Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht stopped by CP24 in Toronto to show off the hottest toys of the holidays. 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.

ROCKIT TWIST

This gaming system features buttons, spinners, sliders, and switches with preloaded games that teach kids literacy, math, problem-solving, science, and creativity. Kids can also play with three digital pets. Additional game packs sold separately. This gaming system features buttons, spinners, sliders, and switches with preloaded games that teach kids literacy, math, problem-solving, science, and creativity.…

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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SILLY FACES GAME

A remake of the classic preschool game from Colorforms! This silly face-making game is easy to learn and super fun for kids and families to play together. Players spin the spinner, land on a space and choose their Silly Face piece. A remake of the classic preschool game from Colorforms! This silly face-making game is…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99; CAD $26.26
  • Age:
  • 3+

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KINDI KIDS

These bobblehead dolls spark imagination and come with interactive food-themed accessories, such as a bowl of cereal that magically disappears from its spoon. Kids can choose from Marsha Mello, Jessicake, Peppa-Mint, and Donatina (sold separately). These bobblehead dolls spark imagination and come with interactive food-themed accessories, such as a bowl of cereal that magically disappears…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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FLYING PIGS

Kids use the wands to catch as many multicolored, foam pigs as they can to score points. The person with the most points wins the game. The pigs fly within an enclosed dome using a safe, motorized fan. Kids use the wands to catch as many multicolored, foam pigs as they can to score points.…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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BELLIES

The Bellies from Bellyville are the most rebellious, fun, and interactive babies in the world, and they are ready to be adopted! These four adorably cute babies are known to cause love at first sight with their delightful appearance, but there's a lot more to them than what meets the eye. They have rambunctious personalities…

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  • MSRP:
  • CAD $14.97
  • Age:
  • 6+

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K’NEX JEEP WRANGLER BUILDING SET

p Wrangler with this awesome K'NEX building set, the perfect project for any Jeep-obssessed fan. Think outside the blocks with K'NEX, a building system featuring rods and connectors that snap together with a satisfying click and can be configured into amazing, moving designs of all shapes and sizes. p Wrangler with this awesome K'NEX building…

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  • MSRP:
  • CAD $79.99
  • Age:
  • 9+

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VEX ROBOTICS CATAPULT

Kids can launch into a world of fun with the redesigned VEX Robotics Catapult. This construction kit featuring more than 150 pieces is great for budding engineers who want to build, test, and launch projectiles over 20 feet. They can develop their love for physics and STEM concepts, all while letting their imagination loose when…

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  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 14+

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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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