Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined Canada’s Cityline to show off the best new toys kids will be asking for as they head back to class. 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.  

PIXICADE

Kids can draw a game on any white surface, take a picture with their device on the Pixicade app, then play their unique game on-screen. Kids can also share their creations and play other kids' games in the arcade. Kids can draw a game on any white surface, take a picture with their device on…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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CODING CRITTERS MAGICODERS

Kids can learn STEM skills through 100% screen-free storybook coding adventures with these interactive pets. Each playset includes a magic wand programmer and spellbook that kids can use to make the pets dance, light up, and move. Kids can learn STEM skills through 100% screen-free storybook coding adventures with these interactive pets. Each playset includes…

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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BLOCKAROO WINDMILL

Blockaroos were developed by teachers and are the easiest construction toy for preschoolers ever developed! Blockaroo Blocks are a new way to build. These soft foam magnetic blocks click together like magic, rotate 360-degrees, and always attract to each other, creating a multi-sensory experience. They also float which means that this unique construction toy doubles…

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99; $69.99 CAN
  • Age:
  • 18 MOS.+

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SORT & RECYCLE RIDE-ON TRUCK

Made from 90% reclaimed plastic, little ones can hop on this ride-on truck and learn about recycling and reusing everyday objects. They can sort pieces that represent plastic, metal, and paper into the correct bin and take quizzes that reinforce learning. Made from 90% reclaimed plastic, little ones can hop on this ride-on truck and…

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  • MSRP:
  • $37.99
  • Age:
  • 18 MOS.+

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MAGIC MIXIES MAGIC CAULDRON

Magic Mixies includes a cauldron, a magic wand, and potion ingredients that kids use in an interactive experience to reveal a surprise magical creature that responds to touch, lights up, and may even grant wishes. Magic Mixies includes a cauldron, a magic wand, and potion ingredients that kids use in an interactive experience to reveal…

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  • MSRP:
  • $69.99; $99.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

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GUMBALL MACHINE MAKER

Kids learn physics concepts as they build their own gumball machine and watch the gumball perform stunts and tricks through trial-and-error experiments. Each segment of the track teaches a different lesson in mechanical physics. Kids learn physics concepts as they build their own gumball machine and watch the gumball perform stunts and tricks through trial-and-error…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.95; $67.50 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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RAINBOW FRACTION MEASURING CUPS

Kids can study volume fractions through this visual approach. Rainbow Fraction Measuring Cups provide a unique 3D representation that helps connect volume and fractions. Children see and experience measuring, comparing volumes and capacity and learning fractional relationships through transparent, color-coded cups matching the Rainbow Fraction teaching system. Includes a set of nine measuring cups, one…

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  • MSRP:
  • $21.99 each (set of 9)
  • Age:
  • 8+

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DISNEY DOORABLES MULTI PEEK SERIES 6

Kids can collect 45 1.5-inch figures in packages that each include five, six, or seven characters. Series 6 features characters from Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon, The Little Mermaid, Alice in Wonderland, and more. Kids can collect 45 1.5-inch figures in packages that each include five, six, or seven characters. Series 6 features characters…

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  • MSRP:
  • $10.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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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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