CHITAG Holiday Gift Guide: Our Top Toy & Game Picks From the 2019 Chicago Toy & Game Fair! Holidays Gift Guides

Elisa Schmitz

4 years ago

Not sure what's on your child's holiday gift list? After attending the 17th annual Chicago Toy & Game Fair at Navy Pier, we're pretty sure we know what most kids will be writing to Santa about this year. Here, we're giving you the inside scoop, along with all of our top toy and game picks for this holiday shopping season!

Each year when we attend the Chicago Toy & Game Fair (CHITAG), we're blown away by the innovation, excitement and just plain fun of all the new and classic toys and games on display. CHITAG continues to be at the forefront of the toy and game industry, showcasing the newest inventions from toy inventors of all ages and the latest debuts from the world's greatest brands in play.

Take a look at our photos from this amazing event, and then scroll down to see our list of the top innovative, educational and unique toys and games that will rev up the fun factor for your family this holiday season!

Arriving at the 17th annual Chicago Toy & Game Fair at Navy Pier.

"Frozen 2" inspired the Playdate Sven ride-on toy by JAKKS Pacific.

These games by Big G Creative will make your family game night.

Fuzzikins by PlayMonster means hours of creative fun for kids and parents alike.

Meltdown by PlayMonster is an ooey-gooey balance game.

You can never go wrong with these fun games by Goliath.

The Star Wars droid by Hasbro makes for interactive, high-tech play.

Pluffle by Playfoam will keep kids creating, squish after squish.

Playmobil character fun never goes out of style.

After riding a parent-sized Little Tikes Cozy Coupe, it's clear kids need their own!

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Playdate Sven from Disney's "Frozen 2" by JAKKS Pacific $115 & Up

Star Wars D-O Rolling Droid by Hasbro $66 & Up

Cozy Coupe by Little Tikes $49

Hatchimals by Spinmaster Toys $9 & Up

American Girl Blaire Wilson: Blaire Doll & Book (American Girl of 2019) by Mattel $154

Shark Bite by Pressman Toys $21

Invasion of the Cow Snatchers by ThinkFun $31

Coding Critters by Learning Resources $28

Hot Wheels Legends Cars by Mattel $5 & Up

Bixbee Backpacks & Lunchboxes $18 & Up

The Root Beer Float Challenge Game by Playtacular $15

Carpool Karaoke Game by Big G Creative $25 & Up

Home Alone Game by Big G Creative $20

Bob Ross Little Accidents by Big G Creative $20 & Up

Circuit Blox by E-blox $11 & Up

Playfoam Pluffle $11 & Up

Fuzzikins by PlayMonster $11 & Up

Meltdown Game by PlayMonster $7

Google Eyes by Goliath $20

PLAYMOBIL The Movie Del's Food Truck $40

Had the best time at the 17th annual CHITAG fair! So much to see, do and enjoy. These toys and games would all make magical gifts for under the tree. Thank you to the inspiring Mary Couzin for making CHITAG the most exciting way to kick off the holiday season. Enjoy and happy holidays!

Happy holiday shopping, everyone! What do you think of these holiday toy picks? Mike Prochaska Mindy Hudon, M.S., CCC-SLP Holly Budde Meredith Schneider Donna John sherry bracy Melinda Sharp parentpalace1 Nidhi C Tiffany C sonlight00 Lori Leal Toni B Toni Breu Adeline Benovil Andrea Hinckley Jamie-May King

sherry bracy

I Love these picks! Nothing better than getting clued into whats hot and new this year!! We will def. have to plan on going to next years CHITAG fair!

Donna John

A few of these toys will be wrapped for my grandson this Christmas. Love these recommendations from Chicago Toy & Game Week !

Tribe

I want my own Cozy Coupe for sure! :-D Great ideas here.

Julie Rose

❤️this!

Gwen Johnson

This will help me wrap up my holiday shopping! Thanks! Chicago Toy & Game Week

Cassiday

The Hatchimals are so cute. I want the giant Sven ride-on for sure! So hard to choose when there’s so much fun to be had... 😂

Mike Prochaska

So many fun toys!