Toy Insider Media Correspondent Deborah Stallings Stumm joined Fox 5 in San Diego to show off the best toys for outside fun 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 gifts of the spring and summer seasons, check out our complete Toy Insider Spring and Summer Gift Guide.


JOHN DEERE BUBBLE ‘N’ GO MOWER COMBO

The green-and-yellow mower produces bubbles and gear sounds when kids push it along. It comes with a bubble solution gas can for more roleplay fun.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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KOOSH FLIX STIX

Kids can play this head-to-head, lacrosse-style Koosh game both inside and outside. It comes with two Flix Stix and a Koosh Ball.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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18-INCH MINECRAFT BIKE

This bike features custom Minecraft graphics on the frame, fork, chain guard, and training wheels, and comes with a removable plush Creeper head. It has an adjustable seat and removable training wheels.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $118.00
  • Age:
  • 6+

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ZURU XSHOT FAST-FILL HYDRO CANNON WATER BLASTER

Kids can refill this blaster in just 1 second to get back to the water-blasting action before their opponents. Just dunk it, fill it, and close it up with its rapid-sealing technology.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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HYDROBURSTS

Bounce, squeeze, and hurl these reusable, magnetic, silicon water balloons for a sustainable soaker sensation! Available exclusively at Walmart, Hydrobursts come in three styles: Happy Face, Balloon, and Poop.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $15
  • Age:
  • 3+

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NERF RIP ROCKET LAUNCHER

This launcher is 100% kid powered — they can jump on the stomp pad, fire the Rip Rocket arrows, and watch them soar up to 200 feet. The harder they jump, the higher it goes. This set includes three foam tipped Rip Rocket arrows, a stomp pad, and an adjustable angle base.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 9+

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SWIMWAYS HYDRO PADDLE AND PICKLE BALL

Bring the fastest-growing sport in the U.S. to the backyard, pool, or beach with this pickleball set. The set includes regulation-size pickleball paddles, a rubber ball, and a pickleball, so kids have two ways to play.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 7+

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EASTPOINT SPORTS PREMIUM AXE THROW TARGET GAME

Grab your safety axe, take aim at the target, and go for the bullseye! This heavy-duty axe throwing target can be set up in the grass, sand, or pavement and is perfect for playing at the beach, park, or in the backyard. STURDY STEEL FRAME: The target frame stands over 5 feet tall and is…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $99.99
  • 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 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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