Toy Insider Senior Editor Madeleine Buckley joined Fox 61 in Connecticut to show off the best new educational toys ahead of back-to-school season. 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
SOLAR SYSTEM PUZZLE GLOBE
Match planets to their names on this rotating puzzle that features self-correcting pieces with unique shapes to help kids place them correctly. The globe also comes with an astronaut figure and a spaceship accessory.
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STEM BUILDER 19 PC SET
Kids can kick start their Magformers collection with seven geometric shapes: eight equilateral triangles, one square, one inner circle square, two circles, one logo square, two isosceles right triangle, and four mini rectangles.
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MAGIC ADVENTURES MICROSCOPE
Kids can zoom in on eight double-sided smart slides that activate BBC videos and images, or use the reusable slides and the sample tray to collect their own discoveries. The microscope also has games and quizzes.
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SCATTERGORIES STACKAGORIES
In this new twist on the iconic game, each player controls their own set of colored stacking pieces, and whoever has their piece on the top of the stack scores for that card. As players stack higher, they score more points.
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ULTRA BIONIC BLASTER
Future engineers will construct an air-powered robotic glove that launches safe, foam darts. As they assemble the blaster from more than 100 pieces, kids will learn about how pressurized air can move objects.
