Whether you’re buying a budget toy or a big-ticket item, there’s something for everyone this holiday season. Toy Insider Senior Editor Jackie Cucco stopped by CT Live in Hartford to show off some of the best toys for shoppers of every budget. 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.

FOODIE SURPRISE

Open the mini mystery food cart and reveal surprise ingredients and supplies to make edible candy, then pack it in the “to go” keychain containers. Available in themes such as sushi, pizza, ice cream, and more.

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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VENDEES

Unwrap the dispenser and open the different pull tabs and compartments to unveil six surprises, including stickers and scrunchies. Then, get creative with DIY activities, from creating custom lip balm to painting ceramic figures. Unwrap the dispenser and open the different pull tabs and compartments to unveil six surprises, including stickers and scrunchies. Then, get…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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CLASSIC PINBALL GAME

Players launch 10 balls one at a time to try and get the high score in this classic, tabletop pinball game. Land balls in the scoring zones to accumulate points. Play solo or go head to head. Players launch 10 balls one at a time to try and get the high score in this classic,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $34.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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DISNEY PRINCESS ARIEL MUSIC & LIGHTS VANITY

When kids open the vanity, Sebastian spins and “Under The Sea” plays. The vanity lights up and includes a Flounder jar, play perfume bottle, tiara, earrings, play curling iron, dinglehopper brush, comb, and more. When kids open the vanity, Sebastian spins and “Under The Sea” plays. The vanity lights up and includes a Flounder jar,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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HEXBUG BATTLEBOTS ARENA PRO

Suit up-your BattleBot for an action-packed match inside this arena, with the DIY / maker-movement modeled after the television's hit series BattleBots. With more than 100 possible configurations, BattleBots fans can experience the excitement that comes with engineering your very own fighting robot. This set includes one arena and two customizable Build Your Own BattleBots.…

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  • MSRP:
  • $99.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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NEWBORN NURSERY BEAUTIFUL BABY

These 19-inch dolls are designed to look and feel like real babies, each featuring a weighted fabric body, molded head and limbs, and wispy hair. The dolls are made from Lee Middleton sculpts, featuring different skin tones, eye colors, and hair colors. These 19-inch dolls are designed to look and feel like real babies, each…

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  • MSRP:
  • $119.95
  • 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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