Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined NBC in Chicago to show off the year’s best new educational toys. 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.  

OSMO EARLY LITERACY STARTER KIT

Kids can learn early reading skills through hands-on activities. Understand the world through words! Gain confidence in letter recognition, vocabulary, construction, phonics with ABCs. Then advance to vocabulary building with Words Game! Plus, improve critical thinking and problem-solving skills by responding to character's emotional cues in Costume Party. The Early Literacy Kit includes Sticks &…

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  • MSRP:
  • $132.00
  • Age:
  • 3+

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ABCMOUSE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION

Designed by education experts, this online learning platform features more than 11,000 learning activities in literacy, math, science, social studies, art, music, and more. Available on computers, tablets, and smartphones. Designed by education experts, this online learning platform features more than 11,000 learning activities in literacy, math, science, social studies, art, music, and more. Available…

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.95
  • Age:
  • 2+

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LEAPLAND ADVENTURES

This plug-and-play learning video game includes an HDMI game stick, a USB power cable, and a wireless controller. Kids can run and jump through progressive, replayable levels to learn while having fun. No downloads or internet connection are required. This plug-and-play learning video game includes an HDMI game stick, a USB power cable, and a…

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  • MSRP:
  • $34.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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LITE-BRITE OVAL HD

This classic toy comes in a new oval shape and has three color-change features. It includes 650 mini-pegs and eight HD templates, plus an “animate” mode that kids can use to bring movement to their light-up designs. This classic toy comes in a new oval shape and has three color-change features. It includes 650 mini-pegs…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99; $24.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 4+

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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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