Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined The Weather Channel’s “Weekend Recharge” to show off some fun new toys for the budding meteorologists on your holiday shopping list. 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.

WIND POWER 4

Wind is one of the most promising sources of clean, renewable energy available today. With this kit, kids can assemble a realistic wind turbine, complete with an electric generator and adjustable rotor blades that are designed with complex aerodynamic curves to look and work like modern-day wind turbine blades. Then, conduct experiments to optimize the…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.95
  • Age:
  • 8+

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YOUNIVERSE ULTIMATE CRYSTAL GROWING LABORATORY

Kids grow their own crystal magic. Learn the science behind nucleation, molecular reactions, and more. Discover how science and style come together by creating sparkling, crystal-growing accessories. Or learn how easy it is to make a rainbow that shines no matter the weather with a simple chemical reaction. Kids grow their own crystal magic. Learn…

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  • MSRP:
  • $21.97-$29.99; $29.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 8+

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SOLARBOTS: 8-IN-1 SOLAR ROBOT KIT

This kit includes materials to build eight robots powered by the sun. A compact solar panel harvests energy from the sun and powers an electric motor to move a drummer robot, an armadillo robot, and more. This kit includes materials to build eight robots powered by the sun. A compact solar panel harvests energy from…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.95
  • Age:
  • 6+

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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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