Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Marissa Silva joined Great Day Connecticut to show off the hot toys that are sure to be on kids’ wish lists 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 toys of the holiday season, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.


WOODEN SHAPE SORTING GROCERY CART PUSH TOY AND PUZZLES (16 PIECES)

This grocery cart's interactive features include a roller-drum with food images, puzzle boards, shape-sorting holes, and chunky food pieces. Kids can push the cart and store the pieces inside for easy cleanup.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $74.99
  • Age:
  • 1+

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UNICORN EXPLOSION SENSORY TUB

This tub includes multiple colors of slime, mix-ins, and other unicorn-themed items designed for manual, sensory play. The slime is designed to be non-sticky and easy to clean.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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LOL SURPRISE MINI SWEETS SURPRISE-O-MATIC

These blind-box dolls feature brand-new vending machine packaging! L.O.L. Surprise! has partnered with iconic candy brands to bring kids their favorite sweets as iconic dolls; find characters from Jolly Rancher, Hershey's Chocolate, Reese's, Chupa Chups, Milk Duds, Sweethearts, Twizzlers, Bazooka Joe, PEZ, and PEEPS. With the Surprise-O-Matic, kids can press a button to deliver each…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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LANKYBOX GIANT MYSTERY BOX

Inspired by the LankyBox YouTube channel, the Giant Mystery Box is filled with figures, a glow-in-the-dark plush, a squishy, a fidget toy, Canny with a pop-out Sticky, and stickers. The case doubles as a role-play helmet.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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NINTENDO SWITCH (OLED MODEL)

This new system in the Nintendo Switch family features a 7-inch OLED screen, a wide adjustable stand, 64 GB of internal storage, enhanced audio, and more. Play on the TV or on the go. Available in two color options. This new system in the Nintendo Switch family features a 7-inch OLED screen, a wide adjustable…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $349.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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MARIO KART 8 DELUXE – BOOSTER COURSE PASS

A total of 48 remastered courses from across the Mario Kart series will be coming to the new video game: Mario Kart 8. There will be eight courses released at a time over six waves by the end of 2023, which can all be played locally or online. Courses such as Wii Coconut Mall, N64…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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STRANGER THINGS 11-INCH DEMOGORGON

Inspired by the monsters from Netflix's Stranger Things, this 11-inch figure features gruesome detailing and lifelike skin texture, 20 points of articulation, and collectible packaging.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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About the author

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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