Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined NBC in Chicago 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


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…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $295.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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FROZEN KIDS TABLET & CARS KIDS TABLET

This 7-inch tablet features a shockproof bumper and is available in Frozen 2 and Cars designs. Kids can gain access to more than 500 games and apps via GameStore Junior. The content is specially curated and developed for kids with no in-app purchases and a two-year warranty. It also comes with a charger.

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  • MSRP:
  • $99.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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CHARACTER TONIES

These new character tonies are compatible with the Toniebox (sold separately) and give kids a screen-free digital listening experience that plays them stories, songs, and more. Choose from Disney's Mickey Mouse, PAW Patrol's Chase, and Sesame Street's Elmo. These new character tonies are compatible with the Toniebox (sold separately) and give kids a screen-free digital…

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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LASER X REVOLUTION ULTRA LONG-RANGE DOUBLE BLASTERS

Each blaster in this set of two features a range of more than 500 feet and a built-in receiver. Players can light up their blasters with more than 20 different colors. Each blaster in this set of two features a range of more than 500 feet and a built-in receiver. Players can light up their…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99; $69.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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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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