Toy Insider Parent and Contributing Editor Charlene DeLoach joined NECN in Boston to show off 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.


MINTID DOG-E

Each Dog-E has a combination of lights, sounds, and personality traits that makes it unique. Kids can train Dog-E to do tricks, track its needs, and unlock more interactive play with the app.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $79.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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CRAFT YOUR OWN POMPOM PURSE

This kit includes everything kids need to make their own fluffy, ombre purse. The purse is big enough to hold multiple items and kids can style it cross-body or handheld.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $17.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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RAINBOW BRITE 3-INCH FIGURES

This collection features several characters from the Rainbow Brite universe, with limited-edition figures such as the metallic Rainbow Brite and the glow-in-the-dark Twink to bolster any true or new Rainbow Brite fan's collection.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $4.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE 3-INCH FIGURES

This collection of classic-inspired, 3-inch figures features Strawberry Shortcake and her gaggle of adorable friends, including Blueberry Muffin, Raspberry Tart, Lemon Meringue, Orange Blossom, and more. Each one is deliciously scented.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $5
  • Age:
  • 4+

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VR MASTERCHEF JUNIOR

Step inside the MasterChef kitchen in virtual reality and learn everything from culinary skills, plating techniques, flavor pairing, and even food science from former contestants and winners of the hit FOX TV show. This interactive cooking kit for kids covers 30 recipes and even tackles sauces, dressings, and knife skills as they take on STEM…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

MONOPOLY GIANT EDITION

Trading property has never been more fun in this oversized and speedy take on the iconic Hasbro board game Monopoly. Players roll the Giant Die and move their Giant Token that number of spaces on the Giant Gameboard! If a player lands on an empty property space, they MUST buy it. Players mark the space…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $34.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

About the author

Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Business Operations Manager 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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