Toy Insider Associate Editor Madeleine Buckley stopped by NBC in Baltimore to show off some of the biggest trends that shoppers will see when looking for the best toys 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.

FISHER-PRICE LITTLE PEOPLE BARN BALL PIT SET

Hang out in the barn right in your living room. This two-for-one set features a barn and a silo, 50 balls, and an open roof so parents can keep an eye on kids while they play. Hang out in the barn right in your living room. This two-for-one set features a barn and a silo,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $69.99
  • Age:
  • 2+

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CODING CRITTERS

Interactive pets introduce kids to critical thinking, problem-solving, and other STEM skills through play sets, storybook coding adventures, and two interactive modes. A character-specific, 20-page storybook includes coding challenges. Interactive pets introduce kids to critical thinking, problem-solving, and other STEM skills through play sets, storybook coding adventures, and two interactive modes. A character-specific, 20-page storybook…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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TIC TAC TOY XOXO FRIENDS

Kids can unbox eight surprises with XOXO Friends by famous YouTube family Tic Tac Toy. Each XOXO Friends collectible comes with colorful, mix-and-match wings and swappable accessories. There are 24 Friends to collect in series one. Kids can unbox eight surprises with XOXO Friends by famous YouTube family Tic Tac Toy. Each XOXO Friends collectible…

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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FLUFFY CLOUDZ JAR

This colorful, super-stretchy Cloud Slime assortment features fruit-flavored scents, including Berry Blast, Cococraze, Grape Squeeze, Melon Mania, Peach Paradise, and Piney Party. Each jar includes a surprise charm.

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  • MSRP:
  • $4.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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WAVE CATCHER 24V Scooter

Kids cruise along the street at up to 10 mph with this electric scooter and skateboard hybrid. The aluminum skateboard deck tilts on its side, and the scooter features a Flexbar handle and folds up for easy storage. Kids cruise along the street at up to 10 mph with this electric scooter and skateboard hybrid.…

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  • MSRP:
  • $199.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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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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