Toy Insider Senior Editor/Toy Book Deputy Editor James Zahn joined Fox 59 in Indianapolis to show off the best budget buys for toys and tips for making a sugar-free Easter basket with toys instead of candy. 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 spring and summer, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Spring and Summer Gift Guide


LEGO EASTER RABBITS DISPLAY

This 287-piece set features a white bunny and a light brown bunny sitting together in a meadow. It includes five colorful Easter eggs and three tulips. One of the eggs features a transparent, pink opalescent element that is new for 2022.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $12.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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TONKA MONSTER METAL MOVERS?

Reigning 3” tall and 1:64 scale, the new Tonka Monster Metal Movers are ready to dominate any construction zone, serve your city, or tackle any emergency in town. Collect the whole fleet with the Monster Dump Truck, Monster Front Loader, Monster Cement Mixer, Monster Garbage Truck, Monster Ambulance, and Monster Fire Truck! Each monster vehicle…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $5.99 each
  • Age:
  • 3+

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I DIG IT! FARM ANIMALS

Have as much fun as a pig in the mud! Each of these adorable little plaster barns holds one plastic farm animal figurine. Use a small tool and some elbow grease to find the animal hiding in the barn. The barns are blind-packed, so it's always a surprise which of the 12 animals kids will…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $2.95-9.95; $4.25-14.00 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+(Far MAni Mals)7+(OceanLife)

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HARIBO PLUSH

Collectible toy versions of Haribo gummies. Available in collectible rubber figures and mini plush, both with candy-inspired packaging. Plushies like Gummi bears and Strawbs have a “BearyBerry” scent, while colas have a cola scent. Plushies are 2.5 inches tall.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $7.99 (Regular Plush); $19.99 (Jumbo Plush); $12.99 (5-Pack)
  • Age:
  • 3+

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CALICO CRITTERS HOPPIN’ EASTER SET

The Hoppin' Easter set includes an Easter-themed Snow Rabbit Baby and accessories. Kids can hide toys inside the egg for an Easter egg hunt or place the Snow Rabbit Baby and eggs in the basket for decoration.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $15.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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About the author

Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Business Operations Manager at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and 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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