Business View Magazine - November 2016

Business View Magazine - November 2016 23 out by Christmas. The Toy Insider team of experts reviews toys 365 days a year. When evaluating toys, the team con- siders play value, originality, skill building, product integrity and, of course, fun factor. “At The Toy In- sider, we know play, and the toys in our holiday gift guide will have kids laughing, learning, and playing in meaningful ways,” says Laurie Schacht, co-publisher and Chief Toy Officer. “Playtime is all about bring- ing the whole family together, and whether it’s an engaging new board game, an interactive play set, or an adorable tech pet, the toys on our list will get everyone having fun all season long and well into 2017.” The Toy Insider’s Hot 20 0-2 years • Laugh & Learn Crawl-Around Learning Center (Fisher-Price) • Go! Go! Smart Friends Enchanted Princess Palace (VTech) 3-5 years • Disney Frozen Northern Lights Elsa (JAKKS Pacific) • Disney My Time Singing Elena of Avalor (Hasbro) • FurReal Friends Torch My Blazin’ Dragon (Hasbro) • Lion Guard Training Lair Playset (Just Play) • PAW Patrol Monkey Temple (Spin Master) • PJ Masks Headquarters Playset (Just Play) • Pokémon My Friend Pikachu (TOMY) • Talk-to-Me Mikey (Playmates Toys) 6-8 years • Animal Jam—Club Geoz Dance Party Playset (Jaz- wares) • Hatchimals (Spin Master) • Hot Wheels AI (Mattel) • Shopkins Happy Places Happy Home (Moose Toys) • Snuggles, My Dream Puppy (Moose Toys) • Skylanders Imaginators (Activision) 9+ • LEGO Star Wars Resistance X-Wing Fighter (The LEGO Group) • Nintendo MarioKart 8 Quadcopter (Carrera of America) • Pokémon Sun & Pokémon Moon (Nintendo) • Speak Out (Hasbro) The Toy Insider’s Top Tech 12 • Air Hogs Helix Sentinel Drone (Spin Master) • Barbie Hello Dreamhouse (Mattel) • BOSEbuild Speaker Cube (Bose) • CHiP (WowWee) • CodeGamer (Thames & Kosmos) • Kurio Watch (KD Interactive) • LUMI (WowWee) • Mebo (Skyrocket Toys) • Meccano Meccasaur (Spin Master) • Sky Rover Voice Command Drone (Auldey Toys North America) • Sky Viper Hover Racer (Skyrocket Toys) • Zoomer Chimp (Spin Master) The Toy Insider’s STEM 10 • 3Doodler Start Essentials Pen Set (WobbleWorks) • Barbie STEM Kit (Thames & Kosmos) • Bloxels (Mattel) • Code & Go Robot Mouse Coding Activity Set (Learning Resources) • Geckobot (Thames & Kosmos) • Mighty Makers Director’s Cut Building Set (K’NEX) • Project MC2 We Heart Chemistry Kit (ALEX Brands) • Roominate Cotton Candy Carnival (PlayMonster) • Think & Learn Code-A-Pillar (Fisher-Price) • VEX Robotics Zip Flyer (HEXBUG)