Toy Insider Senior Editor Madeleine Buckley joined Parents magazine Contributing Editor Brianne Manz to show off the best new toys from kids’ favorite movies and TV shows. 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.  

PAW PATROL WOODEN ABC BLOCK TRUCK

PAW Patrol is on a roll! Kids arrange wooden blocks on attached dowels on this sturdy wooden hauler vehicle or stack them in countless combinations. Blocks include letters, numbers, shapes, scenes to piece together (borders are color-coded), and PAW Patrol characters. Three wooden play figures add lots of pretend play opportunities! The jumbo vehicle gets…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $26.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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POKÉMON TRADING CARD GAME: CELEBRATIONS ELITE TRAINER BOX

Celebrate Pokémon's 25th anniversary with this Elite Trainer Box that has everything trainers need to play and collect Pokémon TCG, including 10 Celebrations four-card booster packs and 25 close remakes of iconic Pokémon cards. Celebrate Pokémon's 25th anniversary with this Elite Trainer Box that has everything trainers need to play and collect Pokémon TCG, including…

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99; $89.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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SUPER MARIO BLOW UP! SHAKY TOWER

In this balancing game, players place the red wrecking ball at the top of the wobbly tower, then roll the die to determine how many Super Mario characters to balance onto open ledges without dropping the ball. In this balancing game, players place the red wrecking ball at the top of the wobbly tower, then…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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BST AXN

This Japanese-inspired, detailed action figure line features popular characters from anime, sci-fi, TV shows, movies, comic books, and more. These 1:15-scale figures are highly poseable with multiple points of articulation. This Japanese-inspired, detailed action figure line features popular characters from anime, sci-fi, TV shows, movies, comic books, and more. These 1:15-scale figures are highly poseable…

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  • MSRP:
  • $16.96-18.96
  • Age:
  • 14+

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COCOMELON DELUXE INTERACTIVE JJ DOLL

JJ, the star of CoComelon, comes dressed in his favorite outfit. Kids can feed him peas and watch him giggle and sing some of his favorite songs, including “Your Name” and “Yes, Yes, Vegetables.” JJ, the star of CoComelon, comes dressed in his favorite outfit. Kids can feed him peas and watch him giggle and…

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  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 2+

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KID TRAX RIDEAMALS SNACK TIME BLUE

Kids can ride, pet, or share a snack with the star of Blue's Clues and You! This interactive ride-on features 20 sounds, comes with food accessories, and has a top speed of 1.5 mph. Also available in Magenta (sold separately). Kids can ride, pet, or share a snack with the star of Blue's Clues and…

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  • MSRP:
  • $139
  • Age:
  • 18 MOS+

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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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