Toy Insider Senior Editor Maddie Michalik joined Good Day Live on CBS in Tampa to show off some fun new toys to help kids break those quarantine blues. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and don’t forget to join Toy Insider’s #FunAtHomeChallenge.

SMART SKETCHER PROJECTOR

Kids can transform photos taken from their smart devices into a sketch using the free app. Once the projector has filtered and transferred their images to paper using Bluetooth technology, kids can trace their images. The projector also includes pre-loaded micro SD cards filled with step-by-step drawings, letter and number lessons, and more. Kids can…

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  • MSRP:
  • 59.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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LEGO DOTS RAINBOW BRACELET

Kids can create their own bracelet and customize it to suit their outfit or mood. The DIY kit features an adjustable band in sky blue that fits around bigger or smaller wrists and 32 colorful tiles, including special tiles decorated with rainbows and clouds. Kids can create their own bracelet and customize it to suit…

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  • MSRP:
  • $4.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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Y’ART

Kids can create textile art with yarn by threading the Y'Art pen and coloring in the numbered areas of the pre-printed canvases. The yarn clings to the Grip-N-Stick Y'Artboard, and kids can easily lift the yarn and reposition it at any time. Kids can create textile art with yarn by threading the Y'Art pen and…

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  • MSRP:
  • $14.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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PLAYMOBIL MERMAID COVE WITH ILLUMINATED DOME

This mermaid-inspired playset features lots of interactive elements. When kids slide a pearl down the track, the coral dome lights up with magical colors. The mermaids can stand or sit down in their coral home, which is complete with pillows and sea algae columns. The set includes five figures, five collectible pearls, two dolphins, fish,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $64.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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KODAK PUZZLES

Kids can discover beautiful scenery with Kodak Puzzles. With the 1000 Piece Puzzle, kids can experience the rich, true colors. The jigsaw puzzle is made with European blue puzzle board and cut into uniquely shaped pieces for added fun and enjoyment. The 500 Piece Illuminated Jigsaw Puzzle lights up with 20 LEDs.

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  • MSRP:
  • $29.95; $9.97-14.97 CAD
  • Age:
  • 10+

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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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