Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined Breakfast Television in Canada to show off the best toys that parents and gift givers can spend leftover holiday gift cards on. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.


TONKA MIGHTY MONSTER RC STEEL DUMP TRUCK

Kids can control this four-in-one R/C truck from 100 feet away and perform 360-degree stunts with the push of a button. Plus, they can load objects into the truck bed, dump them off, and clear obstacles with the plow.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $69.99; $129.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

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3DOODLER START+ MAKER BUNDLE

This 3D printing pen engages kids’ imagination with the press of a button! Kids can make 3D figures with this bundle which includes more than 20 design projects, a kid-friendly printing pen, and colorful filaments.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

KODAK PREMIUM PUZZLES 1000-PIECE

Kodak Premium Puzzles feature richer, truer, brighter colors. Mounted on a premium European puzzle board, these puzzles feature 1,000 pieces and are 20 inches by 27 inches when complete. The Kodak 50's Diner Jigsaw Puzzle pays tribute to the classic diner that parents remember. The ?Kodak New Hampshire Jigsaw Puzzle features a photograph taken in…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99 each
  • Age:
  • 8+

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GUMBALL MACHINE MAKER

Kids learn physics concepts as they build their own gumball machine and watch the gumball perform stunts and tricks through trial-and-error experiments. Each segment of the track teaches a different lesson in mechanical physics. Kids learn physics concepts as they build their own gumball machine and watch the gumball perform stunts and tricks through trial-and-error…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.95; $67.50 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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KINETIC SAND SWIRL N’ SURPRISE

Kids can swirl, flow, and stack sand using the included tools to create mesmerizing effects. This kit features a total of 2 pounds of kinetic sand in red, purple, green, and yellow.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.99; $38.92 CAD
  • Age:
  • 3+

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BRAINBOLT GENIUS

Supercharge your memory with the Genius version of the mind-melting light-up game, BrainBolt! Watch carefully as up to 21 lights flash at random, then challenge your brain to repeat the patterns without missing a beat 5 new genius levels, randomized patterns in addition to solo and head-to-head modes make this portable hand-held brain bender the…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $26.99
  • Age:
  • 7+

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OUCH & OOPS PLUSH

These plush pals are a playful way for kids to say they're sorry. Based on the popular psychology theory. Includes two plushies for apologizing and being apologized to. When kids are hurt, hand them "Ouch". When you've hurt them, say sorry by giving them "Oops". Ouch & Oops are a great way to teach kids…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99; $14.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 2+

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SQUISHMALLOWS 16-INCH BUDDY SQUAD

Kids can collect a growing assortment of ultra-soft, 16-inch plush characters, each with its own name and unique personality. Squishmallows have a unique texture and form factor and new characters join the Squad each month.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99; $33.40 CAD
  • Age:
  • 0+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

PAW PATROL RUBBLE 2-IN-1 TRANSFORMING X-TREME TRUCK

Extreme, Big Truck Pup rescue missions call for the Rubble X-Treme Truck! This big rescue truck looks just like the massive construction rescue truck from PAW Patrol: Big Truck Pups. Featuring an epic transformation into two rescue vehicles, this truck is complete with an excavator claw, an extendable crane toy, a giant wrecking ball, and…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.21; $69.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 3+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

90 YEARS OF PLAY

Kids can dive into a history of playful learning with the LEGO Classic 90 Years of Play building set. Featuring a rainbow of colorful LEGO pieces and 15 mini build recreations of popular LEGO sets from across the years. Kids, adults and grandparents can revel in a fun and nostalgic building experience as they recreate…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

TONKA MIGHTY MONSTER RC STEEL DUMP TRUCK

Kids can control this four-in-one R/C truck from 100 feet away and perform 360-degree stunts with the push of a button. Plus, they can load objects into the truck bed, dump them off, and clear obstacles with the plow.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $69.99; $129.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 5+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

3DOODLER START+ MAKER BUNDLE

This 3D printing pen engages kids’ imagination with the press of a button! Kids can make 3D figures with this bundle which includes more than 20 design projects, a kid-friendly printing pen, and colorful filaments.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

KODAK PREMIUM PUZZLES 1000-PIECE

Kodak Premium Puzzles feature richer, truer, brighter colors. Mounted on a premium European puzzle board, these puzzles feature 1,000 pieces and are 20 inches by 27 inches when complete. The Kodak 50's Diner Jigsaw Puzzle pays tribute to the classic diner that parents remember. The ?Kodak New Hampshire Jigsaw Puzzle features a photograph taken in…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $9.99 each
  • Age:
  • 8+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

GUMBALL MACHINE MAKER

Kids learn physics concepts as they build their own gumball machine and watch the gumball perform stunts and tricks through trial-and-error experiments. Each segment of the track teaches a different lesson in mechanical physics. Kids learn physics concepts as they build their own gumball machine and watch the gumball perform stunts and tricks through trial-and-error…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.95; $67.50 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

KINETIC SAND SWIRL N’ SURPRISE

Kids can swirl, flow, and stack sand using the included tools to create mesmerizing effects. This kit features a total of 2 pounds of kinetic sand in red, purple, green, and yellow.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.99; $38.92 CAD
  • Age:
  • 3+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

BRAINBOLT GENIUS

Kids can supercharge their memory with the Genius version of the mind-melting light-up game, BrainBolt! Watch carefully as up to 21 lights flash at random, then kids can challenge their brain to repeat the patterns without missing a beat. Includes five new genius levels, randomized patterns in addition to solo, and head-to-head modes make this…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $26.99; $30.83 CAD
  • Age:
  • 7+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

OUCH & OOPS PLUSH

These plush pals are a playful way for kids to say they're sorry. Based on the popular psychology theory. Includes two plushies for apologizing and being apologized to. When kids are hurt, hand them "Ouch". When you've hurt them, say sorry by giving them "Oops". Ouch & Oops are a great way to teach kids…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99; $14.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 2+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

SQUISHMALLOWS 16-INCH BUDDY SQUAD

Kids can collect a growing assortment of ultra-soft, 16-inch plush characters, each with its own name and unique personality. Squishmallows have a unique texture and form factor and new characters join the Squad each month.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99; $33.40 CAD
  • Age:
  • 0+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

PAW PATROL RUBBLE 2-IN-1 TRANSFORMING X-TREME TRUCK

Extreme, Big Truck Pup rescue missions call for the Rubble X-Treme Truck! This big rescue truck looks just like the massive construction rescue truck from PAW Patrol: Big Truck Pups. Featuring an epic transformation into two rescue vehicles, this truck is complete with an excavator claw, an extendable crane toy, a giant wrecking ball, and…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.21; $69.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 3+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

90 YEARS OF PLAY

Kids can dive into a history of playful learning with the LEGO Classic 90 Years of Play building set. Featuring a rainbow of colorful LEGO pieces and 15 mini build recreations of popular LEGO sets from across the years. Kids, adults and grandparents can revel in a fun and nostalgic building experience as they recreate…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

Buy Now

The Toy Insider participates in affiliate programs that may generate revenue for the site when a purchase is made through the links below.

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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