Amazing toys come in all shapes, sizes, and even prices! Senior Editor Marissa DiBartolo shared some of this year’s best gift ideas with WJLA’s Good Morning Washington. These great toys range from $9.99 to $299, covering all budgets big and small.
- Create, animate and share! StikBot turns kids into creative moviemakers.
- These easy-to-pose figurines with strong suction cup hands and feet can stick to almost any flat surface.
- With the free mobile app, StikBot Studios, available on iOS and Android, kids can shoot their own stop-motion movies starring StikBot. The app snaps individual photos and stitches them together into a film.
- Everywhere becomes a stage, from the kitchen, the living room and even the school bus!
- Kids can upload their creations and share on social media with #StikBot and see what kids from around the world are making!
- The StikBot Studio Pack comes with two StikBots and a tripod.
- Ages: 4+
- MSRP: $9.99
- The neoprene pouch is both the travel kit and the game arena.
- Inside there are 40 custom bells in four different colors and three different sizes.
- Players use the magnet wand to pick up bells of only one color. They can make a string off the end of the magnet wand, or create a cluster—just don’t pick up bells of any other color or the turn is over.
- The game involves a blend of strategy and dexterity while playing.
- The first player to collect all 10 bells of one color wins!
- Ages: 6+
- MSRP: $19.99
Disney Frozen “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” Musical Jewelry Box (Jakks Pacific)
- Your little one can experience the magic of Disney’s Frozen all over again with the Disney Frozen “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” Jewelry Box.
- Your child’s favorite sisters, Anna and Elsa, are featured on the jewelry box, which shows the young sisters building the lovable snowman Olaf.
- When your child presses the button on the box it plays the song “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?”, so your tot can sing along with the hit or show off his or her dance moves.
- The jewelry box is perfect for storing the included heart-shaped ring or your child’s other Frozen-themed jewelry (additional jewelry items sold separately).
- Ages: 3+
- MSRP: $24.99
Nikko RC VaporizR 2 (Toy State)
- The VaporizR 2 is the ultimate all terrain invention, tackling all kinds of conditions! Test its limits against water, rocks or hills. This full functioning vehicle works on land, water and snow.
- True 4×4 power for play on water and terrain.
- Max speed is 8.3 mph/15 km/hr.
- Ready to run controller with batteries included.
- Has a range for 15 meters/45 feet indoors, 20 meters/65 feet outdoors and 15 meters/49 feet in water.
- Ages: 8+
- MSRP: $49.99
Go! Go! Smart Wheels Ultimate RC Speedway (VTech)
- Zip around the Go! Go! Smart Wheels Ultimate RC Speedway, and speed through four action zones and over nine SmartPoint locations using the steering wheel-shaped remote control for an exciting interactive experience with the RC SmartPoint Racer.
- The speedway is 4.5 feet of interchangeable tracks and features a stunt ramp, elevator, movable gears, starting flags and track switches that are all triggered by the RC race car.
- Ralph and his race car entertain your little one with a light-up driver button that activates playful music and fun sounds. He also teaches the letter “R” and the vehicle’s name. Get another RC SmartPoint Racer and race a friend!
- Ages: 1 to 5
- MSRP: $59.99
Kurio Smart™ Windows Tablet (KD Interactive)
- Kurio Smart™ is the first Windows 2-in-1 device built especially for kids, and it’s the perfect first computer for any child at less than $200.
- It’s a tablet-and-laptop-in-one with a detachable keyboard that combines the best of both productivity and fun, taking kids from homework to play.
- Kurio Smart is perfect for writing papers, reading e-books, studying and safely browsing the web. It even comes with a free year of Microsoft Office 365 Personal.
- Kurio Smart™ is also preloaded with more than 40 apps and games (a $200 value) for out-of-the-box play, including exclusive Kurio Motion 2.0 multiplayer body-movement-controlled games that will have kids running, jumping and even dancing. With parents’ permission, kids can access hundreds of thousands more apps through the Windows Store.
- Microsoft’s Family Safety system allows parents to determine the websites, apps and games their kids can use, monitor kids’ usage and also set time limits.
- It’s sleek, lightweight and portable – the screen folds inside easily to form a hard, durable case so kids can take their Kurio Smart anywhere.
- Ages: 6+ (sweet spot is kids ages 8 to 12)
- MSRP: $199.99
Wii U Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Set (Nintendo)
- People who don’t yet own a Wii U system will find it easy to get in on the action.
- This Nintendo Wii U Deluxe Console Set includes the system, a pre-installed Mario Kart 8 game, and bonus DLC.
- Wii U Nintendo Deluxe Set is the next great gaming console from Nintendo and it redefines how you will play next.
- With its innovative new Wii U GamePad controller, it will not only introduce entirely new ways to play games, it will also transform how you connect with friends and enjoy entertainment.
- For the first time in HD, Nintendo’s Mario Kart franchise comes to the Wii U console, introducing new racing circuit designs and antigravity karts that will have players driving upside down.
- Players will also enjoy a variety of series-favorite features, including the return of 12-player online competitive play, hang-gliders, underwater racing and motorbikes.
- Ages: 6+
- MSRP: $299
