Waiting until the last minute to get great holiday gifts? Toy Insider Mom Laurie Schacht stopped by ABC in Palm Beach to show off some great toys that you can still find. For more on the products featured in this segment, check out the notes below, and be sure to check out our complete holiday gift guide.


tek-nek-vintageVintage Rocking Horse (Tek Nek Toys)

  • Vintage Rocking Horse is a soft stuffed and made with checkered fabric for a vintage, hand-crafted look.
  • It sits on a beautiful wooden base sings the exclusive “I’m a Little Pony” song when its left ear is squeezed and says 6 fun talking phrases with sound effects when his right ear is squeezed.
  • Other features include leatherette bridle and reins, leatherette high-back saddle, wooden handles, and a twisted yarn mane and tail.  Some assembly required.  Saddle height is 18 inches.  Requires 2 AA batteries included.
  • Available as: Checkers, Creampuff, Checkers, and more.
  • Ages: 3 to 7
  • MSRP: $79.99
  • Available: Amazon, Walmart

peppa-pigs-holiday-plane_jazwares-llc5 Peppa Pig’s Holiday Plane (Jazwares)

  • Flying high, in a plane up above the clouds and rain! Peppa and her family are flying through the sky on their way to a sunny holiday.
  • Pack your suitcases and join Peppa on a vacation adventure.
  • Help Peppa up the stairs and into her seat, or flip down the pilot seat and give Mummy a turn to fly! Place both Peppa and Mummy’s suitcases in the cargo hold below, or press the window to activate sounds and songs, including Peppa’s “Flying High” song!
  • Ages: 3+
  • MSRP: $19.99
  • Available: Amazon, Target, Toys “R” Us, Walmart

未标题-1Hamsters in a House: Ultimate Hamster House (Zuru)

  • Hamsters in a House creates hamster-sized worlds where fun, fuzzy, mini Hamsters buzz, scot, scurry, and zoom.
  • Kids can customize the hamsters’ worlds for endless role-play fun.
  • They can collect all nine adorable hamsters and all the different hamster houses.
  • The Hamster House features all the luxuries for the hamster world, where hamsters can sleep, slide, exercise, and more with 16 interactive sounds to go with it.
  • When kids place hamsters on hot spots throughout the house, fun phrases are activated.
  • Ages: 4+
  • MSRP: $29.99
  • Available at: Toys “R” Us

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Barbie Convertible R/C (Toy State)

  • Take Barbie on the road-trip of her dreams with this realistic steering wheel controller.
  • This simple function R/C convertible fits any Barbie.
  • Features a detailed interior and a joystick remote control with a working steering wheel!
  • Ages: 3+
  • MSRP: $39.99
  • Available: Toys “R” Us exclusive

riding-center-with-rider-horses_schleichRiding Center with Rider, Horses, and Accessories (Schleich)

  • This brand new, colorful playset with rider, horses, and additional accessories is guaranteed to provide hours of fun.
  • The riding school can be quickly and easily transformed into an open riding arena. And just like a real horse farm, it has troughs, saddle and bridle holders, and movable gates and windows.
  • It can also be decorated with stickers and adorable flowers to create a personalized riding school.
  • Ages 5-12
  • MSRP: $99.99

air-marker-sprayer_crayolaCrayola Air Marker Sprayer (Crayola)

  • The Crayola Air Marker Sprayer turns Crayola markers into spray art – just like a real artist’s airbrush!
  • The electric-powered Air Marker Sprayer allows kids to airbrush just like a professional artist, without the mess of paint.
  • The Air Marker Sprayer provides opportunities for continuous creativity as kids can create realistic-looking airbrush art for craft projects, school projects, and more.
  • Kids simply plug in the unit, secure a Crayola broad line marker into the easy twist n’ load nozzle, and then release the trigger to spray.
  • The sprayer works with most Crayola broad line markers, and has a compact, convenient design for everyday use.
  • Ages: 8+
  • MSRP: $29.99
  • Available: Amazon, Target, Toys R Us, 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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