In today’s installment of Toy Insider and Family Circle magazine’s “25 Days of Toys,”Toy Insider Associate Editor Maddie Michalik and Family Circle Social Media Editor Sugey Palomares show off unique toy pets you don’t see every day! 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.
UNTAMED JAILBREAK PLAYSET W/ INFRARED DINO (WOWWEE)
- What happens when your Untamed creature gets a little too… ferocious? You lock them up in the Jailbreak Playset!
- This special barred enclosure comes with Infrared, an exclusive T. rex with eyes that glow in the dark and a fierce desire to escape.
- Contain him if you can! But beware: If you pull the lever, Infrared will bust out of his cage!
- The Jailbreak Playset holds up to two Untamed creatures. Will they be friends or foes? That depends on you. Kids can tame them into friendly companions or unleash their inner beast.
- Ages: 5+
- MSRP: $24.99
- Available: Amazon, Target, Walmart
UNTAMED DIRE WOLVES: MIDNIGHT AND BLIZZARD (WOWWEE)
- These creatures are fierce and unpredictable, and know friends vs. foes.
- In Untamed mode, they will howl at the moon.
- In Tame mode, they nuzzle and play like puppies.
- Complete with snarling fangs, snapping jaws and gripping claws, these interactive, animatronic wolves react to touch, motion and sound with more than 40 different animations and sounds effects.
- Ages: 5+
- MSRP: $14.99 each
- Available: Amazon, Target, Walmart
UNTAMED SABRE-TOOTH TIGERS: SILVERTOOTH AND BONESAW (WOWWEE)
- These creatures are fierce and unpredictable, and know friends vs. foes.
- In Untamed mode, they’ll roar like hungry tigers.
- In Tame mode, they play like kittens.
- Complete with ferocious fangs, snapping jaws and gripping claws, these interactive tigers react to touch, motion and sound with more than 40 different animations and sound effects.
- Ages: 5+
- MSRP: $14.99
- Available: Amazon, Target, Walmart
UNTAMED T-REX SKELETON DINOS: DOOM AND GLOOM AKA THE BONEHEADS (WOWWEE)
- The T-Rex Skeleton Dinos are are fierce and unpredictable, and know friends vs foes.
- In Untamed mode, they rattle, roar, hiss, and chomp.
- In Tamed mode, the nuzzle and purr in their jingle-jangle skeletal way.
- Complete with snapping jaws that look like broken bones and giving claws, these interactive dinos react to touch, motion, and sound with more than 40 different animations and sound effects.
- These Bonehead dinos Glow-In-The-Dark like zombie skeletons!
- Ages: 5+
- MSRP: $14.99 each
- Available: Amazon, Target, Walmart
- Renown for pulling Santa’s sleigh, the Folkmanis Reindeer puppet brings magic to any season.
- Outfitted for rugged tundra in northern regions, this cold climate creature will soon warm your heart.
- With a movable mouth, this puppet is a perfect partner to share and tell Christmas stories.
- Wonderful as a gift or perfect as a decorative feature during the holidays.
- Ages: 3+
- MSRP: $31.99
- Available: www.folkmanis.com
- Use your love and care to help your HatchiBaby Ponette hatch and they’ll come to life! Will you hatch a boy or a girl? Check the secret message to find out!
- With big color-changing eyes, beaks that move and real rocking motions, Ponette HatchiBabies are the sweetest new characters from Hatchtopia!
- Once hatched, there are even more surprises to discover: Reach into the egg to peel-and-reveal four hidden accessories: a rattle, hairbrush, bottle and cuddle buddy! You’ll even find a high chair and birth certificate!
- Care for your HatchiBaby using these accessories and they’ll respond in adorable ways! Shhh, it’s a secret: Different species may come with different accessories!
- Feed, burp, tickle and snuggle your HatchiBaby and they’ll respond—just like a real baby!
- Teach your baby to talk and play EGGciting games such as “find my toes” and bouncy baby.” The more you play, the more response you’ll unlock! Will you learn your baby’s secret trick?
- Ages: 5+
- MSRP: $59.99
- Available: Amazon, Target, Walmart
