Science kits from Discover with Dr. Cool provide a winning combination - hands-on activities with genuine specimens, an information guide loaded with relevant science facts, and an activity booklet with ten fun, brain-expanding puzzles to solve. This Meteorite Dig Kit contains a Dig Brick to which young, budding scientists will apply the kit's digging tools, unveiling a real meteorite from outer space in the process! In a...Read more

Schmovie is the perfect party game. It takes seconds to learn, generates a high volume (both frequency and decibels) of laughs, and can accommodate anywhere from 3 to 24 players. Players or teams compete to collect the most Schquid Trophies by coming up with the best/funniest titles for make-believe movies. On each turn a die is rolled, and a What? card and Who? card flipped from the tops of two different decks. The die p...Read more

One of the most striking things about this 25-key piano is its exceptional level of quality, evident at a glance. This is a very handsome, sturdy, and functional toy piano with a playful, beautiful appearance on a par with many a full-sized instrument. It visually and sonorously enhances most any room in which it happens to reside. In other words, both parents and kids will be proud of it. It's not only built to last, it'...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

These laser-cut shadow puppets on sticks cast such vivid, lively shadows on the wall, it's almost like having your own animation studio. But in this case there's no high-tech learning curve. Just shine a light and bring them to life. Kids immediately tap into their dramatic and comic talents, doing voice-overs and acting out stories ranging from lofty to over-the-top. Parents find them so amusing they may find themselves ...Read more

Young kids crave emulating grown-up activities through imaginative play. This talking broom and dustpan provide just the right combination of genuine clean-up functionality and full-out playtime fun to keep kids happily busy for hours at a time. The colorful broom and dustpan are sized just right for little hands, and each has a smiling, happy face and bright, lively eyes affixed to it, making it evident at a glance that ...Read more

The Skylanders franchise has long been an innovator with respect to mingling physical and digital play, and in so doing creating some of the most visceral and loveable action heroes ever. Skylanders Trap Team, however, marks the first time kids can take characters out of the digital Skylanders world into the physical. By placing a crystal trap in the portal, Portal Masters can pull villains out of the game, capturing them...Read more

SmartBook is a highly effective learning tool. Its most prominent characteristic is its interactivity, made possible by the goDiscover Interactive Pen (included), a device that is keyed to words and images on the pages of all 9 of the early learning SmartBooks in the set. These highly attractive, illustrated, full-color books cover colors, numbers, letters, vocabulary, rhymes, and more. Pointing the pen at a word, image, ...Read more

It is truly amazing, the number of objects and 3-dimensional shapes that can be quickly and easily assembled with SmartMax Mega Ball Run - letters, numbers, animals, geometric shapes, and high-rises, to name a few. Even more impressive are the complex, labyrinth-like structures through which the set's metallic balls will go rolling, following the curves of the plastic tubes and gliding down the long ramp. The design of th...Read more

This scientific model kit is not only a blast to build, play, and learn with, it's also extremely relevant. Each of the 6 different models this kit allows you to build are propelled by a motor that can alternately be powered by either the solar cell or battery power. In other words, it's a hybrid energy system. As long as you've got a strong beam of light or sunlight at your disposal, you can flip the switch and let solar...Read more

Parents who have known the joy of reading to their children know how precious that period is, particularly in retrospect. One of the many pleasures of Sparkup is that it creates audio keepsakes of those moments, treasures that can be backed up to computer and enjoyed for years to come. Another is that it engages children in new and different ways, adding an interactive element to the magic and beauty of reading a physical...Read more

This new version of the unstoppably popular matching game Spot it! is particularly exciting for a number of reasons. It's educational (with a strong focus on numbers and shapes), geared towards players as young as 3 and up, and the images that appear throughout the deck of circular cards were inspired by none other than Doc McStuffins and her stuffed-animal friends. Now that is an irresistible combination! Each card in th...Read more

Spot it! Freeze adds new dimensions of fun and excitement to a game that's already among the most enjoyable party and family games ever to hit the market. Each of the 55 Spot it! Freeze cards is decorated with 8 different temperature-themed symbols. There are more than 50 symbols throughout the deck, but only one matching symbol between any two cards. The goal is always to be the fastest player to spot a match and call it...Read more

Just when you thought Spot it! couldn't get any better, here comes a beach-themed waterproof version you can play anywhere your heart desires. The focus is often intense, the rivalry sometimes fierce, but the mood always turns seriously lighthearted when someone breaks out this exciting rapid-fire fun. Each of the 55 Spot it! cards is decorated with 8 different aquatic and beach themed symbols. There are more than 50 sym...Read more