The Holiday Season is officially on us again, and that can mean only one thing that isn’t watching Christmas In Connecticut over and over again: Time to think about gift-giving (and getting). Where better to start than with toys?
Whether you’re buying for loved ones, loathed ones, ones you barely know but feel an obligation to get something something for or yourself, it’s hard to go wrong with a well-chosen toy as a gift. But it’s hard to know just what toys you should be looking at, which is where we come in; we’ve split our choices into three categories: Play, Display and Making Your Life Better, which is to say things that are useful (or, in one case, useless but kind of essential nonetheless). Click through to see our selections.
LEGO, action figures and things for you to hit other people with safely. After all, isn’t that what “play” really means?
https://gizmodo.com/for-play-5414305
For some people, toys are things to keep on shelves, on their walls or in boxes. Here’re a few ideas for the serious collector.
https://gizmodo.com/for-display-5414296
For Making Your (Or Someone Else’s) Life Better
In which we suggest gifts offering education, amusement and/or something to hold onto at night. Yes, even that last one.
https://gizmodo.com/for-making-your-or-someone-elses-life-better-5414306
Additional research by Alex Eichler.
