Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined WGN in Chicago to talk about the best games that the whole family can enjoy this holiday season. 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 Holiday Gift Guide.
COUNTER BALL
Kids can put their soccer skills to the test with this ball that counts up to 100 kicks. With each milestone, the ball speaks words of encouragement to motivate kids.
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SHARK STRIKE
In this shark-themed bowling game, players go head-to-head by winding up their shark and launching it at their opponents’ fish pins.
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COWS IN SPACE
This two-player, hands-free game challenges players to beam up as many cows as possible to an alien leader using the magnetic UFO headbands.
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BRICK LIKE THIS!
Bring classic LEGO bricks to game night with this board game in which players race to build silly shapes while their teammates try to guess what they are.
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CONNECT 4 FRENZY
This 2-4-player spin on the classic game of Connect 4 challenges everyone to simultaneously bounce discs off the table into the horizontal grid with the goal of getting four in a row.
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MARSHMALLOW MADNESS
This game challenges players to pick up and eat marshmallows using a pair of tiny hands. The player who eats the most marshmallows during their turn wins the game.
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HOOK RALLY
In this game, players swing their rings to try and capture the hooks. Once they capture a hook, it shifts so their opponent can’t reach it. The first to snag three hooks wins the game.

