When it comes to scrumptiously cute and cuddly, Boris Bear has cornered the market. We dare you not to sweep this adorable bear up in your arms and squeeze. It seemed that Boris was never alone in our testing centers His appeal stretched across the board, no matter what the age or gender. Adorable. Soft. […]
Back again with yet another award winning babydoll, Zapf really impressed our testers with Love Me CHOU CHOU, a doll that provides children with the wonderful feel of a baby in their arms. This doll really completes the make believe Mommy experience with very lifelike baby movements such as yawning, kicking, sucking and drinking. Each
When your child reaches the age that they are standing and taking their first steps their entire universe moves up a foot or two and items on the floor become less interesting as result. This play table is just right for the newly upright and it’s a load of fun to boot. Colorful and filled
The power of touch is squarely in the hands of babies with this new system from Fisher-Price. Designed to be experienced together with you, the touch-sensitive pages (which are sturdy enough to withstand exuberant page turning) responded to even the lightest touch with a clean, clear sound. The pages include not just pictures and words
It’s not likely that anyone reading this will have seen an actual snake charmer, but there is no doubt that we all know what they do, after all we’ve all seen cartoons. Given that expertise our testers flocked to this very unique puppet and began the ritual of charming this snake right out of his
Is it a mouse or is it a rat? Our testers had an endless debate about the type of animal they were evaluating but what apparently wasn’t up for debate was how much they liked this long tailed gentleman. They were, in fact, quite taken with him. Perfect for a puppet show with moveable mouth
This is not Lego’s first stab at a hockey game, but it does represent the best build-your-own system we’ve seen to date. Hockey enthusiasts jumped in immediately constructing the ice surface and the dasher boards. Next come the players who have a nice range of motion and pivot ability so that it was reminiscent of
Castles have been the centerpiece of so many generations of imagination play that it’s no wonder that this Duplo kit, designed for younger builders was so popular with our testers. We are taught at such a young age about Kings and Queens and the legendary battles of knights that the attraction was instantaneous, with kids
The undeniable appeal of the Harry Potter series has its roots in so many of the fantastic elements conjured up by it’s author J.K. Rowling. Among her most magical creations is Hogwarts and the Hogwarts Train that takes Harry and the gang to school each year. This set brings the Hogwarts Express home in a
Anyone who has done a Tom Cruise (you know, the scene in Risky Business where he slides across the foyer of his house on his socks) will appreciate Fun Slides. Now even those of us without hardwood flooring can slide, slip and skid across carpeting with the greatest of ease. This is a good thing,
