Top Toys for Christmas 2024 in Ireland: Expert Picks

Kanoodle is a viral sensation with over 1 billion views on TikTok! Now, both kids and adults can enjoy brain-boosting fun with Kanoodle Ultimate Champion, featuring 500 new 2D and 3D puzzles that challenge logic and reasoning skills.

Players set up the puzzle using the included guide, then race against the timer to solve it before time runs out. Suitable for ages 7 and up, this portable game comes with 12 Kanoodle pieces, a timer, and a guide. It’s perfect for play at home or on the go.

The game promotes problem-solving, spatial reasoning, and critical thinking, making it an ideal gift for curious minds.

Roll & Play is the perfect first game for toddlers! Simply toss the soft, plush cube, identify the color facing up, and pick a matching card with a fun activity like "Moo like a cow" or "Make a happy face." Designed to support early development, Roll & Play helps little ones learn while having fun. It encourages creativity, movement, and understanding of basic rules in a playful, engaging way. Suitable for ages 18 months and up, this game is a joyful introduction to interactive play.

The Ultimate Family Game for Christmas 2024

New this year, Tilt N Shout is the perfect addition to your holiday celebrations! This exciting game is great for both adults and kids, making it ideal for family game nights or parties with friends. It also shines as a two-player experience.

Easy to Learn, Quick to Play
Get started in minutes! Tilt N Shout is a fast-paced, shout-out category game where two teams compete to have the last word. With a wide variety of categories, everyone gets a chance to shine.

Unique Marble-Run Seesaw Timer
The game features a marble-run seesaw that acts as a timer, adding suspense and excitement. As the seesaw speeds up, underdogs have a chance to make a comeback right up to the final round!

Unleash imagination with Crazy Fort! This kit includes 25 balls and 44 sticks, letting kids build endless play structures—from caves to castles. Simply add a bedsheet for instant fun. Crazy Forts promote creative, collaborative play for boys and girls alike, and glow-in-the-dark pieces add extra magic. Combine multiple kits for even bigger, more impressive designs!

Numberblock Five’s Magical Superstar Stage is the perfect toy for musical and maths-loving kids this Christmas! With lights, sounds, 10 changing backdrops, and a spinning dance floor, this deluxe playset brings Numberblock Five's musical performance to life. Packed with fun, educational details, it encourages imaginative play and counting skills. Plus, there's space for other Numberblocks friends to join the fun (sold separately). When the show is over, everything neatly stores under the stage for easy cleanup.

Our best-selling tabletop game from last year, Kluster, is set to be a Christmas favorite again! This dexterity game is incredibly fun, easy to learn, and suitable for all ages, offering a perfect blend of strategy and excitement.

In Kluster, players take turns placing magnetic stones within a defined area. The goal? Be the first to get rid of all your magnets! But watch out—if stones clump together during your turn, you’ll have to collect them instead.

Kluster promises hours of competitive fun for family and friends this year!

Unleash hours of creativity and fun with our Connetix Magnetic Tiles sets! Featuring vibrant colors and various shapes, it's perfect for family play and expanding your child’s color recognition.

Whether independently or with others, Connetix fosters STEAM learning and develops fine and gross motor skills. Children can build castles, rockets, towers, bridges, and explore patterns and shapes, encouraging endless imaginative play.

This open-ended toy grows with your child, adapting to their evolving skills and creativity.

Recommended Age: 3+

New to Cogs for 2024, Air Toobz is a Toy of the Year Finalist!

Let creativity soar as kids arrange the tubes and connectors in endless configurations — create loops, swirls, and pathways under tables and over desks. Switch on the fan and watch foam balls leap from tube to tube, hover in mid-air, or cycle endlessly!

Experiment with low and high speeds to discover the effects of different setups. With hours of runtime and a variety of balls, tubes, connectors, and accessories included, Air Toobz guarantees endless exploration and fun for kids and adults alike!

Unleash hours of outdoor fun with the Original Stomp Rocket Dueling Rockets from Cogs Toys & Games! Perfect for kids and big kids alike, this exciting game lets two players launch their rockets simultaneously, competing to see who can soar the highest—up to 75 meters! Just jump on the launch pad and watch them shoot into the sky. Ideal for the park or garden, this kit includes a dueling launch base and four rockets. Easy to assemble and requires no batteries, making it perfect for all ages. A proud winner of Creative Child Magazine’s Preferred Choice Award!

A must-have for family game nights, The Sock Game is a top seller at Cogs! This fast-paced, sensory challenge involves searching through a large fluffy sock to find random objects. Players spin the spinner to determine which item to hunt for, and the first to find it wins a point. You can even personalise the game by adding household items, making it fun for kids and adults alike.

Perfect for sparking friendly competition, this interactive game guarantees laughter and excitement!

Players: 2+

Ages: 8 and up

Game Time: 5-30 minutes

Get ready for a mind-melting challenge with BrainBolt, the light-up memory game from Learning Resources. Test your memory by recalling the light sequence—how long can you keep up without breaking the pattern? Play solo or compete with a friend to see who remembers the most! Its portable design makes it easy to take anywhere, and it requires 3 AAA batteries (not included). Ideal for ages 7 and up, BrainBolt keeps kids engaged, entertained, and learning—perfect for travel or fun at home!

Snap Circuits Learn the basics of electronics and modern alternative energy with Snap Circuits Green Energy.

Explore clean energy concepts, such as electric cars, windmills, and hand-generated power.

Includes full-color manual and separate “Think Green” educational manual that explains environmentally-friendly energy including geothermal, hydrogen fuel cells, wind, solar, tidal, hydro, and others.

Illustrated, easy-to-use, full-color project manual. Contains approx. 45 parts and 125 projects.

Perfect for environmentalists and future engineers! Ages: 8+

The multi-award winning wooden marble run by Hape  is sure to entertain this Christmas. This beautiful  STEM toy develops their imagination, problem solving skills, counting, color identification and more while playing while “escaping the castle walls”.

Quadrille marble runs help children to develop spatial and reasoning abilities, and has even been highlighted as a developmental tool for computer programming by the wall street journal!

Made from a renewable resource – you want the very best for your child and Hape delivers! This toy uses non-toxic, renewable materials that can also be recycled!

Ages 4 +