Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined NBC in Dallas to show off some of the best holiday toys for the next generation of creative kids. 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.

TROLLS WORLD TOUR DJ TROLLEX PARTY MIXER

Sing along or record your voice using the microphone, then choose from several rhythms, musical loops, sound effects, and character phrases to mix your own creations with the volume and tempo sliders, interactive lights, and “drop the beat” button.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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KIDIZOOM CREATOR CAM

This kid-friendly camera features more than 20 animated backgrounds that set the stage for creative videos. It also includes on-screen editing capabilities and comes with a green screen and a tabletop tripod/selfie stick. This kid-friendly camera features more than 20 animated backgrounds that set the stage for creative videos. It also includes on-screen editing capabilities…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $59.99; $79.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

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SOCIAL STUDIO HANDS-FREE VIDEO STATION

Shoot hands-free videos with the help of the adjustable arm that attaches to your phone. Includes trendy backgrounds, useful tools, four compounds, and sparkly mix-ins to create Insta-worthy slime videos. Shoot hands-free videos with the help of the adjustable arm that attaches to your phone. Includes trendy backgrounds, useful tools, four compounds, and sparkly mix-ins…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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RYAN’S WORLD MYSTERY SPY VAULT

Use the key to unlock the vault and discover Ryan's World surprises, including articulated figures, buildable vehicles, and spy gear. Use the bonus key to unbox a working spy watch inside a hidden compartment.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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JIXELZ CREATOR

Kids can use the included book of 40 design templates to make animals, objects, and more with 3,000 precision-cut micro jigsaw pieces in 20 colors. Plus, kids can draw their own designs with the pre-jixelated graph paper. Kids can use the included book of 40 design templates to make animals, objects, and more with 3,000…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.95
  • Age:
  • 6+

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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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