This comprehensive children's tablet provides a great deal of technology and content at a very reasonable price, including an Android operating system, 7-inch touch screen, 4 GB of internal memory (expandable to 32 GB), a Wi-Fi internet connection, built-in speaker, and front and rear cameras. The Tablet Ultra also comes packed with educational content - $220 worth of applications and services altogether. Activities like ...Read more

Lexibook XL is a great tablet for the entire family to use and share, with features and apps that satisfy the yearnings of both children and adults. Individual profiles can be easily personalized for each family member to access separately. A time management feature allows parents to manage tablet usage for each and every profile, and the Wi-Fi connection and internet access is made secure through parental controls. The l...Read more

Given the dazzling appeal of these colorful new multipurpose silicon bands, somebody behind them must be a bit of a product design genius. They come packaged 5 to a lollipop. That is, there are 5 brightly colored bands wrapped around a lollipop-like display on a stick that looks good enough to eat. Each of the 5 is a different color and each has a different shape (teddy bears, flowers, hearts, happy faces, piggies, dinosa...Read more

This 48-piece set contains a variety of magnetic tiles in different shapes, sizes, and bold, beautiful colors that interact and adhere to one another as though by magic. With their imbedded magnets, these tiles have the unique ability to attract one another regardless of which way they are flipped. That flexibility and ease of use, combined with the inherent geometry of the shapes makes Magna-Tiles ideally suited to nurtu...Read more

This magnetic sketch book has an inspiring magic all its own. The pen looks like a regular pen, but there's no ink or lead inside it. And yet it draws quite beautifully. That's because the sketchpad has metal particles inside, and the pen, magnets. Wherever you glide the pen along the pad's surface, those particles become visible, creating artwork with textures and an appearance similar to charcoal drawings. One end of th...Read more

The Magnetic Stick N Stack line of toys includes a variety of magnetic building sets. The basic building blocks in each of these sets are plastic panels of various colors that contain embedded magnets - rectangles, squares and triangles of various sizes, as well as doors and windows and 4-wheeled panels for creating vehicles. These shapes are particularly beneficial in familiarizing children at an early age with the funda...Read more

One of the wonderful things about kits from the The Orb Factory is the ease with which they produce great results. That means children of all ages get to experience the thrill of making something with their hands and feeling excited and proud of the results. Make Your Own Glitter Chalk is a prime example. It comes with everything you need to make up to 16 glitter chalks. Just combine 4 scoops of water and plaster mixture,...Read more

With Makies, boys and girls design their own dolls online, right down to the slightest facial details, then receive a physical version of the doll delivered anywhere in the world. Kids choose gender and skin tone, then select from a variety of outfits and hair styles and colors. A virtual version of the doll appears onscreen throughout the process so that kids see what their doll looks like every step of the way. The crea...Read more

Even those already charmed by the popular Nick Jr. program may be surprised at just how adorable these 13-inch tall plush versions of Max & Ruby turn out to be. Their big, bright eyes, cheerful expressions, and huggably-plump bunny bodies captivate toddlers for hours on end. With feet that are gently weighted, Max and Ruby stand at attention all by themselves, with arms out to the sides as if eager for play. Max comes wea...Read more

In its attention to detail, the Maze Adventure kit feels blissfully like a throw-back to a bygone era. The components appear to be handmade, and all but a few are made of wood. The packaging and contents appear as though assembled with care by someone preparing a gift for a loved one. This kit is really two kits, one of which lets kids assemble their own wooden-maze cities and run a marble through its streets, and another...Read more

The Micro Balance G-Bike is a fine example of why Micro Kickboard's bikes, scooters, and accessories are so popular. The G-Bike's high quality craftsmanship, durability, and strongly appealing visual style are an excellent way to get your child moving on two wheels right from the start. This ultra-lightweight (6.4 lbs.) two-wheel bike is designed for two- to four-year-olds. There are no pedals or chains. Propelling themse...Read more

The world is filled with a wide range of vehicles for grownups and big kids, but this sweet scooter is just right for toddlers. It puts a smile on their faces while helping them build a host of motor skills. Lightweight and durable, it's made of strong, supple plastic and can even be safely cleaned in the dishwasher. The oval O-bar is sized perfectly for little hands to hold onto while standing, and the three wheels provi...Read more

Are Microbes Attack puzzles fun? Let us count the ways . . . first, there's the cleverness of the concept. Puzzles are solved by placing colored microbes in a petri dish (not a real one, of course, but still way cool), and the colored microbe pieces and dish are so ingeniously designed and shaped that merely arranging them when you've been told exactly where they go is pretty big fun. In fact, it's hard not to feel proud ...Read more

MimiQ is fast, fun, easy to learn, and plays well across a broad range of ages, making it an ideal party and family game. There's some memory skill involved, but the primary pleasure lies in the array of funny faces players make in order to advance their cause. Every card in the deck displays a kooky illustration of a character making a silly face. The deck contains 3 of each, with 11 different faces in all. The goal is t...Read more