Toy Insider Senior Editor Jackie Cucco joined News 12 in New York to show off great educational toys to keep kids’ minds sharp during summer vacation. 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 season, be sure to check out The Toy Insider’s Spring and Summer Gift Guide.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC VOLCANO BEAN BAG TOSS
Play five different games — Classic Volcano, Split Volcano, Trick Shot Volcano, Relay Race, and Long Toss — with the included volcano tower and eight bean bags. This outdoor, portable game features easy setup and 360-degree play.
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HYDRAULIC BOXING BOTS
Kids can build two boxing robots that use hydraulic power to move with complex shoulder gestures, jabs, and uppercuts. The fighter who knocks back the opposing robot's head scores a point on the included scoreboard.
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BATTAT EDUCATION EGGXPRESS YOURSELF! MATCH & LEARN EGGS
These eggs make great tools for developing fine motor skills and learning about emotions and feelings 39-Piece Set: Match, learn, reflect, and express with matching eggs, Expression Cards, a Mirror Card, and a toy bus! Read the illustrated story and follow the educational play ideas in the playbook! When playtime’s over, there’s storage under the…
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SHASHIBO WILD SERIES
Tweens can explore the natural world through four of Earth's unique environments — Arctic, Forest, Jungle, and Savanna — each featured on a shape-shifting puzzle box. More than 70 shapes are possible thanks to 36 internal, rare Earth magnets.
