The Hot Wheels brand has proven over time to be one of the most popular car racing toys ever. Well into its second generation the brand name has now found its way into a new genre, the interactive laptop toy. Filled with activities and games and designed to emulate a grown-up laptop children will find […]
There are lots and lots of imagination play sets on the market and we have certainly seen our share of them pass through our testing doors. What we have learned is that airplanes have a magical appeal to them. Perhaps it is the excitement that is a associated with travel or maybe it’s the magic
At first glance our testers were quite taken with Mommy’s Baby which they described as being one of the cutest baby dolls they had ever seen. Loaded with accessories she is ready to be dressed and undressed over and over, which is exactly what our younger testers did. She makes sounds and responds to your
Trading cards have traditionally not been geared towards girls over the years, but then along comes Bella Sara to prove that little girls can be just as passionate about collecting as the boys. For children who have always dreamed about owning a horse the Bella Sara collection of horse trading cards and its accompanying website
Small and compact but loaded with a superbly entertaining assortment of games and activities, this LocketPal really impressed our testers, Moms and daughters alike. The games included are fun and perfect for taking along with you on errands, to restaurants and more. Bandai ingeniously tucks the touch pen inside the unit so that it is
Wooden blocks are a staple of childhood, residing in playrooms throughout the world. This set of beautifully painted hardwood really stood out to our testers and many mentioned that they brought back fond memories of their own childhood playtime. The colors and images painted on each block add an extra dimension to the value of
Time and time again we heard how the entire family fell in love with the WonderMaze. A cross between a puzzle, a marble game and a Rube Goldberg contraption, we could clearly see how future engineers could really get into creating more and more complex systems to hang magnetically on their refrigerator. Forget family pictures,
The Brio name, together with K’nex proved to be a winning combination with this adorable pull toy. Brightly painted it certainly is eye catching but it is the action that occurs when a child pulls the duck along that made this a winner. The head shakes and the wings flap and best of all all
In the world of dolls there are various segments or categories. When it comes to large vinyl preteen girl dolls there is American Girl and then there is everyone else. A tough field to crack but according to our testers, there is a new player in town. These very pretty girl dolls are from a
The design of Purse Pals is so perfectly targeted at young girls that our testing centers often saw stampedes to get to them. Like moths to a flame they came and they played and played. There was no denying the appeal or their approval of these 3-D pets that live in small interactive purses. Each
