These Cool Toys Are the Trendy Gifts Your Kid Is Actually Going to Want This Year

This RC BB-8 will talk to your child, listen to commands, sense motion, and follow along behind wherever your child goes with the remote.

Buy it here: Star Wars - Hero Droid BB-8 - Fully Interactive Droid ($229)

Big Mouth jumped on the doughnut craze with the introduction of their donut lunch tote in March.

Buy it here: Big Mouth Donut Lunch Tote ($15)

Just in time for Spring break, Big Mouth introduced mermaid tail pool floats, guaranteed to be the Instagram hit its swans were last year.

Buy it here: Big Mouth Toys Mermaid Pool Float ($20)

The line of scented Pillow Pets contains a mini Leonardo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It smells like pepperoni pizza.

This sweet doll responds to touch and sound, has over 90 phrases, and loves to sing and tell stories. She'll be your child's snuggly new BFF.

Buy it here: My Little Pony: The Movie My Magical Princess Twilight Sparkle ($130)

A little bit of science, a little bit of cosmetology, Alex's DIY Bath Bombs allow tweens to make six heart and round balls using baking soda, corn starch, food coloring, and essential oils.

Buy it here: Alex Toys Spa DIY Bath Bombs Kit ($15)

You don't have to pack tacos in Big Mouth's adorable Taco Truck Lunch Tote, but it sure would be cute.

Buy it here: BigMouth Inc Taco Truck Lunch Tote ($15)

Your child can learn about physics with this pong game that poses challenges that teach about trajectory. It's going to be the perfect game for Summer fun!

Buy it here: Educational Insights Smash Pong! ($22)

Get ready for Kamigami robots to take over your home this Fall. Kids first build their robots from sheets of bendable plastic, program their robots via an app, and then battle it out as the robots attack each other.

Buy it here: Kamigami Ladybug ($50)

This UL-certified safe hoverboard balances itself as soon as it's turned on, has a lithium battery that gives it a long lifespan, and is available to purchase now.

Buy it here: Razor Hovertrax DLX 2.0 Self Balancing Electric Scooter - Galaxy ($480)

Ever want to cuddle with a baby tiger? You will after meeting the adorable FurReal Friends Roarin' Tyler. He purrs, opens and closes his mouth, plays with his squeaky toy, and even responds when you roar at him. He just may be the cutest "pet" your kids have ever had! Roarin' Tyler will be available in Fall 2017.

Buy it here: FurReal Friends Roarin' Tyler ($117)

This building playset is five robot models in one and works with an app to teach your kids about coding.

Buy it here: Lego Boost Creative Toolbox ($160)

Paper Punk's line of craftable paper kits will expand to include My Little Pony by the end of Summer 2017. The Fold Your Own Pony Castle comes with everything kids need to create their own castle and accompanying ponies.

From the upcoming Transformers movie, RC Sqweeks the Vespa dances, makes sounds, has emotive eyes, and when necessary, engages in blaster battle mode.

Buy it here: Transformers: The Last Knight Remote Control Action Figure - Autobot Sqweeks ($80)

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em! If your kid is obsessed with the bottle challenge, they're going to want to take things to the next level with this challenge game that adds levels of difficulty to a typical bottle flip.

Buy it here: Flip Challenge ($9)

The Atari joystick that we grew up with in the '80s is about to return in a smaller handheld version. As part of The Bridge Direct's retro line of old-school video games, the Atari 2600 joystick will be complete with 10 retro games.

Buy it here: ($18)

Unicorns and frosting combine to create a fun and tasty treat with Unicone. Just fill the unicorn with your favorite frosting, layer in your colors, and swirl it into a provided cone, a cupcake, or right onto a spoon!

Buy it here: Unicone Rainbow Swirl Maker ($20)

This Spring, this playset with lights, slides, gears, reversible rooms, magic interaction points for mermaid figures, and sounds is going to create hours of play for your little one.

Buy it here: VTech Go! Go! Smart Friends Shimmering Seashell Castle ($40)

Consider the forthcoming Pokémon Trainer Guess Game to be 21 Questions for Nintendo fans. The IQ game asks a series of questions to help narrow down which character you're portraying.

Buy it here: Pokémon Trainer Guess Game ($19)

Princess Twilight Sparkle can sing on her own or go cheek to cheek with her friend Spike to sing a duet.

Buy it here: My Little Pony Princess Twilight Sparkle Spike The Dragon Friendship Duet ($25)

In the new My Little Pony movie, the ponies of Equestria venture out to a new land, Seaquestria, where they meet ponies who are able to turn their hind legs into mermaid tails!

Buy it here: My Little Pony: The Movie Canterlot & Seaquestria Castle ($100)

Learn shapes, numbers, colors, and more with Tot Bot, a robot your child can build themselves over and over.

Buy it here: Learning Resources Count and Build Tot Bot ($10)

The Barbie Dream Horse is a voice-activated horse with touch sensors that canters around, performs, and dances to three songs.

Buy it here: Barbie Dream Horse ($90)