Toy Insider Senior Editor/Toy Book Deputy Editor James Zahn joined NBC in Baltimore to show off the hot toys kids will be asking for this summer. 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 spring and summer, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Spring and Summer Gift Guide


JOHN DEERE ANIMAL SOUND WAGON RIDE

This push-along wagon features a ladder that babies can press to hear a sing-along song. It comes with three animals with rolling wheels. Each animal features a unique shape in the wagon for matching play. Kids can match the animals by either picture or shape to hear the sounds they make.

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  • Ages: 12 MOS+
  • Manufacturer: TOMY
  • MSRP: $19.99

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S’MORES & MORE CAMPFIRE PLAY SET

Kids can pretend to create a gooey, marshmallow treat by the fire with this 23-piece, pretend play set. The set includes everything little campers need to create their pretend treat, including crackling, fake flames; a four-piece log; play food; and more.

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PLAYMOBIL WATER PARK WITH SLIDES

Kids can use the two included figures to slide down the water slides or tilt the fish forward to activate the door that sends the figures down the slide. The set features a diving board, a rope ladder, a fillable pool, two eels, two fish, a palm tree, and more.

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  • Ages: 4+
  • Manufacturer: PLAYMOBIL
  • MSRP: $59.99

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SQUAREGLES STARTER SET

Building possibilities are endless with this ultimate, 105-piece building set! The Starter set includes all the interchangeable, colorful magnetic frames and 3D panels needed for kids to create different structures and stories every time they play. Set includes square and triangle magnetic frames, paperboard panels for drawing, jumps, tracks, and tubes to watch Oggs race through. Comes complete with blue and red Oggs heads that function as “marbles” (meet Bax and Wren!) to roll down ramps and attach to the two included bodies, cars, and accessories for endless ways to play. Helps with development of focus, fine motor skills, and valuable problem-solving skills as kids pop panel pieces in and out of magnetic frames to build, play, design, and repeat. Compatible with other magnetic building sets, Squaregles is STEAM approved.


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HASBRO SPLASH GAMES COLLECTION BY WOWWEE

These outdoor games put a splashy twist on classic board games you love! Choose from Twister Splash Game, Crocodile Dentist Splash Game, or Operation Splash Game, each featuring elements of the iconic board games — but now they spray water.

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  • Ages: 6+
  • Manufacturer: WOWWEE
  • MSRP: $19.99 each; $27.99 each CAD

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