Toy Insider Parent and Contributing Editor Charlene DeLoach joined CT Live! on NBC in Hartford to show off the best toys for the toddlers and preschoolers on your holiday shopping list. 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.
FISHER-PRICE LINKIMALS LIGHT-UP & LEARN OWL
As toddlers press the buttons on Owl's belly and rock him side to side, this expressive friend lights up with bright colors and more than 90 songs, sounds, and phrases to teach the alphabet, counting 1-20, weather, emotions, and more. When Owl meets up with other Linkamals, they light up, talk, sing, and play together.
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CRAZY FAST 4-IN-1 DUNK’N, STUNT’N, GAME’N SET BY LITTLE TIKES
This racing set features sturdy packaging that unfolds into a unique 4-in-1 playset for basketball, rings of fire, cornhole, and arcade launch. The life-like pull-back cars can race up to 50 feet at crazy fast speeds. The Crazy Fast performance vehicles are supercharged, just pull ‘em back and let them fly. Kids can have their…
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IT’S ALL ME
Each 8-inch poseable doll comes with apparel and accessories for two themes/activities. Choose from six styles: Artist and Cheerleader, Camping and Chess, Yoga and Baker, Dance and Swim, Basketball and Paddleboard, or Ice Cream and Tennis.
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MAGIC DRAW & GLOW PANDA
Let your creativity glow with this cuddly, unique and whimsical 11” panda bear that glows in the dark when you draw. Doodle anywhere on the bear with the included LED pen, then turn out the lights and watch the bear light up with your designs. Drawings fade after two minutes, so no washing is necessary!…
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LAMAZE SQUEEZE BEATS FIRST DRUM SET
Babies can pat lightly on the squishy drums, feel the cymbals bounce, and create their very own music. The set features sound effects and animal sounds for extra sensory play.
