Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined Fox 19 in Cincinnati to show off the hottest toys for all holiday shoppers, whether they’re looking for a budget buy or a big ticket item. 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.


POKÉMON TCG MY FIRST BATTLE

Young trainers can get the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) experience through fast decks with simplified rules designed for beginners. Kids will learn the difference between active and benched Pokémon, how to attack and evolve, and more.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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SHIMMER ‘N SPARKLE GLAM AND GO BEAUTY CADDY

This beauty caddy comes with everything that tweens need to create glam looks at home or on the go. It features trendy lip colors, eye colors, lip gloss, nail polish, and more.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK GRIZZLY BEAR GAMES PLAY SET

Pretend to be a hungry bear and play bear food catching, racing, and search-and-find games with this playful introduction to Yellowstone National Park. Plush versions of some of grizzly bears’ favorite snacks stick to self-stick hook-and-loop tabs on bear paw gloves and the snout of strap-on bear heads.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $37.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

AIR TOOBZ

This STEM-based set features a kid-safe turbine that sends foam balls flying through a network of modular tubes and connectors that kids can arrange however they'd like for fun and educational experimentation.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $139.95
  • Age:
  • 3+

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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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