The Toy Insider sent a big box of toys out to Good Day L.A., where the anchors brought in local kids to give their expert opinions on some of the year’s hottest toys. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for our complete rundown of the best gifts for the holidays, check out our complete holiday gift guide.
WHIPPLE STARTER SET (EPOCH EVERLASTING PLAY)
- Kids can squeeze, decorate and display with the Whipple Starter Set, which includes everything needed to create nine collectibles.
- Kids can whip the cream into elegant designs, and decorate with beads and rhinestones for creations that they can wear and share.
- Ages: 7+
- MSRP:$19.95
- Availability: Amazon
SLIMYGLOOP MIX’EMS (Horizon Group USA)
- LeapFrog Epic Academy Edition is packed with kid-appropriate, on-board learning content, including 20 learning games that explore a range of subjects and skills and a free trial of LeapFrog Academy.
- Kid-safe right out of the box, the LeapSearch web browser lets kids safely surf the Internet and parental controls allow parents to add Android apps as their kids advance.
- Ages: 3+
- MSRP: $9.99
- Available: Toys “R” Us, Amazon, Walmart, Target
BEAT BUGS SINGING FIGURES (BLIP TOYS)
- Kids can watch as their interactive Singing Figures come alive and sing along with Beat Bugs Season 1 episodes on Netflix and the Beat Bugs Alive App.
- The figures light up and their mouths move when they sing.
- Kids can place them near a TV or mobile device to hear them sing along.
- Push the button on their stomachs to immediately hear them sing three different songs made famous by the Beatles.
- Ages: 3+
- MSRP: $24.99
- Available: Target
JEEP AND FERRARI MY FIRST RC (BB JUNIOR)
- This Ferrari and Jeep are designed as a first-time, radio-controlled toy.
- These cars run with a 27 mhz controller with forward and backward buttons, motion sensor to control left and right, realistic horn sound button, and working headlights and taillights.
- Ages: 2+
- MSRP: $40
- Available: Amazon, Target, Toys “R” Us, Walmart
