Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski stopped by The Weather Channel to show off the best toys for the young meteorologist on your holiday shopping list. 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.

SOLAR MECHANICS

Build more than 20 solar-powered models to learn about how solar cells convert energy from sunlight into mechanical energy. Conduct experiments with the solar cell to see how different placement angles, different light levels, different sources of light, and different loads affect its operation. Learn about solar power in a fun, hands-on way! Build more…

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  • MSRP:
  • $35.95
  • Age:
  • 8+

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SMARTLAB TOYS YOU-TRACK-IT WEATHER LAB

Kids will explore the science behind weather using this interactive station! Weather Lab Includes 13 easy-to-assemble parts including a glow-in-the-dark anemometer, a cloud chart, stickers, and a weather tracker to record wind speed, rainfall, and temperature. Track weather patterns with real scientific instruments! Kids will explore the science behind weather using this interactive station! Weather…

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 7+

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DISCOVERY KIDS PHOTO/VIDEO OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CAMERA

Capture and share your adventures! Features weather-proof casing for all your wet adventures. Includes mounts, wrist strap, waterproof housing and micro USB cable to upload your adventures to your computer. Capture and share your adventures! Features weather-proof casing for all your wet adventures. Includes mounts, wrist strap, waterproof housing and micro USB cable to upload…

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  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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WEATHER STATION, SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, AND GASES, VOLCANOES KIT

Become a meteorologist, chemist, and volcanologist all in one set! Mix solids and liquids to create gas, a bouncy ball, and goop.Make a weather station with a barometer, wind vane, rain gauge, and thermometer. Become a meteorologist, chemist, and volcanologist all in one set! Mix solids and liquids to create gas, a bouncy ball, and…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.95
  • Age:
  • 5+

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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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