Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined Scripps News from the show floor at Toy Fair New York to talk about the hot new 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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DISNEY DOORABLES DISNEY100 CELEBRATION OF WONDER SET

This collector’s set commemorates a century of Disney magic. Inside, find 20 characters – 15 exclusive and five mystery figures – all coated with a platinum-hued finish. Characters include Disney’s first princess – Snow White – and span all the way to present day classics. Each kid’s toy figure stands approximately 1.5 inches tall and…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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BEAST LAB

As kids add ingredients to this experiment-based playset, they'll activate sounds, lights, fizzing bubbles, and mist to unleash one of two beasts. When kids reset the beast or repeat the experiment, the beast can evolve with new ways to play.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $79.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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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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