Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined ABC World News Now to show off the best toys for outdoor fun and long road trips this spring. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.


LEARNING FRIENDS 100 WORDS BOOK

Kids can touch each picture to hear the animal friends say toddler-appropriate words, along with facts and sound effects. In Fun Sounds Mode, kids can touch the light-up star button to hear two learning songs.

Product Facts

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

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MINDFUL MAZE GARDEN PACK

These two double-sided boards cover four nature-themed breath patterns. Kids can use a finger to follow the breathing tracks or add multisensory elements to extend the fun, like pompoms or beans. While they follow the maze, they will learn different breathing techniques that encourage mindfulness, self soothing, and self-management skills.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

DASH KIDS TRAVEL DRAWING KIT

Dash is the kids drawing kit that’s perfect during travel — long car rides, road trips, and airplane flights are instantly better. The whole family can enjoy playing 5 in a Row, Dots & Boxes, Tic-Tac-Toe, and Search & Find while on the road. Kids can use the included stylus or even a fingernail to…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

CRAFT-TASTIC NATURE SCAVENGER HUNT JOURNAL

Experience the magic of nature with Scavenger Hunt Journal! Kids can go outside and collect natural ingredients, then add them to their journal using stickers. The journal has 32 pages full of nature-inspired fun to get kids out exploring nature. Kids can look around nature for the materials to fill their journals, and learn a…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

JOHN DEERE BUBBLE ‘N GO MOWER

Kids pretend they are working in the yard just like grown-ups with this officially licensed John Deere bubble mower that features mechanical gear sounds and rugged tires. Kids will enjoy a stream of bubbles as they push the mower. The machine comes with a 4-oz bottle of bubble solution.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

LEARNING FRIENDS 100 WORDS BOOK

Kids can touch each picture to hear the animal friends say toddler-appropriate words, along with facts and sound effects. In Fun Sounds Mode, kids can touch the light-up star button to hear two learning songs.

Product Facts

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

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

MINDFUL MAZE GARDEN PACK

These two double-sided boards cover four nature-themed breath patterns. Kids can use a finger to follow the breathing tracks or add multisensory elements to extend the fun, like pompoms or beans. While they follow the maze, they will learn different breathing techniques that encourage mindfulness, self soothing, and self-management skills.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

DASH KIDS TRAVEL DRAWING KIT

Dash is the kids drawing kit that’s perfect during travel — long car rides, road trips, and airplane flights are instantly better. The whole family can enjoy playing 5 in a Row, Dots & Boxes, Tic-Tac-Toe, and Search & Find while on the road. Kids can use the included stylus or even a fingernail to…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

CRAFT-TASTIC NATURE SCAVENGER HUNT JOURNAL

Experience the magic of nature with Scavenger Hunt Journal! Kids can go outside and collect natural ingredients, then add them to their journal using stickers. The journal has 32 pages full of nature-inspired fun to get kids out exploring nature. Kids can look around nature for the materials to fill their journals, and learn a…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

JOHN DEERE BUBBLE ‘N GO MOWER

Kids pretend they are working in the yard just like grown-ups with this officially licensed John Deere bubble mower that features mechanical gear sounds and rugged tires. Kids will enjoy a stream of bubbles as they push the mower. The machine comes with a 4-oz bottle of bubble solution.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

About the author

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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