Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief  Marissa DiBartolo joined Better Connecticut in New Haven to show off off some of the best new boredom-busting toys of the wintertime. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.  

UP IN & OVER OINKSTER PIG BOUNCER AND BALL PIT

This bouncer/ball pit combo features fun pig graphics that will keep kids entertained for hours! It features mesh sidewalls, so parents will be able to easily keep an eye on the kids as they bounce the day away. Includes 15 play balls. This cute pig bouncer is super simple to inflate, deflate, and store. It's…

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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CREATIVITY FOR KIDS SENSORY BINS

Each uniquely themed sensory bin is a self-contained, hands-on, tactical play experience that helps kids explore, learn, and create while engaging their senses. Themes include Outer Space, Ocean & Sand, Dinosaur Dig, and more. Each uniquely themed sensory bin is a self-contained, hands-on, tactical play experience that helps kids explore, learn, and create while engaging…

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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CREATTO

Kids can design and construct illuminated, 3D creations using flexible, durable, interlocking plastic tiles and a string of LED lights. Each set includes instructions for creating multiple designs, or kids can create their own.

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.95-29.95
  • Age:
  • 6+

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LARGE PRINT TILE LOCK SCRABBLE

Every word counts — and it won't slip away. This large-print version of a household standard is easy to rotate around for each player's turn and the letters lock into place. Every word counts — and it won't slip away. This large-print version of a household standard is easy to rotate around for each player's…

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  • MSRP:
  • $44.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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3DOODLER CREATE+ LEARN FROM HOME PEN SET

With this set, at-home learners can make art, design objects, and build real working models that demonstrate their understanding of STEAM concepts. It includes a 3Doodler Create+ pen, a power source, more than 200 strands of colorful Doodling material, a Doodle Pad, nine challenge cards of varying difficulty level, and an easy-to-clean carrying pouch.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $99.99
  • Age:
  • 14+

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DE.BORED PUZZLES

This new line of puzzles is designed to help teens and adults de-stress and solve boredom through colorful, strategic, and repeat puzzle play. The puzzles range from 500-1,000 pieces and there are four different puzzles available featuring modern, trendy designs and bold color palettes.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99-19.99
  • Age:
  • 12+

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About the author

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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