Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Marissa Silva joined PIX 11 in New York to show off the hot toys kids will be asking for this holiday season. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for the complete rundown of the best gifts of the holiday season, check out our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.
MS. RACHEL SPEAK & SING DOLL

The soft and cuddly, touch-activated doll plays music, words, and phrases inspired by Ms. Rachel’s videos. It includes a bonus learning card featuring play tips and skill-building activities.
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PLAYTAB

Build a unique sensory experience with this modular sensory toy. Grab a board and pop in six of 12 unique, magnetic tiles, which feature fine motor challenges, cause-and-effect discoveries, and more.
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GROSSMOS! DINO

Kids can pour water into this dino skull to create foam and reveal one of six hidden dino figures! Kids can feed the included dino figure the toxic slime and make it barf, poop, or snot it out.
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STAR WARS GALACTIC CHEMISTRY LAB

Younglings can create eight Star Wars-inspired experiments. The set includes supplies to forge mini lightsabers, make Bantha milk slime, and more.
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REAL FX DISNEY STITCH

With blinking eyes, a moving mouth, and sensors on his head and face, this Stitch responds to kids’ touch. It has more than 100 action and sound combinations.
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SQUISH-A-LONGS PARTY PACK ON-THE-GO PLAYSET

This portable playset features three 1-inch figures inspired by kids' favorite Squishmallows. The set comes in backpack form, but opens up to reveal a party house complete with a pool, swing, and furniture. Kids can use any Mini-Squish figures in the set, with more than 140 characters to collect outside of the included three.