Hitting the road this summer? Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski stopped by Good Day Baltimore to show off the summer’s top travel 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 spring and summer, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Spring and Summer Gift Guide.
DOLCE MOUSE BACKPACK WITH NECK SUPPORT (MAGFORMERS)
- A toddler’s first backpack with their own beautiful Dolce travel mouse and rabbit toy for them to take on any journey.
- The animals arrive with crinkle ears and tactile fabric for fun on the go.
- Ages: All ages
- MSRP: $39.99
- Available: magformers.com
I SPY TRAVEL CARD GAME (UNIVERSITY GAMES)
- We all know and love the best-selling I SPY books.
- For the first time ever, match I SPY images to the world outside the car with this great summer travel card game.
- Ages: 4+
- MSRP: $6.99
- Available: Barnes & Noble
COLOR WONDER STOW & GO STUDIO (CRAYOLA)
- The redesigned Crayola Stow & Go Studio holds even more mess-free coloring tools than before.
- There’s more storage for markers and space to keep a Color Wonder stamp pad and stamps.
- The set, which is perfect for on-the-go creativity, includes a bigger 30-page Color Wonder refill pad, four mess-free markers, and easy to open clasps.
- Ages: 3+
- MSRP: $9.99
- Available: Target, Walmart, crayola.com
SOFT’N SLO SQUISHIES DESIGNERZ – SEARCH & SQUISH (ORB)
- Discover a hidden world with Soft’n Slo Squishies Designerz — Search & Find.
- These hyper-detailed, slo-rize characters are specially printed with colorful patterns and secret symbols for you to find and reveal.
- Soft’n Slo Squishies are as fun to collect as they are to play with; touch, squeeze and squish your way through the full set.
- Ages: 8+
- MSRP: $14.99
- Available: Michaels, Target, Walmart
FUZZY WUBBLE BABIES (NSI INTERNATIONAL)
- Fuzzy Wubble Babies are mini Fuzzy Wubbles that fit in your hand!
- At just 4 to 4.5 inches high, they’re Wubbles on the inside and super cute stuffed animals on the outside.
- They’re the softest, squishiest, most huggable Wubbles ever!
- They are available in four cuddly characters: Twinkles the Unicorn, Pal the Puppy, Penny the Piglet, and Cuddles the Kitten
- Ages: 4+
- MSRP: $9.99
- Available: Target
POP POPS (YULU)
- Combines the “addiction” of popping bubble wrap, the satisfaction of slime, collectibles, and unboxing!
- More than 60 varieties including rare, super rare, and special editions!
- Pop the bubble, slime oozes out; play with the slime to see which collectible you get!
- Pop Pops come in two varieties – the super cute Pop Pop Pets and super gross Pop Pop Snotz.
- Each 6-pack contains two surprise figures; each 12-pack contains four surprise figures.
- Ages: 4+
- MSRP: 6 Pack MSRP: $4.99 (6-pack); $7.99 (12-pack)
- Available: Target, Walmart
MINI GAMES: MINI CORNHOLE, MINI TETHERBALL, MINI LADDERBALL (BUFFALO GAMES)
- Tabletop, transportable versions of cornhold, tetherball, and ladderball to play anywhere!
- These mini games have the gameplay of the full-sized versions in a smaller package.
- Launch mini beanbags in cornhole, catapult your balls in ladderball, and whack your way to a win in tetherball!
- Ages: 8+
- MSRP: $19.99
- Available: Target
