Folkmanis has carved out a niche in the category of high quality puppets. This Alligator now joins the distinguished lineup as tester after tester commented about the superb quality, the amazing attention to detail and the fact that Folkmanis includes a nice assortment of educational facts about the American Alligator. This puppet features much more […]
Some of the best toys are those that need no instructions, you and your child just intuitively know what to do to begin enjoying play time. This adorable nibbling mouse is very soft, sized just right for little hands and has a stick inside that gives the puppeteer even more control over the performance of
Soft, cuddly and sized just right for little hands, these puppets are perfect for putting the power of imagination and story telling into and onto the hands of your little one. Each animal character in this line of small puppets comes with a little book of facts about the animal which, testers told us, their
We all want to give our children the opportunity to let their creativity shine. ALEX has been producing these types of activity sets for years and this one really connected with testers. Before even opening the box parents could see that there was a wealth of materials and projects waiting inside. Once they introduced it
It just wouldn’t be summer without a new way to blast your friends with a powerful stream of water, right? Prime Time has got a new pump action blaster that is lightweight and man, can it shoot water. Our testers reported blasting friends from as far a 60 feet away. Perfect for play at the
You can almost hear grandpa saying “In my day we used tin cans and string…and we liked it!” Well grandpa things change and today kids can use hollow tubing and plastic telephones to communicate over distances as far as nine feet. Parents got a kick out of seeing their kids playing a modern day version
Parents loved the comprehensive nature of this book and how it allowed them to practice math skills at home and especially over the summer to get their children ready for the next grade. There are a variety of math concepts covered here from very basic geometry and measuring to simple addition and subtraction, number recognition
This is a wonderful, portable alphabet learning book that is focused purely on practicing letter skills. Children will connect dots to create all the letters of the alphabet, they will learn to write their names, search for hidden letters in pictures, match letters by beginning word sounds and lots more. The laminated pages allow you
A new twist to an old card game, Wangle hooked reviewers with its fast paced, on-your-toes action. Most game players will recognize the game play as a version of others thay have played in the past. The trick to playing Wangle is to not only focus on the cards, but also to focus on the
This is the second incarnation of the internal spherical maze that wowed testers when it was just called Perplexus. This time the challenge is tougher but the idea remains the same get the ball up, down and through the maze (there are three), by carefully twisting and turning the transparent ball. This requires a steady
