Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined ABC in Chicago to show off the best summer toys that won’t break the bank. 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


HASBRO SPLASH GAMES COLLECTION BY WOWWEE

These outdoor games put a splashy twist on classic board games you love! Choose from Twister Splash Game, Crocodile Dentist Splash Game, or Operation Splash Game, each featuring elements of the iconic board games — but now they spray water.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99 each; $27.99 each CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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SLAM JAM TARGET TOSS

Kids can aim and toss the floppy disks toward the holes in the target. The discs are made from a soft, durable material. The targets fold for easy storage, and the set includes a carry case to take on the go. Available in Mickey and Friends and Minnie Mouse styles. Kids can aim and toss…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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DISNEY DOORABLES MULTI PEEK SERIES 7

Disney Doorables are back for a seventh series with 50 new, 1.5-inch figures featuring characters from Beauty and the Beast, Inside Out, and more. There are rare styles, including metallic, translucent, and color-reveal characters. Kids can open the doors of this set to discover five, six, or seven figures.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $11.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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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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