Toy Insider Senior Editor/Toy Book Editor-in-Chief James Zahn joined ABC 7 in Los Angeles to show off the best new toys to help kids beat the heat this summer. 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.
CHUCKLE & ROAR TABLETOP WATER TABLE
Inside its compact tabletop design, this playset includes a water bin with a lid, a top platform, tubes, and accessories including a cup, three boats, and 11 water attachments. Everything packs up for neat storage.
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HYDROBURSTS
Bounce, squeeze, and hurl these reusable, magnetic, silicon water balloons for a sustainable soaker sensation! Available exclusively at Walmart, Hydrobursts come in three styles: Happy Face, Balloon, and Poop.
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MEGALODON’S LOOP OF DOOM
Kids can launch an exclusive 1:64-scale die-cast Megalodon into action to complete the Loop of Doom challenge. The loop is adjustable to increase difficulty and the truck can be stored in the crow’s nest.
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OVER-THE-DOOR BASKETBALL HOOP
Pump up the mini basketball with the included air pump, hang the basketball hoop over a door with the non-scratch hooks, and play. Kids can customize the wooden backboard with a set of decal stickers.
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L.O.L. SURPRISE! WATER BALLOON SURPRISE
Kids can use the included bottle as a squirt toy, to feed the L.O.L. Surprise! tot, and to fill the doll’s hair and watch it expand. Then, they can pop the latex balloons for a surprise, and use the unpoppable, glitter-filled set in the water. Includes an adapter to fill the balloons and bottle.
