Toy Insider Associate Editor Jackie Cucco joined CT Live! in Hartford to show off the hot holiday toys that will be on kids’ wish lists 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.


SNAP DRAGON

Kids take turns pulling on the dragon’s tongue in order to win coins. It may stay sleeping so they can collect their treasure, or it may wake up and demand its coins back.

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  • Ages: 4+
  • Manufacturer: TOMY
  • MSRP: $24.99

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MIXY SQUISH TABLETOP CREATIVITY DESK

Use 14 sculpting tools, texture plates, and three double-sided molds to transform airy, fluffy clay into soft and spongy creatures and characters. The flat top of the storage and carry case is ideal for rolling, flattening, and creating.

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CAVE CLUB ROCKELLE & TYRASAURUS DOLL & FIGURE

This prehistoric-themed set features an articulated fashion doll with colorful hair and a dinosaur that two dolls can ride. Includes toy food and hair accessories for the doll and the dinosaur.

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  • Ages: 4+
  • Manufacturer: MATTEL
  • MSRP: $39.99

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PINKFONG BABY SHARK DANCING DJ

Kids can dance along with Baby Shark to seven fun songs and popular remixes. Features Dance Detection technology and three game modes to get kids moving, and even helps teach ABCs and 123s.

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  • Ages: 2+
  • Manufacturer: WOWWEE
  • MSRP: $39.99

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SQUEAKEE THE BALLOON DOG

Squeakee is an interactive balloon dog pet that kids can train and feed. He’ll listen and respond with more than 60 sounds and movements activated by voice commands and multiple touch sensors.

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GEOSAFARI JR. WILDLIFE CAMERA

Robert Irwin’s guiding voice details animal facts and tests kids’ knowledge in quiz mode as they view images of the different animals inhabiting Australia, the Amazonian Rainforest, the Arctic, and more.

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