Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined Cityline in Canada to show off the hot summer toys kids will be asking for. 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 season, be sure to check out The Toy Insider’s Spring and Summer Gift Guide.


WADDLE HIP HOPPERS

Waddle Hip Hoppers are hoppers for ultimate bouncing fun! Kids can bounce around the lawn or room, joust with friends, enter wacky races, toss around for a crazy game of catch, or just use it as a seat in the sun. These colorful, large hoppers help kids develop balance and control, supporting up to 250…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99; $53.15 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

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SWIMWAYS SHARK ROCKET

Kids can launch the Shark Rocket up to 6 feet above the water and compete to see who can launch it the highest. Thanks to the hydrodynamic design, the Shark Rocket is pool-powered and requires no batteries. It is lightweight and easy to carry.

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  • MSRP:
  • $10.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

OUTDOOR SIDEWALK CHALK

Kids can explore their creativity outdoors with Crayola's outdoor chalk. There are three types of chalk kids can choose from. ??Super Chalk: Super Chalk lasts three times longer than traditional Crayola chalk sticks and features 10 colors: red, orange, laser lemon, granny apple smooth, cerulean, violet, white, black, pink flamingo, and red violet. ($1.25) Super…

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  • MSRP:
  • $1.25–$14.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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BUNCH O BALLOONS TROPICAL PARTY

Kids can fill and tie over 100 tropical party-color water balloons in less than a minute. These self-sealing water balloons feature innovative O-ring technology and rapid fill capabilities. Kids can simply connect each bunch to a tap or a hose, fill, and make dozens of water balloons at once.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $8.99; $12.86 CAD
  • Age:
  • 3+

X-SHOT WATER FAST-FILL SKINS PUMP ACTION WATER BLASTER

This water blaster refills in a second, allowing kids to get back to the water-blasting action long before their opponents. Kids can simply open the blaster, dunk it underwater, let it fill, and close it back up, then pump to shoot water up to 30 feet.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $12.99; $21.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

GEOSAFARI JR KIDNOCULARS

These kid-sized binoculars are focus-free and feature large comfy eyepieces more than three times the size of ordinary eyepieces. Features easy-placement goggles, 2x magnification, and a breakaway neck strap. Helps introduce kids to a scientific tool that allows them to view and explore their environment.

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  • MSRP:
  • $11.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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HASBRO SPLASH GAMES COLLECTION BY WOWWEE

These outdoor games put a splashy twist on classic board games you love! Choose from Twister Splash Game, Crocodile Dentist Splash Game, or Operation Splash Game, each featuring elements of the iconic board games — but now they spray water.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99 each; $27.99 each CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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KAN JAM ORIGINAL

Get in on the action with the original backyard disc game, KAN JAM, the ultimate team game and requires teamwork, strategy, and execution. Played similarly to cornhole or horseshoes, the object of the game is to toss the disc toward the goal. KAN JAM is lightweight yet durable and is the perfect game to take to…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 9+

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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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