Toy Insider Senior Editor Jackie Cucco joined Afternoon Live on KATU in Portland to show off the best toys and games for kids to enjoy after school. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for the complete rundown of the best toys of the holiday season, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.
TIE DYE COLOR CHEMISTRY LAB SET
This Tie Dye Color Chemistry Lab Set is jam-packed with playful tie dye experiments exploring color. Includes 50 colorful, science-y activities that help kids learn about how color travels and transforms. Nurture kids' love of STEAM with this chemistry set that utilizes common household items to create science experiments at home. Includes experiments such as…
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iLY DIY POPPIN’ DOTS BAG BY ACTIVITY KINGS
Kids can decorate and customize their own Poppin' Dots Bag! This bag is designed as a fidget on one side and a printed canvas on the other. Kids can color and embellish their bags with markers and gems to make it their own. Includes one poppin' dots/printed canvas bag, one poppin' dots keychain, four designer…
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PIXICADE PETS
Kids can draw pets using the included markers, then scan them into the Pixicade Pets app to customize the pets' personalities, houses, and more. The interactive app encourages kids to keep drawing as they care for their pets.
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PIKA3D SUPER 3D PRINTING PEN
Go beyond the world of 2D drawing with PiKA3D. Kids can build their PiKA character and then construct elements to expand its world. With the PiKA3D Super 3D pen, they'll start by creating simple, 3D shapes that serve as the building blocks to more complex design thinking.
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JUNIOR DETECTIVE
Choose a whodunnit mystery from 40 included unsolved case files, then decode clues using a red spy glass, a mirror, a cipher solve card, and more. The first player to identify the culprit and hiding place wins the game.
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STMT DIY JOURNALING SET
Kids can create and keep their own memory journal with the STMT DIY Journaling Set! Kids can personalize up to 70 pages of their thoughts, lists, and secrets! The kit includes a 70 page journal, colorful chipboard pieces, foil and glitter frames, suede tassel, glitter tape, magnetic bookmarks, printed pages, glue stick, and gel pen.
