages festive celebration and fine motor skills. It comes complete with microdolls of The Grinch and Cindy-Lou Who.

Aqua Puffs brings the magic of Toy Story to life! Color in the Aqua Puffs, add water, and watch your art magically grow! Create puffy 3D art featuring favorite Toy Story characters like Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, and more. Attach a key chain – and take your favorite Toy Story characters with you – wherever…

As kids dig through this 4-pound bucket of sand, they’ll discover 10 colorful Minecraft collectibles inspired by resources right out of the game. After excavating, fans can reuse the themed bucket for even more real-world adventures

Inspired by the new Netflix Winx Club series, this collection features six 10.5-inch dolls: Bloom, Stella, Tecna, Aisha, Flora, and Musa.

Huffy relaunched their popular bikes, the Sea Star and the Rock It. The upgraded bikes feature adjustable, cushioned seats, easy-rolling tires, intuitive coaster brakes, and more.

The Minions & Monsters-inspired Fart Blaster features new despicably hilarious scents like Garbage Gusher and Yum Yum Bubble Gum. Each blast launches double fog rings up to six feet and will play one of 15 fart sounds.

Pembe brings cat-tastic fun with mystery plush clip-ons, collectible keychains, mini figures, and plush toys, each featuring positive affirmations for new and longtime fans.

Little learners can experience the magic of STEM with 31 engaging experiments that use household ingredients to demonstrate scientific concepts, critical thinking, problem-solving, and reasoning.

Kids can get creative and decorate the playhouse using more than 100 included magnets that stick to the tin packaging. Everything stores inside the tin for kids to take the fun on the go.

Math meets sports in this action-packed learning set. With this game, players place a scoreboard in the “addition” backboard, then shoot the color-coded basketballs through the net.

Hello Kitty brings an adorable twist to TOMY’s classic Pop-Up Pirate game as players slide bows into the barrel and wait for the surprise pop.

Kids can unbox one of six surprise mermaids hidden inside this capsule. They’ll also find two seashells filled with ingredients to mix up a DIY lip gloss, which stores inside the mermaid’s tail.

This kit has everything kids need to create colorful pompom critters, including yarn, elastics, shaping tools, and a variety of eyes, hats, wings, bells, ribbons, keychain clips, and other decorations.