You don’t have to break the bank to have a great holiday season. Toy Insider Senior Editor Ali Mierzejewski stopped by Fox in Cleveland to show off some great holiday toys that gift givers of every 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.


CUTETITOS (BASIC FUN)

  • Discover all that’s inside of a Cutetito burrito—unroll to reveal your new soft pet and everything about it!
  • Cutetitos come in 12 possible collectible styles including a variety of puppitos, catitos, slothitos, pigitos, bunnitos, bearitos and monkitos!
  • Each Cutetito has a personality “Hot Spot” that you discover when you unwrap it—it could be mild, medium, hot or super spicy.
  • The pet collector card will tell you everything you need to know about your Cutetito—”Hot Spot”, birthday, species, name and favorite quotito.
  • Packaged in a mystery bag, Cutetitos are 7.5-inch stuffed animals wrapped in a soft, plush burrito blanket that includes a pet collector card.
  • Ages: 6+
  • MSRP: $9.99
  • Available: Amazon

WHAT’S THAT SMELL (WOWWEE)

  • It’s the party game that stinks! What’s That Smell? is the hilariously fragrant new guessing game that will throw your sense of smell into overdrive.
  • Guess the scents correctly to outrank your competition or suffer the stinky consequences of the Whiff of Shame!
  • The game includes 48 Mystery Whiff Cards and four Stank Cards and scent-barrier bags.
  • The winner—aka “Nose-it-All”—gets to pick a player of their choice to suffer the Whiff of Shame: Three Big Whiffs of one of the four outrageously stinky Stank Cards including: Extra Old Toe Cheese, Diaper Blowout, Hot Chunky Vomit, or Smothered in B.O.!
  • For added fun, capture the loser’s recoiling face in super slow motion using the ReekCam available in the free What’s That Smell app!
  • Ages: 14+
  • MSRP: $19.99
  • Available: Amazon, Target

CRAYOLA CRAYON MELTER (CRAYOLA)

  • This new art tool enables kids and DIYers to melt crayons and use wax to create in different ways.
  • In less than a minute, kids can create designs with liquefied crayons on a variety of unique surfaces like wood, glass, and canvas. The possibilities are countless, all using classic crayola crayons.
  • The sleek, compact design is safe, easy to use and has a low-heat tip for worry-free creativity.
  • Ages: 8+
  • MSRP: $24.99
  • Available: Amazon, Target, Walmart, Crayola.com

REALLY RAD ROBOTS MIBRO (MOOSE TOYS)

  • MiBro, is every kids’ robot partner in fun! MiBro’s the robo buddy who’s got your back!
  • Take control of MiBro through his Really Rad Remote.
  • With MiBro, kids can play, prank, spy and command. Kids can also speak through him or put him into stealth mode to be an undercover agent!
  • MiBro is full of smart talking phrases and sounds, and kids can enjoy with his range of awesome.
  • Ages: 4+
  • MSRP: $39.99
  • Available: October

ANTSY PANTS BUILD & PLAY POP STAR STAGE KIT (ANTSY PANTS/BEACH HOUSE GROUP)

  • Get ready to shine like a star with the Antsy Pants Build & Play Pop Star Stage Kit!
  • Featuring glittery purple curtains and a bold blue backdrop, this stage is the perfect spot for budding artists and performers.
  • Whether you’re a singer, dancer, juggler or have a hidden talent, perform center stage with the Pop Star Stage Kit!
  • Over 50 poles and connectors are included, as well as a fabric cover with purple curtains and a blue backdrop.
  • Ages: 4+
  • MSRP: $44.99
  • Available: Target

LASER X FUSION (NSI)

  • Fusion is a modular system that lets you customize your gear to fit your game.
  • The Fusion Set comes with two fusion blasters and accessories that can be used by one person OR shared by two players.
  • It comes with a front vest receiver and a micro receiver that can be worn as an armband or back vest. Separate them for 2 players, or one player can wear both. While the micro receiver is smaller, both receivers are equally as effective. You do not have to hit the receiver precisely to score a hit. The area right around the receiver registers the hit, too.
  • When both vests are worn together, the micro receiver activates a “Blast Blocker” that offers three seconds of “invincibility,” where you can’t get hit. You can use this feature every 10 seconds. To activate, just press your front receiver.
  • Fusion comes with everything you need for short- and long-range play.
  • Ages: 6+
  • MSRP: $79.99 for complete set
  • Available: Target, Meijer, Walmart.com and www.GetLaserX.com

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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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