Toy Insider Senior Editor Madeleine Buckley joined Fox 61 in Connecticut to show off some hot new toys that are tons of fun with zero screen time. 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 spring and summer, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Spring and Summer Gift Guide


NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ROCK AND FOSSIL ACTIVITY SET

The National Geographic Ultimate Rock, Mineral and Fossil Kit is an incredible collection of natural wonders from all over the world! Kids can keep all of their samples safe in the storage bag and showcase their favorite specimens in the included display box. A learning guide and identification sheet are also included so kids can…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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BUGZZLE

Pick one o f the 40 challenge cards and then arrange, flip, and perfectly position the semi-circular puzzle pieces into the bug-shaped tray to match the picture. Helps with early fractions!

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.95
  • Age:
  • 3+

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SENTENCE BUILDING DOMINOES

The Sentence Building Dominoes provides visual and tactile learning for sentence building practice! Kids can make hundreds of sentences with these dominoes featuring nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and punctuation marks. Includes 114 double-sided, color-coded dominoes (228 words and punctuation marks). The Sentence Building Dominoes provides visual and tactile learning for sentence building…

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  • MSRP:
  • $26.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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SLAM WORDS

In this game, players shake the cup and slam it shut to reveal three letters, then quickly find a word that uses the three letters. Pass the cup to the next player who has to find a new word or they are out.

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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K’NEX EDUCATION STEM EXPLORATIONS: LEVERS & PULLEYS BUILDING SET

Explore STEM concepts while building lever and pulley models! Using the materials included in this set, kids will be engaged and energized as they further their knowledge and understanding of science, technology, engineering, and math concepts. The set includes more than 130 parts for a single kid or team of two kids to build three…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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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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