Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined ABC 7 in Chicago to show off the hot holiday toys that shoppers should be looking for this Black Friday and Cyber Monday. 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.  

COUNT-ALONG BASKET AND SCANNER

This interactive set includes play food, shopping lists, and an interactive scanner that recognizes the food pieces. Kids can enjoy three play modes with different activities that span numbers, colors, shapes, and more. This interactive set includes play food, shopping lists, and an interactive scanner that recognizes the food pieces. Kids can enjoy three play…

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  • MSRP:
  • $34.99; $46.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 2+

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KOOSH SHARP SHOT

The brand that spans generations is back with an interactive target game that tests kids' aim with three different modes. Kids can choose Target Toss, Criss Cross, or Lightning Flash modes and shoot the target areas as prompted. The brand that spans generations is back with an interactive target game that tests kids' aim with…

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  • MSRP:
  • $29.99; $49.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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DISNEY JUNIOR MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE WACKY WHEELER DUMP TRUCK

This motorized dump truck features a nonremovable Mickey Mouse in the driver's seat and an oversized dump bed and wheels. Press the buttons on the top to watch Mickey perform different stunts. This motorized dump truck features a nonremovable Mickey Mouse in the driver's seat and an oversized dump bed and wheels. Press the buttons…

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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MANE BEAUTY STARDUST STYLING HEAD

Kids can style Stardust's silky, tangle-free mane, then use the included accessories to braid and decorate her locks. Complete her fairytale look with reusable gem stickers. Kids can style Stardust's silky, tangle-free mane, then use the included accessories to braid and decorate her locks. Complete her fairytale look with reusable gem stickers.

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  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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3DOODLER START+ ESSENTIALS PEN SET

This easy-to-use 3D printing pen gives kids a unique, hands-on way to make art, design objects, and build things. The pen extrudes a special eco-plastic that quickly hardens and is completely safe to the touch. This easy-to-use 3D printing pen gives kids a unique, hands-on way to make art, design objects, and build things. The…

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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NICKELODEON METALLIC SLIME STUDIO

Crank the handle to make metallic slime with this mixer set. The less-mess kit includes slime glue and activator, glitter, beads, colorants, pearlescent powder, and more to mix up stretchy metallic Nickelodeon-inspired slime. Crank the handle to make metallic slime with this mixer set. The less-mess kit includes slime glue and activator, glitter, beads, colorants,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • 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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