The Hottest New Toys of the Year on NY1

Want to get a jump start on your holiday toy shopping? Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Marissa DiBartolo spoke to NY1 at Toy Insider’s Holiday of Play event to talk about some of the hottest new toys of the holiday season. 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.

HATCHIMALS WOW

You've never hatched like this before. Introducing Hatchimals' biggest surprise yet: Hatchimals WOW! There are lots of new surprises in store with the newest member of the Hatchimals family. You've never hatched like this before. Introducing Hatchimals' biggest surprise yet: Hatchimals WOW! There are lots of new surprises in store with the newest member of…

Product Facts

MSRP:
$79.99

Age:
5+

Manufacturer:
SPIN MASTER

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K’NEX DRAGON REVENGE COASTER BUILDING SET

Kids use 584 K'NEX pieces to build and design this roller coaster, then watch as the car races through turns and flips to escape the moving dragon. The coaster is powered by a newly designed motor. Kids use 584 K'NEX pieces to build and design this roller coaster, then watch as the car races through…

Product Facts

MSRP:
$49.99

Age:
7+

Manufacturer:
BASIC FUN!

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UNBOXME GIRLS

Each exclusive 8-inch Boxy Girl doll has articulated arms, legs, hips, wrists, and heads. With 36 different dolls to collect, kids can unbox a variety of shoes, hair, makeup, and clothes. Each exclusive 8-inch Boxy Girl doll has articulated arms, legs, hips, wrists, and heads. With 36 different dolls to collect, kids can unbox a…

Product Facts

MSRP:
$9.99

Age:
6+

Manufacturer:
JAY@PLAY

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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.