Toy Insider Senior Editor Jackie Cucco joined Fox 61 in Connecticut to show off the hot new toys kids will be asking for this holiday season. 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 holiday season, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.


MAGIC MIXIES MAGICAL CRYSTAL BALL

Use the light-up magic wand and say the magic words to make the crystal ball fill with mist, which clears to reveal an interactive, fortune-telling Magic Mixie. Features more than 80 lights, sounds, and reactions.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $84.99; $119.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

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DISNEY PRINCESS STYLE COLLECTION S’MORES IN STYLE GLAMPING TENT

Designed with a print of string lights, a window, and plants with blue accents and pink stripes throughout. Features a play lantern and a pretend campfire that lights up. Role-play with the included marshmallows, roasting sticks, graham crackers, and chocolate- enough to make two play s'mores! Includes a campfire, a lantern, two chip magazines, two…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $79.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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STAR WARS L0-LA59 (LOLA) ANIMATRONIC EDITION

Featuring the design and deco inspired by the droid that appears in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, this interactive companion has three modes of play and 45 different light, sound, and movement combinations.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $89.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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CATS VS PICKLES LIMITED EDITION HOLIDAY

It’s the 12 days of Catmas with the Cats vs Pickles limited edition holiday assortment! This year’s assortment includes festive characters like Noggin’ the eggnog cat, Snuggles the ugly sweater cat, and Brrrrr the Chill Dill.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $4.99-7.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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POKÉMON TRADING CARD GAME: POKÉMON GO ELITE TRAINER BOX

In this collaboration with the Pokémon GO app, kids will be able to play the Pokémon Trading Card Game with cards featuring photorealistic artwork and unique gameplay scenarios, inspired by the mobile app.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99; $84.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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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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