Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined PIX 11 in New York to talk about educational toys that are so much fun, kids won’t realize they’re also learning too. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for a rundown of the best toys, games, and gifts of the season, check out our complete Toy Insider Spring & Summer Gift Guide.
B. TOYS LOOK & SHINE LIGHT BOX PLAYSET
Kids can use this lightbox to explore shapes, numbers, and colors or trace along the included transparency sheets. It features two brightness settings and five different light colors.
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- MSRP:
- $29.99
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CHOMPSAW
This kid-safe power tool makes cutting cardboard easy. Kids can use it to transform the cardboard into forts, DIY costumes, educational dioramas, and other creative projects.
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- MSRP:
- $249
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KIDS’ TELESCOPE & ASTRONOMY KIT
Whether you’re looking at the stars or soaking up the wonders in your backyard, this high-quality refractor telescope will inspire you to make observations, ask questions, and experience the marvels of both the celestial and terrestrial worlds with your very own eyes! The telescope’s 25x and 50x magnification powers allow you to examine the Moon’s…
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- MSRP:
- $49.95
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BILL NYE’S ROCKET LAB VR
This kit contains nine VR experiences, 23 experiment pieces, and a 40-page educational book. With the VR headset and included app, kids can witness a real rocket launch, explore the International Space Station, return to Earth in the Orion Capsule, and more.
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- MSRP:
- $49.99
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MONOPOLY SCRABBLE
This game combines elements of the Monopoly game with the crossword-building play of Scrabble. In place of rolling dice to move around the board, players build words and move ahead by their score. Features custom Community Chest and Chance cards.
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- MSRP:
- $34.95
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MY ROBOTIC PET: CODING CHAMELEON
Tweens can build their own robotic reptile that responds to gestures, changes colors, fires, and retracts its tongue.
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- MSRP:
- $54.95
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Author: 360 Technology Group
