Children were engaged and parents were delighted with this cute, alphabet based learning app. Inside the colorfully animated experience there are twenty-six cottages along a winding road. Each cottage represents a letter in the English alphabet. When your child taps on the door a coloring sheet appears based on the letter and a picture featuring […]
This delightful and engaging DVD features six 11-minute animated episodes, each focusing on a specific time of day in a child’s life at home or in school. There’s Story Time, Painting Time, Show Time, Bath Time, Photo Time, and Play Time. The main characters, Tommy and Tallulah who live in a clock, are cute, fun,
Sometimes the size of our car or our living space determines the quality of the stroller we purchase. Mamas & Papas set out to bring luxury to the compact stroller category and our testers think they succeeded. Among the features and functionality they found most appealing were the nicely padded, comfortable seat; the large sized
This DVD collection of songs for children is perfectly produced to connect with its target audience. Testers appreciated the nice variety of songs; from typical nursery rhymes like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to the Alphabet Song and Days of the Week. Each song has its own characters with good singing voices and each track incorporated
Another beautifully designed and brilliantly executed wooden playset from the folks at HABA. Parents were singing the praises of this creative set from the moment they began playing with it with their children. The box is part of the play pattern as it folds down to reveal the zoo. The lid is so well made
HABA’s Musical Eggs are a set of five colorful wooden eggs, each producing a different sound. They rattle, whistle, jingle, and click. At their core they are simple rhythm devices that let children make music or keep the beat with music or nursery rhymes or whatever track may be playing in their head. Kids loved
When you swaddle your baby you want it to be in the softest possible fabric. Munchkin knows this and has produced an aptly named Angel Blanket that surrounds your baby in superbly soft, breathable material. Crafted from bamboo, the softness is really something you have to feel to believe. Moms described the designs as elegant,
We’re not sure when it became official but is there any doubt that Skylanders is a mega-hit of mega-proportions? The frenzy to play with this newest version of the wildly popular game in our testing centers was intense. The popularity is clearly off the charts but more importantly, after spending time with the game, parents
One of the runaway favorites of this testing period was this interactive play mat from Creative Baby. Parents raved how this mat, with four interlocking sections, was engaging, inviting and just plain fun. There are animals and environments pictured on the thick rubber mat. The animals are divided by regions allowing your child to see
The old adage that good things come in small packages holds true with the Twinkle Top Treehouse. The small package really does belie the creative and imaginative fun that lies inside. The 3D house is built with colorful foam pieces. Remarkably, again for such a small package, there are 274 pieces in this set. It
