The return of warmer weather might excite us parents to start thinking about our gardens and a new planting season. This gardening set will help pass that same excitement along to your children. What makes this set special is how it encourages a level of enthusiasm about a garden that they can call their very […]
This combination book and theater is a marvelous tool for helping children who are having issues sleeping through the night. The story centers around a boy who loves camping during the day but becomes scared by the strange noises of the night. Two magical animals visit him and teach him how to relax through visualization
When you include the words Take ‘N’ Play Anywhere, you better be able to deliver some big time transportability. According to our testers Patch is as good as their word as the Design ‘N’ Doodle can truly be taken anywhere and entertain children for hours. This is a craft set that taps into and relies
This jewelry creating studio from SmartLab garnered lots of attention and positive reviews. Girls were so drawn to and inspired by this craft kit that parents reported running through the included materials in record time, especially when it became a play date activity. The fabric covered snap jewelry that can be produced is inspired by
Meon had many of our testers having flashbacks to their experiences with Light Bright. It is in fact a rather upscale transformation that borrows from and then enhances that iconic toy. The concept here is a cross between lacing brightly colored wires through holes and creating designs that light up. The set comes with different
This is one of the more unique craft kits our testers have had the pleasure of discovering in our testing centers, Simply Marble-ous was a delightful surprise. Children can create an almost unlimited variety of items that feature a very sophisticated marbleized look. That may sound like it requires a whole lot of supervision and
Testers told us that their little girl’s eyes lit up at the chance to create their own jewelry, either to wear themselves or to give as presents to their friends. Using the included beads, children were able to let their creativity and imagination take over. Using vibrant colors and aided by very easy to understand
Velcro has been around for so many years and yet our testers found these craft kits to be new, fresh and exciting. The package is descriptive and appealing and parents loved that the kits did not require scissors, tape or glue making it virtually fool-proof. After assembling the animals then its time for creativity to
If you or your children are unfamiliar with the concept or science behind hydroponics, by the time you are done with this kit you will know more than you could have possibly imagined. That’s what happens when you do hands-on experiments and activities. Kids enjoyed the process of “planting” seeds in the included rock wool.
Chances are somewhere in your town there is a ceramics painting center where you can go and paint ceramic or clay pieces. They are popular for groups, families, parties and the like. The problem with these places, according to our testers, is that they are cost prohibitive. Sqwishland is bringing the party home and at
