Toy Insider Associate Editor Madeleine Buckley joined Good Morning Arizona to show off some of the hottest new toys and games of the 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.


25TH ANNIVERSARY DOODLE BEAR

This silver anniversary bear includes washable markers kids can use to doodle on the bear, then bring the designs to life using the Doodle Bear Studio app. Wash the bear to start over and doodle again.

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HATCHIMALS PIXIES CRYSTAL FLYERS

Each crystal egg houses a grown-up pixie that can really fly indoors as kids guide the flight with their hands. An auto-stop feature stops flight if kids accidentally touch the spinning wings.

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  • Ages: 6+
  • Manufacturer: SPIN MASTER
  • MSRP: $29.99; $39.99 CAD

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SPEAK & LEARN PUPPY

This puppy features head movements, paw buttons, songs, and real-time responses to help teach babies about animals, food, feelings, letters, and numbers. It features three levels of play to grow with babies: babble, talk, and music.

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  • Ages: 1+
  • Manufacturer: LEAPFROG
  • MSRP: $29.99

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POWER TREADS

Easily build the all-surface vehicle, then create a custom course using the modular track set. Track pieces are interchangeable and can be placed far apart or close together. Add obstacles using any household items.

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  • Ages: 5+
  • Manufacturer: WOWWEE
  • MSRP: $19.99 - $39.99

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BLUE’S CLUES & YOU! DANCE-ALONG BLUE PLUSH

Press the buttons on Josh’s guitar to activate the plush Blue, who will dance along to music from the show and wiggle her ears. Press the guitar strings to speed up or slow down Blue’s dancing.

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  • Ages: 3+
  • Manufacturer: JUST PLAY
  • MSRP: $49.99

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GHOST CASTLE

You are paranormal investigators hired to find out if the legend of the haunted Ghost Castle is true, and you must record anything “strange” going on inside the castle. You’ve woken the mean-spirited ghost of Count Spooksalot from a decade long sleep, and he is determined to get his revenge by trapping you in his castle forever! Not all of you will escape, so you must race each other down the stairs and through the danger-filled rooms to get out of the castle as quickly as possible.

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