This year's best toys caught our attention with their quirky backstories, clever STEM advances, or "a-ha" designs.

At Toy Fair 2020, we got a sneak peak of all the toys, with companies like Hubslo, Lego, and Spin Master showcasing hot new products. A few months later, all the toys we saw are on store shelves.

Baby Yoda toys clearly stole the show, but we're also excited about Nerf's Fortnite collaboration, child-safe drones, and Alexa-powered kitchen playsets.

In fact, dozens of impressive toys are on the horizon. Here are the 10 best toys to look out for this year.

Imagine a world where back alley trash is brought to life and you'll be immersed in the story of Hexbug's Junk Bots. Discarded tires, radios, dust busters, combs, and more combine to create brilliant robots. One of the best toys of the year, this scrap collectible comes alive with modular vibrations, lights, and motion.

They say a man's trash is his treasure, and the Junk Bots trash can starts at $4.99 and is in stores now.

Abacus has outdone itself this year with an impressive collection of 5D STEM activity kits that include a 64-page AR workbook, a VR headset for smartphones, and physical materials related to the kit's theme. VR Lab Scientist and VR Universe kits are perfect for academics, while VR Magic and VR Junior Chef provide a one-of-a-kind introduction to a wholesome hobby and are among the best toys coming soon.

All of Professor Maxwell's VR lab kits cost $49.99 and are available now.

Zing's Go Go Bird is a clever kite/drone hybrid that has flown straight to our hearts with its zippy wings and colorful design; the Go Go Bird is not only easy to control with its compact remote control, but its obstacle avoidance technology allows it to avoid people and physical It can also avoid collisions with people and physical obstacles. The blades flap rather than rotate, so little fingers are not frightened. We were also impressed with the one-hour flight time on a single charge.

The Go Go Bird costs $39.99 and comes in red and green. It is currently on sale.

In true Pokemon Let's Go fashion, Jabwarez will follow up its My Partner Pikachu interactive figure this year with My Partner Eevee. Its functionality is nearly identical to Pikachu's: Eevee's built-in microphone and touch sensors stimulate 20 different effects, including sounds and head and tail movements. Eevee's built-in microphone and touch sensor stimulate 20 different effects, including squeaks, head and tail movements.

Catch My Partner Eevee, one of the best toys of the year, now $19.99.

KidKraft's 2-in-1 Alexa Kitchen and Market is powered by RFID sensors and, of course, Alexa. As kids tinker with the collection of accessories, Alexa explains recipes, makes shopping lists, plays guessing games, and makes the expected puns. The voice-activated toy acts as a sort of liaison between the child and the AI. There are caveats to this, but it will help teach the functionality of smart home technology.

The 2-in-1 Alexa Kitchen and Market will be available in late 2020 and will cost $299. This price does not include the Echo speaker, so you may want to consider purchasing the Echo Dot Kids Edition.

Nostalgia is a big theme in this year's best toys, with everything from Care Bears to Tiger handheld game consoles making a comeback. But none struck a chord more than Bandai's crossover Pac-Man Tamagotchi, a fusion of two iconic trademarks that lets you raise a Tamagotchi, slay ghosts, and play Pac-Man-inspired mini-games. If the child is raised properly, it will grow into one of seven different characters.

In March 2020, you can give your very own Pac-Man Tamagotchi a cherry. The chain of toys starts at $19.99 on Amazon.

The Child, aka The Mandalorian's adorable, green soup-drinking alien, is coming this year. Hasbro has done such a good job of recreating Child's iconic squeaks, intense blinking, and ear movements that one might think they had borrowed the same model used in the series. When you touch his head, Baby Yoda responds with 25 different combinations of sounds and movements. Plus, a Force nap lets you know when Z wants to go to sleep.

Pre-order the Child Animatronic Edition for $59.99 and the battery-operated toy will be available in fall 2020.

Fortnite's unwavering popularity is evident in the variety of playsets and collectible figures this year, but Hasbro's Nerf Fortnite GL Rocket Blaster will keep fans entertained IRL: the GL fires large foam rockets and holds up to six darts. It has a rotating drum that can hold up to six darts. The handle rotates the holster and fires the rockets for big battle action. This toy is a must-have for action lovers.

The Fortnite GL will cost $59.99 and will be available in stores in August 2020.

PlayMonster's Snap Ships universe features a space-based YouTube series, a collection of cube-based model ships, and an app-based AR experience that combines the two. The mix of ship parts and surprise power-ups allows kids to build multiple models with every kit. Additionally, the Snap Ship app helps kids build and test their ships using AR.

Snap Ships will be priced from $9.99 to $39.99 and will be available in stores starting August 2020; Snap Ships shows will launch simultaneously on YouTube.

Spin Master has produced many of the best toys to be released this year, including the Flying Toothless from the "How to Train Your Dragon" series and a remote-controlled vehicle for all terrains. But the company's Ninja Bot caught our attention with its clever IR sensor, two-way communication with the challenging bot, and more than 100 different skills and sound effects. The more the NinjaBot fights, the better it gets and the closer it gets to black belt status.

The Ninja Bots cost $29.99 each or $49.99 for a pack of two, and will be available in fall 2020.