Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined Great Day Live on CBS in Tampa to show off the spring’s hottest new toys. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.


SHAPES & SHARING PICNIC BASKET

Learn about colors, shapes, manners and more while on a pretend picnic with the Shapes & Sharing Picnic Basket. Lift the lid to hear cheerful phrases and unpack the 15 play pieces, including colorful plates, forks, cups and food. The interactive shape sorter on the lid recognizes the food pieces and says the shape and…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99; $29.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6 MOS.+

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HIDE & SEEK VEGETABLE GARDEN

Kids can learn how to count and how to identify colors with a cute toy bunny! The 10-piece set includes five garden pots, four plastic vegetables, a funny bunny, and an activity guide with Earth-friendly facts and learning opportunities.

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 18MOS+

PASTELS CRAYONS AND COLORED PENCILS

Crayola Pastel Crayons include 24 soft, pearlescent colors, 20 markers or 12 colored pencils. These art tools are a must-have coloring essential for a tiny Van Gogh – with a uniquely styled hue assortment that makes them perfect for playful coloring projects. Pastels can pair with Crayola Construction Paper to create Valentine's Day cards as…

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  • MSRP:
  • $1.99-3.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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CONNETIX 50-PIECE RAINBOW TRANSPORT PACK

This magnetic building set includes motion bases with real rubber wheels that kids can use to build trucks, trains, aircraft, ambulances, fire engines, forklifts, and more. This STEAM toy helps kids explore and identify shapes, colors, and more.

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  • MSRP:
  • $75.00
  • Age:
  • 3+

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BOOGIE BOARD DASH KIDS DRAWING KIT

This reusable LCD kids drawing kit comes with four game templates: tic-tac-toe, dots and boxes, five in a row, and search and find. This toy is ideal for holiday travel – whether in a car or up in the air – and is just as much fun to play at home with family and friends.…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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3DOODLER START+ MAKER BUNDLE

This 3D printing pen engages kids’ imagination with the press of a button! Kids can make 3D figures with this bundle which includes more than 20 design projects, a kid-friendly printing pen, and colorful filaments.

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

PRISMIC LED 3D PUZZLES

These DIY puzzles transform into shimmering, 3D, LED lanterns. Styles new to the line include a heart, a unicorn, and a dog. Once kids build up their puzzle, they can light it up with the LED lights and feature it as a piece of room decor.

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  • MSRP:
  • 24.99
  • Age:
  • 12+

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TINY PLANTS

Grow creativity with this LEGO Icons Tiny Plants (10329) building project for adults. Craft nine model plants based on arid, tropical and carnivorous species, each nestled in a buildable, terracotta-colored plant pot. Choose different models for easy, medium, and advanced levels of building complexity, and enhance your space with a colorful contemporary display.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 18+

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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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