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As the site’s resident toy expert, I’m the writer behind The Strategist’s “Toy Store” And gifts for all ages — I usually check out the latest and greatest new toys before they hit store shelves. There are dozens of new releases every month, so I’ll be doing a “toy-centric” edition as we head into the holiday season.Don’t dillydally.” Here are the launches that I’m particularly excited about right now; these include the Star Wars marble run, chapter books for the Toniebox audio player, and a spooky new edition of Exploding Kittens.

sequel Moana It’s coming out around Thanksgiving and there are plenty of tie-in dolls, dress-up toys and play sets on the way; Among them there are some that are already extinct American Girl Moana doll. Of all the things still available for purchase, I’m most excited about Mattel’s Moana doll, which sings a quote from the new song “We’re Back”; A LEGO set with everything you need to build Moana’s raft and a transforming island housing the heart of Te Fiti; and the Squishmallow version of chicken friend Heihei.

This new addition to the Exploding Kittens universe features an entirely new deck of cards, including zombie kitten cards that allow previously exploding players to come back to life. But even dead players can continue playing to torment living players from the grave.

Gravitrax, the manufacturer of the complex modular marble series that we have been recommending for years, launched its first licensed toy. Action set modeled after the Battle of Yavin Star WarsIt features a Death Star-shaped baseplate; Marbles with the faces of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Darth Vader printed on them; and X-Wing Fighter and TIE Fighter figures that will be included in the track.

Wondery’s new line of STEM toys is inspired by the popular children’s podcast Wow in the world Created by Strategist-approved toy brand Thames and Kosmos. Each kit explores different scientific concepts such as phosphorescence, geology and physics. In the box, you’ll find both printed instructions and access to step-by-step audio guides recorded by podcast hosts Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas.

Third and final Bratz x Mean Girls The collaboration dolls — a two-pack of Gretchen and Karen — launch this week on Halloween at 11 a.m. Eastern. Each character in the collection comes packaged in a Burn Book-shaped box, along with their casual outfits and sexy Halloween costumes from the movie. Compared to most of the toys I’ve written about, these nostalgic Y2K dolls are aimed more at adult collectors than actual children. Although I’m not a doll collector, if I were to purchase any of these, Mean Girls The Bratz dolls must be this pair because they form the comedic backbone of the original film. Like Regina and Cady before them, they are expected to run out within minutes.

For more nostalgia, Little Tikes has released a series Shattered Rock Storybooks to be used with the very popular Story Dream Machine, a retro-looking projector and audio player. My almost 2 year old His son loves the Story Dream Machine and this has been a good step towards allowing him to watch TV which doesn’t actually count as screen time. I love your weirdness. Shattered Rock characters and can still sing most of the songs theme songSo this is big news for me.

Finally a big launch Toniebox audio player for older children: including chapter books Captain Panties, Ramona Quimby, Big NateAnd Those who question, aka Rosie Revere, Ada Twist and crew. Each set includes four unabridged chapter books that resemble real books rather than toy figures.

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