Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined Today with Jenna & Hoda to show off hot new toys to kick off the best summer ever this Memorial Day weekend. 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 season, be sure to check out The Toy Insider’s Spring and Summer Gift Guide.


ICEE SLUSHIE MACHINE

Kids can make frozen sweet treats right at home with this countertop ICEE Slushie Machine. It looks and operates just like the ones in stores and uses simple household ingredients.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $150.00; $179.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 12+

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FLYBAR FUNPARK RING TOSS

Step right up and take a chance on this classic game of luck and skill. Bring the Flybar FunPark Giant Inflatable Ring Toss Game to your backyard. Set a starting mark, ring a bottle and score! Perfect for the whole family, this game is 3 feet tall, sets up in minutes, and provides hours of…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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DELUXE GRILL & PIZZA OVEN PLAY SET

Kids can pretend to cook a variety of barbecue favorites with this grill playset, which features a smoker box and a pizza oven along with features like turnable dials. The set includes more than 60 accessories and play food pieces, which all store inside the grill when play is done. This product will be available…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $169.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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MAXX BUBBLES BUBBLE BARRAGE

Create an endless amount of bubbles! Designed with fun styling and bold colors, this is sure to be a bubble blowing hit this summer. It's easy to use, just screw in the bubble solution and pull the trigger to blow a continuous streak of bubbles. Kids will love the fast bubble blowing action and parents…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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ROLLPLAY NIGHTHAWK STORM ELECTRIC RIDE ON

Master the thrill of the ride with the Rollplay Nighthawk 12V Ride-On! Reaching forward speeds of up to 6.5 miles per hour, this innovative ride-on is sure to be a hit with thrill-seekers. Start and stop pedals allow the rider to control the speed of the Nighthawk with ease. Kids will love learning how to maneuver around obstacles…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $177.09
  • Age:
  • 6+

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AQUA SUMO RING

This wearable summer game includes two giant sumo waist belts. Kids can bump into one another just like sumo wrestlers with the inflatable belly bouncers. The 10-foot base arena is a sprinkler that hooks up to a hose to spray kids with water as they battle for a winner.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $109.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

About the author

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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