Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht stopped by The Wendy Williams Show with guest host Sherri Shepherd to show off the hottest toys kids are asking for this year. 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.


BACKYARD BOUNCER JR.

Fun inflatable bounce house encourages active imaginative play Durable, extra grippy bounce surface to prevent slipping 54-inch by 54-inch play area for fun bouncing action High walls & mesh netting for safe play Long bouncy slide for added fun Room for up to two kids Includes a bounce house blower, anchors, blower stakes, carrying bag,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $249.99
  • Age:
  • 2+

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MARVEL PINBALL MACHINE

Take a trip into the Marvel world all over again, but this time, in digital pinball form! Tons of everyone's favorite superheroes and villains are here to play around with while players experience the most satisfying digital pinball experience yet. Built-in haptic feedback, accelerometer, nudges, and tilts, all of the classic pinball action is here…

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  • MSRP:
  • $849.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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MAGIC MIXIES MAGIC CAULDRON

Magic Mixies includes a cauldron, a magic wand, and potion ingredients that kids use in an interactive experience to reveal a surprise magical creature that responds to touch, lights up, and may even grant wishes. Magic Mixies includes a cauldron, a magic wand, and potion ingredients that kids use in an interactive experience to reveal…

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  • MSRP:
  • $69.99; $99.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

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GIANT SORRY

Start by placing three giant pawns in the corner of the big, 64-inch-by-64-inch vinyl mat game board. Spin the spinner to move the pawns out of the starting area and then the fun begins! Players race to move their pawns around the board, sliding forward on Slider spaces if they're lucky and getting knocked back…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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NICKELODEON METALLIC SLIME STUDIO

Crank the handle to make metallic slime with this mixer set. The less-mess kit includes slime glue and activator, glitter, beads, colorants, pearlescent powder, and more to mix up stretchy metallic Nickelodeon-inspired slime. Crank the handle to make metallic slime with this mixer set. The less-mess kit includes slime glue and activator, glitter, beads, colorants,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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PETS ALIVE POPPY THE BOOTY SHAKING PUG AND PET SHOP SURPRISE

Poppy's hilarious booty shaking, head-turning and 360 body spins, combined with cute flapping tongue and realistic Pug features, promises to get the entire family – including the dogs – dancing and laughing for hours! Poppy the Booty Shakin' Pug dances to three popping songs and sports an adorable dog collar. With Pets Alive Pet Shop…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99 (Poppy); $14.99 (Pet Shop)
  • Age:
  • 3+(Poppy);4+(PetShop)

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ULTIMATE GO-KART

Every kid dreams of having a go-kart at home. Zoom around at the top speed of 8 mph, using the large rear tires for ultimate drifting action, and racing around the neighborhood with Radio Flyer's Ultimate Go-Kart. Features like the high visibility racing flag, hand brake system, and sturdy steel frame add to the classic…

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  • MSRP:
  • $379.99
  • 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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