Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined Fox 61 in Connecticut to show off toys that are sure to bring out big smiles on the rainiest of days. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.


COCOMELON VEGGIE FUN LEARNING BASKET

Toddlers can learn and play with JJ with this 10-piece, musical, interactive, grocery-themed set. It includes a shopping basket, a checkout counter with a handheld scanner, and eight pieces of play food. Little ones can slide the ladybug to select a mode to practice counting or color recognition or to hear facts about fruits and…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 18 MOS+

GEOSAFARI JR. TALKING SPACE EXPLORER

Kids can explore the cosmos and spark curiosity about space with this talking space explorer. View more than 120 images and 13 videos (including ones from NASA) along with 200 space facts and quiz questions voiced by space expert and star of Netflix’s Emily’s Wonder Lab Emily Calandrelli.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $99.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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SKY VIPER HAND-CONTROLLED FORCE HOVER DRONE

Kids can fly the Force Hover Drone without a remote control. The drone's smart sensors detect its surroundings, so kids can toss it into the air and control it with their hand movements.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $22.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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WIXELS

Introducing a new way to color using markers with Wixels Unicorn and Animal Activity Sets. Kids can follow the included color map to create fun, pixelated unicorns, animal art, or create their own design! Watch designs take shape as each square absorbs color into the Wixel Board for a magical 2D outcome. The board is…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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INSERT CARD HERE

In this card game, kids can insert a card between two other cards — one that’s lower in value and one that’s higher. Things move fast as the players quickly change the high and low cards and introduce wild and reverse cards into the gameplay. The first player to play all their cards wins the…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $12.95
  • Age:
  • 8+


COCOMELON VEGGIE FUN LEARNING BASKET

Toddlers can learn and play with JJ with this 10-piece, musical, interactive, grocery-themed set. It includes a shopping basket, a checkout counter with a handheld scanner, and eight pieces of play food. Little ones can slide the ladybug to select a mode to practice counting or color recognition or to hear facts about fruits and…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 18 MOS+

GEOSAFARI JR. TALKING SPACE EXPLORER

Kids can explore the cosmos and spark curiosity about space with this talking space explorer. View more than 120 images and 13 videos (including ones from NASA) along with 200 space facts and quiz questions voiced by space expert and star of Netflix’s Emily’s Wonder Lab Emily Calandrelli.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $99.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

SKY VIPER HAND-CONTROLLED FORCE HOVER DRONE

Kids can fly the Force Hover Drone without a remote control. The drone's smart sensors detect its surroundings, so kids can toss it into the air and control it with their hand movements.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $22.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

WIXELS

Introducing a new way to color using markers with Wixels Unicorn and Animal Activity Sets. Kids can follow the included color map to create fun, pixelated unicorns, animal art, or create their own design! Watch designs take shape as each square absorbs color into the Wixel Board for a magical 2D outcome. The board is…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

INSERT CARD HERE

In this card game, kids can insert a card between two other cards — one that’s lower in value and one that’s higher. Things move fast as the players quickly change the high and low cards and introduce wild and reverse cards into the gameplay. The first player to play all their cards wins the…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $12.95
  • Age:
  • 8+

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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