Toy Insider Parent and Contributing Editor Charlene DeLoach joined CT Live in Hartford to show off the best toys to keep kids entertained while rainy weather keeps playtime inside. 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.


MAGIC SKETCH GLOW

This glow-in-the-dark art kit comes with a reusable, template-friendly drawing board with a protective cover and eight templates. Kids can draw and doodle, then use the Magic Light Pen to make their creations glow.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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PRISMIC BEAR SHAPED LED 3D PUZZLE

Build-Your-Own Prismic: Bear Lantern is a fun and engaging DIY puzzle that transforms into a shimmering 3D lantern. It uses USB-powered LED lights to give off a beautiful shimmery glow. Follow the included detailed instructions or visit PLBFUN.com/PRISMIC for step-by-step video instructions showing how to fold the translucent-ombre shimmer pieces into shape and then use…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 12+

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YELLOWSTONE POKER SET

This Yellowstone 200-Piece Poker chip set is best-in-class. For 2 or more players, this set includes 200 professional weight poker chips, three player chips, one set of Yellowstone playing cards, one carrying case, and instructions. Transport your next poker night to the Dutton Ranch Bunkhouse with this exclusive poker set made for fans of the…

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  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 16+

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PLAYMOBIL COLOR: HOT ROD

Kids can design their own car with PLAYMOBIL Color’s Hot Rod! PLAYMOBIL is celebrating the comeback of its classic PLAYMOBIL Color series after a 45-year hiatus with five new sets released in collaboration with creativity powerhouse, CRAYOLA. Kids can use the Crayola markers to color the car as they wish with an unlimited amount of…

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  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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PICKLEBALL BLAST

Pickleball Blast puts a new spin on the sport with a board game-size tabletop court and a net with an attached Screamin’ Pickle launcher. Using the thumb-powered pickleball paddles, players send the Pickle play piece soaring and try to flip the pickle lids at the other end of the court.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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About the author

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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