Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined NBC in Philadelphia to show off the best outdoor toys that shoppers can find for less this summer. 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.


BUNCH O BALLOONS TROPICAL PARTY WATER SLIDE WIPEOUT (1X LANE)

This set combines the thrill of sliding on the water with splashing into hundreds of self-sealing, fast-filling water balloons! Kids can fill and seal 100 water balloons in less than a minute and set up the water slide for the ultimate water fight.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $17.49
  • Age:
  • 3+

GARDENING TOOL SET

This set comes with a shovel, a trowel, a rake, and a watering can made with sustainable bamboo and long-lasting metal for little gardeners. It also includes two bamboo labels so kids can mark what they planted.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $27.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

PRETENDABLES PICNIC BASKET SET

Spread out the picnic basket and start loading the felt toppings between the slices of bread. Add the pretend mayo and mustard and then kids can secure it with one of the “toothpicks.” They screw into the bread to hold everything in place. Features felt toppings to stack between the wooden bread slices. “Toothpicks” screw…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $34.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

BEARS VS DONUTS

Are you team bear or team donut? These bean-filled and squishy plush are mystery bag collectibles, with 24 different characters in the series. The bears are around 4 inches tall and the donuts are round and a bit shorter.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $5
  • Age:
  • 4+

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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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