Bowling Game Funny Bunch has several outstanding qualities - simplicity, variety, visually and tactilely stimulating, and promotes dexterity - that make it thoroughly enjoyable and beneficial for young children. Each of the five bowling pins would make a fine children's toy all by itself. Super-soft, each with a different animal head on top (hedgehog, donkey, rabbit, mouse and bear), these lightweight plush bowling pins a...Read more

This is a fast, fun 2-player game in which players go head to head (or should we say rat to rat) through round after round of battle, with nothing less than the entire kingdom at stake. The first player to win 4 rounds is the conqueror! Each player starts with eight cards. Each card contains a number (0 through 7) and bears a specific rat character (Musician, Wizard, Assassin . . .) that possesses a special power in battl...Read more

Bubbles and Puddles is one of our all-time favorite games from a company that consistently produces outstanding games. One thing that makes it special is how well it plays with children of a young age. There are actually two games, 1) Bubbles, and 2) Puddles, each of which has the same set-up and game play, but a different objective. In either game, players take turns moving a Rubber Duck around a circle of tiles (section...Read more

Outdoor art is a phenomenal way for kids to express their creativity while enjoying the outdoors. It makes sense that Crayola, with so many years of helping kids explore the world of color and self-expression under its belt, would come up with such an exciting, dynamic concept for sidewalk chalk. Each Build Your Box Chalk package contains a unique combination of colors, four large chalk sticks that, together, convey a spe...Read more

Caillou Lights and Sound Fire Truck provides several kinds of play for young children. As a construction toy, the truck stimulates young minds and hands by breaking down into several simple components that reassemble again and again using nothing but proper positioning and gentle pressure. When assembled, the six-wheel truck is an action toy that sparks the child's imagination. Rolling swiftly across the floor, it include...Read more

Pre-schoolers love Caillou, and why wouldn't they? He's one of them. As popular as the TV show is, kids get very excited to have their very own talking doll version of the inquisitive four-year-old Caillou. Adorably and sharply dressed for pre-school, he comes bearing a bright green backpack (you can even store things in it) and removable red cap. The best part happens when you give him a squeeze. He talks, telling you qu...Read more

Outdoor play has always been an arena for creative, active fun. With Chalk Grab 'N Go Games, there's no waiting for inspiration to strike, just creativity and action in one fell swoop, courtesy of Crayola. Each Grab 'n Go Game - favorites like Bean Bag Toss, Foot Hockey, Obstacle Course, and Chip Shot Golf - provides four large sticks of colored washable sidewalk chalk. Each includes a unique set of game accessories and i...Read more

ChineseCubes is a fun, game-like system for learning the Chinese language. It combines the use of physical elements with computer technology and augmented reality (AR) in such a way that key aspects of speaking, writing, and translating the Chinese language are made easy and enjoyable. By placing one or more of the Chinese Character Cubes with the AR marker facing the webcam, you can select from onscreen buttons to either...Read more

Games that are perfectly suited for younger kids (in this case 3 to 7 years old) are hard to find. That Crazy Pants consists of four such games is a boon to parents and teachers. Each of the four games is easy to learn, quick-moving, requires no reading, and teaches different skills (taking turns, following directions, social development, language expansion, auditory awareness). Meanwhile, everyone's having a blast. All o...Read more

There's more to this fantastic game than meets the eye. It's great light-hearted fun for those in the mood for whimsy, but it really shines when players utilize the depth of strategy available. An 8 X 8 grid of tiles is laid out, face down, on which wide-eyed frog playing pieces move. Each player starts with a Queen and two servants in play and four servants in reserve. Players take turns moving one of their frogs to an a...Read more

Science kits from Discover with Dr. Cool provide a winning combination of hands-on exploration with genuine specimens, an information guide loaded with related science facts, and an activity booklet with ten fun, brain-expanding puzzles to solve. This Crystal Growing Kit provides everything kids need to grow a quartz-colored crystal in their own home and then compare it with the included quartz specimen. The steps are sim...Read more

Few forms of self-expression are as personal and important to adolescent and teen girls as the sometimes intricate choices they make on a daily basis regarding what to wear. The smaller adornments in particular - rings, bracelets, necklaces - are what announce a personal sense of style to the world. Design Your Own Jewelry Program from Sugar Lulu gives girls the pleasure of expressing that individuality even more deeply ...Read more

The first thing most people feel when they see the developMAT is an urge to get down on it, trace it with their fingers and hands, and explore its visuals up close. It has that kind of pull. And that's what you want for your baby, something that stimulates, engages, and activates the mind, precisely what the developMat was designed to do. The artwork on one side of this cushy, textured foam mat is particularly well-suited...Read more

Doodle Quest is unlike any drawing game we've ever seen. It's not about your ability to draw an object or to get someone to guess your drawing. It's an obstacle course for the mind. Players work from an existing drawing, adding elements to it where they've been instructed to while avoiding obstacles. For example, one doodle quest requires players to add 12 little triangles (teeth) anywhere inside a shark's empty mouth wit...Read more