Toy Insider Parent and Contributing Editor Charlene DeLoach joined Better Western Mass in Springfield to show off the best new toys designed to help kids cope with stress and other tough emotions in these trying times. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.

BIG FEELINGS PINEAPPLE!

A pineapple with a lot of feelings! Kids can explore emotion identification and expressions by playing with this tropical friend's 26 changeable pieces, such as mouths, eyes, eyebrows, and hands. A pineapple with a lot of feelings! Kids can explore emotion identification and expressions by playing with this tropical friend's 26 changeable pieces, such as…

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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MINDFUL MAZE SET

Mindful Maze boards support social-emotional learning (SEL) and mindfulness through a hands-on, easy-to-use tool. Kids develop mindfulness and self-management skills with fun, colorful graphics that encourage them to experiment and find their favorite. Set includes three double-sided breathing boards with indented finger paths that incorporate tactile prompts for inhaling, exhaling and pausing to guide the…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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CATS VS. PICKLES HUGGERS

The plush assortment inspired by the YouTube sensation Cats Vs. Pickles gets even bigger this year with Cats vs. Pickles Huggers. Kids can hug and snuggle with 20-inch plush characters, including Water-Meow-Lon, Kitty Dog, Starla, Pepper, Candi Nana, and a pickle named Big Dill. The plush assortment inspired by the YouTube sensation Cats Vs. Pickles…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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FOR KEEPS

This fashion doll line promotes positive affirmations. Each doll includes interchangeable clothes, accessories, a unique hairstyle, and more. The dolls help inspire meaningful communication through messages of love, acceptance, empowerment, and inclusivity. This fashion doll line promotes positive affirmations. Each doll includes interchangeable clothes, accessories, a unique hairstyle, and more. The dolls help inspire meaningful…

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  • MSRP:
  • $12.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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ORBEEZ COLOR MEEZ

With this kit, kids can color their Orbeez in any way they want! It comes with clear grown Orbeez and three liquid colors so they can create and customize their Orbeez. Choose from red, yellow, or blue and add it to the tube. Watch as they magically transform from clear to colorful! With this kit,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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BLUE’S CLUES & YOU! BEDTIME BLUE

Kids can snuggle up with Blue as they fall asleep. This plush features Blue in her star-patterned pajamas and holding her bedtime lovey Polka Dots. When kids press Blue's paw, Polka Dots glows and plays music. Kids can snuggle up with Blue as they fall asleep. This plush features Blue in her star-patterned pajamas and…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • 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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