Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined CBS in Cleveland to show off some retro toys and games that kids will enjoy as much as their parents did a generation ago. 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.

 


TAMAGOTCHI PIX

Thanks to the built-in camera, kids can take pictures with their virtual pet and experience new interactions, including cooking for their pet, having food delivered, and meeting other real-world Tamagotchi friends. Thanks to the built-in camera, kids can take pictures with their virtual pet and experience new interactions, including cooking for their pet, having food…

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99; $84.74 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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LITE-BRITE OVAL HD

This classic toy comes in a new oval shape and has three color-change features. It includes 650 mini-pegs and eight HD templates, plus an “animate” mode that kids can use to bring movement to their light-up designs. This classic toy comes in a new oval shape and has three color-change features. It includes 650 mini-pegs…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99; $24.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 4+

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LASER X REVOLUTION ULTRA LONG-RANGE DOUBLE BLASTERS

Each blaster in this set of two features a range of more than 500 feet and a built-in receiver. Players can light up their blasters with more than 20 different colors. Each blaster in this set of two features a range of more than 500 feet and a built-in receiver. Players can light up their…

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99; $69.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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HOT WHEELS ACTION MASSIVE LOOP MAYHEM

This track features a 28-inch-wide loop designed for multicar play. Kids can launch the included car using the slam launcher, then add more cars (sold separately) until there's an inevitable crash. This track features a 28-inch-wide loop designed for multicar play. Kids can launch the included car using the slam launcher, then add more cars…

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  • MSRP:
  • $54.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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CRAYOLA PAINT AND CREATE EASEL CASE

This dual-sided, portable art case makes it easy to keep supplies protected and organized on-the-go. Young artists can try new painting and coloring techniques with more than 65 pieces, including tools, paints, pencils, crayons, and more. This dual-sided, portable art case makes it easy to keep supplies protected and organized on-the-go. Young artists can try…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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HEXMODS PRO SERIES ELITE RACEWAY

This set comes with a hobby-grade, R/C tuner car chassis with thousands of mod combinations, including hoods, bumpers, an LED underglow, and more. Kids can build a track configuration with more than 20 feet of connectable barrier and race up to 18 mph. This set comes with a hobby-grade, R/C tuner car chassis with thousands…

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  • MSRP:
  • $89.99; $129.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 14+

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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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