Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Marissa Silva joined ABC 7 at The Toy Insider’s Holiday of Play event in New York to talk about some of the hot toys for the holiday season. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for a rundown of the best toys, games, and gifts of the season, check out our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.


LEGO FRIENDS FRIENDSHIP TREE HOUSE HANGOUT

Builders can join Liann, Autumn, Leo, and Zac on new adventures by creating the ultimate hangout zone. The 701-piece tree house set features an elevator, a workbench, interchangeable windows, and a secret hideaway.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $69.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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PLAY-DOH BARBIE DESIGNER FASHION SHOW PLAYSET

Kids can dress Barbie in Play-Doh clothing using the two-in-one runway and designer studio. It includes fashion-making tools, Play-Doh Pattern Sheets with designs that look like fabric, and more.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $34.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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DISNEY ULTIMATE STITCH INTERACTIVE FEATURE PLUSH

Inspired by the live-action film, this Stitch plush has more than 100 sounds and movements. Kids can press Stitch’s belly, hands, tongue, and nose, then watch as he sings, dances, speaks, and more.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $69.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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Battery Requirements

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  • Type:
  • AA
  • Quantity:
  • 6

TAMAGOTCHI PARADISE

With more than 50,000 possible characters to nurture, kids can use the zoom lens to explore their characters on a celluar level, then zoom out to explore the planet. Dock two together to play with a friend.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $44.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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Battery Requirements

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  • Type:
  • AAA
  • Quantity:
  • 2

NINTENDO SWITCH 2 + MARIO KART WORLD BUNDLE

This set includes the Nintendo Switch 2 system and a digital download of the complete Mario Kart World game, a multiplayer racing game exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $499.99
  • Age:
  • E

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Director of Operations at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A proud and profoundly weird 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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