Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined ABC in Chicago to show off some great educational toys that don’t have screens. 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.

BOTLEY 2.0 THE CODING ROBOT

Use the remote programmer to build coding sequences with up to 150 steps, code light shows with Botley's eyes, or play a game. New features include a light-up sensor and the ability to discover secret codes. Use the remote programmer to build coding sequences with up to 150 steps, code light shows with Botley's eyes,…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $64.99; $88.00 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

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CIRCUIT EXPLORER

Circuit Explorer combines simple circuits and big imaginations! Construction play meets electrical engineering in this snap-together building system that comes in three different playsets! Kids line up the circuitry graphics on the oversized pieces and snap them together to build a fully powered, large-scale, space-themed world. Connect the pieces to make out-of-this-world custom, light-up builds.…

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  • MSRP:
  • $34.99-64.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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MAGFORMERS BACKYARD ADVENTURE 61PC

Build magnetic houses and a playground using geometric shapes that contain magnets that never reject each other. The set also includes characters, playground accessories, and a light-up fireplace. Build magnetic houses and a playground using geometric shapes that contain magnets that never reject each other. The set also includes characters, playground accessories, and a light-up…

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  • MSRP:
  • $69.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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KINETIC SAND SANDWHIRLZ

Use the included cylinder tool to create surprise shapes and flows of Kinetic Sand, inspired by the drop and squish play pattern. Includes 2 pounds of colorful sand and a carrying case.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99; $24.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

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SPEAK & LEARN PUPPY

This puppy features head movements, paw buttons, songs, and real-time responses to help teach babies about animals, food, feelings, letters, and numbers. It features three levels of play to grow with babies: babble, talk, and music.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 1+

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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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