Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Marissa Silva joined CBS News to talk about some of the year’s hottest new toys and gave tips for holiday shoppers about how to find them before it’s too late. 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.
TINKERTAR
Created by musicians Brian Calhoun, Dave Matthews, and John Alagia, this one-string melody maker is made of sustainable, responsibly sourced wood. Use the included 15-song songbook and colored and numbered finger positions to learn beginner guitar.
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MAGIC MIXIES MAGIC LAMP
Kids can interact with this magic lamp to reveal a talking genie that may grant wishes. Rub the lamp to release signature Magic Mixies mist, play a sound challenge, discover a special gem, and more.
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CRY BABIES NEWBORN
This newborn doll cries real tears and will calm down when kids give it a pacifier. Available in two styles, each comes with a bracelet that kids can wear so that the doll will recognize and interact with them.
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FURBY
Kids can speak to Furby to activate more than 600 responses in Dance Party, Copy Cat, Tell My Fortune, Let's Chill, and Lightshow modes. Furby comes with clip-on beads and fashion accessories that kids can also wear.
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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES MUTANT MAYHEM PIZZA FIRE VAN
This van opens from the front and the back, with room for four Turtles and Splinter (sold separately). Kids can activate the slide-out pizza launcher, which fires up to eight mini pizza pies.
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SESAME STREET ELMO SLIDE
This interactive plush sings, sways, flaps his arms, and glides to the song “Elmo Slide.” Encourages little ones to dance or play a game of Elmo Says. Features soft fabrics and hidden wheels for smooth moves, and speaks English and Spanish.
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BARBIE: THE MOVIE DOLL ASSORTMENT
Celebrate Barbie The Movie with a collector doll! Each doll includes a move-accurate outfit and accessories. Kids can choose from multiple Barbie dolls in her various outfits from the film, multiple Ken dolls in different outfits from the film, the Gloria doll, and the President doll.
