What could be more magical that putting an adorable, doe-eyed fairy in your hand and having it come to life with sparkly, glowing wings. Well according to our young testers, not much. The simple of act of having the bottom of the pet make contact with skin initiates the glowing. After a few seconds the […]
Just the name alone indicated to testers that this was not going to be your everyday toy shooter. The Koosh Solar Recon looks and feels like a high tech, space aged device and the experience exceeded expectations. Koosh balls slide into a tube at the top and then get “charged” with light so that they
My Little Pony fans will love this new playset addition to the brand. Introduced here are two new ponies that are exclusive to set, Princess Candace and Shining Armor. Everything is in place for acting out a magical wedding. Parents explained that these ponies often visited with other My Little Pony sets and ponies from
The FurReal family of automated pets has a new member and when we saw it was a pony we knew what was coming from testers, especially those with little girls. As with all FurReal toys there is no setup, just open the box, switch them on and off you go. Butterscotch’s head moves when your
The confluence of awesome super heroes coming together in one movie was a dream come true for fans of the genre, so it was no wonder that finding a toy that carried the Avengers brand would be appealing. The toy tapped into the imagination of children who were excited to play act scenes. Parents enjoyed
Tub toys are a staple of childhood and these foam pieces, depicting the story of Noah and the Ark, are great for telling the story to your children. One of the best features of this set isn’t even the pieces but the packaging they come in. Usually you have to buy containers to keep all
Not exactly paddleball, or tennis, or Kadima, OgoDisk RAQ is a whole new genre of RAQuet game. One parent summed it up by calling it a “hand trampoline for balls,” that captured it as good as any other description. The RAQ is a nicely molded, colorful plastic paddle with a rubber mesh in the middle.
Toy trucks are the stuff of childhood and have been for so many generations. The Big Boots Ambusher joins the ranks of truck toys that capture the imagination and promote active play. The truck itself is quite sturdy and offers loads of activities and cool things to do. The Big Boots characters are cleverly designed
They have done it! Mattel has managed to take the magical transformation of a pumpkin to a carriage that we have watched for years on the screen, from animation to reality. The magic moment in the film happens right before your eyes with just a tug on the horse reins. The wheels pop up, the
We need to begin the review of this toy/doll by saying that teaching little girls that they can grow up to be doctors is something that really resonated with all our testers, the name of this doll did not. OK, so Mattel whiffed on the name but for imagination play value they struck gold. The
