expiredAmazon’s Last-Minute Deals take 40% off Hot Wheels, Thomas & Friends, and more from $4

Blair Altland - Dec. 16th 2018 9:54 am ET

Today only, as part of its Last-Minute Deals, Amazon is taking up to 40% off a selection Thomas & Friends, Barbie and other toys from under $4 shipped. There are a lot of great discounts, but our favorite offer today is on the Hot Wheels Track Builder Stunt Bridge Kit at $15.14. You’d typically expect to pay around $40 or more for the set, with today’s offer dropping the price to a new Amazon all-time low. This kit allows you to assemble a reconfigurable stunt bridge that offers tons of customization options. Over 70% of customers have left a 4+ star rating.

expiredMattel’s Bloxels lets you build a video game that is playable on your iPad and iPhone: $17 (Reg. $25)

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Simon Walsh - Nov. 12th 2018 2:36 pm ET

Amazon is offering the Mattel Bloxels Build Your Own Video Game for $16.99 shipped. Also available at Walmart. That’s over $6 off the going rate found at retailers like Jet and is among the best prices we have tracked. This 13-inch square game board lets you design games that you can play on a smartphone or tablet, making it a fun gift to give this holiday season. Rated 4+ stars by 65% of reviewers.

expiredMattel’s app-controlled RC Batmobile has a POV camera at a best-ever price of $50

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Alison Barretta - Oct. 6th 2018 11:13 am ET

GameStop offers the Mattel Ultimate Justice League Batmobile RC Vehicle for $49.99. Pad your order over $50 for free shipping; it otherwise adds $5.99. That’s $30 below our mention from April and the best price we have tracked. It’s now hard to find in stock elsewhere, but Amazon third-party sellers still have several for sale from $150. If you really want to know what it’s like to drive as Batman (or a 6-inch scale version of him), the Batmobile’s cockpit has a driver’s POV camera that’ll stream video right to your smartphone. Rated 4.2/5 stars by over 100 Amazon shoppers.

expiredMattel’s Ker Plunk game is great to get kids around the table & playing together for $7

$7

Patrick Campanale - Aug. 14th 2018 5:41 pm ET

Amazon offers Mattel Games’ Ker Plunk for $6.99 as an add-on item. This means it ships free in orders of $25+. Regularly around $11 or so, Walmart has it listed for closer to $8 and this is a match of its all-time low. I played Ker Plunk as a child and it’s a great game to get the kids off video games and laughing around the table. Rated 3.8/5 stars.

expiredPlay Apples to Apples with the whole family at $7 for the Party in a Box

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Patrick Campanale - Aug. 9th 2018 5:20 pm ET

Best Buy offers Mattel Apples to Apples Party in a Box Game for $6.99 with free in-store pickup. Shipping is included on orders of $35+. Regularly around $15 at Amazon, this matches Black Friday 2017 prices there and is the best currently available. Apples to Apples is a great family-friendly card game to play this upcoming holiday season. Rated 4.5/5 stars.

Mount your GoPro to this new Hot Wheels car and virtually step into the driver’s seat

Simon Walsh

- Jun. 7th 2018 5:43 pm ET

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If you like escape rooms, here’s one in a box you can play at home for $30

Justin Kahn

- Feb. 20th 2018 1:20 pm ET

@justinkahnmusic

Amazon New Product Toys & Hobbies Mattel

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Generally speaking, Toy Fair New York is dominated by new hardware from the biggest toy manufacturers in the world. LEGO, Star Wars, Mattel, Hasbro and others have all shown new building kits, characters and STEM sets. But now it’s time to look at a new escape room-style board game.

After making the rounds in the crowdfunding space last year, and then finally being picked up by Mattel shortly thereafter, Escape Room in a Box: The Werewolf Experiment is now ready for prime time. The unique board game is taking cues from the increasing popularity of those physical escape rooms popping up in a town near you. expand full story

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expiredAmazon Gold Box – Kids’ toys 40% off: Minions Jumbo Talking Bob $30, Fisher Price/Disney/Mega Blocks from $9, more

Justin Kahn - Dec. 13th 2015 8:51 am ET

Today only, as part of its Gold Box Deals of the Day, Amazon is offering 40% or more off giftable kids’ toys. Perfect for the young ones on your shopping list this year, there are about 4 pages worth of discounted toys for boys and girls from Fisher Price, Disney, Mattel, Mega Blocks, Barbie and more. As usual, everything in the sale ships free for Prime members or in orders over $35. While there are a number of solid deals, here are a few of our top picks with 4+ star ratings, and at the lowest prices we can find:

Minions Jumbo Talking Bob $30 (Reg. $50+)
5-Pack Disney/Pixar Cars Piston Cup Die-Cast Vehicle $10 (Reg. up to $20)
Mega Bloks First Builders Fast Tracks Rescue Team $21 (Reg. $30+)
Fisher-Price Little People Spinnin’ Sounds Airport $20 (Reg. $35+)
…and even more…

expiredMattel & Fisher-Price Toys up to 50% off: R/C Thomas the Train $30 Prime shipped, Hot Wheels, Frozen & Minion Toys, more

Jared Weintraub - Nov. 27th 2015 2:28 pm ET

Today only, as part of the Amazon Gold Box Deals of the Day you can get up to half-off Mattel and Fisher-Price toys for boys and girls of all ages. The Fisher-Price Thomas the Train: Preschool Steam ‘n Speed R/C Thomas is an Amazon Exclusive at only $29.99 Prime shipped (Free trial). That’s $20 off the regular price and the lowest we can find.

Get your toddler ready for the remote controlled toy they’ve been waiting for! This Thomas the Train puffs real blue steam, whistles, makes chugging sounds, and speaks fun phrases.

Our other picks from the sale include:

Disney Frozen Anna Doll, Sven and Sleigh Giftset $20 (Orig. $40)
Hot Wheels Turbo Hauler Plus 20 Diecast Vehicles $24 (Orig. $40)
Mega Bloks Despicable Me Castle Adventure $45 (Orig. $75)
Hot Wheels RC Terrain Twister $60 (Orig. $100)
…View the rest of the toys…

Additionally, Mattel drops an extra 25% off most items sitewide with the code 25SITEWIDE for its Black Friday Weekend Sale. Shipping is around $7, but you can avoid that on orders of $25 or more.

Mattel’s retro-rebooted $30 VR View-Master is now available for iOS and Android

Trevor Daugherty

- Oct. 5th 2015 2:04 pm ET

@trevorjd14

New Product Android iPhone Mattel VR

Virtual reality (VR) is no longer an experience reserved for science-fiction movies or training for technical jobs. This technology has seen significant strides in recent years that now allows consumers to have greater access to VR products. This growth has been spurred by companies like Oculus, which has put significant resources into developing consumer-focused products.

Now, Mattel has joined in on this trend to remake its classic View-Master toy into a smartphone-connected virtual reality headset. Make no mistake, this is not the plastic viewfinder you enjoyed as a kid. This updated View-Master, first announced in February, includes top-of-the-line content from National Geographic and others. Trust us, this is guaranteed to hit everyone’s Christmas list this year.

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Get your first look at Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lego, Hasbro and Hot Wheels toys

Jared Weintraub - Jun. 11th 2015 2:47 pm ET

While the highly anticipated film won’t hit theaters until this December, we are now getting the first look at toys based on Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The main character action figures still remain a secret, but you can see the newly designed Stormtrooper below.

In addition to the Hasbro action figures, LEGO and Mattel are also releasing merchandise for the movie.

The Lego set won’t be for sale until after the debut of the film, but the Hasbro Stormtrooper action figure and Hot Wheels car will be available at the San Diego Comic Con.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi, and features a new generation of swashbuckling heroes and shadowy villains, as well as the return of fan-favorite smugglers, princesses, and Jedi.

Starring Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker as their characters from the original trilogy, “The Force Awakens” also stars John Boyega as Finn, Daisy Ridley as Rey, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Oscar Isaac Poe Dameron, Lupita Nyong’o as Maz Kanata, Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, and Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke. Also starring, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Crystal Clarke, Pip Anderson, Christina Chong and Miltos Yerolemou, the J.J. Abrams-directed film will debut in theaters on December 18, 2015.

Home: Chicago Cutlery 5-pc knife block set $16 (orig. $30), Brentwood stainless steel kettle $19 (orig. $25), more

Justin Kahn

- Mar. 19th 2015 1:23 pm ET

@justinkahnmusic

Home Goods Stainless steel T-fal Fisher-Price Mattel

Amazon has the Chicago Cutlery Essentials 5-Piece Knife Set for $15.99 with free shipping for Prime members (free trial) or on orders of $35 or more. That’s nearly half the original listing, the lowest Amazon has ever offered it for, and the best price we can find.

This set features carbon stainless steel blades, polymer handles with “triple compression stainless steel rivets”, “exclusive Taper Grind edge technology” for sharpness/longevity and more. Chicago cutlery knife block sets are among the best selling on Amazon and this particular one has received a 4.1/5 star rating from over 320 customers. More options and details head over to our Kitchen Tech feature on knife sets.

Amazon is offering the Brentwood 1.2 Liter Stainless Steel Tea Kettle Model (KT-1770) for $18.99 with free shipping for Prime members (free trial) or on orders of $35 or more. That’s 19% under the original listing, matching our previous mention and the best price we can find.

This kettle has a 1.2 L capacity, a brushed stainless steel housing, auto shut off and a lift-off base for cordless serving/filling. It has received a 4.2/5 star rating from over 350 Amazon customers.

Head below for the rest of today’s deals which include robot vacs (and regular ones), cookware, food storage, kids’ toys from Fisher-Price/Mattel and some discounted products to keep the inside of your car clean: expand full story

The latest batch of Halo toys: authentic Needler blaster, new MEGA Bloks kits and McFarlane’s new Master Chief

Justin Kahn

- Feb. 20th 2015 4:50 pm ET

@justinkahnmusic

New Toy of the Day New Product Mattel Halo 5: Guardians 343 Industries BOOMco

Fresh off the show floor from Toy Fair 2015 in New York City, game developer 343 Industries has teamed up with Mattel and BOOMco on a brand new line of “authentic blasters” from the Halo universe. The Nerf-like dart shooters represent “one of the first” times 343 has brought “the Halo world to life.”

Head below for more details and to see the new blasters in action, as well as some other authentic Halo collectibles that debuted this week ahead of the highly anticipated release of Halo 5: Guardians later this year: expand full story