#1Shashibo
Shashibo Shape Shifting Box
A magnetic folding cube that twists into many shapes, part puzzle and part fidget.
Ages 6+$19.99usual price
Added to 13 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026
The Wishorium shop
Toys, books, games and stocking fillers from this year’s top lists that cost less than $20 at their usual price.
Checked 18 October 2026. Buy one now, or add it to a wish list so nobody buys it twice.
24 gifts for every age
#1Shashibo
A magnetic folding cube that twists into many shapes, part puzzle and part fidget.
Ages 6+$19.99usual price
Added to 13 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026
#2ThinkFun
A solo logic game: place towers so the marble rolls from start to target.
Ages 8+$19.97usual price
Added to 13 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026
#3Educational Insights
A pocket puzzle game: fit the coloured pieces into the tray to fill the board.
Ages 7+$9.99usual price
Added to 12 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026
#4Scentco
Scented HB pencils, in a five-pack.
Ages 4+$8.99usual price
Added to 11 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists
#5Rubik’s
A 3x3 twisting puzzle cube that turns faster than the classic.
Ages 8+$14.99usual price
Added to 11 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026
#6Dan&Darci
A kit for marbling paper by floating paint on water.
Ages 6+$9.99usual price
Added to 10 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists
#7Elmer’s
A kit for making fluffy slime at home, with coloured glue and mix-ins.
Ages 3+$16.39usual price
Added to 9 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists
#8PlayMonster
A silly board game where you race to pop the balloons first.
Ages 8+$19.99usual price
Added to 8 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists
#9Klutz
A craft book with thread, beads and a clip for making friendship bracelets.
Ages 8+$17.95usual price
Added to 7 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026
#10Make It Real
A 26-piece kit for shaping and painting air-dry clay pieces.
Ages 8+$19.99usual price
Added to 6 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists

Rachel Renée Russell
A diary-style novel with doodles about a girl starting at a new school.
Ages 8+$8.59usual price
Added to 6 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026

J.K. Rowling
The first Harry Potter novel, about a boy who finds out he is a wizard.
Ages 8+$7.59usual price
Added to 6 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026

Mad Libs
A pad of fill-in-the-blank stories that turn silly when read aloud.
Ages 8+$5.20usual price
Added to 6 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026

Marcus Pfister
A picture book about a shiny-scaled fish who learns to share.
Ages 2+$10.42usual price
Added to 5 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists

Keri Smith
A journal that asks you to scribble, tear and spill on its pages.
Ages 10+$7.67usual price
Added to 5 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026

CATAN
A pocket-size CATAN card game that plays in about 15 minutes.
Ages 10+$9.99usual price
Added to 4 Wishorium lists
On 4 top lists

Jumbo
A music quiz: play a hit and put it in the right year on your timeline.
Ages 16+$19.82usual price
Added to 4 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s Best Toy Awards 2026

Buffalo Games
A 1,000-piece Pokémon jigsaw for older fans to do over the holidays.
Ages 14+$19.99usual price
Added to 3 Wishorium lists
On The Toy Insider’s Holiday Gift Guide 2026

Eric Carle
Eric Carle’s board book of the caterpillar eating his way through the week.
Ages 6 months+$5.74usual price
On 2 top lists

Ravensburger
A crinkly teether shaped like a dragon fruit, for little hands and gums.
From birth$14.99usual price
On The Toy Insider’s Holiday Gift Guide 2026

LEGO
A box of big DUPLO bricks with Elsa and Olaf, to build whatever they like.
Ages 2+$19.99usual price
On The Toy Insider’s Holiday Gift Guide 2026

Lalo
An adjustable silicone bib with a pocket, for babies starting solid food.
Ages 4 months+$19.99usual price
On TODAY’s best gifts for babies 2026

Jaroco
A small portable sound machine with 12 sounds, for settling a baby at home or out.
From birth$15.99usual price
On TODAY’s best gifts for babies 2026

Burt’s Bees Baby
Organic cotton holiday pyjamas in matching prints, in sizes from baby to adult.
From birth$17.57usual price
On NBC Select’s best holiday pajamas 2026
Some links earn us a small commission, at no cost to you. Prices are the usual price; the shop shows today’s when you click Buy.
A free wish book with things from any shop. Family circle what they’re buying, so nothing comes twice.