When children play contact sports like hockey or football it is essential that they use a mouth guard to protect their teeth and jaws. A mouth guard also lessens the chance of concussion. OK, so there should be no question then about using a guard but which one? The Gel Max Mouthguard impressed our testers […]
We’ve been at this for quite a few years now and we’re still on the lookout for a child that doesn’t like Thomas & Friends. Another round of testing completed and still everyone loves Thomas! Playing bingo can be challenging for some young children but the combination of Thomas on DVD and the use of
With Space Tivitz, the venerable game of checkers has truly met its educational match. Tivitz is designed to take checkers and kick it up a notch by requiring players to make their pieces move across the board into scoring spaces, but not just any scoring spaces. You’ll need to have your Math Caps on as
Keeping track of children’s clothing and other belongings is one of the most maddening aspects of parenting. Whether it’s at school, at a friend’s house, at the park or athletic field our kids seem to enjoy pollinating the world with their stuff. Mabel’s Labels offer a proactive approach. The personalized labels go a long way
This fun letter-learning game is terrific for young game players to show off their early language skills. It’s all about letter recognition and match making. Our testers told us that the game alternated between intense concentration and uncontrollable laughter. That’s as good a combination as you could want from a child’s game.
The elaborate design and presentation of Skullduggery really caught the attention of our testers and after patiently reading the well written instructions the game play was equally as appealing. There is a nice mix of strategy and luck (you never know when you roll the dice) to keep players involved, planning and plotting their next
Whether it is a flat screen for your computer, a big screen for your TV, your cell phone or your iPod, we all have shiny screens that get smudged and smeared. Fingerprints, food and foreign objects seem to be magnets for our favorite gadgets which is where Purosol comes to the rescue. This spray-on cleaner
Many of us think about flash cards as a great way to drill vocabulary and multiplication tables into our heads, but not all flash cards are for such seriously educational pursuits. Even preschoolers can enjoy and have fun with cards like these. This set of cards, which come together on a very transportable plastic ring,
The great race car building kit makes the process of building a terrific looking model car so easy and fun that everyone in our testing centers wanted in on the fun. Right out of the box everything is laid out to ensure success, from the great illustrated instructions to the decals and stripes to spice
Year after year testers tell us how magically appealing magnetic building sets are to their children. Perhaps it is the sensation of the magnetic fields, or the solid feel of the metal rods and balls snapping together, maybe it is the fact that it is never quite finished and that it seems like it can
