Hatchimals: The Hunt Is On For The Most Elusive Toy Of The Season Latest News December 6, 2016 Two years ago, the creative and design teams at the toy company Spin Master came up with a big idea they called “Hatchimals”— an interactive, furry creature that hatches out of an egg and grows up before your eyes. Coaxing a creature out of its shell “resonates very well with kids,”