Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined Living Local DMV in Washington to talk about 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.


GLOW BUMPER CAR

Tots and preschoolers can spin 360 degrees with joystick controls at a speed of 1 mph. There are three included light modes to glow during the day or night.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $99.00
  • Age:
  • 18 MOS+

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PLAYMATES TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ROLL ‘N PUNCH FIGURES

Kids can roll these Giant Roll N' Punch Turtles on a hard surface to unleash their powerful punching actions. No foe stands a chance against the Turtles when they are defending the city's streets. Choose from Raphael (pictured) or Leonardo.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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FISHER-PRICE ROCKIN’ RECORD PLAYER

Little musicians can place the player’s arm, watch the record spin, and listen to 20 real songs on five double-sided play records.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $44.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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Battery Requirements

Energizer is the official battery partner of The Toy Insider.
  • Type:
  • AA
  • Quantity:
  • 4

PLAY-DOH PIZZA DELIVERY SCOOTER

This kid-powered scooter ride-on doubles as a Play-Doh playset. It features storage, 16 accessories, and 10 Play-Doh colors. Kids can create their pizza and then deliver it.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $94.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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FURREAL PEANUT THE PLAYFUL MONKEY INTERACTIVE TOY

This interactive plush monkey has more than 100 different reactions. Peanut does flips, walks, and loves being rocked to sleep.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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Battery Requirements

Energizer is the official battery partner of The Toy Insider.
  • Type:
  • AA
  • Quantity:
  • 6

PRISMIC LED 3D PUZZLES

These DIY puzzles transform into shimmering, 3D, LED lanterns. Styles new to the line include a heart, a unicorn, and a dog. Once kids build up their puzzle, they can light it up with the LED lights and feature it as a piece of room decor.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • 24.99
  • Age:
  • 12+

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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 proud and profoundly weird 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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