Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined PIX 11 at The Toy Insider’s annual Sweet Suite event in New York to give a preview of the hot toys kids will be asking for this holiday season.  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 spring and summer seasons, check out our complete Toy Insider Spring and Summer Gift Guide.


NINTENDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: NES EDITION DELUXE SET – NINTENDO SWITCH

Bring the Nintendo World Championships to your living room. Test your speedrunning skill in over 150 challenges! Each one relives a memorable moment from one of 13 NES TM games, including classics like Super Mario Bros.TM 3, The Legend of ZeldaTM, Donkey KongTM, and MetroidTM. Start small by seeing how quickly you can blaze through…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • Rated E for Everyone

LAFFY SNACKS

Kids can stretch, squeeze, and twist their way into sensory relief with Laffy Snacks. This banana-shaped giant squishy stretches up to 6 feet and returns to its original shape after.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $5.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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XOX KWEENIE

Kids can unbox 26 colorful characters, each with its own holographic collector card depicting its personality. xox Kweenies encourage confidence and are weighted with beads, liquid, and more.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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CATCHABLES

Catchables are a collection of 12 squishy, cute collectible plush toys that double as an action-packed card game. Inspired by the iconic artwork of Exploding Kittens Co-Creator & Cartoonist Matthew Inman, Catchables include fan-favorite characters from the Exploding Kittens catalog, including Rainbow Ralphing Cat, Lumber Cat, and “Cat holding a Cat.” While Catchables are designed…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99 (2-pack); $14.99 (4-pack)
  • Age:
  • 8+

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FLIGHT DECK

This set guides kids through building paper airplanes, installing a motor circuit to launch airplanes and flying saucers, creating art on a spinning wheel, levitating objects over a fan with air pressure, and more.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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Battery Requirements

Energizer is the official battery partner of The Toy Insider.
  • Type:
  • AA
  • Quantity:
  • 3

PARK & PLAY CAMPER

Radio Flyer’s Park & Play Camper brings camping to life with two fun ways to play. Enjoy scooting around as a ride-on camper, then find a rest stop to transform into a playset for camping fun! Open the ride-on to reveal a playful camper with fixed furniture and décor inside.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 1+

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PLAI: POE THE AI STORY BEAR

Kids can design their own bedtime stories with this cuddly-looking bear. This teddy safely uses artificial intelligence platforms to create unique stories from ideas that kids or caregivers input into a companion app.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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Battery Requirements

Energizer is the official battery partner of The Toy Insider.
  • Type:
  • AA
  • Quantity:
  • 4

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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