Toy Insider Senior Editor/Toy Book Editor-in-Chief James Zahn joined NBC Chicago to show off some great spring toys that are high-tech and high on fun. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.


PYXEL A CODER’S BEST FRIEND

PYXEL A Coder’s Best Friend by Educational Insights is a hands-on coding pet that helps kids learn to code, unleashing their STEM confidence no matter where they are on their coding journey. Unbox PYXEL and immediately start coding the newest, smartest breed of pets to perform different tricks, sounds, and emotions with two of the…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $124.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

“BATTLE HOG” UNSC WARTHOG

Halo Infinite is the latest epic adventure in the long-standing Halo series, letting players experience a sprawling alien ringworld to give humanity hope once more. The UNSC Warthog is an all-terrain epochal beast that has played a pivotal role in every Halo adventure. This "Battle Hog" version of the UNSC Warthog, is a joint tactical…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $25.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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SOLAR RACE CAR

This sleek, compact race car harnesses the energy from the sun to power an electric motor. With only 22 parts and an easy, snap-together design, kids only need a pair of diagonal cutters to assemble the car.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $15.95
  • Age:
  • 8+

PUDGY PENGUINS FIGURES 1 PACK WINDOW BOX (S1) + DIGITAL EXPERIENCE REDEMPTION CODE

Kids can adopt their own mystery Igloo Pudgy Penguins,each of which comes with a unique NFT digital experience. There are 12 different characters to collect. Each igloo contains one penguin and one full-color leaflet.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $2.99-3.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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About the author

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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