Relationships, shapes, logic, and spatial awareness are an integral part of the action in the 48 exciting puzzle challenges of Penguins Parade. This compact, self-contained set makes for highly absorbing fun anytime, anywhere. The premise is wonderfully simple and devilishly clever. There are six magnetic puzzle pieces of varying shapes and sizes, four of which display a penguin, and a 7 X 6 grid on which to place them. E...Read more

Children find this talking electronic learning device to be so engaging because it interacts with them in such a friendly, encouraging way. Upon opening its book-like cover, they are greeted by a happy voice and invited to engage in learning fun. The page-like interior is loaded with touch sensitive letters, numbers, and illustrations. Pressing any of these causes its name to be spoken aloud, with matching sound effects. ...Read more

Prime Climb is a cleverly conceived board game in which kids add, subtract, multiply, and divide their way to victory. Each player has two pawns on the board, and each space bears a number. The goal is to get both pawns to land exactly on 101, the center of the board. Players take turns rolling two dice and must add, subtract, multiply, or divide the number a pawn is on by a number they rolled, then move the pawn to the ...Read more

This product cleverly combines several children's play activities into one captivating fun-fest. Playtime starts with assembling a giant floor puzzle (50 pieces, 3 ft x 2 ft assembled), a colorful 7-room house viewed from the outside. The front exterior wall is absent, making visible the details of the interior rooms - patterned wallpaper, cozy furniture, the lovely trappings of a well lived-in home. Now it's time for cre...Read more

This is a remarkably cool toy that inspires a tremendous amount of creative and imaginative play. The kit includes a variety of elements - volcano molds, dino skeletons, rolling pins, UV LED glasses and light pen - but the star component is the 1 lb of Sands Alive!, a substance that looks like a cross between sand and dough. It is almost a shock to find that it is super soft to the touch, yet highly moldable and not at al...Read more

It often seems Activision couldn't possibly top previous enhancements to the Skylanders franchise, yet they continually come up with surprising innovations that make the game more action-filled and exciting than ever before. This time out, Skylanders SuperChargers adds land, sea, and sky vehicles to the mix, introducing a fleet of powerful vehicles piloted by a special team of characters. SuperChargers offers 20 new Skyla...Read more

Each of the pieces and components that make up this game are so colorfully and cleverly designed, children tend to burst into smiles at the mere sight of them. The mice alone (intensely colored two-and-a-half-inch tall critters with long, crooked tails) inspire glee. Kids can't keep their hands off them, which is a good thing because players must use those mouse tails to try to hook cheesy letters that lie randomly sprea...Read more

A good dice game is a pleasure to behold, and this one's a beauty. Stack Attack combines several elements that make for a great family game - luck, strategy, speed, simplicity, and visual appeal. Each player gets five brightly colored dice and matching Dice Cup for rolling. A clever item called the Quake Plate is the foundation on which players build a tower of dice, taking turns rolling and adding any that are 1 higher o...Read more

The depth to which even very young kids become absorbed in the simple peel-and-stick process of adorning the Unicorn mosaics in this kit is remarkable. The pleasure they take in doing so is no less notable, as their fingers become increasingly adept at finding just the right spot for each of the multitude of sparkling tiles and gems. A numbered legend tells them where each color and shape belongs, and progress tends to b...Read more

tak-tak has elements of simplicity and complexity one often finds in a game destined to be a classic. The rules are extremely easy to learn, but that very simplicity makes possible a surprising depth of strategy. Each piece bears a color and number. Players move one space per turn (straight ahead or forward diagonal), venturing out of their respective Safe Zones into the War Zone. The goal is to move as many pieces as pos...Read more

This rocker, which functions as a seesaw when two or three children are on it, is a marvel of engineering. There are no moving parts. Its wide, highly stable, curved base lets kids rock or seesaw under their own power, and oh, how they enjoy the active fun! That stability, and the absence of any sharp edges, make it as safe as can be. The seat area is divided into three segments, so that a single child rocking sits in the...Read more

Kids and adults alike enjoy the playful competitiveness and mental stimulation brought on by this invigorating jaunt into the world of words. The letter cube displays 9 letters per side and has rows and columns that can be rotated with a quick twist of the wrist. At the start of each turn the cube is shuffled and a letter card is flipped. The player whose turn it is must use that letter, combined with any of the 9 letters...Read more

The nine colored blocks in this game look innocent enough, but the title, 'Wonky' might be your first clue that something is off. That 'something' would be the blocks' shapes, whose subtle off-ness makes them a lot less stable than they look. There are three small, medium, and large blocks in three different colors. Players take turns playing cards from their hands that dictate what color or size block they might add to a...Read more

Wynd is an excellent name for a winged horse, and a magnificent one at that. When completed, he stands twenty inches tall and has a 16-inch wingspan. This 5-in-one construction kit also builds Sparkle, a dashing unicorn, an imposing bird named Squawk, a race car aptly named Speed, and a jaunty propeller plane known simply as Wing. This versatility is made possible by the brash inventiveness of manufacturer YOXO's speciall...Read more

Ice pops have come a long way since the days when traditional popsicles were the primary icy fare, and Zoku keeps upping the game with exciting new molds for making delicious freezer snacks at home. Zoku Space Pop Molds lets kids produce a batch of six interplanetary treats - five distinct rocket shapes and one playful astronaut - with the greatest of ease. Just pour your favorite ingredients into the molds, insert the re...Read more