Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined Windy City Live in Chicago to show off some of the hottest new toys for summertime. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and be sure to check out The Toy Insider’s 2020 Spring & Summer Gift Guide.

FUBBLES BUBBLES ON THE GO

These bubble pouches each feature 3 ounces of bubble solution and a built-in bubble wand. Designed for fun on the go, the pouches are durable and come in four bright, graphic styles. Fubbles Bubbles on the Go are available as singles, or in packs of six or 12. These bubble pouches each feature 3 ounces…

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  • MSRP:
  • $1.99-$14.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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MY FAIRY GARDEN

My Fairy Garden is a toy and a real, live garden where children can plant and grow plants at home in part of an entertaining playset. A new lighted-garden launches in 2020 that can connect to existing My Fairy Garden sets. Features a small pond, a working water wheel, two swans, and lights that you…

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  • MSRP:
  • $16.99–$34.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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PLAYMOBIL SPRING FLOWER BUCKET

Use the leaf shovel to scoop up sand and then pour it over the sieve to separate out seashells. Kids can then use the collected sand to fill the flower mold or fill the bucket with water and watch the pink flower float. The set also includes a Playmobil figure. Use the leaf shovel to…

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  • MSRP:
  • $16.99
  • Age:
  • 2+

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FUNATIC FOAM

The colorful, scented, Funatic Foam brings bubbly fun to the bathtub or the backyard. Kids can spray foam made from real soap into the palms of their hands or blast it up to 8 feet when playing outside. It won't sting kids' eyes and is designed to be safe for indoor or outdoor use. The…

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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BIRDIE GOLF

Kids can place the weighted flag cup on any surface to create their own course. Then, set the ball on its uniquely designed, built-in “birdie-tail” stand, and use the club to send it flying. The aerodynamic tail keeps it in play, no matter how powerful kids hit it. Kids can place the weighted flag cup…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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ZOOMBALL HYDRO

Kids place a few water balloons inside the Zoom Ball Hydro, then send it zooming back and forth along the included strings. Eventually, the balloons will pop and soak players with water. Includes 10 water balloons.

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  • MSRP:
  • $20
  • Age:
  • 8+

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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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