Toy Insider Senior Editor Maddie Michalik joined Today in New York on WNBC to give a sneak peek at the year’s hottest new toys.  For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.  

BLUE’S CLUES & YOU! CHECK UP TIME BLUE

Josh guides kids through giving this interactive plush a check-up with the included accessories. Kids can listen to Blue's heartbeat, take her temperature, and give her medicine to help her feel better. Josh guides kids through giving this interactive plush a check-up with the included accessories. Kids can listen to Blue's heartbeat, take her temperature,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $34.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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MY SQUISHY LITTLE DUMPLINGS

Squish and pull these little dumplings that are perfect for active hands. Squeeze their cheeks to pop out their unique personalities, with more than 50 possible reactions. Watch them light up and make sounds. Squish and pull these little dumplings that are perfect for active hands. Squeeze their cheeks to pop out their unique personalities,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.99; $19.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

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MOJI THE LOVEABLE LABRADOODLE

Moji is a soft, cuddly dog that responds to kids' voices and touch with more than 150 reactions. His smart collar features a color screen that displays animated emojis that communicate his puppy thoughts. Moji is a soft, cuddly dog that responds to kids' voices and touch with more than 150 reactions. His smart collar…

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  • MSRP:
  • $99.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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BONSAI TREE

Let your creativity flow and embrace the art of bonsai! This hands-on project is the perfect way to bring calm and tranquility to your day as you build. Celebrate the seasons by swapping the pink blossoms for green leaves. Set your imagination loose as you style the blossoms to create your own unique display, complete…

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 18+

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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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