Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined KING-TV in Seattle to show off the best toys to recreate the experience of summer camp in your own back yard. 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
SUNGEMMERS
Kids can create window art using pre-printed window designs, color guides, sun-catching stickers, and double-sided mounting tape. There are four different kits kids can choose from, each featuring more than 1,000 gemstones.
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S’MORES & MORE CAMPFIRE PLAY SET
Kids can pretend to create a gooey, marshmallow treat by the fire with this 23-piece, pretend play set. The set includes everything little campers need to create their pretend treat, including crackling, fake flames; a four-piece log; play food; and more.
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CRAFT-TASTIC NATURE: MAKE A BUG HOTEL
Kids can easily snap the wooden panels together and personalize their bug hotel with waterproof, hotel-themed stickers. Then, they can fill it with leaves, flowers, and other objects they find in nature. Once their hotel attracts critters, they can use the identification guide to learn about them.
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC HERB GARDEN GROWING KIT
Kids will plant seeds, decorate the flowerpots, and grow their own basil, oregano, and chives. The kit includes soil pods, seeds, paints, brushes, stickers, and more.
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WICKED BIG SPORTS SPIRAL STRIKE
All the fun of bowling, but with a football! Easily grip and rip the included mini football to blast the pins held in place by the collapsible rack systems. Pack it all down into the included cinch sack for play in the park, while tailgating, at the beach, or anywhere! Includes 12 pins, two racks,…
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H2OGO! FUNFINITY SPLASH MEGA WATER PARK
This water park features a climbing wall that leads to an extra-wide platform and two slides with sprayers that each lead into a different pool. Kids can also climb through the secret tunnel that connects the two pools or start a game of basketball with the included ball and basketball hoop. This outdoor inflatable can…
