It’s time for some fun in the sun! Toy Insider Senior Editor Marissa DiBartolo stopped by Fox in San Diego to show off some of the summer’s hottest new toys and games. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for our complete rundown of the best gifts for the season, check out our Spring and Summer gift guide.


LEMONADE STAND PLAY SET (ANTSY PANTS)

  • Reinvent playtime with this Antsy Pants Lemonade Stand Play Set. Great for any young entrepreneur looking to set up shop in the front yard with an ice cold, refreshing pitcher of lemonade.
  • Featuring a fabric awning, counter top, write and erase sign, striped pole sleeves, build book, and all poles and connectors need to complete the build.
  • This play set includes everything you need to build the Lemonade Stand, including Small Build & Play Frame (68 pieces).
  • Easy to build, no tools necessary.
  • Age: 4+
  • MSRP: $49.99
  • Available: antsypants.com

LICK-A-BUBBLE (IMPERIAL TOY)

  • Invented by a pediatrician, allergist/immunologist, and physician scientist, Lick-A-Bubble was created so that kids and adults of all ages can experiment with different beverages to generate SAFE lickable bubbles.
  • Simply add your favorite beverage to the red fill line. Mix gently by swirling the wand in a circular motion for about 10 seconds or gently flipping the bottle back and forth with the cap closed 10 times. Then blow and lick tasty bubbles!
  • From children’s birthday parties, events, and concerts, Lick-A-Bubble is the ultimate experience for kids and adults of all ages!
  • Lick-A-Bubble fans enjoy watching friends and family blowing and trying to lick those bubbles.
  • Tease your taste buds with the most unique experience bubbles have to offer.
  • Available in Two Pack and Four Pack.
  • Age: 5+
  • MSRP: $6.99 for Two Pack, $9.99 for Four Pack
  • Available: imperialtoy.com, Amazon, Target, Walmart, CVS, Rite-Aid, Walgreens, Kmart

BREAKAWAY BALLZ (ALEX BRANDS)

  • “Breakaway” from the ordinary with Breakaway Ballz Series One.  Catch ’em, bounce ’em, break ’em!!  
  • Each ball consists of eight identically sized foam pieces that break apart when thrown against a hard surface, revealing a bouncy ball surprise inside.
  • The identically sized pieces allow you to easily piece them back together.
  • For added play, kids can hide something inside.
  • Collect all six.
  • Age: 5+
  • MSRP: $9.99
  • Available:  Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bloomingdales, Kmart, Kohls, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sears, Target, Walmart

CRAYOLA OUTDOOR CHALK SPIRAL ART KIT (CRAYOLA)

  • The Crayola Outdoor Chalk Spiral Art Kit allows kids to create intricate designs and patterns outside using Outdoor Chalk.
  • The kit helps kids to create complex, spiral designs using a movable orbiter tool and Crayola Chalk, allowing them to layer their designs and colors.
  • Each kit contains six stencil shapes, a spiral art unit and four pieces of colorful chalk to inspire children’s imagination.
  • Ideal for outdoor fun: The Chalk Spiral Art Kit transforms sidewalk art with unique stencils that allow kids to create intricate designs with chalk like never before.
  • Requires no plugs or batteries; kids can simply stack stencils into unit and use the chalk to create line after line of spiral fun.
  • Washable chalk won’t leave permanent marks on surfaces, skin, or clothing and washes away easily with water.
  • Age: 4+
  • MSRP: $9.99
  • Available: Crayola.com, Amazon, Target, Walmart

MORFBOARD SKATE/SCOOT COMBINATION (JAKKS PACIFIC)

  • Morfboard is a new, exciting, and innovative brand.  This high-performance deck and component system transforms in seconds and creates an entirely new play experience.   
  • The Morfboard ecosystem encompasses super simple Lock & Release Technology (LRT): simply drop Xtensions into the board and turn them 90-degrees.  The flex trigger locks in so kids are ready to skate, ride, balance, or bounce.  Morfboard is year-round fun—anywhere, anytime.
  • Includes: A Morfboard, front and rear skate, scoot Xtensions, and scoot T-Bar.
  • Skate Xtensions feature 53mm Urethane wheels, durable cast aluminum trucks, and Performance ABEC 5 skate bearing.
  • Scoot Xtensions feature lean to steer wishbone front truck and rear wheel with inset lever brake.
  • Variable height T-Bar with rubber anti-slip grips.
  • Available in a variety of color options to customize the board.
  • Age: 8+
  • MSRP: $99.99
  • Available: Target, Walmart

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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