Some of the most popular toys this summer will come from the hottest entertainment hits of the year, including The Peanuts Movie on the big screen and the Disney Jr. TV series, Miles from Tomorrowland. Our very own Toy Insider Mom Laurie Schacht brought some of the toys kids will want to play with all summer long to Bloomberg TV. Check out our list below!
Peanuts Happy Dance Snoopy (Just Play)
- The wold-famous Peanus characters are heading to the silver screen in November with a major feature film.
- Happy Dance Snoopy is sure to happy-dance his way into everyone’s hearts.
- Squeeze his paw and the adorable plush boogies to the irresistible tune of “Linus and Lucy,” recognized everywhere as the Peanuts theme song.
- Give Snoopy a kiss and enjoy his surprising and hilarious response: a return kiss, a laugh, a howl—or even a belch sound!
- Age: 3+
- MSRP: $29.99
Girl Scout Cookie Oven (Wicked Cool)
- The Girl Scouts Cookie Oven lets aspiring bakers experience the hands-on fun of making their own Girl Scout cookies.
- A real working oven, it comes complete with tools and mixes that allow girls to make cookies that look and taste like the real thing.
- It features a viewing window that lets bakers see the treats they’re making and a warming station to heat and melt cookie coatings and frostings.
- Comes with mixes to create Thin Mints and Trefoils, a spatula, baking pan, measuring tool, and Trefoils cookie stamper.
- Age: 8+
- MSRP: $59.99
Disney Jr. Miles from Tomorrowland Stellosphere (TOMY)
- Based on the hit Disney Junior TV series Miles from Tomorrowland, this 3-ships-in-1 playset is the Callisto family’s home base.
- The stellophere spaceship transforms into a playset that includes a Mini StarJetter, a Zip Ship, and a Cross Vehicle Rocket System (XVR) that attaches to all 3 ships.
- The Cross Vehicle Rocket System (XVR) that comes with the Stellosphere attaches to all vehicles across the Miles from Tomorrowland toy line, adding lights and sounds to any vehicle!
- Age: 3+
- MSRP: $49.99
Kids First Aircraft Engineer (Thames & Kosmos)
- Read the amusing story of two inquisitive kids and build simple models of the aircraft they discover on their hilarious family vacation. In the story, the kids build various flying machines to help the people they encounter solve problems and complete tasks.
- As you follow the story, you can build models of the 10 vehicles in the story.
- Large, colorful plastic building pieces make it easy for small hands to put the models together.
- The kids start out by building a passenger jet to bring their family to a tropical island. After they arrive, they construct a helicopter to help some scientists studying sea turtles reach a remote island, and then a seaplane to bring them back, and many more!
- This 71-piece science kit combined with the beautifully illustrated storybook provides an engaging way to teach simple engineering concepts to preschool-aged kids. Start laying the groundwork for strong STEM-related skills and comprehension.
- This kit helps develop fine motor skills, science and math skills, visual-spatial skills, and reasoning and concept development skills.
- Age: 3+
- MSRP: $44.95
