Target Released Its Top Toys List — Shop Our 12 Favorite Gifts For the Holidays

If your little one has been begging for a pet, get them something low stakes yet still fun like this What the Fluff Pupper-Fluff Interactive Pet ($35). Best for those 5 years old and up, this interactive toy can be pet and tossed around. The Pupper-Fluff has an engaging personality; it'll be your little one's new best friend. It purrs, giggles, wiggles, and can even do a somersault. It plays music, sings, and dances.

On the hunt for a cool sensory toy? The Pop It! Pro Light-Up Fidget Toy ($20) will be their new favorite. It's great for those ages 5 and up. It is the classic bubble-popping toy but now has three modes of gameplay. Kids can play together in multiplayer mode or keep themselves entertained with solo-player mode. It has a durable design that's perfect for car rides and travel. It requires three AAA batteries.

Get the adventure seeker in your life something they'll truly enjoy indoors and outdoors, like this Jetson Mojo Light Up Hoverboard ($160). It's great for kids 12 years old and up. It goes to 10 miles per hour and can travel seven miles on a single charge. This hoverboard has a Bluetooth speaker built in, so they can ride and jam to their favorite songs. Its wheel rims and deck pads light up, with full-color spectrum LED lights giving it a cool edge.

Get the budding makeup enthusiast their very first makeup kit with the all-inclusive FAO Schwarz Makeup Vanity Mirror Set ($40). It's a whole vanity mirror set with storage drawers for them to keep their beauty products organized. Plus, it comes with foundation, primer, blush, lipstick, nail polish, brushes, and more. The trifold makeup mirror even lights up — all you need are two AAA batteries. You can teach your little one how to polish their nails, get creative with eyeshadow, and more.

If you're shopping for the kid who loves to get creative, get them the Kinetic Sand Swirl N' Surprise 2lb Playset ($25). They can fill the sand swirler to create sand art and do so much more, like squishing and slicing it. It comes with two pounds of sand in red, blue, green, and yellow. It's also got four sand molds and tools they can use to make and customize sand creations. It's great for those ages 3 and up. Kinetic sand is nontoxic, hypoallergenic, and safe for arts and crafts. It magically sticks together for easy cleanup.

The Nintendo Switch OLED Model with White Joy-Con ($350) is such a cool gift for the budding gamer in your life. They can play at home on the TV or on the go with the seven-inch OLED screen. When played in handheld and tabletop modes, they can enjoy an enhanced experience with the system's built-in speakers. It comes with a wide adjustable stand, a dock for TV mode, and 64 GB of internal storage.

The Baby Alive Princess Ellie Grows Up! Growing and Talking Baby Doll ($63) is one of the coolest baby dolls on the market. It's an interactive doll that talks and grows with care. The more your little one cares for the Baby Alive doll by pretend feeding and playing with it, the doll grows and gets bigger in size. It's a great gift for those ages 3 and up. This Princess Ellie doll has over 75 response sounds and phrases.

Perfect for babies and toddlers, the Fisher-Price DJ Bouncin' Beats Interactive Musical Learning Toy ($45) is something that will teach them the alphabet, colors, counting one to 10, and opposites in the most engaging way. It has a spring bottom that has a bouncing action as babies play. It plays music and has over 75 songs, sounds, and phrases.

If you're shopping for the kid who is obsessed with mermaids, get them the Mermaze Mermaidz Color Change Kishiko Mermaid Fashion Doll with Accessories ($30). The dress-up doll has a color-changing tail that goes from pastel pink and seafoam-green ombré to a shiny hot pink when it comes in contact with cold water. It comes with a top, a jacket, matching faux-crystal earrings, and a necklace, as well as a cute cloud purse.

If your little one loves to play with Play-Doh and get creative, they'll have a blast with this Play-Doh Kitchen Creations Ultimate Ice Cream Toy Truck Playset ($95). Great for those ages 3 and up, they can make treats with a soft-serve machine and scooping station. It also has a sprinkle maker, tools, and molds perfect for decorating their sundaes. It includes 12 cans of Play-Doh modeling compounds including colors like purple, pink, red, green, blue, brown, and more.

If you're shopping for the ultimate "Bluey" fan, get them the Bluey Ultimate Lights & Sounds Playhouse With Lucky ($63, originally $90). It's an interactive playhouse that's around 17 inches tall and 30 inches wide when opened. It's got lights and over 50 sounds and phrases. It comes with figures of Bingo, Bluey, Chattermax, and Lucky. There's a moving dance floor that lets them re-create the opening dance scene of the show.

The Mega Pokémon Motion Pikachu Mechanized Building Set ($97) is a must for any Pikachu fan. It contains 1,092 pieces that will let them build a nine-inch Pikachu that has moving legs and feet and a swinging tail once the crank is turned. It's best for those ages 12 and up.