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>> ALL RIGHT. WE ALL KNOW
SPRINGTIME CAN GET A LITTLE
RAINY. IT'S THE THIRD WETTEST
MARCH IN RECORD SINCE 1905. AND
IT'S ALMOST A LITTLE TOO COLD TO
PLAY OUTSIDE, ESPECIALLY TODAY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AND THE KIDS GET
A LITTLE STIR CRAZY.
>> THEY CERTAINLY DO. EXACTLY
>> YOU CAN ONLY GO OUT AND
SPLASH IN SO MANY PUDDLES AND
GET COVERED IN MUD TO THE POINT
WHERE YOUR PARENTS ARE LIKE,
STOP GOING OUTSIDE. IT'S MESSY.
AND THEN THE DOGS, THAT'S A
WHOLE OTHER BALL THING.
>> SO KARA AND I ACTUALLY GOT
SOME NEW IDEAS FROM THE TOY
INSIDER.
INSIDER.
INSIDER. >> SHE STOPPED BY AND
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR CHARLENE
DELOACH WANTED TO SHOW US SOME
CURES FOR THAT CABIN FEVER.
CHECK IT OUT.
>> SHE'S ALSO AN EXPERT IN
TEACHING US HOW TO GET OUR KIDS
TO ACTUALLY PLAY AND LEARN AT
THE SAME TIME, WHICH IS HUGE.
>> IT'S HARD. IT'S REALLY HARD
BETWEEN WINTER AND SPRING, AND
YOU'RE LIKE, EXACTLY. YEAH. SO
THIS ONE, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
MUCH, BUT IT'S A COMPANY CALLED
STAPLES STEIN AND YOU CAN GET A
WHOLE BUNCH AND JUST HAVE ONE
HERE. BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE
THINGS YOU GIVE US YOUR KIDS AND
THEY'RE LIKE, WHAT DO WE DO WITH
IT? AND YOU'RE LIKE, WHAT DO YOU
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DO
WITH IT? SO IT COULD BE LIKE
SOMETHING STEPPING STONES. IT
CAN BE. YOU CAN GET A WHOLE
BUNCH, STEP THEM OUT AND THEN
IT'S LIKE THE FLOOR IS LAVA KIND
OF THNG. IT CAN BE A HAT. SO
THEY'RE GOING TO GO ON AN
EXPEDITION. IT CAN BE THINGS
THAT THEY CAN SCOOP. THEY CAN
SCOOP SNOW WITH THIS. THEY CAN
PUT IT IN A BOWL, ALL OF IT.
RIGHT SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF
WHAT CAN THEIR IMAGINATIONS COME
UP WITH.
UP WITH.
UP WITH. >> AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY STAND ON
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> EXACTLY. RIGHT. YEAH. AND IN
FACT, YOU CAN STACK THEM AND
EVEN SIT ON IT SO IT CAN BE
SOMETHING YOU HAVE IN YOUR
PLAYROOM THAT'S SEATING THAT
TURNS INTO A TOY. IT'S HARD.
>> HEY, I LOVE THIS. INSTEAD OF
PILLOWS. EXACTLY. MY SONS TAKING
ALL THE PILLOWS OUT AND I SWEAR
THEY'RE ALL FLATTENED BECAUSE OF
HOW HE'S USING THEM. SO I HIGHLY
ENDORSE THIS ONE. YEAH, YEAH
YEAH, YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT WAS
LIKE, WAIT TILL THEY GET OLD
ENOUGH AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO
GET A NEW COUCH BECAUSE THEY
JUST NEVER STOPPED PLAYING WITH
THE CUSHIONS, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> WHAT'S FUN ABOUT THIS IS
AGAIN, A ONE YEAR OLD IS GOING
TO PLAY WITH A DIFFERENT THAN AN
EIGHT YEAR OLD. SO SOMETHING'S
GOING TO LAST A LONG, LONG TIME.
LOVE IT. THIS ONE IS KIND OF FUN
TOO. THIS IS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS
EIGHT AND UP WHERE YOU GET TO
MAKE YOUR OWN LIP GLOSS.
>> WHO DOESN'T LOVE BARBIE IS
STILL REALLY HOT RIGHT NOW.
>> YEAH, SO IT'S SUPER FUN. BUT
BASICALLY YOU HAVE THE LITTLE
THING AND YOU PUT ALL THE
DIFFERENT SPRINKLES AND THINGS
LIKE THAT, AND THEN YOU CAN SORT
OF GAMIFY YOUR LIP GLOSS. YOU
CAN MAKE IT YOUR FRIENDS AT A
PARTY OR JUST MAKE IT FOR YOUR
FRIENDS AND BRING IT IN AFTER
BREAK. AND THEN, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S SO COOL.
>> IT'S AN ACTUAL LITTLE MACHINE
THAT PUTS IT IN THERE, AND IT'S
ALL CHEMICAL FREE AND VEGAN
FREE.
FREE.
FREE. >>
FREE. >> I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT
THAT. I WAS WONDERING LIKE, HOW
DO I EXPRESS? I'M LIKE, YEAH,
YEAH, YEAH.
YEAH, YEAH. >> SO THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE I
MEAN, SO MANY LITTLE GIRLS LOVE
BEAUTY. THEY LOVE TO PLAY WITH
ALL OF YOUR MAKEUP, BUT THIS IS
FUN. THEY GET TO ACTUALLY CREATE
SOMETHING. THERE'S A LITTLE
RIGHT LITTLE LEARNING IN THERE
STICKERS TO KIDS.
>> HAVE THEM BRAND IT TO COME UP
WITH A BUSINESS SHOP NAME. MAYBE
THEY CAN COME UP WITH NAMES FOR
EACH LIP GLOSS FLAVORS, YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN? LIKE HAVE THEM KIND
OF GO BEYOND JUST WHAT MAKING IT
AND KIND OF HAVE A LITTLE BE A
LITTLE ENTREPRENEURS AND THEN
YOU CAN INVEST IN THEM AND THEY
CAN ACTUALLY START TO MAKE THE
MONEY.
MONEY.
MONEY. >>
MONEY. >> THEN THEY CAN BUY THEIR OWN
TOYS.
TOYS.
TOYS. >>
TOYS. >> YES. THIS IS A METHOD TO OUR
MOM. MADNESS. RIGHT? SO THIS IS
THE CRAYOLA HD COLORING KIT.
THIS IS FOR OLDER KIDS, BUT THIS
IS GORGEOUS. 20 DIFFERENT
PHOTOGRAPHIES. AND WHEN YOU YOU
KNOW, DO COMES WITH EVERYTHING,
WHICH IS GREAT. BUT WHEN YOU
COLOR IT, IT SORT OF POPS. YEAH.
AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
THEN AFTER YOU'RE DONE, YOU CAN
FRAME IT AND DO BEAUTIFUL THINGS
HERE. IT'S ACTUALLY DONE BY
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS.
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS. >> SO THESE ARE OKAY.
>> I'M JUST WONDERING SO THEN
YOU OBVIOUSLY THIS IS REALLY
COOL HOW YOU JUST POPPED IT.
YEAH. BUT IT'S NOT SO MUCH COLOR
BY NUMBERS. BUT YOU DO WHATEVER
YOU WANT WITH THESE. ARE THEY
SPECIAL PENCILS?
SPECIAL PENCILS? >> NO THEY'RE NOT, BUT IT'S JUST
THE WAY THE GRADIENT AND THE
PAPER IS THAT IT GIVES YOU THAT
LIKE OOMPH FEEL TO IT. YEAH. SO
IT'S A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, UPSCALE
FUN FOR ADULTS.
>> YEAH. THIS IS BY CRAYOLA HD
COLORING KIT. EXACTLY. CREATE
PHOTOREALISTIC ART.
PHOTOREALISTIC ART. >> I'VE NEVER SEEN COLORING
PAPERS LIKE THAT. THAT IS SO
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. >> AND AGAIN, IT TURNS INTO ART.
YOU CAN HANG IT ON THE WALL. I
LOVE THAT NOW THIS IS FUN FOR
YOUNGER KIDS. THIS IS THE MISTER
DODOS DINER. DODOS DINER.
>> MY SON WOULD LOVE THAT NAME.
>> SO HERE YOU GO. SO SQUEEZE
THIS AND YOU CAN MAKE SOME
TOAST, OKAY? AND THEN IF YOU
SQUEEZE THIS ONE, YOU CAN MAKE
SOME CAPPUCCINO. SO JUST PUSH IT
AND THEN THEY'LL SEE YOU ON THE
CAMERA. THAT IS FUN. IT'S GOING
TO GO RIGHT INTO THE COFFEE.
PUSH PUSH PUSH DOWN THERE. PUSH
DOWN OKAY. HERE YOU GO. AND THEN
IT COMES OUT INTO THE CUP
UNDERNEATH. YEP ALL RIGHT.
>> HERE'S MY SLICE OF TOAST IF
YOU WANT WITH THE COFFEE.
>> OH THANK YOU I'M GONNA.
>> OH SQUISHY.
>> SO IT'S FUN TO PLAY WITH THE
PLAY-DOH. YOU KNOW THE DOUGH.
BUT IT'S ALSO REALLY FUN TO, YOU
KNOW, HAVE THEM, LIKE, SERVE YOU
AND LIKE, WHAT CAN I CREATE? CAN
I MAKE SOME GRILLED CHEESE? ALL
THE THINGS. RIGHT. SO THE GAME
LIKE NOW YOU'RE GOING TO SERVE
MOMMY THE TOAST AND THEN YOU
HAVE TO LET MOMMY TAKE A NAP.
>> YEAH, EXACTLY.
>> SO AGAIN SUPER FUN. DIFFERENT
WAYS TO PLAY. BUT THIS IS FROM A
COMPANY CALLED SPIN MASTER. THIS
IS THE GRAVE DIGGER TRACKS. AND
WE'RE GONNA PUT IT. YEAH, THIS
ACTUALLY IS REALLY GOOD. LOOK AT
THAT. IT CAN GO ON THE SNOW. IT
CAN GO IN THE MUD. IT CAN GO IN
A POOL OR A BEACH. SAND.
EVERYTHING YOU CAN POSSIBLY
THINK THAT'S A GAME CHANGER.
>> YEAH. TAKE IT EVERYWHERE.
>> DON'T PUT THE REMOTE CONTROL
IN THE WATER. BUT THIS CAN GO IN
THE WATER. WOW. AND AS YOU CAN
SEE HERE, WE'LL TURN IT ON BAD
TO THE BONE.
>> IT SAYS VERY MUCH.
>> THERE WE GO.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE IT CAN GO
OUTSIDE LIKE THAT.
>> THAT MAKES IT THAT WAY. YOU
JUST. YEAH. OH GEEZ.
>> OH MY GOSH.
>> GET YOUR OWN LITTLE MONSTER
TRUCK SHOW I KNOW RIGHT.
>> SO LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GO. IT
THAT WAY. THIS IS THIS IS WHERE
THE KIDS ARE BETTER. I THINK
IT'S DIESEL.
IT'S DIESEL. >> DOES IT RUN ON DIESEL FUEL?
>> YEAH. IT'S ACTUALLY WHAT'S
GREAT ABOUT IT IS THAT YOU JUST
CHARGE IT SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO
USE A LOT OF BATTERIES FOR IT.
>> AND IT HAS A USB CHARGER THAT
CAME OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER. DID
YOU PLAN THAT, CHARLENE.
>> ALL RIGHT. AND THAT'S
AVAILABLE AT A LOT OF BIG PLACES
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YOU. SO MUCH.