Toy Insider Senior Editor Madeleine Buckley joined Good Morning Arizona to show off the best toys to help kids deal with difficult emotions during these trying times. 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.  

VIBE GIRLS

There are six 8-inch Vibe Girls for kids to collect, each representing a different vibe, such as happy, art, kindness, and nature. Each doll comes with five accessories and a diary that has 50 stickers featuring positive messages. There are six 8-inch Vibe Girls for kids to collect, each representing a different vibe, such as…

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.97
  • Age:
  • 6+

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NICKELODEON CRA-Z-SAND BUCKET

This moldable compound features the texture and granular pouring action of sand. Kids can stretch, mold, slice, and watch it flow through their hands. This moldable compound features the texture and granular pouring action of sand. Kids can stretch, mold, slice, and watch it flow through their hands.

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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SENSORY FX DICE

It's oddly satisfying! Create unique, soothing sounds and effects with the Sensory FX ASMR Dice. Kids will love turning, pushing, clicking, spinning, suctioning, and brushing each dice to create a one of a kind ASMR experience, featuring unique sounds, textures, and movements. With four sensory dice sets to collect, these fun on-the-go fidget toys are…

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  • MSRP:
  • $4.97
  • Age:
  • 4+

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PAWZ, THE CALMING PUP

Pawz encourages kids to bring awareness to their thoughts and feelings with auto-adjusting lights and three guided breathing patterns: square breath, four-by-four breath, and laddered breath. It also doubles as a night light. Pawz encourages kids to bring awareness to their thoughts and feelings with auto-adjusting lights and three guided breathing patterns: square breath, four-by-four…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • 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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