Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined The Today Show to show off the hot new toys featured in our brand-new Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide. 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 holiday season, check out our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.
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. 4+
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MAGNA-TILES SPACE 32-PIECE SET
This space-themed building set includes a shuttle that doubles as a storage container. It comes with an astronaut figure and new microMAGS pieces.
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KINETIC SAND SQUISH MOTION
Kids can play with pink, yellow, and blue Kinetic Sand inside the case to make mesmerizing, moving sand creations. The set includes a crinkle cutter, a stamper tool, and more.
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PINBALL MACHINE MAKER: GUMBALL RALLY
With this buildable pinball machine, kids can explore lessons in physics and mechanical engineering by customizing their own course that uses edible gumballs as pinballs.
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KANOODLE ULTIMATE CHAMPION
The newest addition to the viral line of puzzle games features 500 new challenges in both 2D and 3D modes, a built-in timer, and metallic-finish Kanoodle pieces.
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MINIONS AND GRU’S FAMILY MANSION
This 868-piece set features characteristics of the family mansion like the tree house, red couch, fireplace, rocket bedroom, and laboratory. It also includes nine LEGO characters from the franchise: Tim, Jerry, Mel, Gru. Jr., Edith, Margo, Lucy, and Gru.
