Oh Boy!! It’s The Annual Toy Insider’s Holiday of Play!

One of the big features of the show is that the press can “Get hands-on with every Hot 20, STEM 10 and 12 Under $20 pick.”

And that display includes a total of 42 toys! As you as can guess, that was the most crowded most photographed and video-recorded part of the show. We did our best to show them off & we did get to show most of them. And congrats to us, because at Toy Fair, roaming around the floor with no plan, we already covered many of these big hit toys on past Giz Wiz shows!

Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/jBEOBQS0qnQ

In my video, you’ll see the huge long table crammed with more than 42 exciting toys, games and kits expected to be big this holiday season!

I was able to find shopping links to a lot of them on Amazon. But not even Google could help me find a few of them, possibly because they’re brand new, or listed under a slightly different name than I searched for. Here are the ones I was able to find.

MindFrames – create wearable designs by snapping together geometric shapes Under

$30 5+ https://amzn.to/4iRVbrP

Barbie Chemistry Activity Kit – under $35 – Ages 8 to 12 https://amzn.to/4rD9ina

Thames & Kosmos V-8 Race Car (link not available) & their SolarFlower Kit https://amzn.to/4hnkorH

Brio World Space Station Set 3+ – under $140

Crayola Goo Slime Making Kit for Kids https://amzn.to/4AxLx3R

Chomp Shop – Build Cardboard Projects – designed for kids 8 & up. https://amzn.to/4xMWVX3

Furreal Gabby The Grow & Roar Tiger that grows in size & volume – 4+ $79 https://amzn.to/4ycwDhL

Paw Patrol Megasaurus Truck Under $50 https://amzn.to/4yaugvW

Tickle Me Elmo Giggle Max Under $40 18+ months https://amzn.to/4hsLkpY

Mega-Tiles Treetop Adventure – https://amzn.to/4rvK5eh

Minnie Mouse 6V Roadster 3+ $160.00

LEGO Star Wars Adventure 962-piece interactive playset. 9+ MSRP: $159.00 Was $128.00 on Amazon on 9/25/26 https://amzn.to/4ymDXI0

Dungeons & Dragons Questers Creatures https://amzn.to/4xPUKSH

Fluffy Cloudz https://amzn.to/4ygQCvH

Butterluvs Plush Toys – Five Below

Nook Nooks are surprise unboxing experiences — https://amzn.to/4dafPzI

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It’s the The Crunchinator!

Here’s a way to harness 30x Your Own Crunching Power. Crank the wrench to multiply kids’ strength and crush objects in ways that only The Crunchinator can – with satisfying force! Interchangeable Plates for Crushing Results. Mix and match crunch plates to create different smashing effects and challenges. Crunch it, Smoosh it, or Pop it! Choose from 3 interchangeable crunch plates – each one designed to crunch stuff differently, Easy to Clean & Reuse. All the mess is contained inside the chamber. The Crunchinator is designed for easy cleaning by simply washing in it a sink so that it is ready to crunch again and again! MSRP: $34.99

Giz Wiz Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNLz9KgAc3o

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Rump Race is a called A Balloon-Bursting Bounce Battle.

Yes, you actually bounce on your pump to fill your balloon and push the popping arrow toward your opponent. The faster you bounce, the faster the popping arrow moves — don’t stop until you hear the pop. Perfect for Family Game Night. It’s a lot of fun, and a bit of work-out. You’ll see me playing Rump Race on this week’s show, or the video link below. Everything You Need Included: Includes pumps, a popping arrow, and 30 balloons. The company says it’s also compatible with most standard-size balloons. MSRP: $19.99. Was $16.99 on 9/24/26 on Amazon

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Chad’s Cheap Gadget Theme, as voted on by our loyal Patreons for September, is “Cheap Storage Gadgets!”

Chad’s final Cheap Storage Gadget is the CRAFTSMAN Storage Organizer.

Chad bought the 3-pack on Amazon. Each one has 10 compartments with removable dividers so can customize for small parts, wires, tools, etc. Two side latches lock the top lid to help keep the contents secure. They also allow secure stacking of additional organizers. Chad liked these a lot and so did many in chat. Chad paid $28.99 for the three pack, and they were still that price on Amazon on 9/25/26.

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Our email is from Ivan Hahn, a very long-time loyal fan, and frequent contributor to the show. We use his ‘letter’s theme’ on every podcast. Ivan emails us:

Hello Dick & Chad:

Attached is a video that I made that takes you on a tour of a “Job Lots” store. This is Ocean State Job Lots, a style of store that I’ve only ever heard about since I started watching the old giz wiz shows from the 80/90’s on TKR.

This is just a quick tour and voice over of the store that is semi local to me in Freehold New Jersey. Thanks for everything. Ivan Hahn

VIDEO LINK https://youtu.be/uSMGRhAn6s0 

Turns out, Job Lot has lots of stores. Here’s their store locator:

https://www.oceanstatejoblot.com/store-locator/

Email of the week:

Hi Dick and Chad,

I’m wanted to do a video on this ION Glowtive Outdoor Lantern Speaker I purchased from Costco last month, but didn’t have time. It’s on clearance right now so I wanted to send this over for others to see before it sells out.

Here is the product link (it has a short video if you want to play that.)

https://www.costco.com/.product.4201012808.html

I purchased it for $39.99 when it was on sale in August.  At the end of the month it went back up to the normal $99 price.  However, I noticed  stores have it on clearance for $19.97 (see attached photo).

We’ve used it a few times on the patio and it has worked very well with decent clarity and volume. It also has a feature that allows you to sync up to 100 of these speakers together for synced sound. Although, the reviews state that this doesn’t seem to be as reliable for some people. I only bought 1 so I couldn’t test that.  It also has a feature that syncs the light to the music so it pulses to the beat which is cool. The battery lasts about 12 hours and it can’t be used as a charger like some of the other similar Bluetooth boomboxes that last 24 hours. At $40 it was a good price for what it is, but at only $20, it’s a steal for anyone that wants some outdoor sound.  Plus, if you do have issues with it, it’s Costco so you can always return it.

Take care, Steve

It was out of stock at the store Steve bought his at, but the chatroom said it was still on sale at some other Costco stores. https://www.costco.com/w/-/locations