Toy Insider Senior Editor/Toy Book Editor-in-Chief James Zahn joined KOIN 6 on CBS in Portland to show off the hot toys that kids are 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 gifts of the holiday season, check out our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.
CRAFT YOUR OWN POMPOM PURSE
This kit includes everything kids need to make their own fluffy, ombre purse. The purse is big enough to hold multiple items and kids can style it cross-body or handheld.
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L.O.L. SURPRISE! SQUISH SAND MAGIC HOUSE WITH TOT
Dig through kinetic sand to discover hidden surprises inside this playset, which is sized for L.O.L. Surprise! Tots. Kids will uncover a doll and a variety of furniture and accessories for the house.
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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES MUTANT MAYHEM PIZZA FIRE VAN
This van opens from the front and the back, with room for four Turtles and Splinter (sold separately). Kids can activate the slide-out pizza launcher, which fires up to eight mini pizza pies.
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POKÉMON SCARLET & VIOLET 151 ELITE TRAINER BOX
This expansion features all original 151 Pokémon from the Kanto region, re-imagined in Paldea. Includes nine Scarlet & Violet — 151 booster packs, a Snorlax illustration rare-style promo card, accessories, and a collector's box.
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SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER
Classic Mario side-scrolling gameplay is turned on its head with the addition of Wonder Flowers, which trigger unexpected moments in a course, such as pipes coming alive, characters transforming and more.
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BEAST LAB
As kids add ingredients to this experiment-based playset, they'll activate sounds, lights, fizzing bubbles, and mist to unleash one of two beasts. When kids reset the beast or repeat the experiment, the beast can evolve with new ways to play.
