More Last Minute Gifts for the Holidays

Toy Insider Mom Laurie Schacht brought some of the year’s absolute hottest toys to MSNBC to give us all a few more ideas for last-minute gifts. It’s never too late to pick up a little extra Christmas magic!

Merry Mission Reindeer (Build-a-Bear Workshop)

Build-A-Bear is excited to continue the story of Merry Mission with Santa’s Reindeer as they make all the toys on Santa’s nice list at Build-A-Bear Workshop.
Imagine you’re a high-flying reindeer and it is Christmas Eve. Make your own favorite reindeer and team up to deliver lots of holiday spirit!
Kids can choose their own: Dasher The Athletic Dreamer; Donner The Innovative Builder; Comet The Techie Jokester; Blitzen The Dare Deer; Dancer The Cheerful Friend; Prancer The Pitch-Perfect Planner; Vixen The Swift & Sporty Deer; and Cupid The Crafty Fashionista.
This year, Build-A-Bear introduces Glisten, the strongest and fastest reindeer ever, who will be helping Santa and his reindeer save Christmas.
Join the Merry Mission! Hear the whole story at www.buildabear.com/merrymission.
Download the Merry Mission app on iTunes and Google Play to join Santa’s Reindeer on their Merry Mission.
All of Santa’s Reindeer come with medallions to unlock special Merry Mission app features, while optional outfits and accessories are sold separately.
Ages: 3+
MSRP: $25.00 and Glisten is $27.00; additional accessories sold separately

Peppa Pig Deluxe House Playset (Jazwares)

Hang out with Peppa and George in their house!
The playhouse opens to reveal rooms filled with fun furniture.
It includes more than 15 play pieces and folds up closed for on-the-go adventures.
Come over to Peppa’s house for a playdate that’s full of great surprises!
Ages: 2+
MSRP: $34.99

Hug ‘n’ Oink Peppa Pig (Jazwares)

Peppa Pig loves to be hugged!
Give her a big squeeze and she’ll giggle, talk, and snort!
Keep hugging her to hear more laughter, snorting, and a fun melody.
Peppa also makes fun oinks and says phrases such as, “That was the best hug ever,” “I like hugs from you!” and more.
Press her belly and let the fun begin!
Ages: 18 months+
MSRP: $19.99

Number Lovin’ Oven (LeapFrog)

Little chefs can enjoy hours of pretend-play fun with learning secretly baked in.
The Number Lovin’ Oven talks, sings, and gets number skills cooking through more than 30 songs and phrases.
With 16 fun ingredients and so many ways to play and explore, the Number Lovin’ Oven offers the perfect recipe for teaching counting, sharing, parts of a whole, and more.
Ages: 2+
MSRP: $24.99

The Good Dinosaur Toy Bundle (TOMY)

Spot is always chomping on something – branches, bugs,… even Arlo! Recreate the action with Chomping Spot!
Chomping Spot opens his mouth in chomping action when his legs are squeezed together.
He also makes 7 sounds such as laughing and biting sounds. Spot even comes with two big bugs to chomp on! Put them in his mouth and he’ll bite down on them and make chomping noises.
Press Galloping Butch’s button and Butch gallops just like in the movie! You can also hear his mighty roar and watch his jaw open in biting action when you lift up either of Butch’s arms. Butch says 8 sounds and phrases from the movie, such as “We got longhorns to round up.” and “Head off those longhorns!”
All figures are in scale with each other.
Ages: 3+
MSRP: $19.99 for Chomping Spot; $39.99 for Galloping Butch

Skylanders SuperChargers (Activision Publishing)

In 2011, Activision launched the first toys-to-life videogame, and this year Skylanders is innovating the toys-to-life category yet again by allowing players to bring land, sea and sky vehicles to life with the recently-revealed Skylanders SuperChargers.
Skylanders SuperChargers expands upon the franchise’s signature gameplay to introduce vehicles-to-life, an entirely new way for fans to experience the magic of Skylands.
For the first time, kids can explore and navigate the mountainous terrains, deep-sea environments and big blue skies of Skylands like never before with detailed and articulated vehicles that will play in the real world and come to life via the Portal of Power in the game.
The game introduces 20 new Skylanders characters and 20 new vehicles that feature a variety of designs and types – racecars, motorcycles, boats, tanks, helicopters, jets, submarines and more.
Not only are the toy vehicles playable in game, but also many will have movable parts, which makes the toys fun to play with outside of the game.
In addition, Activision has added two iconic Nintendo characters to the Skylanders SuperChargers lineup! Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser will be playable in both Skylanders SuperChargers and select amiibo-compatible games. Amiibo, from Nintendo, is a toys-to-life game that features Nintendo character figures that can interact with compatible Wii U games when players add them to the Wii U GamePad controller.
Will be available for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and iPad.
Ages: 6+
MSRP: $74.99

Star Wars Remote Control BB-8 (Hasbro)

Launch into action and adventure in the world of Star Wars with this awesome RC toy!
BB-8 is the spherical, loyal Astromech Droid of the Resistance pilot Poe Dameron.
This remote control BB-8 figure rolls in any direction and makes expressive droid sounds as you lead him into adventure.
Collect and battle with this and other figures, vehicles, and Star Wars toys. (Each sold separately. Subject to availability.)
This super fun toy is available exclusively at Target.
Ages: 4+
MSRP: $79.99

Rock Crawler 3XL (Maisto Tech)