Toy Insider Senior Editor/Toy Book Editor-in-Chief James Zahn joined NBC Detroit’s Live in the D to show off the best gift ideas for all the kids on your holiday shopping list, from toddlers to tweens. 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 holiday season, check out our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.


TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES MUTANT MAYHEM PIZZA FIRE VAN

This van opens from the front and the back, with room for four Turtles and Splinter (sold separately). Kids can activate the slide-out pizza launcher, which fires up to eight mini pizza pies.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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LITE-BRITE SUPER BRIGHT HD DISNEY100

This Disney-themed Lite-Brite set features a high-definition display and the latest LED technology, resulting in brighter colors and clearer images. Comes with templates featuring iconic Disney characters, such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Simba, and more. Kids can switch between different light modes to jazz up their creations.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.97
  • Age:
  • 6+

RAINBOW HIGH COLOR & CREATE

These Rainbow High fashion dolls are dressed entirely in white and feature white hair. Kids can customize each doll using the six included washable markers, re-creating a Rainbow High character or designing their own.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99 EACH
  • Age:
  • 4+

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PIÑATA SMASHLINGS PIÑATA BOX

Each of these four collectible piñatas comes complete with a piñata stick, a redeemable QR code that enables exclusive DLC content in Roblox, and two Smashlings, one of which is hidden inside the piñata.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99

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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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