Toy Insider Parent Charlene DeLoach stopped by Better Western Mass in Springfield to show off the holiday season’s best toys — whether you’re buying on a budget or looking to make a big splash. 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.

CRAYOLA GLITTER DOTS SPARKLE STATION

Squish and roll the Glitter Dots to make custom creations in a less-mess way. They contain a special coating so that all the glitter is contained in the dot and a unique adhesive that sticks to a variety of surfaces. Squish and roll the Glitter Dots to make custom creations in a less-mess way. They…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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COOL MAKER GO GLAM NAIL STAMPER

Style manicures at home with this kit. Paint nails using the included polish, then place nails in the machine to adhere the patterned stamps. Decorates up to 125 nails with five patterns (additional patterns and polish sold separately). Style manicures at home with this kit. Paint nails using the included polish, then place nails in…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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CODING CRITTERS

Interactive pets introduce kids to critical thinking, problem-solving, and other STEM skills through play sets, storybook coding adventures, and two interactive modes. A character-specific, 20-page storybook includes coding challenges. Interactive pets introduce kids to critical thinking, problem-solving, and other STEM skills through play sets, storybook coding adventures, and two interactive modes. A character-specific, 20-page storybook…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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LEGO HIDDEN SIDE PARANORMAL INTERCEPT BUS 3000

Play out your ghost-hunting adventures. Download the Hidden Side app and scan the built play set with a phone to make it come alive. Interacting with the model in real life makes things happen in the app. This powered-up school bus features a pull-out command center and flip-out toy cannons, six minifigures, and more.

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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LARGE HORSE STABLE WITH HOUSE AND STABLE

This tri-level play set adds to the Horse Club collection with realistic house and stable details. The set features moveable stairs, a secret door, animal and human figures, and more. This tri-level play set adds to the Horse Club collection with realistic house and stable details. The set features moveable stairs, a secret door, animal…

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  • MSRP:
  • $129.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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CRAZY CART SHIFT

The all new Crazy Cart Shift delivers the intense fun and excitement of driving and drifting to kids as young as six years old! It features a simplified drift system, a smaller and lighter frame, and a speed control switch that lets you decide the maximum speed for your child – 8 mph in the “HIGH”…

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  • MSRP:
  • $199.99; $289.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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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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