These are the toys kids are losing their minds over this Christmas

With holiday planning already very much a reality for, well, many people, we understand how that can equal stress. But thankfully, we learned a thing or two about the hottest toys this year from Mastermind, which will save us a bit of time when and if we begin our shopping. This year’s best bets include robots, all things Star Wars and, um, even a mechanical kitty cat. Watch them in action in the video above, and check out the gallery below to see where you can get ’em and for how much.

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These are the toys kids are losing their minds over this Christmas

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  Hot Holiday Toys for Kids

  Here's a robot that your kid makes and then hopefully doesn't develop autonomy. Because we've seen that movie and it ends horribly every time.
  
  $430 at MastermindMastermind

• Hot Holiday Toys for Kids

  Here's some sort of robotic cat, kind of like a Furbie. If you rub its ear, it purrs and appears to enjoy itself. What does it do when it's angry?
  
  $130 at MastermindMastermind

• Hot Holiday Toys for Kids

  Star Wars fan? This is a pretty cool foam vehicle that essentially hovers off the ground.
  
  $100 at Mastermind Mastermind

• Hot Holiday Toys for Kids

  These foam gears on a stick are said to help your youngins with hand-eye coordination.
  
  $37 at MastermindMastermind

• Hot Holiday Toys for Kids

  Just like the old tyco race car set, only cooler.
  
  $120 at MastermindMastermind

• Hot Holiday Toys for Kids

  This is a ball maze inside a death star. Probably very fun for car rides.
  
  $50 at MastermindMastermind

• Hot Holiday Toys for Kids

  Your little ones can learn core STEM concepts with this colourful little game of circuitry.
  
  $64 at MastermindMastermind

• Hot Holiday Toys for Kids

  These balls filled with glitter and the like are great for sensory development in children.
  
  $19 at MastermindMastermind

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  If you've watched Aziz Ansari's Master of None, you'll notice this looks A LOT like PARO.
  
  $6 at MastermindMastermind