As part of the “25 Days of Toys,” Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined Family Circle magazine Associate Editor Kendall Wenaas to show off some of the silliest games 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.

MELTDOWN

Players try to be the first to successfully stack cubes on a putty-covered platform to win this balancing game. Roll the die to see how many cubes you have to add.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99-17.99
  • Age:
  • 7+

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LET IT FLY

Kids take turns playing as the fly launcher and the blocker in this two-player game. To win a round, the launcher must use the slingshot to splat the fly five times, or the blocker must block three times.Kids take turns playing as the fly launcher and the blocker in this two-player game. To win a…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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HEIST

Players must work cooperatively to crack a safe full of gold in five minutes or less and steal $50 million. Each player has a different role in this fast-paced game with five challenging levels. Players must work cooperatively to crack a safe full of gold in five minutes or less and steal $50 million. Each…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 7+

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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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