Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief  Marissa DiBartolo stopped by WGN in Chicago to show off the hot toys that are sure to be on every kid’s holiday wish 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.

H2OGO! SNOW UNICORN 39-INCH INFLATABLE SNOW TUBE

Kids can fly down hills with flair in this bright snow tube made with weather-resistant, Polar-Shield material that won't freeze or crack in the cold. The unicorn has two oversized handles designed to fit gloves. Kids can fly down hills with flair in this bright snow tube made with weather-resistant, Polar-Shield material that won't freeze…

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  • MSRP:
  • $17.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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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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PLAYFOAM PLUFFLE 2-PACK

This new compound is squishy, fluffy, and tactile. Kids can mix their favorite colors to create combinations, squish the compound, and watch it flow. Playfoam Pluffle never dries out. This new compound is squishy, fluffy, and tactile. Kids can mix their favorite colors to create combinations, squish the compound, and watch it flow. Playfoam Pluffle…

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  • MSRP:
  • $15.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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BLUME

Use the watering can to water the “seeds” and watch your Blume doll grow right out of her flower pot. Kids can collect 22 dolls, each with a unique hairstyle, outfit, accessories, mini friend, and sticker book.

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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HOT WHEELS MONSTER TRUCKS RADIO CONTROL BONE SHAKER

Inspired by the real Bone Shaker, this full-function, 1:10-scale R/C vehicle features sounds, a shaking engine, working headlights, and monster wheels. It can also battle with other New Bright monster trucks (sold separately). Inspired by the real Bone Shaker, this full-function, 1:10-scale R/C vehicle features sounds, a shaking engine, working headlights, and monster wheels. It…

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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Y’ART

Kids can create textile art with yarn by threading the Y'Art pen and coloring in the numbered areas of the pre-printed canvases. The yarn clings to the Grip-N-Stick Y'Artboard, and kids can easily lift the yarn and reposition it at any time. Kids can create textile art with yarn by threading the Y'Art pen and…

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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HYPERSTRIKE

Kids can take backyard battles to a new level! This ultimate bow and arrow set is perfect for either one-on-one or team-based fun and fast-paced competition. Designed with low-profile bungee cords, these bows can launch arrows up to an amazing 250 feet! Simply hook the soft foam Zonic Whistle Arrow into the fast-load bungee loops,…

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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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