Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined the Today Show to show off the best new games to play in the back or front yard this summer. 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 season, be sure to check out The Toy Insider’s Spring and Summer Gift Guide.


2’X3’ USA WOOD CORNHOLE MADE IN THE USA

These solid wood cornhole boards are made and printed right here in the USA! The boards are finished with a classic clear finish, making them perfect for sliding it in for 3 points! Includes eight 16 oz. regulation, double-stitched bean bags made with duck cloth and all-weather plastic filler to prevent busting/splitting. Features foldable legs…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

JENGA GIANT JS7

This authentic Jenga brand game stacks to more than 5 feet high! It is made of precision crafted hardwood and to the same manufacturing specifications as classic Jenga game. This set comes with a heavy duty carry bag so you can take it on the go, making it perfect for indoor and outdoor play! Jenga…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $169.95
  • Age:
  • 10+

CROSS STRIKE

This new bean bag toss game tests players’ accuracy and strategy skills as they throw the bean bags to rotate the planks to the correct colors. There are multiple ways to play, the set even includes a deck of alternate game play option cards to help guide unique play styles. Cross Strike can be played…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

KOOSH DOUBLE PADDLE PLAYSET

Kids can test their Koosh skills in a head-to-head game. The set includes two paddles and a colorful Koosh ball, making it perfect to play inside or outside.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $12.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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ZOOM-O TURBO DISC LAUNCHER

This handheld disc launcher will send mini plastic discs soaring up to 100 feet in the air! Kids can load in a disc, aim away from themselves, and pull the rip cord to send it flying. For evening fun, the glow-in-the-dark version is also available exclusively at Walmart.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

BATTLECHIP

An exciting new hybrid between golf and cornhole that takes outdoor games to new heights! Easy to learn and fun for all skill levels – Includes 26” x 48” vertical target, eight color foam golf balls and dry erase scorecard Dynamic gameplay over the course of nine holes; Players choose chipping locations around the grass…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Director of Operations at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.

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