Toy Insider Social Media Director Nicole Savas joined ABC in Hartford to talk about the best toys to keep kids entertained this winter. 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.


CREATE-A-CASTLE PRO TOWER KIT

These split molds allow kids to build beautiful sand or snow structures in a short amount of time. Just buckle it, fill it and Create A Castle. The premium pro tower kit includes a 10 inch split cylinder, a stackable 6 inch split system cylinder for additional height, a corbel to add stabilization and a…

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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MONOPOLY: WICKED

Explore the land of Oz in this Wicked-themed Monopoly! This green-and-gold board features properties like Shiz University, Elphaba and Glinda’s Dorm Room, the Ozdust Ballroom, and the Wizard’s Throne Room. Players use iconic golden tokens to travel through Oz.

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  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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GUND DISNEY COUPLES/DUOS

GUND and Disney have teamed up to make playtime more magical with classic Disney characters in new, huggable plush formats. Kids can choose from Lady and the Tramp, Simba and Nala, Donald and Daisy Duck, or Bambi and Thumper. Each super soft plush is 12.5-15 inches tall, and they are all sold separately. Perfect for…

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  • MSRP:
  • $25-35
  • Age:
  • 1+

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DESIGN & DRILL ROBOT WORKSHOP

The included tools are kid-friendly so junior engineers can safely assemble their robot creations. With over 70 pieces, kids can mix and match to create hundreds of combinations. Pick your pieces, then use the kid-friendly tools to assemble your robot, then take it apart and do it all over again.

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  • MSRP:
  • $34.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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NATURALISTAS CROWN COLLECTION DOLLS

Dayna, Kelsey, Liya, and Paige are back, and sporting not only a brand new style, but a new friend, Whitney! Whitney is the first Caribbean-American Naturalistas character, and Purpose Toys is excited to welcome her in the debut Crown Collection. The 11.5-inch Crown Collection dolls arrive wearing fits that sparkle and sheen, but make no…

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  • MSRP:
  • $12.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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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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