Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski stopped by Windy City Live in Chicago to show off the hot toys that are sure to be on every kid’s holiday wish list. 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.

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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VENDEES

Unwrap the dispenser and open the different pull tabs and compartments to unveil six surprises, including stickers and scrunchies. Then, get creative with DIY activities, from creating custom lip balm to painting ceramic figures. Unwrap the dispenser and open the different pull tabs and compartments to unveil six surprises, including stickers and scrunchies. Then, get…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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BAA BAA BUBBLES

Decide who goes first by seeing who can say “Baaa” for the longest amount of time! Then proceed clockwise. Choose a meadow tile and push down Bubbles' head the number of times shown on the tile to feed her. If Bubbles doesn't sneeze, keep your tile. If she is allergic to what she eats, she'll…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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FISHER-PRICE RESCUE HEROES TRANSFORMING FIRE TRUCK

Press and pull the handle to transform this truck into a firefighting machine. Features emergency lights and sounds, a mechanical arm with a working claw, and a hose with water projectiles. Compatible with Rescue Heroes figures.Press and pull the handle to transform this truck into a firefighting machine. Features emergency lights and sounds, a mechanical…

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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RIZMO

This evolving toy listens, learns, remembers, and grows. Kids can cuddle, sing, and play with Rizmo as it evolves from baby to kid to the fully grown Rizmo, who loves to make music and sing songs. This evolving toy listens, learns, remembers, and grows. Kids can cuddle, sing, and play with Rizmo as it evolves…

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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TOILET PAPER BLASTERS: SHEET STORM

This blaster transforms toilet paper into clean spitballs. It features rapid-fire pump action to blast spitballs up to 50 feet away. One roll of toilet paper creates more than 350 spitballs, with two spitballs per sheet. This blaster transforms toilet paper into clean spitballs. It features rapid-fire pump action to blast spitballs up to 50…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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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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