Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined FOX 4 in Dallas to show off the best screen-free toys the whole family can enjoy together. 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.


DISNEY PRINCESS RC CARRIAGE

This R/C carriage is fit for a princess, with opening doors, lights, sounds, and room for an 11.5-inch fashion doll (not included).

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.97
  • Age:
  • 4+

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  • Type:
  • AAA
  • Quantity:
  • 2

WILD MANES HORSE AND CART SETS

Each of these Wild Manes playsets comes with a poseable horse doll, a working cart, and accessories. The themes include tea and treats, bakery cafe, surf and snacks, and sugar crush carnival.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $21.99 EACH
  • Age:
  • 3+

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DECORA GIRLZ

Meet the nine colorful, themed Decora Girlz 5-inch dolls. Each comes with eight surprises, fantastic hair, adorable fashions, and stickers to wear and share for added customization.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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MUTATIONS MIX ‘N MATCH TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Kids can mix and match the pieces of this collection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures that come apart to create new heroes.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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SKETCH PALS FIDGETY FRIENDS

Draw with your fingertips or the attached stylus, then press the character’s nose to erase and start over. Each features a grooved texture behind the board for a sensory experience.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $21.99 EACH
  • Age:
  • 4+

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MGA’S MINIVERSE MAKE IT MINI SPA

These mystery ball-shaped capsules feature real working mini spa items. Each contains mixing powders, scented oil, a mixing bowl, molds, a loofa, a crate, and a spa caddy to make four bath bombs, two sugar scrubs, and a soap bar that can be divded into smaller soaps. The capsule doubles as a bathtub display!

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • 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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