Time is running out to get great holiday gifts for the kids on your shopping list. Toy Insider Mom Laurie Schacht stopped by CBS in West Palm Beach to talk about great last-minute gifts you can still find. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for our complete rundown of the best gifts for the holidays, check out our complete holiday gift guide.
REAL COOKING PRINCESS CAKES DELUXE BAKING SET (SKYROCKET)
- Bake and decorate an elegant treat worthy of royalty. The Real Cooking Princess Cakes Deluxe Baking Set makes it easy with the tools, cake mix and step-by-step instructions you need. Add your own fresh eggs, butter and milk.
- Create perfectly proportioned cakes, tailor-made for two stunning princess cake toppers. Use the set’s simple utensils to dress your princesses in tasty fondant frills and sparkly sprinkles. Like everything else in the Real Cooking world, the Princess Cakes Deluxe Baking Set is Real Food, Real Easy.
- Age: 6+
- MSRP: $19.99
- Available: Amazon, Target, Toys “R” Us, Walmart
MAGFORMERS CURVE 50PC SET (MAGFORMERS)
- Kids can design and build organic structures with curved 3-D magnetic shapes with the Curve 50Pc Set from Magformers.
- With six geometric shapes kids can use squares, arches, sectors, cones, spheres, super arches and super sectors to build balls, towers, and more.
- Kids can create free-form structures that stay together with powerful magnets and combine their design with all Magformers shapes.
- All new curved pieces from Magformers adds another level of play.
- Compatible with all Magformers sets.
- Age: 3+
- MSRP: $99.99
- Available: Amazon, Nordstrom, Target, Toys “R” Us, Walmart
LARGE RED BARN WITH ANIMALS AND ACCESSORIES (SCHLEICH)
- The red barn is a classic playset addition to the Farm World. The modular set featuring a detachable roof and movable doors and accessories allows for tons of play possibilities.
- The set comes with a farmer, cow and calf, fence, wheelbarrow, feed, and several other barn accessories.
- Known for their detailed, hand-painted figurines and playsets, Schleich has a wonderful selection of appealing animal-related products.
- Age: 3-8
- U.S. MSRP: $99.99
- Available: Amazon, Toys R Us
WATCH YA MOUTH THROWDOWN (BUFFALO GAMES)
- Watch Ya’ Mouth Throwdown is a mouthguard party game that pits players against their friends in a head-to-head competition of skill and audacity.
- A companion to the authentic Watch Ya Mouth game which originally launched on Kickstarter, “Throwdown” goes beyond simply attempting to read and interpret phrases, and encourages players to compete in over 100 unique challenges to perform while hampered by cheek retractors.
- Roll the challenger dice to determine who the next opponent is, draw a challenge card from the deck, and follow the instructions.
- The game includes 100 Challenge Cards and 40 Phrase Cards, and is good for groups of two to six players.
- Ages: 8+
- MSRP: $24.99
- Available: Amazon, Target, Toys “R” Us, Meijer
DRONE FORCE: ANGLER ATTACK (ALPHA GROUP US)
- The Angler Attack is a toy drone made especially for children.
- It features one-touch takeoff and landing for both easy indoor and outdoor flight.
- The LED lights help make nighttime flying easier.
- The drone is shaped like an Angler fish exoskeleton shell.
- Age: 8+
- MSRP: $59.99
- Canadian MSRP: $79.99
- Available: Amazon, Toys “R” Us, K-Mart, Kohls, Meijers
