Toy Insider Media Correspondent Deborah Stallings Stumm joined KCAL in Los Angeles to talk about the best toys to keep kids entertained after a long day back at school. 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 spring and summer seasons, check out our complete Toy Insider Spring and Summer Gift Guide.


HOP IN BALL PIT

This foam ball pit comes with 68 crush-proof balls and a removable, machine-washable cover. Set it up, fill it up, then hop in to develop gross motor skills through active play.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.88
  • Age:
  • 1+

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CRAFT-TASTIC NATURE SCAVENGER HUNT JOURNAL

Experience the magic of nature with Scavenger Hunt Journal! Kids can go outside and collect natural ingredients, then add them to their journal using stickers. The journal has 32 pages full of nature-inspired fun to get kids out exploring nature. Kids can look around nature for the materials to fill their journals, and learn a…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

MAGIC SKETCH CREATIVITY KIT

This reusable drawing kit comes with a traceable drawing tablet, 18 templates, two additional styluses, and a clear storage bag. Kids can slide the template behind the drawing tablet and start making art. Once they’re done, they can just push the button to erase the art and create again on a blank canvas.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $34.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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ILY DIY 3D STICKER MAKER

Make 3D stickers with different backgrounds, sprinkles, glitter, and gem mix-ins. Choose the materials, place everything inside the sticker maker, pop it out, and peel and stick the custom creation.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $16.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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GECKO RUN MARBLE RUN

The set takes classic marble runs to the next level with creative challenges and pieces that attach to any smooth surface. Kids can create hills and jumps, and even turn corners to create tricks and stunts.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $34.95
  • Age:
  • 8+

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LEGO CREATOR 3IN1 SPACE ASTRONAUT

Kids can explore new planets with a LEGO Creator Space Astronaut and later rebuild it into a space dog or a space viper jet for more intergalactic action. The set includes enough pieces to build one of the three models at a time.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $54.99
  • Age:
  • 9+

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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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