Toy Insider Senior Editor Madeleine Buckley joined Fox 45 in Baltimore to show off the best toys for holiday shoppers on a budget. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for the complete rundown of the best toys of the holiday season, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.  

CRY BABIES MAGIC TEARS STORYLAND – DRESS ME UP SERIES

The Cry Babies Magic Tears Storyland Dress Me Up Series come hidden in their own wardrobe-shaped vessel. Kids can open the wardrobe and discover eight surprise accessories, including a magic baby bottle, pacifier, fabric outfit and pair of shoes to match, a mirror, one hanger to hang their clothes, plus a sticker sheet. These dolls…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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THE MERMAIDS JEWELS: STRING TOGETHER A TREASURE FROM THE SEA

Little mermaids can roll the die and collect pearls from the special pearl-sorting treasure chest. By getting enough of the mermaids' treasures from the sea, kids can string together their own necklace. Little mermaids can roll the die and collect pearls from the special pearl-sorting treasure chest. By getting enough of the mermaids' treasures from…

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  • MSRP:
  • $16.95
  • Age:
  • 5+

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LEGO DOTS BAG TAG DRAGON

Kids can tag their bags and hang out with an awesome dragon! Design the dragon of their dreams using the included tiles to give it fierce or cheeky expressions, yellow spikes, and add wings using transparent tiles. Redesign it any time! Use the ring to attach the tag to the bag, outfit, or anything else!…

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  • MSRP:
  • $6.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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MY SQUISHY LITTLE DUMPLINGS

Squish and pull these little dumplings that are perfect for active hands. Squeeze their cheeks to pop out their unique personalities, with more than 50 possible reactions. Watch them light up and make sounds. Squish and pull these little dumplings that are perfect for active hands. Squeeze their cheeks to pop out their unique personalities,…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99; $19.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

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LULLABRITES

These soft plush play lullabies — including “Brahms Lullaby,” “Hush Little Baby,” and “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star” — and display color-changing lights to help kids fall asleep.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.81
  • Age:
  • 0+

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Business Operations Manager at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.

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