It’s not too late to get some great holiday toys. Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief  Marissa DiBartolo stopped by Fox 5 in San Diego to show off some great holiday toys you can still find at the last minute. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for the complete rundown of the best toys of the holiday season, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.


FLYING SUSHI KITCHEN (REDWOOD VENTURES)

  • Whether you love sushi or not – Flying Sushi Kitchen is sure to cause a ruckus at kitchen tables everywhere.
  • Flying Sushi Kitchen puts your competitive skills to the test as you pluck pieces of floating sushi rolls from mid-air, which stream from the bamboo shoots, in a mad dash scramble to fill your sushi order and rack up enough tickets to beat the competition.
  • Use the special, kid-friendly chopsticks to fill your order before time runs out. Add a little wasabi and ginger, don’t miss the spicy tuna roll, nab that smoked salmon, and hurry!
  • Flying Sushi Kitchen includes bamboo shoots, sushi rolls, and chopsticks for 5 players.
  • Batteries not included.
  • Age: 5+    
  • MSRP: $24.99
  • Available: Walmart

YETI SET GO! (PLAYMONSTER)

  • Yeti, Set, Go! is a follow-up to PlayMonster’s award-winning Yeti in My Spaghetti! It takes the yeti theme to a whole new level, as this game features four different Yetis with four unique personalities!
  • There’s big, all-play action in Yeti, Set, Go! as Yetis are kicking meatballs onto a snowy mountain!
  • Players make their Yeti kick the balls by boppin’ them on the head over and over and over! Skill comes in to play, too, because players can aim their Yetis by swiveling them back and forth. So, meatballs are flying all over, as players try to get them to land on all of the ledges in their side of the mountain!
  • It’s a fun, fast-paced, action-packed game.
  • Age: 4+
  • MSRP: $24.99
  • Available: Amazon, Target

RIDING CENTER WITH RIDER AND HORSES (SCHLEICH)

  • Roof with paddocks becomes an open riding area
  • Fence parts move and can be connected in any way
  • Includes hay racks, drinking troughs, and a track holder
  • Doors open and close
  • Age:  5-12
  • MSRP: $99.99
  • Available: Amazon, Tractor Supply Company

DISNEY D-LECTABLES LAYERS OF MAGIC (IMPERIAL TOY)

  • Reveal your own sweet surprise with the Disney D-lectables Layers of Magic Play Set. Hidden inside each Ice Cream Tub is one of 8 Mickey & Minnie inspired sweet treats, perfect for collecting!
  • Lift the layers inside to reveal a unique piece of a magic ice cream sundae: color changing cookie ears and frosting, a signature ice cream topper, a scented foam scoop, a sweet sugar cone, and moldable putty.
  • Recreate the experience by replacing the layers within the reusable tub for extended play.
  • Mix, match, and stack the sundae components to make your own Mickey and Minnie creations!
  • Age: 5+
  • MSRP: $9.88
  • Available: Walmart

   

X-SHOT FLYING BUG ATTACK (ZURU)

  • Kids can take down flying bug targets with the X-Shot Flying Bug Attack range!
  • Kids can simply place the bugs onto the motorized launcher, press the pedal down with their foot, and release to see the bugs soar in the air.
  • Then, they can try and take them down with the included blaster before they land.
  • The line features the exclusive new X-Shot Swarm-Seeker blaster—a rapid fire blaster that can shoot 10 darts in rapid succession with an innovative side-loading clip system.
  • Ages: 8+
  • MSRP $19.99 for Single Blaster Pack; $29.99 for Double Blaster Pack
  • Available: Target, Amazon, Big Lots

ZOOKIEZ SLAPPY (TOY TARGET)

  • Zookiez are the collectible plush toy that have flexible hands and feet… easily hang them onto anything and bring them along with you knowing that they will stay in one place.
  • Zookiez toys are perfect as bracelets, for clipping onto your bed at night, or even to bring in the car with you! They can just hold onto nearly any surface and keep clinging on for a very long time. Until you move them from their position, they are quite happy to hang out and enjoy time with you!
  • Zookiez not only keep in one place but they are extremely soft.
  • Age: 3+
  • MSRP: $9.99
  • Available: Walmart, specialty toy stores

About the author

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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