Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief  Marissa DiBartolo joined Parents magazine Contributing Editor Brianne Manz to show off some great holiday toys based on kids favorite characters from TV and movies. 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.

DISNEY FROZEN 2 MAGIC IN MOTION ELSA DOLL

Elsa's head and mouth move in synchronization with the music as she sings “Show Yourself” from Frozen 2. A light show also displays through her shimmering white dress. Elsa's head and mouth move in synchronization with the music as she sings “Show Yourself” from Frozen 2. A light show also displays through her shimmering white…

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99; $79.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 3+

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PJ MASKS TRANSFORMING 2 IN 1 MOBILE HQ

Transform the PJ Masks Seeker into a 3-foot-tall Headquarters featuring five levels of play, a lights and sounds control board, drop-down ramps, a ground-level exit ramp, and a cage. Includes a Catboy figure and a Cat-Car.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $79.99; $99.97 CAD
  • Age:
  • 3+

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SCOOBY-DOO! MYSTERY MACHINE

Time to solve some mysteries with the members of Mystery, Inc.! Kids can open the van's rear doors to reveal an illuminated monitor, where they can insert ghost cards to learn more about the mystery. Discover more ghost cards in each of the SCOOBY-DOO! Mystery Figures. Includes Fred, Daphne, Velma, a spyglass, a secret map…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99; $59.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

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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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