Toy Insider Senior Editor Madeleine Buckley joined PIX 11 to show off the best toys to help keep kids entertained on cold winter days. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.


SINK N’ SAND

Players are being challenged against quicksand! Kids roll the die to determine their location on the sand grid and then take turns rolling the die to identify which color stick to remove. If the Redemption Ruby is found, players can use it for an extra chance at survival. The object of the game is to…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99; $36.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 4+

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FLYFECTA

In this intense game of strategy, luck, and skill, players use the ramps to try and launch their discs into the slots of the gameboard. The first to get three in a row wins (kind of like tic-tac-toe), but look out — another player can land one of their discs on top of yours and…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.95
  • Age:
  • 8+

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WORDLE: THE PARTY GAME

The popular digital game gets an analog update for 2-4 players. In each round, a player designated as the host writes down a secret word. Just like the original Wordle game, players try to guess it in the fewest tries, but in this game, players are competing against each other. The player with the fewest…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 14+

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LEGO ICONS WILDFLOWER BOUQUET

Crafted entirely from LEGO pieces, the Wildflower Bouquet features eight species of wildflowers on adjustable stems. Budding florists can spend hours building and identifying the blooms inspired by cornflowers, lavender, Welsh poppies, cow parsley, leatherleaf ferns, gerbera daises, larkspur, and lupins. Once complete, these LEGO flowers can be displayed in a vase to become an…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 18+

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PINXIES BUTTERFLY HOT AIR BALLOON

Designed to inspire storytelling, this STEM-based construction set includes graphic paperboard panels, colorful plastic building links, accessories, and stickers that kids can use to build a hot air balloon. It’s compatible with other Pinxies building sets.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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SKY VIPER HAND-CONTROLLED FORCE HOVER DRONE

Kids can fly the Force Hover Drone without a remote control. The drone's smart sensors detect its surroundings, so kids can toss it into the air and control it with their hand movements.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $22.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

SINK N’ SAND

Players are being challenged against quicksand! Kids roll the die to determine their location on the sand grid and then take turns rolling the die to identify which color stick to remove. If the Redemption Ruby is found, players can use it for an extra chance at survival. The object of the game is to…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99; $36.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 4+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

FLYFECTA

In this intense game of strategy, luck, and skill, players use the ramps to try and launch their discs into the slots of the gameboard. The first to get three in a row wins (kind of like tic-tac-toe), but look out — another player can land one of their discs on top of yours and…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.95
  • Age:
  • 8+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

WORDLE: THE PARTY GAME

The popular digital game gets an analog update for 2-4 players. In each round, a player designated as the host writes down a secret word. Just like the original Wordle game, players try to guess it in the fewest tries, but in this game, players are competing against each other. The player with the fewest…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 14+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

LEGO ICONS WILDFLOWER BOUQUET

Crafted entirely from LEGO pieces, the Wildflower Bouquet features eight species of wildflowers on adjustable stems. Budding florists can spend hours building and identifying the blooms inspired by cornflowers, lavender, Welsh poppies, cow parsley, leatherleaf ferns, gerbera daises, larkspur, and lupins. Once complete, these LEGO flowers can be displayed in a vase to become an…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 18+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

PINXIES BUTTERFLY HOT AIR BALLOON

Designed to inspire storytelling, this STEM-based construction set includes graphic paperboard panels, colorful plastic building links, accessories, and stickers that kids can use to build a hot air balloon. It’s compatible with other Pinxies building sets.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

SKY VIPER HAND-CONTROLLED FORCE HOVER DRONE

Kids can fly the Force Hover Drone without a remote control. The drone's smart sensors detect its surroundings, so kids can toss it into the air and control it with their hand movements.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $22.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

About the author

Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Director of Operations 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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