Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined NBC 10 in Boston to talk about the best toys to keep kids entertained when rainy weather pushes playtime inside.  For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.


HAPPY HENS PUSH TO POP PUZZLE

This farm-themed puzzle features a wooden board with 5 magnetic hen pieces and 5 numbered buttons. Kids press each button to pop the hens out of their roosts, revealing eggs that match the numbers.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $15.99
  • Age:
  • 18 MOS+

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EMOTIONAL SUPPORT HIGHLAND COWS

This cozy container comes packed with 5 soft Emotional Support Highland Cows, each with its own unique name, look, and personality.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 0+

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CRAZY CANOE

Get all the gear into the canoe by carefully slotting and balancing pieces on an ever-growing stack. One player will become the perfect packer by balancing all their pieces and the family dog.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $16.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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DUSTY — ROBOT VACUUM CLEANER

Kids can build their own robotic vacuum cleaner that actually sucks up dust, lint, crumbs, and small bits of debris from their desktop. Mechanical sensors prevent the robot from falling off the edge and getting stuck.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $34.95
  • Age:
  • 8+

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Battery Requirements

Energizer is the official battery partner of The Toy Insider.
  • Type:
  • AAA
  • Quantity:
  • 4

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Director of Operations at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A proud and profoundly weird 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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