This enchanting, imaginative collection of 40 fun indoor and outdoor activities and games is a fantastic way to engage your child in nature and gardening. Beautifully packaged and illustrated, Kids' Garden contains 40 easy-to-follow activity cards grouped into five color-coded categories - Exploring The Garden, Planting and Growing, Fun with Plants, Discovering Creatures, and Creating Garden Art. Among these, one favorite...Read more

This imagination-inspiring toy will bring hours and hours of fun right out of the box. One byproduct of LEGO's easy modular design is that the Fire Ship is as much fun to build as it is to play with. Things snap into place, one after another, until you've created a miniature world with a remarkable level of detail, durable enough to withstand the exciting playtime this toy will inspire. A sense of accomplishment gives way...Read more

Young kids will love the large, easy to snap together pieces and vivid, playful illustrations in these durable puzzles from HABA. Each box contains six different puzzles, a wooden figure, and six stand-alone pieces (each of which shares background color and motif with one of the puzzles). The puzzles hold together well, are easily maneuverable on table or floor, and, along with the wooden figure and stand-alone pieces, in...Read more

Extraordinarily lightweight, durable, and smooth-riding, this attractive 3-wheel Swiss-designed scooter stands a class apart. Whisper quiet as it glides along, the Maxi Kick requires very little push-off to get it traveling a hearty distance. The 3-wheel design creates ultra-stability, allowing kids as young as age 6 to get scooting confidently in no time flat. The Maxi Kick's overall precision and special lean-and-steer ...Read more

Make bubbles big enough to fit a person inside with the Mega Bubble kit! Just dip the large circular wand (about 31-inch diameter) in solution held by the inflatable base and lift it up to create a bubble of preposterous proportions. Whatever, or whomever, is standing within the base will be inside the bubble looking out. The science of how it works is explained in the instruction guide, along with tips for creating the b...Read more

Mind Fizzle has many merits, not the least of which is the way it requires you to hold in mind a group of symbols while assessing which of them is missing from a card on the table and scanning cards in your hand for any of the missing symbols. If you spot one, you'd best be fast in getting the right card from hand to table because everyone else is doing the same and it's the first one down who wins the round. Whew! It a...Read more

Feel the sweet satisfaction of solving the Mind Jewel puzzle - and the maddening frustration when things go awry along the way! The Mind Jewel comes out of its package as a three-dimensional ball you can hold in the palm of your hand. With a quick tug it unravels into a series of colored gems connected by an elastic string. The challenge is to reassemble it to its original shape by twisting, turning, and fitting the piece...Read more

Kids will love collecting Mini Kimochis, the wonderful new twist on the existing Kimochis toys with feelings inside. Each 6-inch Mini Kimochi character comes in a canvas peek-a-boo pouch, its sweet little face peering out at you, and includes a Kimochis comic book and feeling keychain. The Mini Kimochi we received, Huggtopus, was irresistably soft, cute, and, yes, huggable. Both the story and illustrations in the comic bo...Read more

Imagination and intellect blend seamlessly when using this building set to explore and create during fun and play. Morphun Education construction bricks have a patented side joining system that makes it easy to construct a stunning array of models and shapes using their square and triangle bricks. The set comes with 3 instruction sheets showing a multitude of examples ranging from simple to surprisingly intricate. Additio...Read more

The Multicar is an ingenious construction system whose unique components and connectors inspire countless creations. The booklet shows easy-to-follow pictorial instructions for 14 different constructions including a robot, bird, dog, cat, snake, and numerous vehicles (including a ride-on for kids) made possible by the inclusion of 4 large, highly durable floor-safe wheels that pop right on. As fun as the finished construc...Read more

Making friendship bracelets just got easier and more fun with this kit from Crorey Creations. The kit comes with 56 precut threads in 14 different colors, conveniently stored in a in a built-in thread organizing tray. The butterfly clip and string holder enable you to work easily with up to five different threads at a time, making it a snap to build wildly colorful bracelets without getting all tangled up. The instruction...Read more

This kit combines several elements - touch, sight, sound, movement, and storytelling - to actively engage children in the processes of exploring colors, enhancing motor control abilities, and actively using their imaginations. The kit includes Dr. Seuss' My Many Colored Days board book, 10 different colored sheer nylon scarves, a CD with many beautiful well-known music selections chosen for the moods they convey, and a ve...Read more

Playmobil's penchant for detail and fine craftsmanship has produced another great play product for children, one that is also wonderfully portable. The farm building, with easy to carry handle, comes with a variety of human and animal figures and a multitude of accessories sufficient for even the most elaborate imagination. The two level farm house opens to reveal four rooms which look out onto a fenced-in animal enclosur...Read more

elope, Inc. is known for making creative, high quality, playful headwear, and the Nemo Hat is a cut above. This goofy, laugh-inducing hat is so much fun that we found kids of every age, and more than a few adults, gravitating to it on sight. Bright orange and beautifully made of plush, durable velvet, the Nemo Hat looks as good resting on a dresser or table (or pinned to a wall) as it does snuggled on top of someone's he...Read more