Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined News 12 in Brooklyn to show off some great toys and games for some summer camp fun without having to leave home. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.

SWIPE SHOT

Intense game of trying to knock down cups with the same wrecking ball. Encourages active play, gross motor skills, coordination, strategy, quick thinking, fast reflexes. Try to take control of the chaos and win! Players hold onto either end of cord designed with ball tethered to the middle Intense game of trying to knock down…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.95
  • Age:
  • 6+

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POP AND PASS

With Pop and Pass, kids can grab a launcher and insert the soft foam ball, pull back the handle to load, and launch it into the air while the other player tries to catch it. The functional basket design features an easy auto-reload, and an oddly satisfying “bloop” sound effect accompanies each pop and pass.With…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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CREATIVE ROOTS PAINT YOUR OWN STEPPING STONE

Prepare to have fun with this ready-to-paint 7-inch ceramic stepping stone. Unleash your creativity as you design lovely color patterns and details that express your style and artistic eye. Discover the art of color mixing as you create different hues, vibrant color schemes, and decorative accents. Display your stepping stone on a shelf, in an…

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  • MSRP:
  • $7.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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CRAZY BUNCH O BALLOONS

Each Bunch O Balloons set can fill and seal 100 water balloons in just 60 seconds. This new version features a mix of multicolored balloons for rainbow water balloon fun.Each Bunch O Balloons set can fill and seal 100 water balloons in just 60 seconds. This new version features a mix of multicolored balloons for…

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  • MSRP:
  • $8.49; $12.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 3+

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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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