Toy Insider Senior Editor/Toy Book Editor-in-Chief James Zahn joined Afternoon Live on KATU in Portland to show off some of the trendiest toys of the holiday season. 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 Holiday Gift Guide.


BARBIE DREAM CAMPER VEHICLE PLAYSET

This camper playset opens to reveal seven play areas, including a tent, a living room, and a bathroom. With more than 60 accessories and color-change cooking features, kids can explore outdoor adventures and imaginative play.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $99.00
  • Age:
  • 3+

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NINJOMBIE ACTION FIGURES

Kids can create the ultimate slime-filled showdown with these customizable action figures. Fill them with slime, press to ooze from different limbs, and mix and match parts for more than 3,000 possible combinations.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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GUI GUI

Inspired by beauty brands, this elevated, collectible slime features a layered unboxing experience, unique textures, a hidden surprise figure, and sweet scents. Kids can choose from four textures: gloss, clear, butter, and cloud.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99-19.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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BLDR SQUISH TOUR VAN

With this 788-piece set, kids can construct the Squish Tour Van vehicle, then take the buildable Cam, Bubba, and Brina figures on tour. When built, the vehicle features a fully detailed interior.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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SUPER MARIO BIG BAD BOWSER

This 12-inch-tall Bowser figure features a fire-breathing light effect from its mouth, 13 points of articulation, and more than 15 sounds that kids can activate with triggers in the claws and shell.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $69.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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Battery Requirements

Energizer is the official battery partner of The Toy Insider.
  • Type:
  • AA
  • Quantity:
  • 3

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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