As part of their “25 Days of Toys,” Toy Insider Senior Editor Jackie Cucco joined Family Circle magazine Associate Editor Kendall Wenaas to show off the best toys based on your kids’ favorite characters from TV and movies. 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.

HARRY POTTER INVISIBILITY CLOAK

Budding Wizards and Muggles can appear to disappear. Using the cloak's green screen technology and the free Wow! Stuff app, wearers can recreate the excitement of the invisibility illusion from the Harry Potter films. Budding Wizards and Muggles can appear to disappear. Using the cloak's green screen technology and the free Wow! Stuff app, wearers…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $59.99-69.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES BABBLE HEADS

These interactive turtle buddies tell jokes and feature movement, strike sensors, battle sound effects, and a clip for on-the-go play. Available in Loud Mouth Leo or Motor Mouth Mikey (sold separately).

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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DISNEY FROZEN 2 ‘INTO THE UNKNOWN’ SINGING ELSA DOLL

This 15-inch Elsa feature doll is dressed in her beautiful fashion and sings the new “Into the Unknown” song from the film. See Elsa's dress light up in the gorgeous pattern inspired by this scene while she sings and says film-inspired phrases.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $34.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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DISNEY FROZEN 2 PLAYDATE SVEN

Standing more than 2 feet tall, Playdate Sven is just the right size to hold a child weighing up to 70 pounds. Feed Sven his carrot to hear him make real chomping sounds. Pull on Sven's reins or press his head for galloping sounds and to hear him say phrases in Kristoff's Sven voice.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $99.99
  • 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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