Kids just can’t get enough of squishy, slimy, gooey toys.  Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht stopped by ABC in Chicago to show off some of the holiday’s top tactile toys. 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.

PLAY-DOH KITCHEN CREATIONS POPCORN PARTY PLAY FOOD SET

Create Play-Doh popcorn masterpieces with a machine that cranks the pretend snack into three buckets, then add play food toppings, such as pretzels, candy, and syrup. Includes six cans of Play-Doh, creation cards, and accessories. Create Play-Doh popcorn masterpieces with a machine that cranks the pretend snack into three buckets, then add play food toppings,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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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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SLIMYGLOOP SLIMYSAND

Kids can stretch and mold Slimygloop Slimysand, then watch it stretch and expand. Each 3-pound bag is resealable. Pair the sand any with molds, rollers, or impressions for more ways to play.

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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ORB ODDITEEZ MORPHIMALS

Transform your world with Morphimals, the ever-changing, bendable toys that completely express themselves.  Each one starts as a cool, collectible character—how it takes shape is totally up to you. Twist, mold, pull, or squish—the possibilities are endless! Is ShapeSaurus a dino or a snake? The decision is yours to make.

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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POP POPS SNOTZ SLAMMER HAMMER

Kids can smash Pop Pops bubbles, store Pop Pop Snotz characters in the included compartments, and use the handle like a syringe to suck up and squirt slime with this multi-purpose tool.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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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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