Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined NBC 5 in Dallas to talk about the hot toys kids will be asking for this holiday season. 

For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below. For a complete rundown of the year’s hottest holiday toys, be sure to check out the Toy Insider’s 2026 Holiday Gift Guide. 


FISHER-PRICE LITTLE PEOPLE MY MARIO MARIO’S ADVENTURE PLAYSET

This playset is packed with music, sound effects, and activities inspired by the game, like a ? Block with a hidden power-up, a sliding turtle shell, a spinning bonus wheel, a Chain Chomp, and a green warp pipe.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $53.99
  • Age:
  • 18 MOS+

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Battery Requirements

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  • Type:
  • AA
  • Quantity:
  • 2

BLUEY’S LIGHT & SURPRISE HEELER HOUSE

Kids can make up their own Bluey-inspired stories with this 2-foot-tall playset. Each room in the five-story home features themed accessories, and the top of the chimney projects spinning stars and moons just like Bluey’s own light projector.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $149.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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Battery Requirements

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  • Type:
  • AA
  • Quantity:
  • 3

PLAYMOBIL X BARBIE WATERPARK

Help Barbie and her friends enjoy a day at the waterpark with this set’s two waterslides, a big pool, a diving board, and other fun, summer accessories.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $99.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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FURREAL GABBY THE GROW & ROAR TIGER

This interactive plush responds to love, care, and play with more than 100 sound and motion combinations. Kids can give Gabby a roar, and she’ll roar right back. Plus, she grows up to 15 inches tall, and returns to her original cub size when kids press on her back.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $79.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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Battery Requirements

Duracell is the official battery partner of The Toy Insider.
  • Type:
  • AA
  • Quantity:
  • 4

DISNEY LORCANA TRADING CARD GAME: COLLECTION STARTER SET – RAPUNZEL EDITION

Featuring Rapunzel – High Climber artwork, this set includes four Attack of the Vine booster packs (each with 12 cards), a themed portfolio, a Glimmer foil Rapunzel – Enchanted Protector promo card, and a collector’s guide.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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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 proud and profoundly weird 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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