Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined NBC 5 in Dallas to show off the best holiday toys for big kids, little kids, and everyone in-between. 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.  

DIZZY BEES

Young minds will be abuzz with tactile-learning excitement! The three bees connect magnetically to stack atop the reversible honeycomb base. Spin them, wobble them, and then pull them apart to explore each one. The textured silicone wings fascinate the fingers and soothe sore gums while bright colors and big friendly eyes send the imagination soaring.…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.95
  • Age:
  • 0+

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UP IN & OVER BOUNCEJAM BOUNCER

The Bestway Bouncejam Bouncer is a safe and easy way for kids to enjoy hours of active fun indoors and outdoors. With a thick inflatable base and inflatable sides that completely enclose the bouncer, your children can jump and play in the safety of the BounceJam walls. The fun, bright stripes of colors on the…

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  • MSRP:
  • $50.00
  • Age:
  • 3+

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BARBIE FAST CAST CLINIC PLAYSET

This set includes a Barbie doctor doll and four play areas: a medical station, an exam table, an X-ray machine, and a gift shop. Kids can use the cast-making feature and colored dough to make casts for their dolls. This set includes a Barbie doctor doll and four play areas: a medical station, an exam…

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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ARTIE MAX

Kids can have an immersive STEM experience as they create a variety of designs by plugging in code for Artie Max to draw with three colored pens. It features secure, private WiFi; a light-up mouth; LED eyes; emotive sounds; and edge detection. Kids can have an immersive STEM experience as they create a variety of…

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  • MSRP:
  • $109.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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SUPER MARIO BLOW UP! SHAKY TOWER

In this balancing game, players place the red wrecking ball at the top of the wobbly tower, then roll the die to determine how many Super Mario characters to balance onto open ledges without dropping the ball. In this balancing game, players place the red wrecking ball at the top of the wobbly tower, then…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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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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