Toy Insider Senior Editor Madeleine Buckley joined Living Local DMV in Washington to show off some of the hottest summer toys that heavy on fun and light on the wallet. 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.
CRY BABIES MAGIC TEARS TROPICAL WORLD
This collection features two series: Tropical Beach Babies and Tropical Shiny Shells. Each Beach Babies doll cries real tears and comes with more than eight surprises. Each Shiny Shells character is housed in a pearlescent capsule featuring surprise accessories hidden in a sand compound. The Shiny Shells dolls cry seafoam tears.
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SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS WALKIE-TALKIES
Your super kid can help Peter Parker, Miles Morales, and Gwen Stacey save the day with these Spidey and His Amazing Friends walkie-talkies. Kids can pretend to battle the Sinister Six and communicate with one another from up to 500 feet.
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LITE-BRITE MINI-X CONNECT
Create, connect, and shine! Inspired by the classic ’80s Lite-Brite toy, this mini version comes with a 4-by-4-inch grid that connects to other Mini-X Connects for bigger and more innovative designs. Each set includes eight design templates and 170 colorful pegs that light up when kids tap them.
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X-SHOT WATER FAST-FILL SKINS HYPERLOAD WATER BLASTER
With the X-Shot Fast-Fill Hyperload kids can refill their blaster in just 1 second and get back to the water blaster action long before their opponents. Just dunk, fill, and close with rapid sealing technology. It shoots up to 33 feet with its 500ml water capacity tank!
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RIBBON NINJA
Think like a fox, move like a cheetah, and strike like a cobra. Do you have what it takes to become a true Ribbon Ninja master? Each player has three colorful ribbons attached to his or her wristband. The goal is simple: snatch your opponents' ribbons before they snatch yours. Think like a fox, move…
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SMITHSONIAN ROCK AND GEM DIG KIT
With Rock and Gem Dig young scientists can carefully chip away at a sand block to excavate six different rocks and minerals and five real gemstones. Kids can learn how different types of rocks form and the difference between rocks and minerals, then use the magnifying glass to inspect their samples. Includes a color STEM…
