Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined ABC 8 in Dallas to show off the hot toys that holiday shoppers should buy now before they’re sold out. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for a rundown of the best toys, games, and gifts of the season, check out our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.


PLAYMOBIL JUNIOR & DISNEY: PETER PAN’S SPLASHING PIRATE SHIP

This floating Peter Pan-themed pirate ship includes figures of Captain Hook and Peter Pan, plus octopuses and a parrot that turn into spray animals. It has several water features, including a smaller boat for water play.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $69.99
  • Age:
  • 1+

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CREATIVE CONSTRUCTION WORKBENCH

Featuring kid-safe tools, blueprint instructions, and foam imitation wood, kids will learn the basics of using household tools through imaginative role play. They can saw, hammer, nail, and build safely with minimal cleanup.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $54.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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BLAST AND ROAR TOOTHLESS MASK

Get fired up for the live-action How to Train Your Dragon with this interactive mask! Kids can become the fearsome Night Fury with plasma blast lights, sounds, and even a water mister.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $34.99
  • Age:
  • 5+
  • Battery Requirements:
  • 3 AAA

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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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