With some holiday toys sure to be in high demand, it’s not too early to get a head start on your December shopping. Toy Insider Mom Laurie Schacht spoke to CBS New York about the toys you should not hesitate to buy before they become hard to find this holiday season. For more on the products featured in this segment, check out the info below, and be sure to check out our complete holiday toy guide.
Hatchimals - Hatchimals are magical creatures that live inside of eggs. Who’s inside? It’s a surprise!
- Each egg contains one of two interactive Hatchimals. Kids must and care for their egg as its eyes will light up as it makes cute sounds, telling you how it’s feeling!
- Once kids have played with it enough, they’ll see rainbow eyes, meaning it’s time to hatch! But, Hatchimals can’t hatch on their own. Kids’ touch encourages them to peck their way out of the egg—it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience!
- Now, kids get to raise their furry Hatchimal through 3 stages, from baby to toddler, to kid. Hatchimals sing “Hatchy Birthday” each time it enters a new stage!
- Kids will teach them how to walk, dance, play games and more! It will even repeat what they say in its own voice.
- Ages: 4+
BOSEbuild Speaker Cube (Bose)
- The BOSEbuild Speaker Cube doesn’t just look and sound great, it’s easy to build, too. Its instructions immediately gets kids involved in the sounds of science, from how a simple magnet and coil make sound, to how a speaker reproduces music.
- The building help is delivered through a free companion app that combines step-by-step guidance with hands-on interaction, confirming success along the way until the Speaker Cube is fully assembled.
- Kids can add colored LED lights and silhouette covers, for a completely customized speaker.
- The Speaker Cube pairs to any smartphone or tablet, so streaming your favorite music just got much more easier.
- Ages: 8+
- MSRP: $149.00
- Available: Amazon, build.bose.com
- This Bluetooth smartwatch is made specifically for kids and features a sleek, modern design with smooth rounded edges, an adjustable soft silicone band, and a responsive touchscreen with excellent resolution.
- Features an alarm, calculator, music and video players, front-facing camera, activity tracker, and mini games that detect precise wrist movement thanks to its built-in accelerometer.
- Kids can also message friends and family via other Kurio or Android devices, all within a safe distance using Bluetooth technology.
- When connected to a parent’s smartphone, Kurio Watch also becomes a hands-free way for kids to take phone calls.
- Parents can also enter vital ICE (In Case of Emergency) information, including blood type, any allergies and an emergency contact.
- Ages: 6+
- MSRP: $59.99
- Available: Toys R Us, Walmart, Amazon
- Get ready to be doubled over with laughter with this ridiculous mouthpiece challenge game!
- The Speak Out game brings friends and family together for laugh-out-loud fun as players try to say different phrases while wearing a mouthpiece that won’t let them shut their mouth.
- The laughter continues as players try to decipher what in the world their teammate is trying to say, and must correctly guess the phrase in order to earn the card.
- The team with the most cards at the end of the game wins.
- Ages: 16+
- MSRP: $19.99
- Available: Amazon, Target, Toys “R” Us
