Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined Good Day Dallas to show off the hottest new toys kids will be asking for this summer. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below. To learn more about the season’s best new toys, be sure to check out Toy Insider’s Spring and Summer Toy Guide.  

MEGA CYBORG HAND

Assemble this cyborg hand using more than 200 plastic pieces, then wear the hand to pick up objects using hydraulic power. Adjusts to fit almost all hand sizes and both left and right hands. Assemble this cyborg hand using more than 200 plastic pieces, then wear the hand to pick up objects using hydraulic power.…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.95; $56.00 CAD
  • Age:
  • 7+

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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…

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

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OSMO GENIUS STARTER KIT FOR IPAD

This interactive game combines physical pieces with digital apps. The Starter Kit includes five game appsthat promote visual problem-solving, puzzling, math, freehand drawing, and listening skills. Kids can learn physics, spelling, and vocabulary through a variety of levels that range in difficulty from beginner to expert. Real-time audio and visual feedback helps kids learn through…

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  • MSRP:
  • $99.99; $119 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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HAIR CHALK & GLITTER STYLE SET

This temporary trendy hair color and body glitter comes with tattoos, perfect for fun in the sun! Twelve hair chalk pens come in each kit. Features lots of accessories, including a flat applicator wand for easy application, a comb, temporary glitter tattoos, purple glitter, and body glitter. Washes out with regular shampoo or soap. Works…

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  • MSRP:
  • $17.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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FOAMO FOAM MACHINE

This set includes everything kids need for a backyard foam party, including an 18-gallon bin, a power blower, a pump, tubing, and foam solution. Just add water to create up to two hours of foam fun. This product will be available later this month. Adult supervision recommended. This set includes everything kids need for a…

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  • MSRP:
  • $179.99; $279.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 3+

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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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