Toy Insider Associate Editor Madeleine Buckley stopped by Good Morning Arizona to show off some great toys under $12 that holiday shoppers can still find, even at the last minute. 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.

CRY BABIES MAGIC TEARS

Available in blind bottle houses and dressed in animal onesies, these dolls cry real tears and come with eight accessories and a sticker sheet. There are 12 characters to collect, including one rare character. Available in blind bottle houses and dressed in animal onesies, these dolls cry real tears and come with eight accessories and…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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FLUFFY CLOUDZ JAR

This colorful, super-stretchy Cloud Slime assortment features fruit-flavored scents, including Berry Blast, Cococraze, Grape Squeeze, Melon Mania, Peach Paradise, and Piney Party. Each jar includes a surprise charm.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $4.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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LIL’ BLIZZARD FRIENDS

Kids unbox blind-packaged collectibles resembling Dairy Queen Blizzard cups. Each includes a Lil' Blizzard Friend doll, an outfit, and interchangeable hair clips. There are 24 dolls to collect, each with a different personality. Kids unbox blind-packaged collectibles resembling Dairy Queen Blizzard cups. Each includes a Lil' Blizzard Friend doll, an outfit, and interchangeable hair clips.…

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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FOODIE SURPRISE

Open the mini mystery food cart and reveal surprise ingredients and supplies to make edible candy, then pack it in the “to go” keychain containers. Available in themes such as sushi, pizza, ice cream, and more.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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POP POPS

Pop Pops Pets and Pop Pops Snotz combine bubble wrap popping, slime, and collectible figures. Kids can pop the slime-filled bubbles to find hidden characters, with 60 to discover and collect in each series. Pop Pops Pets and Pop Pops Snotz combine bubble wrap popping, slime, and collectible figures. Kids can pop the slime-filled bubbles…

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  • MSRP:
  • $7.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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MÜSHMEEZ

These tactile plush are soft, moldable, and stretchable. Available in three sizes, Müshmeez come in bright, fun characters, each filled with unique materials. These tactile plush are soft, moldable, and stretchable. Available in three sizes, Müshmeez come in bright, fun characters, each filled with unique materials.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $6.99
  • Age:
  • 7+

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ORB ODDITEEZ MORPHIMALS

Transform your world with Morphimals, the ever-changing, bendable toys that completely express themselves.  Each one starts as a cool, collectible character—how it takes shape is totally up to you. Twist, mold, pull, or squish—the possibilities are endless! Is ShapeSaurus a dino or a snake? The decision is yours to make.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • 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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