Looking for the best holiday gifts for the little wizards on your holiday shopping list? Toy Insider Parent Charlene DeLoach stopped by Better Western Mass in Springfield to show off the year’s coolest Harry Potter toys. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for the complete rundown of the best toys of the holiday season, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.
MYSTERY FLYING SNITCH (WOW! STUFF)
- Take control of the elusive Golden Snitch and impress your friends as it magically flies around your body.
- The high-tensile Aramid fiber thread is invisible from 6 feet away, making you look and feel like a true witch or wizard.
- The Snitch features real flapping wings, and makes a great display piece thanks to the included stand.
- This new incarnation of the famous winged Quidditch ball is ideal for cosplay and each kit comes with a free Quidditch poster for inspiration and display plinth.
- Age: 6+
- MSRP: $24.99
- Available: Target
LEGO HARRY POTTER HOGWARTS WHOMPING WILLOW (THE LEGO GROUP)
- Help Harry and Ron race to Hogwarts in this action-packed Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Whomping Willow set, as seen in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
- Fly the Ford Anglia into the spinning branches of the Whomping Willow, then help the young wizards escape to join Hermione at Hogwarts, featuring a dormitory, potions classroom, Professor Snape’s office and an owlery.
- This fantastic Harry Potter building kit includes 6 minifigures Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Seamus Finnigan, Argus Filch and Severus Snape, plus a Hedwig owl figure. Features the buildable Whomping Willow tree, Flying Ford Anglia car and Hogwarts castle section.
- It also makes great Halloween home décor for a table.
- Age: 8+
- MSRP: $69.99
- Available” lego.com, Target, Walmart
HARRY POTTER FASHION DOLL ASSORTMENT (MATTEL)
- Fans and collectors alike will love recreating their favorite scenes and imagining new ones with Harry Potter doll and his wizarding friends!
- The dolls are Inspired by the beloved characters of Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets and include eleven “joints” — in the neck, shoulders, hips, knees, elbows and wrists — making them ready for action!
- Each doll comes are dressed in their signature Hogwarts uniforms and includes a personalized wand — perfect for casting spells (Expelliarmus!)
- Assortment includes Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, Albus Dumbledore, and Minerva McGonogall
- Age: 6+
- MSRP: $19.99
- Available: Amazon
HARRY POTTER WIZARD TRAINING WANDS (JAKKS PACIFIC)
- Kids can master 11 spells with these motion-sensitive replica wands resembling those of Dumbledore, Harry Potter, and Voldemort (each sold separately).
- The wands feature lights, sounds, and five play modes.
- The wand recognizes movement to know when kids have cast their spells. The wand provides sound feedback that the spells have been cast correctly.
- Each wand includes five modes of play: two modes of standalone play and three modes to play with a friend. The light-up button allows them to select which mode to play.
- Age: 8+
- MSRP: 24.99
- Available: Amazon, Target, Walmart
NANO METALFIGS GRYFFINDOR TOWER (JADA TOYS)
- Kids and adult collectors will get whisked away to the magical world of Harry Potter with new Nano Metalfigs and Nano Scenes from Jada Toys
- All of these teeny tiny figures are made from 100 percent die-cast metal and are painted with premium metallic paints.
- There are more than 20 figures to collect, including everyone’s favorite ghosts, professors, and students at Hogwarts—yes, even He Who Must Not Be Named.
- These Nano Metalfigs are available in single, 5- or 20-packs.
- For being less than two inches tall, these Nano Metalfigs are incredibly detailed, down to the creases in their cloaks, facial expressions, and bristles on their brooms.
- Age: 5+
- MSRP: $29.99
- Available: Amazon, Target, Walmart
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: WORLD OF HARRY POTTER ULTIMATE EDITION (USAOPOLY)
- HARRY POTTER fans test their knowledge of all 8 Harry Potter movies with TRIVIAL PURSUIT: World of Harry Potter Ultimate Edition.
- Move around the board with House Mascot movers as you answer questions and collect “wedges”.
- Includes 1800 questions to challenge the ultimate Harry Potter fan. Categories include Slytherin House, Death Eaters and The Dark Arts; Objects & Artifacts; Animals, Magical Creatures and Magical Beings; Witches, Wizards, Ghosts and Muggles; Hogwarts, Other Locations and Transportation; and Spells, Potions and Other Magic.
- Age: 8+
- MSRP: $49.95
- Available: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, GameStop
