Toy Insider Senior Editor Maddie Michalik joined Cincy Lifestyle in Cincinnati to show off hot holiday toys that shoppers on a budget can afford. 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.


LUCKY FORTUNE MAGIC SERIES TWO PACK

Lucky Fortune is bringing more luck and magic into your life with new ways to wear in the all-new Lucky Fortune Magic Series! Each item is full of surprises: color-change elastic bracelets, positive empowering fortunes, scrunchies, stickers, and even a Lucky H20 water bottle with a color-changing sticker. Watch the charms change color in the sun, under water, in the dark, or according to your mood! There are 75 magical elastic bracelets with color change charms to collect! Kids can wear them on their wrist or in their hair.

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  • Ages: 6+
  • Manufacturer: WOWWEE
  • MSRP: $4.99

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RICKY ZOOM LIGHTS & SOUNDS RICKY

This 7-inch version of Ricky Zoom features eight character catchphrases and engine noises, a light-up rescue visor, and an articulated front wheel. The vehicle is free-rolling, but stands steady on two wheels when not in motion.

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  • Ages: 3+
  • Manufacturer: TOMY
  • MSRP: $14.97; $19.99 CAD

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GHOST CASTLE

You are paranormal investigators hired to find out if the legend of the haunted Ghost Castle is true, and you must record anything “strange” going on inside the castle. You’ve woken the mean-spirited ghost of Count Spooksalot from a decade long sleep, and he is determined to get his revenge by trapping you in his castle forever! Not all of you will escape, so you must race each other down the stairs and through the danger-filled rooms to get out of the castle as quickly as possible.

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CUTE GIRLS HAIRSTYLES STYLING HEADS

Learn to create numerous hairstyles at various difficulties with the styling head based on the YouTube channel Cute Girls Hairstyles. Creating unique looks is easy with the high-quality nylon hair and multiple accessories.

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NINJA BOTS

Arm these bots with silly weapons and train them using hand gestures. The bots can face off in 14 battle styles. Set includes two bots, each with more than 100 sounds and movements.

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