Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined ABC in Chicago to show off the best tech toys to help kids learn. 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.

 


LEAPLAND ADVENTURES

This plug-and-play learning video game includes an HDMI game stick, a USB power cable, and a wireless controller. Kids can run and jump through progressive, replayable levels to learn while having fun. No downloads or internet connection are required.

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  • Ages: 3+
  • Manufacturer: LEAPFROG
  • MSRP: $34.99

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ARTIE MAX

Kids can have an immersive STEM experience as they create a variety of designs by plugging in code for Artie Max to draw with three colored pens. It features secure, private WiFi; a light-up mouth; LED eyes; emotive sounds; and edge detection.

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KIDIZOOM PRINTCAM

Click and print instantly with this kid-friendly camera. Flip up the lens to take selfies, preview images on the 2.4-inch color screen, browse more than 110 templates, and more. Includes parent controls for safe photo fun.

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  • Ages: 4+
  • Manufacturer: VTECH
  • MSRP: $74.99; $93.99 CAD

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ORBOOT EARTH

This is not your regular globe, it doesn’t come with any names or borders. Instead, it has beautiful icons to represent each region. As kids scan these icons, 3D wonders pop up on their screens! Interact with more than 400 wonders across six categories: wildlife, culture, cuisine, inventions, monuments, and maps of various countries around the world. Learn about 1,000 amazing facts. Play a range of interactive games - take quizzes, solve adventurous mysteries, and maintain your own national park. Visualize the world in 3D, enhanced with engaging voices, stories, poems, and regional music. It has something to explore and learn for all ages. It Helps with geography and environmental science and also builds cultural sensitivity and world knowledge! Recommended for kids ages 4-10. Orboot Earth's world tour comes with an awesome travel kit - passport, stamp, and lots of stickers. Download the Orboot Dinos app on a tablet or smartphone (works with a range of devices). The free companion app has no in-app purchases and after one-time setup, it doesn’t even require the internet to play.

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  • Ages: 4+
  • Manufacturer: PLAYSHIFU
  • MSRP: $54.99

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OSMO GENIUS STARTER KIT FOR IPAD

This interactive game combines physical pieces with digital apps. The Starter Kit includes five game appsthat promote visual problem-solving, puzzling, math, freehand drawing, and listening skills. Kids can learn physics, spelling, and vocabulary through a variety of levels that range in difficulty from beginner to expert. Real-time audio and visual feedback helps kids learn through experimentation. The Genius Starter Kit is available in two versions of the kit — one with hardware that is compatible with iOS and one with hardware that is compatible with the Amazon Fire tablet. (iPad and Fire tablet not included.)

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  • Ages: 6+
  • Manufacturer: OSMO
  • MSRP: $99.99; $119 CAD

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