We have a fun job at NAPPA Awards! We spend the year opening boxes, playing with toys and games and testing out family products like strollers and baby bottler warmers. Sharing our favorite finds with you is the highlight of our year. We know you’ll love these products as much as we do.

Our Jingle Holiday Gift Guide is filled with toys, games, books, music and much more. We have gifts for the creative kid and the one who loves STEAM and building. We have toys and games that promote the love of the world and different cultures, while our Sustainability Award celebrates products that are taking better care of our planet. We also have great finds for kids who love to be active and those who spend hours immersed in imaginative play.

NAPPA 2024 Jingle Holiday Gift Guide

Our Jingle Holiday Gift Guide is filled with NAPPA Award-winning toys, games, books, music and much more.

And our Bundle Gift Guide is all about Baby, Toddlers and New Moms. We have gifts for babies with sensitive skin and moms on the go. We have strollers, swings, monitors, bottles, highchairs and much more. These baby and toddler essentials are a must-have for new parents.

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Our Bundle Baby, Toddler and New Mom Gift Guide is filled with NAPPA Award-winning gear, baby and toddler essentials, best for mom products, toys and much more.

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These recent NAPPA Award winners are wonderful Easter and anytime gifts.

PEEPS EggMazing Egg Decorator

This whimsical bunny-shaped decorator holds and spins hard-boiled eggs. Using the included vibrantly colored, non-toxic markers, kids create custom, colorful Easter eggs without the mess. $27.99, ages 3+, heybuddyheypal.com

BIZYBOO Easter Hide ‘N’ Seek Busy Bags

A perfect mess-free, on-the-go and low-fuss companion. Using both written and visual prompts found on an attached card, children will have a blast prodding and shifting the beads around, seeking out the Easter objects. $9.99, ages 2+, vangotoys.com

Sprinx – My Bumpas Weighted Character

Helps promote a sense of security, reduce stress, improve sleep quality and create a calming effect. The weighted arms are perfectly sized to give realistic hugs and display unconditional love. The exterior is soft and comforting. $39.99, ages 3+, mybumpas.com

Buzz Buzz

Laurie Berkner’s got a pig on her head. Celebrate 25 years of her timeless classic album remastered for the whole family to enjoy. Sing along to all-time favorites. $9.99, ages 1-7, laurieberkner.com

Rubik’s Cube Retro Cube

Celebrate Rubik’s 50th anniversary with this collector’s edition. Displayed in a replica of the 1980s issue packaging, this blast to the past is decorated with the original Rubik’s Logo and classic-colored stickers. $14.99, ages 8+, amazon.com

stickers. $14.99, ages 8+, amazon.com

Ahhhhh

Andrew & Polly’s 6th album empowers kids to take on tough stuff by helping them think, feel and sometimes even shout their way through challenges in an ever-changing world. Eleven awesome songs featuring smart and amusing lyrics. $9.99, entire family, andrewandpolly.com

PAW Patrol Basic Vehicles

Join the pups on action-packed missions with these new eco-conscious vehicles. Made from up to 85% recycled plastic, these vehicles are authentically detailed so you can recreate iconic scenes from the show. Enjoy endless PAWsome adventures with your favorite hero pup in their signature vehicle. $9.99, ages 3+, amazon.com

 

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Our gift giving series continues with more toys that build imagination.

Zoomigos

Pump up these cute animals and watch them go for hours of unplugged play. $14.99, 3+, www.educationalinsights.com

 Magical Castle Bed Tent

Now kids can rule the kingdom from the comfort of their own bed. $89.99, ages 3-8, www.lakeshorelearning.com

 Sweet Meadow Horse Stable

A modern farmhouse and a cozy abode for dolls and their equine friends. $79.00, 3+, www.kidkraft.com

Adventure Treehouse

Play and picnic for hours. $69.99, 3+, www.schleich-s.com

Disney Princess Style Collection Play Suitcase

Features real working wheels, a retractable handle and storage for included travel accessories.

$39.99, 3+, www.jakks.com

Latches & Doors Busy Board

Slide, press, twist or turn while learning numbers, letters and animal names. $24.99, 12 months-36 months, www.vtechkids.com

Disney Princess Ariel Music & Lights Vanity

Includes a vanity, Flounder jar with lid and foam pad, play perfume bottle, tiara, earrings, play curling iron, dinglehopper brush, comb and four bands. $59.99, 3+, www.target.com

 PLAYMOBIL Tiny Paws Pet Hotel

Set includes three figures, eight dogs, two birds, two doghouses, bench, seesaw, wheelbarrow, dog food, birdseed, and other accessories. $69.99, 4+, www.playmobil.us

 Rock Around Wobble Disk

Hold on tight for a rock, wobble and 360 degree spin adventure. $39.99, 2+, www.simplya3.com

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Kids learn and grow through play. This holiday season, give the gift of imagination with these fun friends.

Disney Junior Minnie Walk & Dance Unicorn Feature Plush

Press Minnie’s hand to see Penelope dance. Attach Minnie’s hand to Penelope’s back and watch them walk together. $39.99, 3+, www.JustPlayProducts.com

Blaire Doll

2019 Girl of the Year is a Chef-in-training who loves to gather everyone for dinner. Comes with paperback book. $140, 8+, www.americangirl.com

Pinkfong Baby Shark Song Puppets with Tempo Control

Move the mouth of your Baby Shark puppet to hear it “sing” the entire Baby Shark song. Available in 3 characters. $19.99, www.babyshark.wowwee.com

JoJo Siwa Singing JoJo Doll D.R.E.A.M.

Sporting her signature double bow, this 10-inch doll sings her newest hit song, “D.R.E.A.M.” $19.99, 6+, www.JustPlayProducts.com

Harry Potter Hedwig Interactive Creature

This owl makes 12 unique sounds and responds to sounds by turning her head. $19.99, 4+, www.jakks.com

 Playdate Ariel

She is beautiful and 32-inches tall. Lightweight and easy to carry around. $59.99, 3+, www.jakks.com

 Juno My Baby Elephant

With over 150 lifelike movements and sounds. $99.99, 5+, www.junomybabyelephant.com

#SNAPSTAR

Squad includes Lola, Aspen, Dawn, Yuki, Echo and Izzy. Use app to glam up your doll and share with friends on social. $14.47, 5+, www.snapstartworld.com

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As you begin your holiday shopping, don’t forget that books make a great gift. Here are some of our recent NAPPA Award winners.

Ditty Bird Musical Board Books

The perfect instrument for playful learning through music and sounds, featuring gentle touch contact points for inquisitive little fingers to activate your favorite “ditties” on each page. $16.49, 6 months-3 years, www.dittybird.com

Wild Bios Board Book Series

Meet history’s greatest figures in this adorable board book series with an animal twist. Includes famous Meowxican painter Frida Catlo, Baa-rd of Avon William Sheepspeare’s, brave pilot Amelia Harehart and astronaut Neil Armswan. $7.99, Birth-2, www.silverdolphinbooks.com

The Story of Rap & Rock Series


An adorable 2-part board book series that introduces iconic musicians who have transformed generations, including David Bowie, Janis Joplin, Grandmaster Flash and Kendrick Lamar. $8.99, Birth-2, www.silverdolphinebooks.com

Grandma’s Christmas Wish


Features a bedtime-friendly singsong rhythm and adorable holiday illustrations. $8.99, Birth+, www.sleepingbearpress.com

Santa’s Christmas Train


Journey “up, up, up, and down, down, down” on this merry train ride to the North Pole. $7.99, Birth+, www.hachettebookgroup.com

Baby Sees Board Book Series


Mesmerizing collection of high-contrast books with bold shapes and colors. $9.99, Birth+, www.gakkenbooks.com

When The Cousins Came

A sensitive story about insecurity, hosting and friendship inspired by the author’s own large, diverse family.  $17.99, 4-8, www.holidayhouse.com

Rowdy Randy

Meet the toughest cowgirl around. Never mind that this broncobuster is a horsefly. She acts taller than any tall tale. $18.95, 5-9, www.caseyrislovbooks.com

What Should Danny Do? Book Series

This clever picture book series empowers kids with the understanding that their choices will shape their days. $17.99 each, 4-9, www.whatshoulddannydo.com

Dreamers by Yuyi Morales

In spare, lyrical verse and vibrant images for which she has become legendary, Morales has created a picture book memoir and a testament to the journey that she and her son took together from Mexico to the San Francisco Bay Area. $18.99, 4- 8, www.holidayhouse.com

Buckets, Dippers, and Lids: Secrets to Your Happiness

Grow in understanding, kindness, self-control, resilience, empathy and forgiveness. $10.95, 7+, www.bucketfillers101.com

 The Princess and the Pickup Truck

an Appalachian retelling of The Princess and the Pea, perfect for your rough and tumble royalty. $15.95, 5-10, www.leppstorytelling.com

 Claire Lost Her Bear at the World’s Fair and Benny Bear Book and Stuffed Toy Bundle

Vibrant and heartwarming story that also introduces interesting facts about the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. $34.95, 5+,www.GoldenBellDirect.com

Sesame Street: The Monster at the End of This Book

An interactive refresh of the classic Sesame Street story where Grover tries everything to keep the reader from turning the pages. $14.99, 3-5, www.indiebound.org

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Ready for some fun and competition? Check out these award-winning games.

Pencil Nose

A hilarious game, where players have to use their sniffers to try and sketch the prompt. $24.95, 8+, www.fatbraintoycom.com 

Meltdown

The ooey-gooey game of skill. Stack cubes on the putty goop that shifts and moves. $17.99, 7+, www.playmonster.com

Marble Circuit

It’s logic, strategy and a brain game all in one. $24.95, 8+, www.mindware.com

Butts Up

 

A fun twist on musical chairs. Fess up about things you’ve done, stuff you like and things you wish. $22.99, 7+, www.playmonster.com

Latice Hawaii Strategy Board Game

Combines simple rules with evolving complexity for a unique game of strategy. $34.99, 8+, www.latice.com

JAWS: A Game of Strategy and Suspense

A suspenseful tabletop strategy game that captures the edge-of your-seat excitement of the classic movie. $29.99, 10+, www.ravensburger.us

Root Beer Float Challenge

Win the game by completing a series of solo, head-to-head and cooperative challenges. $24.99, 8+, www.playtacular.com

POWER1

A Shedding/matching style card game that works like a sparked-up version of Classic Rummy.

$12.95, 7+, www.power1game.com

Mad Moves

Perform ballet as a T-rex or limbo like a baby. Get ready to dance like you’ve never before. $19.99, 8+, www.playmonster.com

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All we want for Christmas is…joy, love, family and fun. Our annual Jingle Holiday Gift Guide is here to bring the fun your way. Page after page of award-winning products for moms and kids. We have toys that mix fun and learning, we have creative gifts, we have books, CDs, games, dolls, surprise collectibles, bikes, scooters, yoga mats, wacky toys and so much more. Turn the pages, circle the ones you love and start making your list for Santa.

 

Pigs, rabbits, and rockets – oh my! Check out these hands-on games and activities that are fun for the whole family. Plus a stylish way to store it all!

mimish Pouf with Storage

Functional and stylish, the mimish Pouf with Storage serves as both seating and storage — great for the family room, game room or reading nook. The upper cushion connects to an open storage compartment by a durable zipper. Sit on the storage pouf while your belongings are inside, or detach the stand-alone cushion and use the storage space while seated. The Cotton Storage Pouf can adapt to any room, whether it be the nursery, dorm, apartment, playroom or living room. Customize your storage pouf by mixing and matching the top and bottom pieces. Perfect for storing hard and soft items, such as bedding, dolls, books, clothes, legos, tech and more. $69, for all ages

Rabbit Pirates

Rabbit Pirates are in search of buried treasure. Help them shoot for the loot in this simple card game that suits all ages, from kids, teens, college students, parents and grandparents. If you have ever played the card game of war, Rabbit Pirates will be your new family game night favorite. The object of the game is to play high valued cards to win bronze, silver and gold treasure tokens.

Mighty Pig Tug

Mighty Pig Tug is the wild game of pig tug-of-war. Each player must build the best three-pig team, but watch out, pigs can be quickly pulled into the mud. It’s a simple strategy card game that is teacher-created and builds logic skills. Mighty Pig Tug accommodates up to 6 players and is a great option for family game night.

Jungle Runners

Jungle Runners, is a fun family board game, where players have a team of animals that they have to navigate through the jungle themed board of obstacles and challenges to finish the journey. Jungle Runners begins on a sports day in the jungle. Players each have a team of animals that they need to navigate through the jungle. The first team to get all of their animals to the finish line wins.

Trink-A-Links Pets

Trink-A-Links are an adorable arts and crafts for kids with a passion for on-trend accessories. Hand-paint the dog, cat and bunny pieces, then choose how you’ll pair them up. Create a purrfect necklace that’s kitten from head-to-toe or design crazy critter pairings like a ring that’s half bunny and half bark. Encourages creativity, self-expression, imagination and fine motor skills.

Rocket Lander

Rocket Lander is a dice component game with an out of this world, explosive theme. Rocket Lander challenges players to strategically plot a graph on a 3 dimensional axis. The game topic travels through space and around the globe as players escort their ships, search and overtake opponents, and defend a home turf. Of course, the best strategy and a dash of luck help to decide who can land their ship efficiently.

We have some great new NAPPA winners that are all about enhancing your child’s creativity. #PlayLearnConnect

Etch A Sketch Classic

 

For more than 50 years, children and adults alike have been discovering the magical world of creativity and pencil-free drawing with classic Etch A Sketch. The iconic frame, easy-to-use knobs, classic magic screen and shake-to-erase feature — not to mention the endless hours of fun it provides — have made it popular all around the world! Sketch, erase, and sketch again with Etch A Sketch.
 $14.99; ages 3+; http://etchasketch.com/

Sharingland Cardboard Playhouses

We’ve all seen it happen. We buy a gift for our kids, wrap it perfectly and as soon as our kids unwrap the gift, it’s the box they love the most. To capture preschoolers’ great sense of imagination, Sharingland has come up with clever idea–pop-up playhouses made from cardboard. All five of Sharingland’s cardboard playhouse models are sturdy and unique in design. And they all come ready-to-play. Select from Grand Palace, The Epic Castle, Space Odyssey, Ancestral Teepee or Windmill Farm. Made of 80% recycled and 100% recyclable materials. Great for promoting creativity and imagination.
$99; Ages 3+: http://sharingland.com/

JigglyDoos™ Party House Playset

Meet the JigglyDoos™,  cute little animal friends that live in a whimsical world where everything wiggles. They love to jiggle, wiggle and roll. JigglyDoos™ are soft, squishy, and jiggly and come in so many adorable colors and shapes and they are having a party at the ultimate party house. Includes bouncing dance floor and music. At the push of a button, kids can hear music and see the JigglyDoos dance and bounce around. Additionally, kids can launch the JigglyDoos off the diving board onto the bouncing dance floor, ride up and down the spiral elevator, hang out on the swinging chair, or even end the party by hitting the piñata for some fun treats . Playset includes one exclusive JigglyDoo friend. Promotes creative play & imagination.
$19.99; For Ages: 4+; http://www.jakks.com/

Tiny Toes

 

Tiny Toes are teenie, tiny interactive dolls that come to life in the palm of your hand! Each doll has seven highly responsive sensors that react to touch, motion or light. Each doll blows kisses, plays peek-a-boo, burps and more, all while sitting in the palm of your hand! Kids can collect all three Tiny Toes dolls in the Animal Love assortment including Giggling Gabby, Ticklish Tess and Laughing Luna. So cute…so tiny….Tiny Toes!
$14.99 each: For Ages: 4+; https://playmatestoys.com/

Crayola Ultimate Light Board

With the Crayola Ultimate Light Board, kids can use light and dark to show off their creativity in a big, bold way. Kids can use vibrant Mini Gel Fx Markers directly on the light board surface and watch their designs shine. Turning off the lights, kids can elevate their designs using the bright LED lights in the board’s frame to see their artwork glow. Removing the back panel allows for easy tracing directly on the surface and the screen wipes clean for unlimited creativity.
$24.99; For Ages: 6+; http://shop.crayola.com/toys-and-activities/toys/ultimate-light-board-

 

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