Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined The Weather Channel to show off some of the best new toys for the summer that are as fun as they are educational. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.  

GEOSAFARI JR EXPLORER SCOPE

The ONLY combined microscope and telescope made for preschoolers. Includes scope with 8x magnification, perfect-fit goggles with enlarged eyepieces, breakaway strap, hand grips, and telescoping barrel with 15x magnification for distance. Magnification and field of vision designed specifically for preschoolers' level of perception. The ONLY combined microscope and telescope made for preschoolers. Includes scope with…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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BIRDIE GOLF

Kids can place the weighted flag cup on any surface to create their own course. Then, set the ball on its uniquely designed, built-in “birdie-tail” stand, and use the club to send it flying. The aerodynamic tail keeps it in play, no matter how powerful kids hit it. Kids can place the weighted flag cup…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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H2OGO! FUN SKETCHING ART BLOBZ

Designed to get kids moving, grooving and out of the house. Simply connect the blob to a garden hose and water will spray across the top. To add more thrills, water fills through the nozzle on top of the blob, creating a cool surface for playing and sliding across. Designed to get kids moving, grooving…

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  • MSRP:
  • $34.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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SOLAR-POWERED ROVER

Want to build fun solar-powered vehicles and devices that move using electricity generated directly from sunlight? With this kit, you can construct five motorized models. Build three types of solar cars, a solar fan, and a solar robot model. Conduct science experiments with each model to learn about gear ratios, solar cells, and more. The ultralight materials, including strong bamboo rods, make your models speedy…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.95
  • Age:
  • 8+

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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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