Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined Good Morning Connecticut to show off some hot holiday toys that won’t break the bank. 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.


TRASHED

Line up cards numerically, but look out for the Trashed card. Inspired by the classic game Garbage, this reimagined card game includes wild cards and stop cards that change the course of gameplay. Line up cards numerically, but look out for the Trashed card. Inspired by the classic game Garbage, this reimagined card game includes…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $6.95
  • Age:
  • 7+

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PIXTER ELECTRONIC DRAWING COACH

Pixter shows kids how to draw 50 different images step by step. They can move at their own pace or use “auto draw” mode, then press a button to see an animation of the on-screen drawing. Pixter shows kids how to draw 50 different images step by step. They can move at their own pace…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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MAGFORMERS CUBE HOUSE PENGUIN SET

Introduce kids to magnetic construction with the Magformers Cube House Frog Set! This 20-piece set includes new character pieces – a kid in a frog onesie, with a hat that can be swapped for a seal one. The set makes a variety of different mini houses using the magnetic window square, four standard squares, two…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • 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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