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…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $4.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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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.This 7-inch version of Ricky Zoom features eight character catchphrases and engine noises, a light-up rescue visor, and an articulated…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.97; $19.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 3+

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GHOST CASTLE

In this modern take on the original 1985 board game, players must avoid traps, including balls that roll down the stairs and shoot out of the bookcase, hidden trap doors, falling axes, and moving picture frames. The game includes 8 characters to play as and a glow-in-the-dark ghost that triggers the traps.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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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.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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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.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • 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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