Toy Insider Senior Editor Maddie Michalik joined KATU in Portland to show off the best toys for kids stuck home on a sick day. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.
FANTASY LAND 126 PC SET
This 126-piece magnetic set includes nine different geometric magnetic shapes that kids can connect to build a toy shop, a hot dog stand, and carnival rides. Kids can add the included Magbuddies characters to the rides.
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BIG BRAIN ACADEMY BRAIN VS BRAIN
This new installment in the Big Brain Academy series is packed with a medley of mind-melting puzzles. Kids can go head to head with family or friends to prove who has the biggest brain. Battle with up to four players in quick, brain-bending activities. Each player can set their own difficulty in multiplayer so that…
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START+ ESSENTIALS PEN SET
3Doodler Start+ combines art and design with technology in a fun and creative way. This set includes a wireless 3D Pen, safe and environmentally friendly filament, and an activity booklet with 10 hands-on projects. Learn the basics of engineering and tech literacy with this unique, creative activity. Kids can gather inspiration from hundreds of stencils,…
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COLOR-IN PUZZLES, TWO PACK
Two color-in puzzles are included in every box in mermaid and unicorn designs! Kids use the 10 markers to color them, and then break them apart and complete the puzzles! Combines the creativity of arts and crafts with the fun of puzzles. Includes two puzzles, each with 48 pieces (12 inches by 8.75 inches), 10…
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JIXELZ CREATOR
Kids can use the included book of 40 design templates to make animals, objects, and more with 3,000 precision-cut micro jigsaw pieces in 20 colors. Plus, kids can draw their own designs with the pre-jixelated graph paper. Kids can use the included book of 40 design templates to make animals, objects, and more with 3,000…
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EXIT: THE GAME
This party game brings home the fun of the escape the room trend. Players must solve a series of riddles and puzzles that are unique to the different versions of the game, including Abandoned Cabin, Secret Lab, and Pharaoh's Tomb.