Family Puzzle Nights are among our favorites. Puzzles provide educational value by continuing to develop fine motor skills, visual-spatial skills, and social/emotional development when completing the puzzle with siblings, parents, or peers. So, turn off the phones and devices, gather around the table, and have a blast working together towards a fun, common goal. This […]
The LEGO franchise of video games never fails to take beloved properties and make them entirely their own. Remarkably detailed and chock full of jokes, LEGO Star Wars provides anything a fan of the saga could ask for. A nearly endless cast of characters from the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies as well every offshoot
Stretchy toys are fun for all ages; they keep your hands occupied and even help release stress. Eolo Toys has created an assortment of stretchy characters that can do both quite nicely. Each figure is easy to bend and stretch, and it feels really good to give the arms and legs a good, long pull.
Sometime during the last decade, we moved further away from the non-electronic toys that marked the play pattern of our youth. Many of our parent testers told us that every new toy either beeps, blinks, or requires charging. Perhaps that was one of the reasons that the Advanced Puzzles by Shanghai BravoKids was met with
The Bababoo Pound and Roll Little Castle will provide hours of fun for your little one while also serving as a great learning tool. While playing, your child will develop and strengthen their hand/eye coordination and fine motor skills as they place the balls on the holes and use the mallet to hammer them through
Sometimes less is more, and Glowies fireflies do the job of soothing young people to sleep well without a million buttons or gimmicks. Glowies is an ideal size for the recommended age, very soft, and exceptionally huggable. Although the wings spring outward, they are floppy and cushioned, which allows them to easily fold during cuddle
Science to the Max’s Interactive Human Body is a unique educational experience for children learning about the human body. Instead of books or videos with diagrams or animations, this takes a very interactive, hands-on approach that engages children. Think of it as a combination of an action figure, a puzzle, and a very advanced Mr.
Who says tie-dye is a relic of the ’60s? Crayola has created a Lab Set that celebrates the color blending fun that made it sensation then and is making a comeback now. You’ll find a wonderful assortment of fifty colorful projects inside the box. To be clear, the kit does not include everything you need
The LeapFrog® Interactive Learning Easel has so much to offer that your child will be discovering new ways to play and learn with it for a long time. The double-sided easel can be used either as a whiteboard or a chalkboard. The set also includes shape and letter magnets, chalk, and a touch-activated ABC book
There are other clean-up toys on the market for children, but this one comes complete with all the bells and whistles. The play experience starts joyfully, thanks to the mopping caddy’s smiling, friendly face. As you might expect from LeapFrog, it’s not just a bucket but an interactive character. When you activate the buttons, the
