The Top Toys You Need To Know About For Christmas 2018

These are the hottest toys for the holiday season…so you better get in quick!

With Christmas just around the corner, we’ve put together our annual list of our favourite toys for 2018. We know how mind-boggling it is to find the perfect gift for our kids so we hope this list will help make it easier to decide.

LeapBuilders Smart & Interactive Building Blocks

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This is our pick of the perfect Christmas gift for your toddler. LeapBuilders, by LeapFrog, are not your average run-of-the-mill building blocks. They’re smart and interactive. LeapBuilders will keep your little ones engaged with all sorts of activities – building, stacking, giggling at the sounds, listening to the music, pulling blocks apart and putting them back together. So much fun! They also help to sharpen your kids’ developmental skills, creativity, and imagination. You see, we told you this was the perfect gift!

LeapBuilders are available in four different sets and can be purchased from Big W, good toy stores and online retailers.

Hairdorables Dolls

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For fans of the popular L.O.L Surprise dolls, look no further than a Hairdorable. Each doll comes with eleven unboxable surprises that will unleash a personality almost as big as her hair! Suitable for Ages 3+ (Kmart Australia, $19)

PAW Patrol Ultimate Rescue Fire Truck

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What kid doesn’t love PAW Patrol!? The truck comes with a two foot tall extendable ladder and water cannons ready to put out any fire – might come in handy on Christmas Day? Suitable for Ages 3+ (ebay.com.au, $125)

Pie Face Cannon

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Kids will love this reworked classic of the original game, with a launchpad that fires whipped cream into your opponents faces, it’s sure to provide plenty of laughs (and mess!) well into the New Year. Suitable for Ages 5+ (Target Australia, $34.50)

Hatchimals HatchiBabies

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These are just too cute for words! Each one of these adorable HatchiBabies comes with special egg that needs to be hatched – who knows whether there will be a boy or a girl from the Hatchery Nursery inside? Suitable for Ages 5+ (Big W, $59)

Fornite Monopoly Limited Edition Board Game

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Love it or hate it, Fornite is definitely the most popular video game around at the moment, so this limited edition version of the enduring classic Monopoly is sure to be a crowd pleaser, especially with teenage boys. At least it will get them off the computer and Playstation for a while! Suitable for Ages 13+ (Preorder at ozgameshop.com, $59.99)

What are your tips for buying the perfect Christmas gift? Let us know in the comments below.

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33 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 17 Dec 2022
    11:26 am
I know a child that received the Pie Face Game. Had everyone laughing

- - taynik46 said
  - 25 Jan 2019
    12:01 pm
my kids didn’t get any of these (thank goodness) – they are 8 and 11 year old girls so not much from this list was going to suit them

- - ella12 said
  - 11 Jan 2019
    1:33 pm
My daughter received a Barbie with a treehouse.

- - Susanna Martin said
  - 11 Jan 2019
    5:42 am
It’s tricky to know when they’re so young but I watch my daughter who is very nurturing naturally and always sees that her dolls are ‘comfortable ‘. I bought 2 cabbage patch dolls – I probably over-compensated because I always wanted one too but now the beauty is that we can play together. She loves them dearly ♥️

- - mom111059 said
  - 08 Jan 2019
    12:34 pm
So many wonderful toys to choose from now.

- - curlytops said
  - 07 Jan 2019
    8:49 pm
Love board games. good for the whole family!

- - Blossom said
  - 07 Jan 2019
    3:46 pm
When your child visits Santa listen very intently to what your children say they want. It may be different (ab additional thing) to what they have told you

- - Mummyofboys said
  - 03 Jan 2019
    11:00 pm
I try to get sorted mid year, so it’s all on lay by and sorted less stress and less last minute purchases that will end up costing more

- - mom160421 said
  - 01 Jan 2019
    5:11 pm
What an amazing range of toys these days.

- - mom111059 said
  - 01 Jan 2019
    12:42 pm
Can’t believe they have a monopoly fortnite.

- - ashna9 said
  - 27 Dec 2018
    2:58 pm
My mother in law got my youngest a Hairdorable which she seems to like

- - BellaB said
  - 25 Dec 2018
    8:26 pm
My kids didn’t get any of these, but seem happy.

- - mom90758 said
  - 25 Dec 2018
    11:50 am
Merry Christmas to all of you. Almost time to open the gifts. None of these gifts is under the tree though. I’m sure a lot of kids would have loved that version of Monopoly.
- mom93821 replied
  
  26 Dec 2018 , 6:30 am
  We love Monopoly – but not the Fortnite version.
- - mom93821 said
  - 25 Dec 2018
    6:03 am
We like creative toys – the hours slip by.
- Ellen replied
  
  27 Dec 2018 , 4:12 am
  True, me too !
- - Ellen said
  - 25 Dec 2018
    4:45 am
Everyone set for Christmas ??

- - Ellen said
  - 25 Dec 2018
    3:49 am
I would have loved to buy the Monopoly Fortnight game for my son, but I had already enough presents, so choose not to buy it. Maybe for his birthday when it’s still there and he still likes it.

- - Mum2archer said
  - 24 Dec 2018
    11:38 pm
I saw the Fortnite board game and was very keen to get it For my nephews, but my sister said no more fortnite haha

- - rovermum said
  - 12 Nov 2018
    8:53 am
Really know and understand the child you’re buying for and their interests. Board games are always fantastic – for the whole family! And always choose for the right age. I’ve seen many friends say their kids are so advanced and smart and buy toys that just aren’t suitable or appropriate. There is an age range for a reason.

- - littlehandsofmine said
  - 11 Nov 2018
    6:32 pm
Who doesn’t love toys!!

- - rachel1970 said
  - 10 Nov 2018
    5:52 pm
I need idea’s for my 8yo son. My 3 daughter’s are easy, boys are just so hard.