There are few things as essential as impressing upon young children the knowledge, guidelines, and behaviors that can help them keep safe as they navigate the world around them. This illustrated book, which follows 6-year-old Hugo Hippo and family during a day at the community pool, does an outstanding job of conveying that information in a way that kids can easily understand. Topics such as setting physical boundaries, i...Read more

If ever there was a handy, dandy, multi-purpose thermometer, this is it. It's quick and easy to use, with a compact design that's simple, attractive, and straightforward. Press any button to turn it on. The backlit display makes it easy to read. Need to take a human being's temperature? Press the forehead button or ear button (little pictures indicate which is which) depending on whether you prefer to take the temperature...Read more

This outstanding activity tracker for kids is both a fitness monitor and a game, a combination that proves to be a powerful motivator when it comes to keeping children active and fit. The wireless device is worn on the child's hip or shoe and syncs to a free app in which kids see their onscreen character blast off on a space adventure. Those galactic destinations map to real-life activity goals set by parents and monitore...Read more

Many adults who have yet to experience the joys of gardening attribute that fact to a lack of self-confidence in the garden, a belief that a green thumb is something you either have or you don't. But confidence often comes from experience. A product like My First Garden, whose function is to introduce children to the simple magic of growing plants, herbs, and vegetables is, therefore, something of a godsend. The raised ga...Read more

Any notion that camping out (or any other form of travel sleeping) means a rough night's sleep is dispelled by the Tuckaire Travel Bed. Its unique design is a major factor in its high level of comfort. The air mattress is really two connected mattresses. The outer air mattress (within which the inner mattress is nestled) extends an inch or two higher all around the edge, forming a soft, supportive layer surrounding the sl...Read more

Senseez Pillows, designed especially for kids, provide sensory stimulation through a vibrating mechanism inside the cushion. Simply squeezing or putting weight on the pillow triggers the vibrations. The gentle sensation is physically and emotionally soothing and helps many children (and quite a few grownups who tried it out) relax into a calm state while mental chatter and external distractions fade away. Some kids initia...Read more

The Stepaire Bandit Nap Pad seems to beckon to you. Its soft, warm-colored appearance promises comfort and coziness, its all-in-one design, simplicity. Great qualities, these, in a product parents rely on to transport their children to the land of rest and sleep. The internal air mattress inflates in under a minute using the built-in Stepaire Pump, so-named because foot and body-weight do the inflating. The one-inch nap p...Read more

It is not easy to teach principles to children in a way they can truly absorb. This book does just that. The author, David Esposito, takes us into real-life moments during which it may prove especially challenging to feel compassion for one another. A boy, tired and frustrated, finds compassion for his younger brother whose fear of thunderstorms is keeping them both awake at night. A girl chooses to befriend a new student...Read more

The author David Esposito brings a lot to the table with this installment in a series of books that teach children the meaning and value of specific principles. This particular book deals with the principle of honesty. When the truth has consequences we may not like, dishonesty is always an option. Mr. Esposito does a remarkable job of clearly communicating, in a way children can absorb, the value of telling the truth eve...Read more

David Esposito has done a huge service to parents, educators, and children by creating The Principles of Our World series of books. In this installment kids learn the principle of sacrifice, and like the other books in the series, this one uses several stories and characters to which the young reader can easily relate to demonstrate the principle at hand. Readers are provided with a window into the internal struggles many...Read more