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Enter TODAY's Ultimate Toy Bracket to help us find the best toy ever!

What's the best toy ever? TODAY wants to find out. Make the case and vote for your favorite!
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What's the best toy ever? TODAY wants to find out.

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While parents are always on the hunt for the best toys for our children, we know they tend to gravitate toward a few favorites — and they're not always what we expect. (As anyone can attest who has watched children happily play with the box the toy came in, while the toy sits untouched.)

What are the top toys in your family — your children's well-loved favorites, or the classic toys you hope to share with them? Make a case for the best toy ever, and your essay may be included in our Ultimate Toy Bracket — where 16 toys will battle for your votes to determine the winner.

Why? Well, why do we play with toys in the first place? Just for fun, of course!

To write your essay and plead your case for the best toy ever, get started here: