Collectible toys are a hot commodity in the toy aisle as well as in the schoolyard. Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht stopped by Fox 4 in Ft. Myers to show off the best collectible toys that kids can trade with one another at school. 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.

LIL’ SHUCKIES GLITZY SEA SHELL SET

This jumbo seashell carrying case has two Lil' Shuckies oyster shells with surprise collectible pearls, magic sand, glitzy slime, and 60 filler pearls inside. Kids can play with the slime and create their own pearl bracelets. This jumbo seashell carrying case has two Lil' Shuckies oyster shells with surprise collectible pearls, magic sand, glitzy slime,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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STICKIES

Kids can squish, squeeze, and shape Sticky the Octopus, Sticky the Shark, Sticky the Axolotl, and Sticky the Pig (each sold separately). Throw the animals at a wall or flat surface to see them splat and stick. Kids can squish, squeeze, and shape Sticky the Octopus, Sticky the Shark, Sticky the Axolotl, and Sticky the…

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  • MSRP:
  • $4.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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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.

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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LUVI PUPS

Kids can stretch and squeeze these collectible, tactile puppies. Each mystery Luvi, including one ultra-rare runt, features six surprise toys. A portion of the proceeds is donated to an organization dedicated to saving dogs from kill shelters. Kids can stretch and squeeze these collectible, tactile puppies. Each mystery Luvi, including one ultra-rare runt, features six…

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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MÜSHMEEZ

These tactile plush are soft, moldable, and stretchable. Available in three sizes, Müshmeez come in bright, fun characters, each filled with unique materials. These tactile plush are soft, moldable, and stretchable. Available in three sizes, Müshmeez come in bright, fun characters, each filled with unique materials.

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  • MSRP:
  • $6.99
  • Age:
  • 7+

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STIKBOT

Shoot stop-motion movies with the StikBot Studios app and StikBot, the easy-to-pose figurine with suction cup hands and feet. Stitch your photos together using the app to make magnificent movie magic.

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  • MSRP:
  • 9.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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LUCKY FORTUNE

Crack open the toy fortune cookie to reveal a surprise charm bracelet and matching paper fortune. Wear your bracelet — and your luck — on your sleeve, and trade to collect all 100 bracelets. Crack open the toy fortune cookie to reveal a surprise charm bracelet and matching paper fortune. Wear your bracelet — and…

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  • MSRP:
  • $3.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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Piñata Fiesta

Kids pull three strings to open different compartments to reveal all the surprises inside the reusable piñata, or pull the middle string to open them all at once. Available in 12 designs in six different themes. Kids pull three strings to open different compartments to reveal all the surprises inside the reusable piñata, or pull…

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  • MSRP:
  • $7.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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5 SURPRISE MINI BRANDS

Kids can unwrap, peel, and reveal these capsules to find five miniature collectibles based on real brands that are found in any grocery store — it's like they've been hit with a shrink ray.

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  • MSRP:
  • $5.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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CRY BABIES MAGIC TEARS

Available in blind bottle houses and dressed in animal onesies, these dolls cry real tears and come with eight accessories and a sticker sheet. There are 12 characters to collect, including one rare character. Available in blind bottle houses and dressed in animal onesies, these dolls cry real tears and come with eight accessories and…

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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CUTETITOS BABITOS SERIES 1 & CUTETITOS SERIES 3

Cutetitos Babitos are 3-inch, burrito blanket-wrapped plush baby animals with a surprise gender reveal. Plus, kids can unbox the full-sized Cutetitos, featuring new fabrics, characters, and personality “hot spots.” Sold separately. Cutetitos Babitos are 3-inch, burrito blanket-wrapped plush baby animals with a surprise gender reveal. Plus, kids can unbox the full-sized Cutetitos, featuring new fabrics,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $7.99-9.99
  • 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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