HABA’s Musical Eggs are a set of five colorful wooden eggs, each producing a different sound. They rattle, whistle, jingle, and click. At their core they are simple rhythm devices that let children make music or keep the beat with music or nursery rhymes or whatever track may be playing in their head. Kids loved […]
When you swaddle your baby you want it to be in the softest possible fabric. Munchkin knows this and has produced an aptly named Angel Blanket that surrounds your baby in superbly soft, breathable material. Crafted from bamboo, the softness is really something you have to feel to believe. Moms described the designs as elegant,
We’re not sure when it became official but is there any doubt that Skylanders is a mega-hit of mega-proportions? The frenzy to play with this newest version of the wildly popular game in our testing centers was intense. The popularity is clearly off the charts but more importantly, after spending time with the game, parents
One of the runaway favorites of this testing period was this interactive play mat from Creative Baby. Parents raved how this mat, with four interlocking sections, was engaging, inviting and just plain fun. There are animals and environments pictured on the thick rubber mat. The animals are divided by regions allowing your child to see
The old adage that good things come in small packages holds true with the Twinkle Top Treehouse. The small package really does belie the creative and imaginative fun that lies inside. The 3D house is built with colorful foam pieces. Remarkably, again for such a small package, there are 274 pieces in this set. It
Parents had a nostalgic flashback when they saw this toy phone. A classic toy design from their childhood from a brand they grew up with. The play pattern offers children an interactive, engaging experience with loads of positive encouragement and fun. Included are a variety of games that teach numbers, animals, sounds, counting and matching
The jigsaw puzzles you and your child may be familiar with are about to take on a whole new level of interactivity. Now instead of a singular focus on putting the pieces together to complete the puzzle, there is a second level, one that includes games and activities. The puzzle pictures are age appropriate and
Having children physically interact with apps on the iPad using physical objects is both novel and exciting. With Tiggly Safari children are given four shaped objects with magical properties. Or at least that’s how our testers saw them. When prompted, children grab one of four colorful, plastic shapes (circles, squares, triangles and stars) and place
Tiggly Stamp and its companion Tiggly Safari are marvelous examples of what app developers can do when they think outside the box. Tiggly Stamp involves creating seasonally themed scenes, with four basic shapes that magically help users form more than 80 animals, fruits and objects. You simply tap one of the colorful plastic shapes on
How cool is this? Your very own Zipline! Testers were so excited, we had nonstop lines waiting for turns to try it out.. You’ll need 90 feet of space between two sturdy trees to start. Once you determine that your yard qualifies, you are just thirty minutes away from zipping down your very own line.
