Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined PIX 11 in New York to talk about the biggest trends in toys on display at the Toy Insider’s annual Sweet Suite @ Home event in July. 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.  

ARTIE MAX

Kids can have an immersive STEM experience as they create a variety of designs by plugging in code for Artie Max to draw with three colored pens. It features secure, private WiFi; a light-up mouth; LED eyes; emotive sounds; and edge detection. Kids can have an immersive STEM experience as they create a variety of…

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  • MSRP:
  • $109.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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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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SPIROGRAPH ANIMATOR

Create traditional Spirograph designs using the included gears. Then, the animator machine creates a 3D motion effect using spinning and lights. Features built-in storage, six gears, and five markers. Create traditional Spirograph designs using the included gears. Then, the animator machine creates a 3D motion effect using spinning and lights. Features built-in storage, six gears,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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POKÉMON TRADING CARD GAME: V BATTLE DECKS

Kids can battle against each other or play alone in this Pokémon card set. It includes a ready-to-play, 60-card deck; three reference cards; a rules booklet; a single player playmat; a large metallic coin; a deck box; and more.

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.99-29.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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DIMPL POPS

Built into the strong, high-quality plastic frame are 18 Dimpl bubbles in two different sizes for kids to push, poke, and pop. Kids will be curiously satisfied by the squishy silicone fun. Built into the strong, high-quality plastic frame are 18 Dimpl bubbles in two different sizes for kids to push, poke, and pop. Kids…

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.95
  • Age:
  • 3+

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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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