Toy Insider Senior Editor/Toy Book Editor-in-Chief James Zahn joined Live in the D to show off the best toys for kids who like to make and play. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for a rundown of the best toys, games, and gifts of the season, check out our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.
MAGNA-TILES RAIL RACERS DELUXE 90-PIECE SET
This 90-piece set comes with patent-pending Rails, microMAGS, and new pieces like gates and fences. Kids can use the included pieces to build racetracks, ramps, and more.
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DIY WINDOW ART — PRINCESS
This DIY stained glass kit includes 16 suncatcher pieces and 11 glass paint tubes. Kids fill the glass princess, mermaid, and fairy designs with paint and hang them on the window to watch their creations sparkle. The suncatcher hair, face, and pieces are interchangeable, so kids can make unique characters.
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PLAY-DOH BARBIE DESIGNER FASHION SHOW PLAYSET
Kids can dress Barbie in Play-Doh clothing using the two-in-one runway and designer studio. It includes fashion-making tools, Play-Doh Pattern Sheets with designs that look like fabric, and more.
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MY ROBOTIC PET: CODING CHAMELEON
Tweens can build their own robotic reptile that responds to gestures, changes colors, and fires its retractable tongue.
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ELECTRONIC SPIROGRAPH MACHINE
Kids can adjust the machine settings, place the included markers or their own drawing tools, and press a button to create spiral art in seconds.
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