Toy Insider Senior Editor/Toy Book Editor-in-Chief James Zahn joined Afternoon Live on KATU in Portland to show off the best toys to keep kids entertained on long road trips this holiday weekend. 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.


CRAYOLA COLOR WONDER

Color Wonder offers a mess free, magic reveal coloring experience that keeps kids busy and engaged by the freedom to be creative, choose their colors, and design their own unique way. The new Color Wonder Foldalopes include Cocomelon and Spidey & His Amazing Friends. Holds everything in one place and features 18 themed coloring pages…

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  • MSRP:
  • $4.99-7.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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DASH KIDS TRAVEL DRAWING KIT

Dash is the kids drawing kit that’s perfect during travel — long car rides, road trips, and airplane flights are instantly better. The whole family can enjoy playing 5 in a Row, Dots & Boxes, Tic-Tac-Toe, and Search & Find while on the road. Kids can use the included stylus or even a fingernail to…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

BRAINBOLT GENIUS

Supercharge your memory with the Genius version of the mind-melting light-up game, BrainBolt! Watch carefully as up to 21 lights flash at random, then challenge your brain to repeat the patterns without missing a beat 5 new genius levels, randomized patterns in addition to solo and head-to-head modes make this portable hand-held brain bender the…

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  • MSRP:
  • $26.99
  • Age:
  • 7+

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TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS BEAST-MODE 2-IN-1 MASK ASSORTMENT

Kids can convert Bumblebee from a robot action figure to a wearable mask in 15 steps. The 9-inch mask has an elastic strap and nose padding for an adjustable fit.

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  • MSRP:
  • $34.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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CARE BEARS MICRO PLUSH

Get ready for big Care Bears fun in a micro scale! The Care Bears kids know and love are tinier and more magical than ever. Play with besties like Cheer Bear, Grumpy Bear, Good Luck Bear, Harmony Bear, and Laugh-a-Lot Bear in their adorable micro size. Each bear comes with their own unique look and…

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  • MSRP:
  • $3.97
  • Age:
  • 4+

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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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