Ahoy, Arghh and Shiver Me Timbers are not only popular phrases with pirates, they are also quite popular with children who love to imagine they are pirates on the high seas. How it came to be that bands of scraggly outlaws might capture the imagination of young children isn’t up for debate, it just is. […]
Water Works is the new eye catching toy that lets kids draw with water. Not permanently mind you, in fact if you don’t look quick the image will fade away forever. But the lesson of freeform, creative doodling is being introduced to a very young audience here and their parents loved the concept. The tablet
Giving a child the freedom to express themselves artistically is one of the most precious gifts you can give. This art station will not only give them a space to create, it will call to them, inspire them, draw them out and allow them to explore just what can happen when they put pen, pencil,
Everyone deserves a scrapbook of their special moments, created and maintained by those who love them the most. The family pet is no exception and in that spirit Bowwowmeow has created a craft kit that gives children the tools they need to build a wonderful memory keeper for your dog. The packaging of the kit
Beginning with great packaging that calls to parents and children with its bright colorful design, Moon Sand once again proved to be a hit with our testers. Bursting with loads of imagination play, children can and will spend hours happily building and enjoying the unique physical properties of Moon Sand. When it comes to tactile
Giving the children the freedom to let their artistic juices run wild is a wonderful gift. Crayola has been doing just that for years and their newest release is no exception. Testers loved tracing, creating and simply doodling and then stepping back and watching the magic happen. Once their drawing is complete, kids can illuminate
Get ready to hear launch countdowns from your children’s playroom once they immerse themselves in the experience of this interplanetary mining colony play set. There is a combination of a great Lego construction experience and lots of imagination play when the building is completed. As mining specialists on a distant planet they will load energy
Over the years we have watched the expansion of the Lego brand from the familiar colored blocks that created the phenomenon to an exceptional assortment of hits and a few misses. Our testers quite enthusiastically put this one in the “win” column. With a unique set of shapes and pieces that bear little resemblance to
The idea of floating Legos in the bathtub really excited our testers. This model set incorporates all of the great Lego quality on a floating hull that lends itself perfectly to water based imagination play. Being able to zoom off to the rescue and play hero on the “high seas” was quite appealing. The brightly
One of the coolest looking Lego kits our testers have ever seen, kids and grown-ups alike were so excited to get their hands on it. The enthusiastic response didn’t wane throughout the entire building process which, we should note, is not for beginners. As with many Lego sets of this size and complexity, we found
