Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Marissa Silva joined FOX Weather to show off some of the best toys for the young scientists on your holiday shopping list. 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.


STORM WATCHER WEATHER LAB

Kids can channel their inner weatherman with the Storm Watcher Weather Lab! This weather lab base lets kids conduct experiments involving wind speed, wind direction, temperature, rainfall, the water cycle, evaporation, the greenhouse effect, acid rain, and more. Includes 18 wild, wet, and windy experiments. Features a 32 page book that gives kids a thorough…

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  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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CRAYOLA PAPER BUTTERFLIES SCIENCE KIT

Create paper butterflies while learning about capillary action. Kids can watch as the colorful inks are absorbed into the wings. This kit features step-by-step instructions and enough materials to make 12 wicking paper butterflies. Create paper butterflies while learning about capillary action. Kids can watch as the colorful inks are absorbed into the wings. This…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99; $24.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 7+

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SNAP CIRCUITS – DISCOVER CODING

Learn to Code with Snap Circuits! Kids build their project, download the Snap Circuits App, and control it by using a smartphone or tablet. A great introduction to coding, using easy graphical coding, or more advanced BLOCKLY coding. Code patterns of lights, sounds, and moving parts. Features more than 30 Snap Circuits parts, including the…

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  • MSRP:
  • $84.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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TONIES BLOCKS: MARINE LIFE SET

NOTE: This product was recalled on March 17, 2022. Click here for more information. Inspire curiosity in a whole new way! Become an expert on marine life with Tonies blocks. Go under the sea with Sea Legacy co-founder and marine biologist Cristina Mittermeier to explore and learn more about some of kids' favorite marine animals:…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • 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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