Spotcha is a game that demands and gets the focused concentration of all the game’s players more than any game we have tested. Once the playing pieces, truly random objects, are tossed on the table, players race to match the positioning of how each object landed to the illustrations on the card they drew. The […]
A thoroughly ingenious and unique word game, Konexi is a marriage of jenga-like dexterity and word building skills. The idea is to add game pieces, one for each letter of the alphabet, using the notches carved out of the piece AND make words AND not let the whole thing topple over! You see, as you
From Captain Hook to Jack Sparrow pirates have a lasting appeal that passes effortless from generation to generation. When young boys saw this marvelous imagination play set they gravitated to it and embraced the experience. The ship itself can be made in a variety of configurations and there is a nice set of weapon pieces
The best fairy tales always have a princess and when it comes to the imagination playsets that little girls love, princesses are a must. Hate to do the whole gender thing here but the fact is that not a single boy came near this, shocker, we know! Stereotyping aside, pretend play is celebrated here as
If you love to play games and you love to laugh then put this game on your “must get” list. Bubble Talk is an exceptionally simple game where you will find 150 funny photos and 300 crazy captions. Players place the card that they believe is the funniest caption and judge decides. This is a
Ready to put your brain into hyperdrive? The ageless Rubik’s Cube has been reinvented yet again with a makeover that brings it closer to the video age. Using lights and sound effects, and packing over 10,000 puzzles into the nine square toy, your puzzle solver will be engaged and challenged for hours. The design is
If you liked the movie National Treasure, if you like the idea of finding buried treasures, if you want to discover an amazing family-bonding, outdoor activity, this is it. If you have never heard of geocaching, the subculture of treasure hunters who bury and discover “caches” throughout the world, you really should check it out.
The Poingo pen may have met the perfect partner. Whether or not your child is a fan of Thomas The Train, once they begin using the interactive pen to bring the book and its story to life, they will be hooked. Loaded with hot spots that result in a great assortment of sounds and narration,
Our children testers were delighted each and every time they recorded their voice and heard it back on this wonderful Karaoke book. The expressions on their faces were as if they had just performed their first magic trick. This book/toy is filled with plenty of songs that any fan of Elmo and the Sesame Street
This book is all at once creative, educational, fun and endearing. A truly interactive reading experience, this is a storybook that plays back your recorded voice as your child turns each page. The directions for making the recording are quite easy to follow and you can re-record as many times as you like. The story
