This lighted construction set allows for the making of a remarkable range of high tech and futuristic-looking models - Robotic Helper, Fighting Warbird, Oviraptor, Stargate Guardian, and 26 other equally exciting, often elaborate creations. Step-by-step Instruction manuals for each of those 30 models are downloadable free from the Laser Pegs website. For those who want to flex their creative muscles even further, it's eas...Read more

Habits developed early on often last a lifetime, and this playful-looking 3D bookmark, with its built-in easy-to-use timer, is a fabulous way to help any child become a motivated reader. Activated at the touch of a button, it functions as both a digital clock and as a time record-keeper that has two tracking modes. Countdown Mode can be set to an amount of time your child would like to spend reading during a given session...Read more

There is fun afloat in Heartlake City! This addition to the LEGO Friends build-and-play series, with its colorful 7-inch high hot air balloon, enticing picnic spread, and two dynamic mini-doll figures, provides both an enriching building experience and, once assembled, stimulates a remarkable amount of imaginative play. Accessories include marshmallows on sticks for toasting over the campfire, sandbags, a treasure map, pi...Read more

This new 388-piece build-and-play toy is so loaded with exciting, action-scenario inspiring components and accessories, such minute and varied detail, that even veteran LEGO kit-builders were oohing and aahing as the fun got under way. The impressively equipped submarine and helicopter make for rousing air and sea action interplay, while the 3 minifigures (submariner, pilot, scuba diver) appear ready for anything that mig...Read more

This delightfully fresh jigsaw puzzle is rich in detail and filled with so many playful touches that assembling it becomes an exciting journey unto itself. Everything about it, from the colors to the fonts to eye-catching icons related to each state's history, communicates that this way there be fun! Each state is itself a mini-puzzle, and within each state lies a unique fun-shaped piece (such as a howling wolf-shaped pie...Read more

Kids find this plush toy dog to be captivating even before they discover that it comes alive at the touch of a button. Boys and girls light up at the mere sight of his long, floppy ears, perky tail, and ultra-soft fur, and the first thing they want to do is pet, cuddle, and nuzzle him. But the first time they see his mouth move and hear words (or a bark) come out of him, expect to see a look of astonished pleasure on thei...Read more

OgoSport keeps enhancing the world of outdoor fun with new, innovative products, and this one is a real beauty. Aero Zipp Disk is a hand-held disk launcher that can propel disks over 175 feet through the air with a simple swing of your arm. The launcher has a comfortable hand-grip at one end and a slot that grips the edge of a disk at the other. About midway down the launcher's length is a hinge that allows it to be folde...Read more

Fantastic Spinner enables kids to make wildly creative paintings by dripping paint onto a rapidly spinning canvas. It's a compact, wonderfully designed unit. Just secure a blank card onto the spinner platform, squeeze the trigger-handle, and off it goes like a whirlwind. No batteries or electric needed, it's entirely hand-powered. The set includes four squeeze-bottles that drip out bright neon paint, colors that come aliv...Read more

It is gratifying to watch boys so happily at work crafting together these ruggedly appealing sport-themed bracelets. It's equally pleasing to witness their satisfaction as they proudly display their favorite sport like a badge of honor wherever they go. The white faux leather baseball wrist cuff has stitching that looks like it could have come off a major league ball, with a heavy duty baseball-shaped metal bead clasp at ...Read more

This floating menagerie of sea creatures puts the fun in tub-time with a classic game of Ring Toss. The octopus provides the target at which children toss lightweight rings in hopes of landing them on his raised tentacles. Better yet, land one on the starfish on his head! In addition to our octo-buddy, there are 8 soft foam sea creatures and 6 tossing rings, all of which float and are playfully and colorfully illustrated...Read more

The Alpha Loom is a rubber band crafting kit whose ingenious design lets kids make colorful accessories with surprising speed and ease. The key to that fluidity is the Alpha Comb, a handy, easy-to-use tool with seven hooks sized perfectly to match the spacing of the pins on the Alpha Loom. This makes it a simple matter to hook and manipulate entire rows of rubber bands at a time, causing the brightly colored rubber bands ...Read more

With these super-growth eggs, kids learn and explore while they play. Each egg contains a creature hidden within, waiting to burst forth and grow. Just submerge them in water, and within a day or two the egg will crack open. A limb, or perhaps a head, will begin to emerge. Once hatched, the creature can be kept in water for up to 3 weeks and can grow to up to 10 times its original size. These officially licensed Animal Pl...Read more

Aqua Dragons Deluxe Deep Sea Habitat lets kids immerse themselves in an underwater world filled with tiny, living creatures. Simply fill the mini-aquarium with bottled water and add the contents of the included egg pouch. Your exotic new creature friends soon begin to hatch and become visible to the naked eye in a matter of days. Formally known as artemia salina, these aquatic crustaceans have been around since prehistori...Read more

Awesome Kits Charm & Stick gives kids the power to design their own custom jewelry and accessories in the blink of an eye. Bracelets, necklaces, headbands, and earrings can be created and re-created with ease, allowing for a perpetually fresh look. The charms themselves are many and varied - hearts, flowers, bows, cupcakes, gems - and the velcro backing means they can be mixed and matched to your heart's content. Personal...Read more