Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined Great Day Live in Tampa 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.


MAGNA-TILES MICROMAGS SPRING GARDEN 24-PIECE TRAVEL SET

Young builders can create colorful spring scenes with these magnetic microMAGS tiles. The set includes decorated flowers, tulips, pastel quarter circles, and a bunny companion for building gardens, cottages, and more.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE YOSHI EGG PLAYSET

Push down on the egg to reveal a double-sided playset, complete with 1.5-inch Yoshi and Fire Mario figures. The New York side re-creates a history museum with a crumbling dinosaur skeleton, while the Dry Outpost side features a warp pipe, button-activated bats, and a pop-up Pokey.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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COLOR WONDER BLUEY LIGHT UP STAMPER

This no-mess stamper set lights up to indicate the selected ink color, which stays clear until kids stamp on the special Color Wonder paper. It comes with 10 Bluey character stamps, three ink pads, and more.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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Battery Requirements

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  • Type:
  • AA
  • Quantity:
  • 3

PRIMAL HATCH HYBRID HATCHERS

Kids fill the syringe, inject the egg, then watch as a hybrid dinosaur figure emerges, covered in gooey slime. Families can scan the dinosaur’s code to learn about its DNA.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BUILD A BEE HABITAT KIT

Crafting and STEM learning come together in this kit, which guides kids through building and decorating their own bee habitat. Hang it outside and use the learning guide to document and discover more about the pollinators.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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FOOSBOTS RIVALS CUP

Set up this pitch anywhere for an imaginative soccer match. Kids squeeze the figures’ arms to spin and kick the soccer ball, which helps develop fast reflexes. Barriers keep the ball in play, while built-in score sliders help keep score

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.95
  • Age:
  • 6+

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AIRBUILDERS

AirBuilders is the ultimate kit for epic forts, tunnels, obstacle courses, and more! With versatile pieces that mix, match, and connect, it can transform any room or yard into a space for creative, active play. Inflate and deflate in minutes for quick setup and easy cleanup, and use the included pump and outdoor stakes to…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • 42-Piece Set – $99.99, 22-Piece Set – $49.99, 69-Piece Set – $159.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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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 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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