Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Marissa Silva joined FOX 5 in San Diego to show off the best educational toys for kids ahead of the new school year. 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 Spring & Summer Gift Guide.
BUILD-A-BUDDY ACTIVITY BOARD
Kids can build two farm scenes using the included play drill, which fits inside the playboard for storage.
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B. TOYS LOOK & SHINE LIGHT BOX PLAYSET
Kids can use this lightbox to explore shapes, numbers, and colors or trace along the included transparency sheets. It features two brightness settings and five different light colors.
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SNAP CIRCUITS SPY KIT
With this kit, kids can go on more than 20 spy missions while learning about the science and engineering behind spy tools and tricks, including how to build motion detectors, use voice changers, discover trip wires, and more.
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MONOPOLY SCRABBLE
This game combines elements of the Monopoly game with the crossword-building play of Scrabble. In place of rolling dice to move around the board, players build words and move ahead by their score. Features custom Community Chest and Chance cards.
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BILL NYE’S ROCKET LAB VR
This kit contains nine VR experiences, 23 experiment pieces, and a 40-page educational book. With the VR headset and included app, kids can witness a real rocket launch, explore the International Space Station, return to Earth in the Orion Capsule, and more.
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