Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined NBC 5 in Dallas to show off the best toys for kids to have fun with while stuck inside on cold winter days. 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.  

NICKELODEON METALLIC SLIME STUDIO

Crank the handle to make metallic slime with this mixer set. The less-mess kit includes slime glue and activator, glitter, beads, colorants, pearlescent powder, and more to mix up stretchy metallic Nickelodeon-inspired slime. Crank the handle to make metallic slime with this mixer set. The less-mess kit includes slime glue and activator, glitter, beads, colorants,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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LUMITEK MONSTER TRUCKS

This High-speed, customizable, LED light, LumiTEK RC car has slick rear wheels for awesome drifting and durability. Equipped with steady chassis and strong power motor, the speedy 2.4 GHz 1/10 scale remote control car is super fast. This High-speed, customizable, LED light, LumiTEK RC car has slick rear wheels for awesome drifting and durability. Equipped…

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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FLYBAR BUMPER CAR

Toddlers can zip around the house and race, chase, spin, and bump while they steer with the easy-to-use joysticks. The car performs 360-degree turns, includes flashing LED Lights, and reaches a maximum speed of 1 mph. Supports kids up to 66 pounds. Toddlers can zip around the house and race, chase, spin, and bump while…

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  • MSRP:
  • $99.99
  • Age:
  • 18 MOS.+

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LASER X REVOLUTION ULTRA LONG-RANGE DOUBLE BLASTERS

Each blaster in this set of two features a range of more than 500 feet and a built-in receiver. Players can light up their blasters with more than 20 different colors. Each blaster in this set of two features a range of more than 500 feet and a built-in receiver. Players can light up their…

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99; $69.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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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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