Toy trends change frequently, which could leave you unsure about which toy to choose for the holidays or their child’s next birthday. Fortunately, we’ve put together the following guide to help you determine the best toys for girls and cool toys for boys! Plus, if you’re already shopping for the holiday season, you'll be able to get a head start on the toys every boy and girl will have on their wishlist.
Which Toys Do Girls and Boys Love in 2026?
Regardless of gender, kids tend to gravitate toward interactive tech, nostalgic comebacks, food-themed sensory compounds, and building sets such as Magna-Tiles and LEGO. For example, Tickle Me Elmo is back with its 30th anniversary edition, and VR MasterChef Junior combines food with interactive tech.
Best Toys for Girls
Selecting the best toys for girls means understanding toy trends, along with the individual child’s personality. After all, some girls will naturally gravitate toward Barbie, but others are more into dinosaurs.
1. Barbie Magic Style Studio
Have you been searching for the best toys for 7 year old girls? Look no further than the Barbie Magic Style Studio. When you were young, you probably changed Barbie’s clothing and maybe even gave her a fresh new haircut. Now, though, young girls have the opportunity to see Barbie in a 100+ outfit combos through the magic of virtual reality. Even better, they’ll also be able to color their own designs, then see Barbie model them. Plus, they’ll be able to place Barbie wherever they are in the real world!
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Magic Style Studio
Style Barbie your way with the Magic Style Studio! Mix and match outfits for any occasion, bring Barbie to life in augmented reality, and snap selfies together to capture every fabulous fashion moment!
Shop Now2. Labubus Monsters Line
If you’re shopping for a girl with a mischievous streak, then the Monsters series of Labubus are a good option. Each monster has a smile that’s the perfect mixture between sweet and creepy. The monsters come in a wide variety of styles, too, ranging from Hello Kitty to the FIFA Series. Labubus are one of the hottest toys of the year, so start looking for them now to ensure you’ll have some for their Christmas stocking.
3. Professor Maxwell’s VR Junior Chef
For budding young chefs, your best bet is VR Junior Chef or VR MasterChef Junior. VR Junior Chef invites your child to learn how to make 24 delicious recipes in virtual and augmented reality. At the same time, they’ll receive 25 full-sized utensils to help them learn to make items like avocado toast, muffins, pizza, and French toast in the real world. The kit also comes with a 64-page book and more than 175 VR and AR experiences. They’ll have a blast and end up with some tasty food, too!
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VR Junior Chef
Learn and make 24 delicious recipes in this interactive cooking kit, with instructions in both augmented and virtual reality! This hands on cooking kit includes 25 full size utensils including tongs, flipper, measuring cups and more!
Shop Now4. Boxineers Cardboard Animals
Cardboard boxes usually mean yet another recycling trip. But what if your child could turn them into an awesome toy instead? That’s the idea behind this toy from Educational Insights. Through the power of imagination and tools, brackets, stickers, and bolts, your youngster will take any cardboard box and transform it into dogs, cats, alligators, unicorns, and more! This kit is also high-value, as each included piece is reusable.
Cool Toys for Boys
Once again, it’s important to consider a boy’s individual personality when picking out a toy for their birthday or the holidays. However, some of the most popular items for 2026 include all-terrain trucks and LEGO Creator 3-in-1 sets.
5. Metal Mania AR Tattoos
Shopping for 4-6 year olds is easy with AR tattoos. They’ll receive 10 different AR Metal Mania tattoos that move and make sounds! Imagine how cool your son will think it is when the motorcycle or truck temporary tattoo they placed on their skin begins spinning around through the power of AR. Temporary tattoos always catch a child’s attention, but AR tattoos mean they’ll hold their attention, too.
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Metal Mania AR Tattoos
Explore the future of temporary tattoos with HoloToyz AR Tattoos! Just apply the temporary tattoo and scan it with the free HoloToyz app to see the coolest cars and most massive monster trucks come to life in 3D animated augmented reality!
Shop Now6. Peppa Pig Joke & Sing George
Representation matters with this Peppa Pig toy featuring Peppa’s brother, George. He was recently diagnosed on the show as having moderate hearing loss. Now, with the help of his new hearing aid, he can clearly experience sounds such as laughter for the first time. Whether your child has hearing loss or you simply want them to learn more about empathy, Joke & Sing George is a good choice.
7. Dino Dig VR
Your boy (or girl) can experience the wonder of dinosaurs without taking on the dangers of Jurassic Park. Simply have them put on the included VR goggles and they’ll join a dinosaur dig. By the time they’re done, they’ll have a 10” T-Rex fossil! They’ll also get a 40-page book, along with additional VR experiences like a roller coaster ride, a T-Rex jeep chase, and museum tours. Dino Dig VR is the closest your child can come to a Jurassic Park experience!
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Dino Dig VR
Use the included chisel and dig-out tools to excavate your very own T.rex fossil, then put on the included VR goggles as we take a closer look at these fascinating creatures in virtual reality!
Shop Now8. LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Fierce Shark with a Treasure Chest
The 3-in-1 LEGO Creator series is highly popular because it gives youngsters three different toy options in one box. For instance, the 3-in-1 shark set also enables them to build an anglerfish and manta ray. In other words, one day they can build and play with a fierce shark and treasure chest, then the next day they can create a manta ray to dive to the bottom of the sea.
Bonus Toy for Growing Girls and Boys
The eight previously listed toys are good for children between the ages of four and 12. Older kids still want to play, though, although their interests will change. Check out the following option for teens 14 and up:
9. Cold Case VR: The Case of the Fatal Follower
Combining the best of VR with a cold murder case, Cold Case VR immerses players in the mystery of who killed Hailey Rose. The set comes with more than 75 pieces of evidence to review, and the VR goggles let them hack into CCTV footage. Up to six players can participate at once, and it’ll take them approximately three hours to get to the end.
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Fatal Follower
Unsolve a cold murder mystery using immersive VR! Examine 75+ physical evidence pieces and hack into security footage to solve the case.
Shop NowCelebrate Holidays and Birthdays with a Cool Gift
Keep in mind that the preceding gender suggestions were just that: a suggestion. In reality, any of the nine items listed above will work for any child. Therefore, if your girl is super into cars and AR tattoos or your son wants to learn how to cook, feel free to mix-and-match!
Virtual Reality Learning Kits
Who Killed Hailey Rose? When a promising, young content creator is murdered, police suspect an online stalker but can’t piece together the evidence to crack the case. In Cold Case VR, YOU pick up where detectives left off. Do you and your friends have what it takes to solve the crime?
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