Want to get the year’s hottest toys for the kids on your shopping list? Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski stopped by ABC World News Now to show off the toys you need to grab now before they’re all sold out. 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.

Y’ART

Kids can create textile art with yarn by threading the Y'Art pen and coloring in the numbered areas of the pre-printed canvases. The yarn clings to the Grip-N-Stick Y'Artboard, and kids can easily lift the yarn and reposition it at any time. Kids can create textile art with yarn by threading the Y'Art pen and…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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BLINGER DIAMOND COLLECTION

Blinger is the new glam styling tool that allows you to load, click, and bling your hair, fashions, and more. With 75 gems included and multiple colors to choose from, glam it up and add sparkle to your daily life.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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RADIO CONTROL BIGFOOT

Inspired by the real Bone Shaker, this full-function, 1:10-scale R/C vehicle features sounds, a shaking engine, working headlights, and monster wheels. It can also battle with other New Bright monster trucks (sold separately). Inspired by the real Bigfoot, this full-function, 1:10-scale R/C vehicle features sounds, a shaking engine, working headlights, and monster wheels. It can…

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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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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RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES BABBLE HEADS

These interactive turtle buddies tell jokes and feature movement, strike sensors, battle sound effects, and a clip for on-the-go play. Available in Loud Mouth Leo or Motor Mouth Mikey (sold separately).

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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CALICO CRITTERS RED ROOF COUNTRY HOME

Nestled in the Village is the beautiful and spacious Red Roof Country Home. With four rooms, a terrace, staircase, and lights, Critter families can enjoy the beauty of the village in the comfort of their home. Children can create various layouts in a 90 degree angle, 180 degree angle, or closed setting. Connect the Country…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $99.95
  • Age:
  • 3+

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About the author

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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