Summer’s almost here and it’s time for kids to get outdoors and play. Toy Insider Senior Editor Marissa DiBartolo stopped by Mornings with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business Channel to show off some of the best outdoor toys for kids of all ages. For more on the products featured in this segment, check out the notes below, and for more on the hottest new toys of the season be sure to view our Spring and Summer Toy Guide.
X-Shot Bubble Ball - The X-Shot Bubble Ball is ZURU’s hottest new item that takes contact sports to the extreme!
- With its durable material and easy to inflate system, the Bubble Ball can inflate up to 4 feet and withstand tremendous impacts!
- Use it in the backyard or in a sports field and get the games started.
- The X-Shot Bubble Ball single pack is available in two team colors, blue and orange.
- Ages 8+
- MSRP $49.99
- Available: Walmart, Toys “R” Us
NEON Kart - An accessory that transforms your hoverboard into a seated three-wheeled vehicle that is stable, maneuverable, and even more fun!
- Enhances the balancing technology of hoverboards to accelerate, brake, turn and wherever you go!
- Push the handlebars forward to accelerate, pull back to brake, and pull further back to go backwards. To turn, just pull back on one handlebar and push forward on the other.
- Once assembled, the Neon Kart’s velcro and elastic straps makes it so easy to attach and detach to your hoverboard.
- It’s also fully adjustable. The seat, handlebar angle, and the frame can all be re-adjusted to fit your needs so everyone can take it out for a spin.
- Ages 7+
- MSRP $99.99
- Available: Amazon
X7 Microlite Quadcopter (Odyssey Toys)
- Turn the sky into your playground with your very own advanced qaudcopter that can dive, dip, circle an area, hover in place, and more.
- X-7 Microlite’s advanced design means kids can dominate the sky in no time.
- It’s easy to fly and takes off from any surface, even the palm of your hand. Designed with nighttime flying in mind, its fiber-optic LED lights make nocturnal flying easy and cool.
- The X7 Microlite can be flown inside or outdoors, flies up to a 100-meter distance, and has beginner, intermediate, and expert speeds.
- Age: 14+
- MSRP: $49.99
- Available: Amazon, Walmart
Twist Time Simon Says Parachute (Blip Toys)
- Kids can gather a group of four or more together and have everyone take hold of the parachute.
- Press the game’s play button on the console to hear the ‘Simon Says’ audio and listen as it leads kids through some super silly parachute fun.
- Parachute features eight easy-to-hold handles.
- Twist Time is a new line of outdoor and indoor games offering a wide variety of innovative games that will get families of all ages off the couch, laughing, and interacting together.
- Age: 3+
- MSRP: $34.99
- Available: Target
Fisher-Price Power Wheels Disney Pixar Cars 3 Lightning McQueen (Mattel)
- Ka-chow! With this Power Wheels racecar featuring Lightning McQueen, kids can bring the high-octane fun and excitement of the Disney Pixar hit film Cars 3 to life.
- This ride can drive over pavement or grass and features racecar sounds and phrases from the film.
- It rides at a 2.5 MPH max speed and uses a 6-volt battery, which can be charged with the included charger.
- Age: 3+
- MSRP: $250.00
- Available: fisher-price.com
Crayola Ultimate Washable Chalk 64 Count (Crayola)
- Turn sidewalks and driveways into a child’s creative canvas!
- For the first time ever, this set includes 64 colors, including classic colors and special effects that allow kids to create big, colorful murals, write creative handwritten messages in vibrant shades, and draw brightly-hued foundations for traditional chalk games like hopscotch, tic-tac-toe, and four square.
- Kids will have a full color palette to create beautiful masterpieces.
- Includes: 56 regular color sticks and eight special effects sticks (two tie dye, two neon, two neon glitter, and two glitter.
- Ages: 4+
- MSRP: $9.99
- Available: Target, Amazon, Toys “R” Us, Walmart
NERF Super Soaker Dartfire Water Blaster (Hasbro)
- Be ready for almost any mission or battle with a Super Soaker blaster that fires darts and water! Deliver a double shot of blasting action with the Nerf Super Soaker DartFire water blaster that launches Nerf foam darts and unleashes a deluge of water to soak the competition.
- Kids can choose their mode and let the darts – or the water – fly! Switch between modes to take opponents by surprise. The DartFire water blaster fires 1 dart a time and shoots water up to 38 feet.
- The tank holds up to 40 fluid ounces of water. Includes 5 Nerf darts.
- Ages: 6+
- MSRP: $19.99
- Available: Toys R Us, Amazon, Target, Walmart
