Toy Insider Parent and Contributing Editor Charlene DeLoach joined Great Day Connecticut on CBS in Hartford to show off the best new toys to get kids ready to head back to school this fall. 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 season, be sure to check out The Toy Insider’s Spring and Summer Gift Guide.
RUBIK’S COACH CUBE
Kids can learn how to solve the classic puzzle with the Rubik's Coach Cube, which comes with an improved solving methodology. Budding cubers will gain confidence and learn by peeling off the numbered stickers for each of the eight steps.
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MADE BY ME MANGA ARTIST SET, HOW TO DRAW ANIME
This set includes dual-ended markers, colored pencils, a ruler, stickers, and an interactive drawing guide that kids can use to create two comic books. The materials come in a travel-friendly storage case.
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TINKERTAR
Created by musicians Brian Calhoun, Dave Matthews, and John Alagia, this one-string melody maker is made of sustainable, responsibly sourced wood. Use the included 15-song songbook and colored and numbered finger positions to learn beginner guitar.
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PYXEL A CODER’S BEST FRIEND
Kids can use a tablet to code Pyxel to perform tricks, make sounds, and more. Pyxel and its companion app will help kids learn the basics of two coding languages: Blockly and Python.
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3-IN-1 SKATE TRAINER
Kids can switch the inserts to learn to skateboard in three easy steps: Balance, Wheels (skating), and Ollie (tricks). A provided QR code opens a how-to video that explains the balance board and its inserts.
