Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht stopped by Cityline in Canada to show off the hottest toys of 2019. 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.

TEKNO

Introducing the Razor Tekno light-up scooter, designed for the new coding class. With pulsating lights embedded in its deck, this awesome blend of design and function makes it a must for you and your tech squad. Like your phone and that light saber you still keep under your bed, you like everything high-tech and hard-wired.…

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  • MSRP:
  • CAD $38.19 – $69.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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6V Unicorn

Make playtime even more magical with the Rideamals Unicorn by Kid Trax!  This little bundle of cuteness features multiple types of interactive play: feed, brush, walk, and ride. Watch your child's eyes light up as their new friend responds to them – including 20 unique sounds. A brush and (plastic) cupcake are included for extra grooming and…

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  • MSRP:
  • $99.97
  • Age:
  • 18 MOS.+

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SPLASH AND PLAY MERMAID

This fully submersible doll is perfect for bathtime. It comes dressed in a mermaid swim set and includes a hooded towel with a tail, a bottle, and a fish toy. It also features drainage holes in its feet. This fully submersible doll is perfect for bathtime. It comes dressed in a mermaid swim set and…

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.95
  • Age:
  • 2+

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BLUME

Use the watering can to water the “seeds” and watch your Blume doll grow right out of her flower pot. Kids can collect 22 dolls, each with a unique hairstyle, outfit, accessories, mini friend, and sticker book.

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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PIXIE BELLES

Kids can interact with these four magical creatures that spin and express moods based on the color of their light-up horns. They respond to touch, motion, and sound, and feature multiple play modes and wearable, swappable tails. Kids can interact with these four magical creatures that spin and express moods based on the color of…

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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ORB FLOWTONIA

Mold! Stretch! Flow! The play possibilities are endless! It's like magic! ORB Flowtonia “Flows From Solid To Fluid In Seconds'! It's Scented! It Sparkles! It's silky smooth! It's mesmerizing – stretch it and watch its magical strands flow in the most enchanting magical motion. Packaged in a unique, fun, zany, whimsically themed shaped storage container,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $4.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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CRY BABIES MAGIC TEARS

Available in blind bottle houses and dressed in animal onesies, these dolls cry real tears and come with eight accessories and a sticker sheet. There are 12 characters to collect, including one rare character. Available in blind bottle houses and dressed in animal onesies, these dolls cry real tears and come with eight accessories and…

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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STICKIES

Kids can squish, squeeze, and shape Sticky the Octopus, Sticky the Shark, Sticky the Axolotl, and Sticky the Pig (each sold separately). Throw the animals at a wall or flat surface to see them splat and stick. Kids can squish, squeeze, and shape Sticky the Octopus, Sticky the Shark, Sticky the Axolotl, and Sticky the…

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  • MSRP:
  • $4.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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FROZEN 2 BUBBLE WAND

The Light and Sound Bubble Wand is the perfect gift for fans of the hit Disney movie—Frozen II. Listen to music from the film as the lights flash and the bubbles flow from the wand in a beautiful, steady stream. The Light and Sound Bubble Wand is the perfect gift for fans of the hit…

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  • MSRP:
  • CAD $17.99-$19.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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CARPOOL KARAOKE GAME

Got moves like Jagger or a voice like Ariana? Using your favorite music app or streaming service, select a song and duel other players — in song, dance moves, or celebrity trivia — for points. Got moves like Jagger or a voice like Ariana? Using your favorite music app or streaming service, select a song…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 12+

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HEIST

Players must work cooperatively to crack a safe full of gold in five minutes or less and steal $50 million. Each player has a different role in this fast-paced game with five challenging levels. Players must work cooperatively to crack a safe full of gold in five minutes or less and steal $50 million. Each…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 7+

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CRAYOLA SCRIBBLE SCRUBBIE SAFARI

Kids can customize safari-themed pets with washable markers, then wash them off in the tub to color them again. Includes four pets: a monkey, an elephant, a giraffe, and a lion.Kids can customize safari-themed pets with washable markers, then wash them off in the tub to color them again. Includes four pets: a monkey, an…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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CAPSULE CHIX

These fashion dolls come in unique, capsule vending machine packaging. Combine the parts from five capsules to form one complete doll, then mix and match for unique doll combos. These fashion dolls come in unique, capsule vending machine packaging. Combine the parts from five capsules to form one complete doll, then mix and match for…

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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K’NEX 10 MODEL BUILDING SET

Encourage your children's creativity and imagination with the K'NEX 10 Model Building Set! With 130 classic K'NEX pieces, this building toy is composed of colorful plastic rods and connectors that snap together with a simple click! Encourage your children's creativity and imagination with the K'NEX 10 Model Building Set! With 130 classic K'NEX pieces, this…

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  • MSRP:
  • CAD: $14.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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HATCHIMALS WOW

You've never hatched like this before. Introducing Hatchimals' biggest surprise yet: Hatchimals WOW! There are lots of new surprises in store with the newest member of the Hatchimals family. You've never hatched like this before. Introducing Hatchimals' biggest surprise yet: Hatchimals WOW! There are lots of new surprises in store with the newest member of…

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  • MSRP:
  • $79.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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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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