One of the best parts about the summer season is going on awesome vacations, but not all toys are travel-friendly. Our Toy Insider Mom Laurie Schacht brought the best toys that kids can take with them on the go to ABC News. Take a more inside look at her list below!
- The Children’s Ride-On Toy Box!
- VRÜM holds toys and so much more! With 3-in-1 features, kids can ride it, pull it AND take it with you wherever you go.
- The roomy interior, lock and unlock feature as well as the dual purpose strap used for both pulling and carrying really makes VRÜM fun, cute and useful for parents!
- VRÜM fits in overhead travel compartment or under the seat in front of you.
- Be sure to check out all 8 available characters from kid’s top licenses!
- Ages: 3+
- MSRP: $49.99
Playskool Hero
es Jurassic World Tyrannosaurus Rex (Hasbro)
- Kids can have non-stop prehistoric battles with his T-Rex figure!
- T-Rex figure has an enormous chomping jaw
- The figure’s lights and sounds make the action more intense
- Comes with tracker figure and capture claw
- Capture claw closes around T-Rex figure’s ankle
- Includes T-Rex figure, tracker figure, accessory, and instructions.
- Ages: 3-7
- MSRP: $29.99
Disney•Pixar Inside Out Talking Plush (TOMY)
- This plush brings to life the characters and colorful personalities of the Disney•Pixar movie Inside Out, including Riley’s five emotions: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust.
- Toys are character-driven to showcase the diverse personalities
- Ideal for role playing and reenacting favorite scenes from the movie, as well as collecting
- Disney•Pixar Inside Out movie release date: June 19
- Age: 4+
- MSRP: $19.99
- The neoprene pouch is both the travel kit and the game arena.
- Inside there are 40 custom bells in four different colors and three different sizes.
- Players use the magnet wand to pick up bells of only one color. They can make a string off the end of the magnet wand, or create a cluster—just don’t pick up bells of any other color or the turn is over.
- The game involves a blend of strategy and dexterity while playing.
- The first player to collect all 10 bells of one color wins!
- Ages: 6+
- MSRP: $19.99
Connect 4 Twist & Turn (Winning Moves Games)
- Players: 2
- Contains 1 Connect 4 Twist & Turn game unit, 18 red plastic discs, 18 yellow plastic discs and illustrated instructions.
- Just like the classic game play of Connect 4, but each layer of the tower twists
- Players must drop and twist to win
- Ages: 6+
- MSRP: $18.95
- Qixels is the newest boy activity that inspires them to use their imaginations with cubes that fuse together with a blast of water.
- Kids can create 8-bit worlds of monsters, warriors, ninjas, and more.
- Gets kids away from the screen
- Ages: 5+
- MSRP: $9.99-$19.99
Star Wars Bubble Lightsabers (Imperial Toy)
- The 6-inch Bubble Lightsabers include one ounce of Super Miracle Bubble solution and features LED light for continuous fun, even after the bubbles are gone!
- Available in Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, with more characters to come.
- Ages: 6+
- MSRP: $5.00
HEXBUG Aquabot Remote Control Angelfish (HEXBUG)
- For the first time ever, kids can control their pet fish – effortlessly steering it up and down and around any objects in its path!
- Powered by electro-magnetic propulsion and a water activated automatic on and off sensor, the new Angelfish has 3 different speeds and can travel in 3 different directions to explore its environment.
- The Angelfish has a vibrant personality and 9 life-like swimming patterns that work in autonomous mode or with the remote control!
- Kids can play with their Hexbug Aquabot collection together using our unique control system that allows you to pilot TWO Angelfish at the same time. Simply use a Channel 1 remote to control the first fish, and a Channel 2 remote to control the other fish. At last, kids can collect pet fish together without the mess of a real aquarium!
- Done piloting your pet Angelfish? Simply drop it in the water and watch it switch to autonomous mode as it explores its tank all on its own. After 5 minutes of inactivity your Aquabot will go into sleep mode to save battery life. Ready to wake it up? Thanks to our patent-pending technology you can wake up your pet 3 different ways: simply run your fingers through the water, touch the fish, or just tap the side of your tank and your finned friend will spring to life!
- Ages: 3+
- MSRP: $19.99
Mutations: Pet Turtle to Ninja Turtle Action Figures (Playmates Toys)
- Kids can now recreate the renowned ooze mutating process that turned four baby turtles into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- In just a few easy and fun steps, kids can transform the four heroes from pet turtles to realistic 5.5-inch, fully articulated Ninja Turtle action figures
- Each figure comes with their signature weapons and ready to fight evil everywhere!
- Age: 4+
- MSRP: $12.99
- Guiness World Records holder for the world’s smallest RC model helicopter.
- Only 2.3 inches, this helicopter is easy to fly for any skill level.
- It has a 3-channel control
- Includes storage/carrying case, which converts to a landing pad.
- Ages: 10+
- MSRP: $49.99
