Toy Insider Media Correspondent Deborah Stallings Stumm joined Spectrum 1 News in Los Angeles to show off toys that promote diversity, inclusion, and environmental consciousness. 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.
PAWZ, THE CALMING PUP
Pawz encourages kids to bring awareness to their thoughts and feelings with auto-adjusting lights and three guided breathing patterns: square breath, four-by-four breath, and laddered breath. It also doubles as a night light. Pawz encourages kids to bring awareness to their thoughts and feelings with auto-adjusting lights and three guided breathing patterns: square breath, four-by-four…
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MEGA BLOKS GREEN TOWN SORT & RECYCLE SQUAD
Kids can learn more eco-friendly habits like waste sorting and recycling with this new building set. Includes 18 big building blocks and one rolling wheel base. Toddlers can build a rolling recycling truck. Toddlers can then sort the compost, recycling, and garbage, and color match them to their appropriate bins. Kids can mix and match…
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GO TOTS BARNYARD TUMBLE
Toddlers roll, stack, and grasp four double-sided wooden GO Tots friends and make them tumble and twirl in the wooden double-sided barn that features a built-in carrying handle. It includes diverse characters and appealing shapes and textures that encourage connections and exploratory, skill-building play.
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ROCK, MINERAL & FOSSIL ADVENT CALENDAR
The National Geographic Rock, Mineral & Fossil Advent Calendar has new rocks, gems, and fossils for kids to add to their collection each day as the holiday approaches. The fun and excitement culminate on the final day, as kids unearth a shimmering Quartz Point from the included mini dig brick.
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SNAP CIRCUITS GREEN ENERGY
Kids can make their own real-working circuits and learn the basics of electronics and alternative energy with this set. With more than 45 parts and 125 projects to explore, kids will gain knowledge about clean energy concepts, including the science behind electric cars, windmills, and hand-generated power.