This holiday season’s hot toy trend is playthings that need to be nurtured.

This holiday season’s hot toy trend is playthings that need to be nurtured. From Hatchibabies (SpinMaster’s latest spin on Hatchimals) that kids have to burp and tickle to Pomsies that purr when they’re played with, more new toys are teaching empathy. The flurry of new toys is trying to “recreate the magic” that Cabbage Patch Kids so successfully capitalized on in the ‘80s, while teaching valuable lessons about responsibility. Many of the new toys are also gender-neutral for the Genreless Generation. (MarketWatch)