Toy Insider Parent and Contributing Editor Charlene DeLoach joined Boston 25 News to show off the hot new toys kids will be asking for this spring. 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 spring and summer, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Spring and Summer Gift Guide


LEGO EASTER RABBITS DISPLAY

This 287-piece set features a white bunny and a light brown bunny sitting together in a meadow. It includes five colorful Easter eggs and three tulips. One of the eggs features a transparent, pink opalescent element that is new for 2022.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $12.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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SUNGEMMERS

Kids can create window art using pre-printed window designs, color guides, sun-catching stickers, and double-sided mounting tape. There are four different kits kids can choose from, each featuring more than 1,000 gemstones.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $12.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC HERB GARDEN GROWING KIT

Kids will plant seeds, decorate the flowerpots, and grow their own basil, oregano, and chives. The kit includes soil pods, seeds, paints, brushes, stickers, and more.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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FISHING PLAY SET

Kids can go pretend fishing from home with this 21-piece, role-play set. The set includes two wooden rods; six double-sided, wooden fish; four play worms; and a net. Kids can learn which fish they caught with the included fish guide and activity cards.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $33.29
  • Age:
  • 3+

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POPPY THE COUNT & STACK FLOWER POT

This friendly-faced flower pot features six two-piece flowers that kids can assemble and rearrange. Each of the flowers is a different color and they are printed with the numbers 1-5, with a bumblebee on the sixth. Kids can store the pieces inside the flowerpot, which has a handle for on-the-go play.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99; $21.49 CAD
  • Age:
  • 18 MOS+

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About the author

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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