Toy Insider Associate Editor Samantha Connell joined ABC 8 in New Haven to show off the best toys for after-school fun and excitement. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for a rundown of the best toys, games, and gifts of the season, check out our complete Toy Insider Spring & Summer Gift Guide.
SNAP CIRCUITS FLIGHT DECK
This set guides kids through building paper airplanes, installing a motor circuit to launch airplanes and flying saucers, creating art on a spinning wheel, levitating objects over a fan with air pressure, and more.
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MAGNA-TILES RAIL RACERS 33-PIECE SET
Kids can build and race with this magnetic tile building set. With the new Rail Racers pieces, kids can build bridges, ramps, and rails for the ball to roll down. All of this set’s pieces are compatible with other MAGNA-TILES sets.
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BLOCKABLES FARM PLAY SET
Create farm animals and equipment with 56 pieces including blocks, connectors, figures, felt attachments, and wheels. Includes a cow, sheep, pig, horse, chicken, tractor with trailer, food, and hay bale. Built for little hands with BIG imaginations: Large wooden blocks and felt accessories are perfect for little hands to build up, down, and all around…
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PLAYSKOOL MY BUDDY
The classic character from the 1980s returns as a 14-inch doll with a soft exterior and a removable outfit and ballcap. The lyrics for the original “My Buddy” theme song are printed on the tag attached to his shirt.
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POKÉMON TCG: SCARLET & VIOLET—DESTINED RIVALS ELITE TRAINER BOX
Pokémon Trainers, be on high alert! The latest expansion for the bestselling Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Scarlet & Violet—Destined Rivals, will see the return of the popular Trainer’s Pokémon mechanic, but with a twist, introducing the infamous Team Rocket — a villainous organization in the Pokémon world — into the mix. Players can choose their…
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