Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined NBC 5 in Dallas to show off the best toys to help kids cope with difficult emotions in 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.  

HOPE, 2021 FREEDOM SERIES HORSE OF THE YEAR

Hope is the limited-edition 2021 Freedom Series Horse of the Year. The bright markings on her coat reveal the message of hope. For each Hope purchased, $1 goes to the nonprofit organization Covenant House. Hope is the limited-edition 2021 Freedom Series Horse of the Year. The bright markings on her coat reveal the message of…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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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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GOT2GLOW FAIRY FINDER

Kids can find more than 30 unique, virtual fairies in each Got2Glow Fairy Finder. Search around the house, outside, in the dark, or even upside down. Trade fairies with friends, feed them, and more. Collect all three jars to discover more than 100 fairies in all. Kids can find more than 30 unique, virtual fairies…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.99; $49.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

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KINDNESS CLUB DELUXE ACTIVITY SET

Each set includes a 14-inch doll dressed for a fun activity with matching accessories, in either a “Great Outdoors” or “Salon Day” theme. These dolls encourage kids to be kind and improve the world. Each set includes a 14-inch doll dressed for a fun activity with matching accessories, in either a “Great Outdoors” or “Salon…

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  • MSRP:
  • $87.95
  • Age:
  • 3+

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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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