Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Marissa Silva joined NBC News Daily to talk about the best toys to keep kids’ brains sharp ahead of the new school year. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.
SKILLMATICS SNIP, SNIP! BLUEY
Bluey fans can practice scissor and gluing skills with 25 cutting activities featuring their favorite characters from the show. Kids will cut straight lines, curves, zigzags, and more with the included safety scissors and glue stick.
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MAGNA-TILES MICROMAGS LEARN NUMBERS 56-PIECE SET
Make math fun, hands-on, and interactive with the MAGNA-TILES microMAGS LEARN Numbers 56-Piece Set! Designed for preschoolers and early learners, this educational building set helps children explore counting, number recognition, comparing, and early math skills. Featuring color-coded number tiles in blue and red, matching dot tiles for visual counting, and purple tiles with math symbols,…
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DICE WORDS
Dice-rolling, word-building game: Each player tries to build the highest-scoring words over several rounds with their own set of letter dice! Designed for 2-4 players, gameplay is 20-60 minutes. Simple rules, easy to explain and learn: During each two-minute round, players simultaneously roll their set of seven dice with letters on it, trying to build…
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GRAVITRAX JUNIOR – STARTER-SET XXL MY PLANET
With GraviTrax Junior, building and playing fun is always on track! This creative, expandable system is especially designed for younger children as it challenges them to use their imagination to build their own marble runs! STEM-friendly concepts build critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Completely open-ended, this XXL Starter-Set contains everything needed to build a variety…
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CRUNCHLABLS BY MARK ROBER – ELEPHANT TOOTHPASTE BLAST
CrunchLabs takes on the classic volcano kit and gives it a modern, super-fun upgrade. Taking a cue from some of Mark Rober’s most-watched YouTube videos, Elephant Toothpaste Blast is inspired by Mark Rober’s Guinness World Record-breaking achievement of the highest ever elephant toothpaste experiment. This child-safe-at-home version explores chemistry and levels it up to the…
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STORY CREATOR
This screen-free, multi-sensory creative tool transforms kids’ drawings into dynamic narratives of their own voice, with the ability to record up to 15 minutes. Works with any drawing and Crayola tools. Story Creator is a tool for self-expression that captures the voice and storytelling of childhood imagination over and over.
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