Do you have kids of different ages on your holiday shopping list? Toy Insider Associate Editor Maddie Michalik stopped by Fox 19 in Cincinnati to show off some great toys for kids of all ages. 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.
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
HARRY POTTER WIZARD TRAINING WANDS (JAKKS PACIFIC)
- Kids can now train like a wizard with the Harry Potter Wizard Training Wands.
- There are 11 different spells for kids to learn and master using the included spell training guide.
- The wand recognizes movement to know when kids have cast their spells. The wand provides sound feedback that the spells have been cast correctly.
- Each wand includes five modes of play: two modes of standalone play and three modes to play with a friend. The light-up button allows them to select which mode to play.
- The assortment includes Harry Potter’s wand, Albus Dumbledore’s wand (i.e. The Elder Wand), and Lord Voldemort’s wand.
- Ages: 8+
- MSRP: $24.99
- Available: Amazon, Target, Walmart
PLAYMOBIL MAGICAL FAIRY FOREST (PLAYMOBIL)
- Enchantment awaits at the Magical Fairy Forest. With a magnificent throne fit for a fairy queen, a treasure chest filled with precious jewels, and a large cauldron for the preparation of magical potions, there is so much fun to be had with the fairies.
- Fly to the tops of the trees where you can sit and play guitar or take a turn at swinging on the tree swing.
- There are multiple caves that can be used to hide your treasure or to offer shelter to the animals. When it gets dark, watch as the flower lanterns glow in the dark.
- Set includes three fairy figures, two unicorns, cauldron, lanterns, musical instruments, magical forest landscape, flowers, vines, butterflies, jewels, and many other accessories.
- Ages: 4+
- MSRP: $54.99
- Available: Amazon, Playmobil.us
PIKMO POPS FLIPMIS SUPER FLIP (MOOSE TOYS)
- Pikmi Pops FlipMis are the newest way to enjoy sweet scented plush.
- The Pikmi Super Flip is packaged in a giant cotton candy type package, and it includes a jumbo reversible plush and 1-2 medium exclusive reversible scented plush!
- The Super Flip also comes with 8 different fun surprises like badges, gel pens, stickers, charms and more.
- Ages: 4+
- MSRP: $44.99
- Available: Amazon, Walmart
PJ MASKS SUPER MOON ADVENTURE HQ ROCKET (JUST PLAY)
- The brave PJ Masks heroes are blasting off on an awesome adventure to the moon!
- This rocket features a special design inspired by the show, as well as exciting lights and sounds.
- Push the button to release the ramp and watch Gekko launch out on his space rover.
- The cockpit can fit up to three PJ Masks figures inside for even more imaginative hero play.
- When the PJ Masks are ready for take-off, kids can fold up the legs and ramp and use the built-in handle to fly the HQ Rocket around.
- Ages: 3+
- MSRP: $39.99
- Available: Amazon, Kmart, Target, Walmart
- Encourage a love of reading with the plush Storytime Buddy!
- Choose from five books about Buddy and his friends, Bella, Cooper, Mona, and Pepper, and Buddy will read each one.
- Beginner readers can read along while learning about emotions, shapes, numbers, colors, and opposites. K
- ids can also interact with Buddy by answering reading comprehension questions and singing along to happy learning songs.
- When it’s time for bed, they can snuggle up and drift off to sleep as Buddy quietly reads bedtime stories or plays Brahms’ Lullaby while his tag becomes a color-changing nightlight.
- Ages: 2+
- MSRP: $34.99
- Available: All major retailers
