Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief  Marissa DiBartolo joined River City Live in Jacksonville to show off some hot new toys for all the kids on your holiday shopping list. 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.

LULLABRITES

These soft plush play lullabies — including “Brahms Lullaby,” “Hush Little Baby,” and “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star” — and display color-changing lights to help kids fall asleep.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.81
  • Age:
  • 0+

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LOVE, DIANA MYSTERY SHOPPER

Diana has been shopping and it's time to glam up! Kids can open the shopping bag to find a whole salon inside. The playset includes 15 surprises inside, including a colorful handle which turns into a bracelet. Based on the popular YouTuber Diana (“Kids Diana Show” and “Love, Diana”)

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.94
  • Age:
  • 3+

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KIDIZOOM CREATOR CAM

This kid-friendly camera features more than 20 animated backgrounds that set the stage for creative videos. It also includes on-screen editing capabilities and comes with a green screen and a tabletop tripod/selfie stick. This kid-friendly camera features more than 20 animated backgrounds that set the stage for creative videos. It also includes on-screen editing capabilities…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $59.99; $79.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

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NO STRESS CHESS

Unlike any other Chess teacher, No Stress Chess teaches kids how to play using illustrated cards and an illustrated 2-sided board. Just flip the board to play regular chess. Contains a 2-sided chess board, a set of 32 chess pieces (ivory & black), 56 action cards, a card tray, and instructions.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $17.95
  • Age:
  • 7+

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K’NEX ARCHITECTURE

Kids can discover their inner architect by snapping together rods and connectors to build designs including the Golden Gate Bridge, the Eiffel Tower, and the London Eye. Each set comes with historical information about the landmark and detailed easy-to-follow, step-by-step building instructions. Kids can discover their inner architect by snapping together rods and connectors to…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99-$59.99
  • Age:
  • 9+

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About the author

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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