The force is strong with these toys! Toy Insider Senior Editor Marissa DiBartolo stopped by Mornings with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business Network to talk about some of the hottest new Star Wars toys as well as other great toys you can still find. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for our complete rundown of the best gifts for the holidays, check out our complete holiday gift guide.
STAR WARS HERO DROID BB-8 (SPIN MASTER)
- Get ready for the most lifelike BB-8 experience yet: Hero Droid BB-8.
- The loyal astromech droid will delight collectors and kids with his impressive size—more than 16 inches tall—and built-in voice recognition technology.
- Set Hero Droid BB-8 to “Follow Me” mode and it will roll beside fans just as loyally as it would follow Rey or Poe.
- Additionally, users can control BB-8 with the enhanced two-stick remote via R/C control.
- BB-8 also has the ability to come when called and reacts to key phrases and names from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Ages: 6+
- MSRP: $229.99 USD
- Available: Amazon, Target, Toys “R” Us, Walmart
STAR WARS: JEDI CHALLENGES – AR HEADSET WITH LIGHTSABER CONTROLLER AND TRACKING BEACON (LENOVO)
- Brings Star Wars into your world with the technology of augmented reality. Experience what it feels like to wield a lightsaber for the first time – to face-off against enemies right in your own living room.
- Feel the Force as you fight for galactic peace with the Lenovo Star Wars: Jedi Challenges AR headset. It works with an iOS or Android smartphone to enable the game app, letting you engage in virtual Jedi duels. This Lenovo Star Wars: Jedi Challenges AR headset includes a lightsaber controller and a tracking beacon to arm you for battle.
- Ages: 13+
- MSRP: $199.99
- Available: Best Buy
STAR WARS THE BLACK SERIES FORCE FX LIGHTSABER (HASBRO)
- Recreate the biggest battles and missions in Star Wars with this lightsaber from The Black Series! You can feel like Darth Vader, Rey, Kylo Ren, Luke Skywalker, and others with this Force FX Lightsaber, featuring light and sound effects and metal hilt. Imagine the thrill of a heated battle and enhance any Star Wars collection with this and other lightsabers from The Black Series. Each sold separately.
- Rey, Kylo Ren, Luke Skywalker
- Ages: 14+
- Price: $149.99 – $199.99
- Available: hasbrotoyshop.com, shopDisney.com, Toys R Us, Target
SQUISH-DEE-LISH (JAKKS PACIFIC)
- Squish-Dee-Lish are super cute slow-rise squishies that are fun to squeeze and to collect.
- Series 1 combines adorable animals with dee-lish foods and has 24 styles to collect.
- Designs include a panda on top of pancakes, a sherbert bird, a pear bear, and so many more!
- Each blind foil bag contains one squishy.
- Ages: 6+
- MSRP: $4.99
- Available: Toys “R” Us, Walmart
SHOPKINS SHOPPIES SUPER MALL (MOOSE TOYS)
- Shoppies and their Shopkins friends can now ride the elevator lift and discover three levels of fun at the Shopville Super Mall.
- Kids can join their Shoppies and Shopkins for a movie, feeding their passion for style and fashion, and taking a seat for some treats in the food court.
- They can also swipe and shop with the VIP card checkout to make their Shopkins drop. The Super Mall includes a Food Court, Fashion Boutique, Beauty Parlor and Smart-Phone Cinema.
- Ages: 5+
- MSRP: $79.99
- Available: Amazon, Target, Toys “R” Us, Walmart
MAKIN STATION BY COMPOUND KINGS (WECOOL TOYS)
- A DIY set for making more than 1 lb of super stretchy squishy like slime compound with just two ingredients: powder and water.
- The set includes the Makin Station, which mixes up the powder and water to create the compound, plus 16 slime powder packets (four each of orange, blue, purple, and green) plus six glitter packets (one each of gold, pink, silver, blue, purple, and green), 10 storage pods, and a measuring cup.
- Contains everything needed to make the slime compound, no glue required.
- Ages: 4+
- MSRP: $19.99
- Available: BJs, Toys “R” Us
