“Happy birthday, classic toys!”  Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski stopped by CBS in Philadelphia to show off some great toys celebrating a special anniversary this holiday season. 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.


CABBAGE PATCH KIDS 35TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION VINTAGE KIDS (WICKED COOL TOYS)

  • As we celebrate 35 years of one of the most iconic brands of today, the adorable 16-inch Vintage Cabbage Patch Kids feature the style and lovability that started it all!
  • The Vintage CPK Collection features adorable retro dress fashions and the original Cabbage Patch Kids yarn hairstyles made famous more than three decades ago.
  • Open your heart and take the Oath of Adoption with a Cabbage Patch Kid of your own.
  • Each Kid comes with an adoption certificate.
  • Ages: 3+
  • MSRP: $39.99
  • Available: Target, Amazon

CABBAGE PATCH KIDS COLLECTION (WICKED COOL TOYS)

  • The newest Cabbage Patch Kids collection is as special as ever.
  • The tradition continues with more fabulous one-of-a-kind Kids available in a diverse variety of skin tones, hair colors, and themes to mirror a wide cross section of the world’s population!
  • Each 14-inch Cabbage Patch Kid features new fashions and accessories with fun themes such as slumber party, luau, picnic, tea party and more, plus a sweet lollipop accessory to interact with Lots-of-Licks Adoptimal pets!
  • Watch as the adorable Adoptimal really licks the lollipop!
  • Each Kid is special and unique – coming with their very own name, birth date, official birth certificate and adoption papers from BabyLand General Hospital.
  • Make the promise to love and care for your Kid and take the Oath of Adoption to join the Cabbage Patch Kids family today!
  • Ages: 3+
  • MSRP: $29.99 – $34.99
  • Available: Amazon and Target

DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE 90TH ANNIVERSARY STEAMBOAT WILLIE FEATURE PLUSH (JUST PLAY)

  • Celebrate 90 years of Mickey Mouse with the Disney Mickey’s 90th Anniversary Steamboat Willie Plush!
  • Steamboat Willie Mickey is a classic to treasure.
  • Press Mickey’s hand to watch him sway along to the iconic Steam Boat Willie song.
  • Mickey comes dressed in the signature Steamboat Willie outfit with matching Captain’s hat and he even holds a felt ship wheel in his hands.
  • Mickey is made with super soft fabrics and exceptional character detail.
  • The perfect gift for kids and collectors alike.
  • Ages: 3+
  • MSRP: $24.99
  • Available: Target

LEGO CLASSIC BRICKS ON A ROLL  (LEGO)

  • Celebrate 60 years of brick building with this limited edition anniversary set.
  • Put your LEGO creations on wheels with this exciting LEGO Classic toy, featuring a wide selection of wheels and tires in a variety of colors and sizes, plus a colorful selection of LEGO pieces, including bricks, shapes and eyes.
  • This set makes a great addition to existing LEGO sets and includes age-appropriate building instructions that will help your child discover their creative building skills.
  • Ages: 4+
  • MSRP: $25.00
  • Available: Walmart

HARRY POTTER WIZARD TRAINING WANDS (JAKKS PACIFIC)

  • Kids can now train like a wizard with the Harry Potter Wizard Training Wands.
  • There are 11 different spells for kids to learn and master using the included spell training guide.
  • The wand recognizes movement to know when kids have cast their spells. The wand provides sound feedback that the spells have been cast correctly.
  • Each wand includes five modes of play: two modes of standalone play and three modes to play with a friend. The light-up button allows them to select which mode to play.
  • The assortment includes Harry Potter’s wand, Albus Dumbledore’s wand (i.e. The Elder Wand), and Lord Voldemort’s wand.
  • Ages: 8+
  • MSRP: $24.99
  • Available: Amazon, Target, Walmart

 

HOT WHEELS ULTIMATE GATOR CAR WASH PLAY SET (MATTEL)

  • The Hot Wheels Ultimate Gator Car Wash is hours of fun with a magic color change element and a massive gator attack.
  • Ignite kids’ imagination and storytelling skills with this exciting play set with a crazy track, water tower feature spill free safeguards, dunk tank, and one Color Shifters car.
  • Ages: 4+
  • MSRP: $69.99
  • Available: all major retailers

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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