Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined FOX Weather to show off the hot toys kids will be asking for 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 toys of the spring and summer, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Spring and Summer Gift Guide.


H2OGO! WONDERWORLD BLOBZ

With a built-in sprinkler, this water-filled splash pad will keep your kids entertained for hours. Water fills through the top nozzle, creating a cool, refreshing surface for playing, lying on, or sliding across. Kids will love bouncing all over their new squishy Blobz mat with friends. An added internal safety chamber prevents rollovers and keeps…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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SWIMWAYS SWIM STEP 1 FIRST SPLASH

The SwimWays Steps line features kid-safe and parent approved swim items for every age and stage of kids' introduction to the water. From swim diapers to floats, PFDs and kickboards, SwimWays has everything parents and kids need to have safe fun in the sun at the pool, beach, or cottage this summer. Step 1 –…

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  • MSRP:
  • $27.99
  • Age:
  • 0+

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SWIMWAYS STEP 3 – HUGGABLE SWIM STUFFIE

Every kid has a stuffed animal they love and take everywhere, except for the pool. With the incredible Swimways Huggable Floating Water Stuffed Animal, kids can now keep a beloved plush toy by their side at all times, even in the water! This water-friendly stuffed toy is perfect for a day at the pool, beach,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $10.99
  • Age:
  • 0+

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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.

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

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MATH WIZARD SERIES

Kids learn addition and subtraction through hands-on play on a 1st & 2nd grade math adventure! Comes with Fantastic Food Truck, Magical Workshop, Secrets of the Dragons, Amazing Airships, and Enchanted World Games. Real-time targeted teaching tips and nudges let kids learn through experimentation and build confidence in a stress-free environment. Self-paced play means kids…

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  • MSRP:
  • $295.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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ULTRA BIONIC BLASTER

Future engineers will construct an air-powered robotic glove that launches safe, foam darts. As they assemble the blaster from more than 100 pieces, kids will learn about how pressurized air can move objects.

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.95
  • Age:
  • 10+

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SKY VIPER FURY STUNT DRONE

This 7-inch, full performance drone with Skyrocket's Surface Scan Technology makes it easier to fly than ever before! Surface Scan Technology dramatically increases drone stability, allowing the drone to stay in one spot, even when kids let go of the controls. This innovative new technology works up to 100 feet and radically improves flight experience…

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  • MSRP:
  • $29.99; $59.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 12+

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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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