Toy Insider Senior Editor Jackie Cucco joined Afternoon Live on KATU in Portland to show off some great ideas for stocking stuffers that are small in size, but big on fun. 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.


5 SURPRISE FOODIE MINI BRANDS

These new mini brands collectibles are miniature replicas of menu items from iconic fast-food brands. Kids can unwrap and reveal tiny play foods and drinks from chains including Subway and TGI Fridays.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $8.49
  • Age:
  • 3+

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POP IT PETS

Collect more than 100 teeny-tiny Pop It Pets, each with its own personality, likes, dislikes, and best friends. Inside each blind bag, kids will find 17 surprises, including five mystery Pets.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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LOL SURPRISE MINI SWEETS SURPRISE-O-MATIC

These blind-box dolls feature brand-new vending machine packaging! L.O.L. Surprise! has partnered with iconic candy brands to bring kids their favorite sweets as iconic dolls; find characters from Jolly Rancher, Hershey's Chocolate, Reese's, Chupa Chups, Milk Duds, Sweethearts, Twizzlers, Bazooka Joe, PEZ, and PEEPS. With the Surprise-O-Matic, kids can press a button to deliver each…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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FASHION FIDGETS

Kids can grow their Fashion Fidgets collection with more than 35 fidget dolls to collect across three new series: Rainbow, Mermaids, and Pets. Each doll has three different fidget features and includes a keychain and a trading mat.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $5.99-12.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

TINY WUBBLE

The Tiny Wubble looks just like a bubble but plays like a ball. Kids can inflate it in seconds — no pump required. Available in Tiny Glo Wubble and Tiny Groovy Glow Wubble. Tiny Glo Wubble glows green and Tiny Groovy Wubble has a groovy 70s-inspired tie-dye pattern. Includes one Tiny Wubble and a nozzle.…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $5.99-6.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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RUBIK’S PHANTOM

Adding an additional challenge to the 3×3 Cube, the Rubik's Phantom features innovative thermochromic technology to temporarily reveal the tile color. The added innovation improves kid's cognitive memory, muscle memory, fine motor, and problem-solving skills in a fun and challenging way.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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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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