Anyone who recalls watching Tom Hanks dance on the floor piano will instantly recognize the premise of this game. Parents appreciated the active aspect of the game since you have to get up and use your feet to play. The quality of the musical mats and the accurate tonality of the notes impressed testers. The […]
What a neat idea. Taking remote controlled vehicles out for a spin has historically required carrying several elements and keeping them all together when storing away. Mattel has created a solution that includes an RC vehicle that folds into a sleeve, which is smaller than a deck of cards. This plastic sleeve also doubles as
What more could any boy want than his very own garbage truck that moves, talks, drives and interacts with him? According to the boys who played with Stinky, not much. This garbage truck with an attitude features a tough guy persona and voice but is also quite silly and playful. While playing with it children
There was no denying the huge appeal and interest testers had for this very hyped, new Barbie doll. Yes, it is true; you can actually create videos from the point of view of the camera embedded into Barbie’s chest. Admittedly some testers had reservations but when they saw how thrilled their children were to be
This exceptionally unique “building ball” really engaged our testers. The open ended, free play approach really encourages imaginative expression. Your child can build just about anything they wish with balls, rods, wings, springs, etc. Parents appreciated the motor skills that their children had to apply in order to complete their creation. The colorful and clear
These adorable, rotund plastic characters had some very powerful appeal with our preschool testers. Even though most had never seen them before they jumped right in taking advantage of being able to change their clothes, mix and match accessories like hands, uniforms and the like. Parents just stood back and watched as their imaginations took
What a wonderfully inventive imagination playset. The creative minds at Spin Master have designed an arena where Olivia, a very recognizable character to anyone familiar with Nick Jr., can act out any number of adventures. The set is a doll house, modeled after Olivia’s TV home, however when you close it up it transforms into
If you have kids at home who have active imaginations, love animals and like to play with doctor kits, then have we got a recommendation for you. B. Toys has crafted a colorful animal clinic loaded with instruments (stethoscope, mirror, syringe, tweezers and thermometer) to help your child tend to the various bumps and bruises
This fun and very portable drawing board impressed our testers, that’s because it features a water filled pen that can only mark the board. Hear that parents? No mess. Nothing to clean up afterward. In addition, since everyone is thinking “green” there’s more to be impressed by, this toy leaves no footprint because your child
Be warned: This book has over 40 pages of extensive, intricate, complicated, great super challenging dot-to-dot pictures and you WILL be hooked! Each one takes time and concentration to complete but in the end you are rewarded with amazing pictures that (unlike most of its kind) are impossible to figure out beforehand. Some of these
