Toy Insider Media Correspondent Deborah Stallings Stumm FOX 5 in San Diego to show off the hottest toys of the holiday that kids will be asking for this year. 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 holiday season, check out our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.


DROYD ROMPER

This electric trike features an all-plastic body, a 24-volt battery, a light-up LED front wheel, and more. The Romper has parental controls and can operate at speeds of 3-6 mph.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $139
  • Age:
  • 3+

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AIR TOOBZ

This STEM-based set features a kid-safe turbine that sends foam balls flying through a network of modular tubes and connectors that kids can arrange however they'd like for fun and educational experimentation.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $139.95
  • Age:
  • 3+

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NERF ELITE 2.0 DOUBLE PUNCH

This motorized blaster has two alternating barrels that move back and forth as kids blast foam darts. It comes with 50 darts in two colors and two 10-dart clips to launch 20 darts in a row.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $34.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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BEAST LAB

As kids add ingredients to this experiment-based playset, they'll activate sounds, lights, fizzing bubbles, and mist to unleash one of two beasts. When kids reset the beast or repeat the experiment, the beast can evolve with new ways to play.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $79.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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GIANT CONNECT 4

The Giant Connect 4 Set is the classic gameplay that kids know and love only now in jumbo size for outdoor parties and for group gatherings. The Connect 4 game set is designed for both adults and kids, making it a versatile option for family fun in the backyard. This yard game set takes just…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $199.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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LASER X ULTRA DOUBLE BLASTERS

This laser tag set features blaster beams that can bounce off walls to hit opponents up to 300 feet away. The receiver vests let kids know which opponent blasted them.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Director of Operations 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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