Deborah Stallings Stumm, Media Correspondent for the Toy Insider, joins the Daily Mix to discuss some of the hottest new toys on the market this holiday season. For more information visit thetoyinsider.com
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00:00 Finding the perfect gift for the kids can be hard when trends are changing left and right.
00:07 Well, Brad talked with toy expert Debra Stallings to get the deets on the right gift for kids of all ages.
00:14 Debra, how are you doing this morning?
00:18 I am fantastic, Brad. Thanks for having me.
00:21 OK, let's talk, of course, toys that are going to keep our kids engaged and having fun.
00:28 So where do we start?
00:30 Yes. OK, so we're going to start with the little ones here.
00:33 So this is the Baby Fuerte Stack and Count Kettlebell.
00:38 OK, so this is a collaboration between Tomi and Robin Arsane, who is the VP at Peloton and head instructor.
00:48 So she obviously has a love of movement and she's very passionate about teaching little ones to also have a love of movement.
00:54 So you have this great kettlebell shape, right? Exercise inspired.
00:58 I'm sure you have done a couple of kettlebells in your life.
01:01 I have certainly. But you've got this great rattle on the top.
01:04 You can twist it off and then it becomes a stacking toy as well.
01:09 And I don't know if you can see it from your end, but we've got numbers on one side and then it actually teaches Spanish, too.
01:16 So uno, dos, tres. So you've got some bilingual skills going on, too.
01:20 So this one's really cute and fun and part of the whole Baby Fuerte line.
01:24 All right. What do you got next for us? OK, so speaking of inspiration, we need these kids to be inspired to learn.
01:30 Right, Brad? So this is so much fun. They're not even going to know they're learning.
01:34 This is from Fat Brain Toys. This is the Pretendable School Desk.
01:38 So there is so much to this. So there are 130 pieces in this desk.
01:43 But don't worry. Don't fret if you're a parent. This stores everything.
01:46 So no mess. You've got this beautiful chalkboard on the top.
01:50 When you open it up, you've got a whiteboard that has magnets so you can put all of your different letters.
01:56 And you've got all sorts of different activities and flashcards, everything from learning the time to learning how to write your letters, geography, you name it.
02:05 It's in here and it's only it's under 40 bucks. So you get a ton for your money with this with the Pretendable School Desk.
02:12 I like you said the kids will, you know, they're learning. So it's pretty exactly.
02:16 I got that impression for our next one. It's like. Oh, exactly.
02:24 You're hired. You're hired. Maybe you could be in the next movie. I don't know.
02:28 Yes, it's Ariel. We all know and love Ariel. She's one of the most popular Disney characters.
02:34 And she this is from Jack specific. This is the undersea exploring Ariel.
02:39 So first of all, you can play with her both in or out of the water.
02:43 So little kids are going to love that. They can actually take her swimming with them.
02:46 She talks to them and she will sing. The little girls are going to absolutely little girls, little boys.
02:52 All the fans are absolutely going to love Ariel here. I like it. We'll see if we can get her to stop singing here.
02:58 Yeah. Bye, Ariel. OK. This is probably a parent's dream right now for this next one,
03:06 because I always wanted to bring the light bright to my kids.
03:10 But my parents were so mad because there was pieces everywhere.
03:14 They stepped on them and everything. So this is the future of light bright.
03:19 It is. So this is. Yes, exactly. So this one, look at this beautiful, colorful screen, first of all.
03:25 But you're right about the pig. So, of course, you've still got the classic light, right?
03:29 But let's say you're going on a road trip or on an airplane or you just don't want the kids to make a mess.
03:34 This is perfect. So you're pressing these little buttons and you can determine which color you want them to be.
03:39 And you can create your own beautiful designs. I've actually saved a couple in here to show you.
03:45 So you can press the button and you can actually save. Let's see. Oh, I got a happy face here.
03:50 I think I made a little heart, too. Oh, it's always good to have love.
03:54 We love you guys for having us on. No, this is so much fun. And like you said, no mess.
03:59 You can take it on the go. And this is under 20 bucks. So quite the deal.
04:03 Light, bright touch from basic fun. The kids are really going to like this one.
04:07 There you go. All right. Last two. What do you have for us? Last two.
04:10 OK, first of all, two super popular things. Blind unboxing and mini everything mini.
04:17 So this is from MGA. This is the mini verse. This is the make it mini lifestyle.
04:23 So there are 12 different ones to collect. These are so adorable. They're little DIY mini crafts.
04:29 The one that I got was make your own lavender candle. Look how teeny tiny these little candles are.
04:34 And they actually smell like lavender. And it's quite genius. The case actually transforms into a display case as well.
04:41 But they have everything from little succulents, little fishbowls.
04:44 It is adorable. And the kids are going to want to display these in their room for sure once they've collected them.
04:51 So our last one is, of course, trucks. Oh, yeah. So we go from cute and collectible to slam and wreck and slam crusher.
05:00 This is from Mattel. This is WWE. So once you have your WWE characters, of course, they need an environment and they need things to slam.
05:08 So every single one of these tires all come off that you can throw at your different characters, eight different pieces that come off.
05:15 And they're going to really enjoy this one and have tons of action and tons of fun with this one from Mattel.
05:20 Oh, my goodness. I just can't get over that light bright, of course, changing there. That's just amazing.
05:25 It's so cute, right? It is. Deborah, where can we find more information about everything?
05:30 Absolutely. The toy insider dot com. We have all of these great gifts in our gift guides, as well as many, many more ideas as well by kids ages and by price points as well.
05:41 Deborah, thanks for joining us this morning. Thanks for having me, Brad. Happy holidays.
05:45 Happy holidays.
05:47 And I'm going to be back in a minute.
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