Hottest Holiday Toys of 2023 with The Pop Insider
Deborah Stallings Stumm, media correspondent for The Pop Insider, joins the Daily Mix to go over the hottest new toys of the 2023 holiday season! For more information visit thepopinsider.com
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00:00 Finding the perfect gift for the kids can be hard when trends are changing left and right.
00:06 Well Brad talked with toy expert Debra Stallings to get the deets.
00:09 Good morning Debra, how are you doing?
00:13 I am fantastic Brad, thanks for having me.
00:16 Well I'll tell you I'm so happy that my kids are a little older and I don't have to worry about stressing with finding the new hot toys out there and that's where you come in to help out, right?
00:26 Absolutely, we've got you covered today so no need to worry if you're looking to gift for the younger kids in your life for sure.
00:32 I like it. Okay, let's start with LeapFrog has something new for kids.
00:35 Yes, let me show you this. So we all love LeapFrog for their great educational toys, right?
00:41 And now even more to love, this is the Touch and Learn Wooden Activity Cube.
00:47 Every side of the cube has activities, you've got gears, you've got fine motor skills, you've got some great wooden blocks here that turn with numbers and counting.
00:56 And of course, always good when you've got shape sorters as well, you can stick those in the back of the cube.
01:02 So this one's going to be really fun for the little ones ages 6 months and up.
01:06 Wow, very cute there. Alright, let's go to the next cute little guy right there.
01:11 And I'm in red too, just like Elmo. This is awesome.
01:14 You match, you match. And are you ready to play, Brad? Are you ready to sing? Are you ready to dance?
01:20 I'm going to move some of this out of the way because Elmo is going to need some space here, alright?
01:25 This is the Sesame Street Elmo Slide. Let's get Elmo ready.
01:31 Put your arms out, Brad. Get your arms out. He's going to teach the kids how to sing, how to dance.
01:36 Ready? Here he goes.
01:41 And I guarantee this song is going to be in your head for the rest of the week.
01:45 He also has other modes where it says Elmo Says so that kids can learn to duplicate and use their listening skills.
01:53 Okay, what have you got next for us?
01:54 Okay, we're going from cute and cuddly to beast mode here, Brad.
01:58 So get ready. Hold onto your hat. We've got lights, we've got sounds, we've got misfits starting to come.
02:05 So this is from Moose Toys and kids are going to create their own beast.
02:09 So check this out. All of a sudden you see the mist coming out, right?
02:13 You're going to put your fingerprint here to let them know it's you.
02:17 And then of course we need to press the emergency control. Let's see what happens here.
02:22 We've already put our ingredients in. See all the goo is draining. Oh my gosh, what's going to happen?
02:29 You are going to get one of two beasts once this is done.
02:35 Let's see if we can open it up and see. So you never know which beast you are going to get.
02:41 Let's crack him open. You've got all these cool ingredients that you can put in to customize your beast.
02:47 Check it out. Check it out. So you're going to get one of two awesome shark beasts.
02:53 And when you take it, you can take him out and play as well. And he's got his own lights and sounds.
02:59 Okay, this is a classic that's coming back. It's the Furby.
03:04 Oh yes, you know, you know, love, you love Furby from before. This Furby is even better.
03:10 First of all, you can get adorable coral or also the lavender here.
03:15 You can press here and we're going to say, "Hey Furby, dance party."
03:22 So Furby is going to dance. There are five different commands that you can do.
03:26 You can touch their head to progress to the next song.
03:29 So you can talk to him. You can have so much fun. And you can also decorate with all these cute, adorable charms.
03:35 And this one, wait, the parents are going to love this. There's actually an off button this time.
03:40 If you remember the Furbies before, there was no off. You can actually put Furby to sleep.
03:44 Quickly, our last two. What do you have for us?
03:46 Yes. Okay. So we have got, you know, family game night is great fun. Squishmallows are all the rage still.
03:53 So this is take four, Squishmallows edition.
03:56 So you can have a great family game night. The object of the game is so simple.
03:59 You want to collect four of the same squad and you get this limited edition Benny plush that you can only get in the game.
04:07 And this is from Relatable. They're the folks that make What Do You Meme?
04:10 So you know they're going to make an awesome game. So this is a definite must have this holiday too.
04:15 And then the last one.
04:17 The last one. We all know virtual pets, but have you ever seen a virtual pet that you can actually touch?
04:23 This is Bitsy from Spin Master. You can actually touch your virtual pet here.
04:30 There are 15 different to collect. You're going to nurture them, feed them, attend to every need that they have and grow from a puppy to a super Bitsy.
04:39 They're so cute. So fun.
04:41 This is awesome to help us relieve some of the stress of shopping for the kids.
04:45 So where can we find more information?
04:47 Yes, the toyinsider.com. We've got some great holiday gift guides that have great presents and gifts for every kid in your life at every age and every price point.
04:58 That's great. Deborah, thank you very much for joining us.
05:01 Thanks so much for having me, Brad.
05:03 You're welcome.
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