Toy Insider Senior Editor Madeleine Buckley joined Cheddar to show off the best toys to have a fantastic and fun Labor Day 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.


WIXELS

Introducing a new way to color using markers with Wixels Unicorn and Animal Activity Sets. Kids can follow the included color map to create fun, pixelated unicorns, animal art, or create their own design! Watch designs take shape as each square absorbs color into the Wixel Board for a magical 2D outcome. The board is…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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KOOSH FACE-OFF

Play one of three games against your opponent: Around The World, Classic Champ, or Center Toss. The game can be played indoors or outdoors, and the target face is reversible to switch between modes.

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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KANJAM PICKLEBALL

This backyard game combines the gameplay of Kan Jam and pickleball for a unique challenge. It's easy to set up and can adapts to suit players' skill levels.

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 12+

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RIBBON NINJA

Think like a fox, move like a cheetah, and strike like a cobra. Do you have what it takes to become a true Ribbon Ninja master? Each player has three colorful ribbons attached to his or her wristband. The goal is simple: snatch your opponents' ribbons before they snatch yours. Think like a fox, move…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.95; $29.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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CHICKEN VS HOT DOG

Players can split into teams or play one-on-one by bidding with cards and physically flipping the chicken and the hog dot in relay-style challenges. The first team to turn over all of their character cards wins.

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  • MSRP:
  • $30
  • Age:
  • 8+

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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK GRIZZLY BEAR GAMES PLAY SET

Pretend to be a hungry bear and play bear food catching, racing, and search-and-find games with this playful introduction to Yellowstone National Park. Plush versions of some of grizzly bears’ favorite snacks stick to self-stick hook-and-loop tabs on bear paw gloves and the snout of strap-on bear heads.

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  • MSRP:
  • $37.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EPIC FORTS — 70 PC KIT

Kids can build a variety of fort structures with bendable connectors and sturdy poles, making everything from domes and pyramids to rocket ships and anything else they can imagine. This kit comes with 70 pieces and detailed illustrated instructions that explain building basics, as well as how to build a hut and a mini rocket.

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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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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