Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined Your Morning on CTV in Canada to show off the best new toys to help kids break out of the boredom blues. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.

5 SECOND RULE JR.

It seems like it would be easy to name three flavors of ice cream, but can you do it under the pressure of 5 seconds twisting down, and with the other players staring at you? Players race to name three things in a category in less than 5 seconds. This junior version of the game…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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COOL MAKER GO GLAM NAIL STAMPER

Style manicures at home with this kit. Paint nails using the included polish, then place nails in the machine to adhere the patterned stamps. Decorates up to 125 nails with five patterns (additional patterns and polish sold separately). Style manicures at home with this kit. Paint nails using the included polish, then place nails in…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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RYAN’S MYSTERY PLAYDATE ULTRA MYSTERY BOX

This mystery box transforms into a playset featuring more than 20 surprises. Kids can recreate scenes from Nickelodeon's Ryan's Mystery Playdate series with the included accessories, such as five figures, a pie launcher, lava floor stickers, a whoopee cushion, an ooze pool, and more This mystery box transforms into a playset featuring more than 20…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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CREATE+

This 3D printing pen provides an ultra-smooth and enhanced Doodling experience. Features fast and slow speeds for different Doodling techniques, and reliable performance with different plastic types. Whether you're a hobbyist, DIYer, designer, or professional artist, the Create+ offers a whole new way to create and fix. This 3D printing pen provides an ultra-smooth and…

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  • MSRP:
  • $79.99
  • Age:
  • 14+

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KID TRAX HASBRO HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS 3 IN 1 SCOOT AND RIDE ON

Bring the fun of the classic game right to the driveway and playroom with the Hasbro Hungry Hungry Hippos Activity ride-on toy from Kid Trax! Scoot, play or push along for Hippo chomping action! Hippo's head moves up and down as the toy is pushed forward, just like in the classic Hungry Hungry Hippos game!…

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 1+

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BIRDIE GOLF

Kids can place the weighted flag cup on any surface to create their own course. Then, set the ball on its uniquely designed, built-in “birdie-tail” stand, and use the club to send it flying. The aerodynamic tail keeps it in play, no matter how powerful kids hit it. Kids can place the weighted flag cup…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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X-SHOT MICRO FAST FILL

Kids can refill this 6-inch, revolver-style water blaster in less than 1 second by pulling down the hammer and fully dunking the blaster in water. Kids can refill this 6-inch, revolver-style water blaster in less than 1 second by pulling down the hammer and fully dunking the blaster in water.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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X-SHOT EPIC FAST FILL

  This blaster holds more than 5 cups of water and is nearly 21 inches long. Kids can fill the blaster in 1 second and shoot water up to 34 feet using four different nozzles. This blaster holds more than 5 cups of water and is nearly 21 inches long. Kids can fill the blaster…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99; $24.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 3+

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About the author

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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