Toy Insider Senior Editor Jackie Cucco joined News 12 in The Bronx to show off the best gift ideas for every member of the family. 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.


NOODLE KNOCKOUT FINE MOTOR GAME

Build their fine motor, counting, and sorting skills with this game inspired by slurpable soup. The zero-waste box serves as a gameboard and storage for the spinner, cards, and chopstick-style tongs. Build their fine motor, counting, and sorting skills with this game inspired by slurpable soup. The zero-waste box serves as a gameboard and storage…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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SUPER MARIO BLOW UP! SHAKY TOWER

In this balancing game, players place the red wrecking ball at the top of the wobbly tower, then roll the die to determine how many Super Mario characters to balance onto open ledges without dropping the ball. In this balancing game, players place the red wrecking ball at the top of the wobbly tower, then…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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DISNEY 5 SECOND RULE

In this fast-paced family party game, players get five seconds to name three things that fit in a Disney-themed category, such as “Disney dog characters” or “Pixar movies that have fish” to score points. In this fast-paced family party game, players get five seconds to name three things that fit in a Disney-themed category, such…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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TETRIS

Tetris comes to the tabletop in this strategy game for 2-4 players. Each player takes a turn dropping Tetrimino pieces into their own Matrix tower, scoring points by completing horizontal rows and special challenges. Tetris comes to the tabletop in this strategy game for 2-4 players. Each player takes a turn dropping Tetrimino pieces into…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • 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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