Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined Fox Tampa to show off the hot toys kids will be asking for this 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.  

CRY BABIES MAGIC TEARS STORYLAND – DRESS ME UP SERIES

The Cry Babies Magic Tears Storyland Dress Me Up Series come hidden in their own wardrobe-shaped vessel. Kids can open the wardrobe and discover eight surprise accessories, including a magic baby bottle, pacifier, fabric outfit and pair of shoes to match, a mirror, one hanger to hang their clothes, plus a sticker sheet. These dolls…

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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LALALOOPSY SILLY HAIR

These Lalaloopsy dolls have bendable hair that kids can style by curling, twisting, and straightening. Each doll comes with a brush, clips, hair beads, a styling chair, and a pet with a matching, bendable tail. These Lalaloopsy dolls have bendable hair that kids can style by curling, twisting, and straightening. Each doll comes with a…

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  • MSRP:
  • $40.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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MY SQUISHY LITTLE DUMPLINGS

Squish and pull these little dumplings that are perfect for active hands. Squeeze their cheeks to pop out their unique personalities, with more than 50 possible reactions. Watch them light up and make sounds. Squish and pull these little dumplings that are perfect for active hands. Squeeze their cheeks to pop out their unique personalities,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.99; $19.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

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TAMAGOTCHI PIX

Thanks to the built-in camera, kids can take pictures with their virtual pet and experience new interactions, including cooking for their pet, having food delivered, and meeting other real-world Tamagotchi friends. Thanks to the built-in camera, kids can take pictures with their virtual pet and experience new interactions, including cooking for their pet, having food…

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99; $84.74 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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POKÉMON TRADING CARD GAME: CELEBRATIONS ELITE TRAINER BOX

Celebrate Pokémon's 25th anniversary with this Elite Trainer Box that has everything trainers need to play and collect Pokémon TCG, including 10 Celebrations four-card booster packs and 25 close remakes of iconic Pokémon cards. Celebrate Pokémon's 25th anniversary with this Elite Trainer Box that has everything trainers need to play and collect Pokémon TCG, including…

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99; $89.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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HEXMODS PRO SERIES ELITE RACEWAY

This set comes with a hobby-grade, R/C tuner car chassis with thousands of mod combinations, including hoods, bumpers, an LED underglow, and more. Kids can build a track configuration with more than 20 feet of connectable barrier and race up to 18 mph. This set comes with a hobby-grade, R/C tuner car chassis with thousands…

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  • MSRP:
  • $89.99; $129.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 14+

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LASER X REVOLUTION ULTRA LONG-RANGE DOUBLE BLASTERS

Each blaster in this set of two features a range of more than 500 feet and a built-in receiver. Players can light up their blasters with more than 20 different colors. Each blaster in this set of two features a range of more than 500 feet and a built-in receiver. Players can light up their…

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99; $69.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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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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