Gallop & Rock Learning Pony integrates physical and electronic educational features in a way that engages young children on every level. It is a colorfully designed rocking pony that quickly and easily transforms into a ride-on toy, a dual feature that allows the product's physical functions to grow with the child. Electronic features, activated by an on/off switch in the pony's mane, include more than 50 songs, melodies,...Read more

This is a fascinating and highly original game in which players engage in battle-like offensive and defensive moves while attempting to get their Sphere onto the Bullseye at the center of the board. Every player has a number of playing pieces, each of which has a distinct geometric shape (Cylinder, Pyramid, Prism, Cone, . . .) and rank. Those rankings determine what happens when two opposing pieces meet on the game board ...Read more

This wonderful crafting activity is not only simple and easy to do, it gets great results. After selecting their favorite colors of embroidery floss, children use the friendship bracelet wheel to braid either flat or round bracelets. It's a fun, relaxing activity, and kids greatly enjoy wearing the bracelets they create. The glow feature generates plenty of anticipatory excitement during the crafting phase and some razzle...Read more

The centerpiece of this delightful, multifaceted play set is an impressively detailed tri-level Pet House with built-in elevator, secret trap door, balcony, slides, a swinging hammock, a turning telescope, and more. Built into the Pet House are eight different Smart Point locations to which the included Go! Go! Smart Animals cat figure (Chloe the carefree cat) responds with a variety of songs, melodies, sounds and phrases...Read more

This three-story interactive palace comes loaded with features that turn playtime into an imagination-fueled learning experience. The included Princess Darla character comes alive at any of the 5 MagicPoint locations built into the set by introducing herself, speaking fun phrases, and playing sing-along songs. The palace opens to over 4 feet wide and includes a ballroom, music room, kitchen, bedroom and observation tower....Read more

Go! Go! Smart Wheels Treasure Mountain Train Adventure provides a variety of creative play experiences young ones just can't seem to get enough of. This seamless blend of physical play and interactive electronic features inspires kids to extended bouts of fun and learning that keep imaginations running full throttle. The playset is over 4-1/2 feet wide and includes a motorized freight train that traverses the tracks, pass...Read more

Grabolo is party and family fun at its finest, a fast portable game that takes about 2 seconds to learn and in which everyone is in on the fun from start to finish. After laying out all 36 Grabolo cards face up (each of which bears a number and color), the action is immediately kicked into gear by rolling a pair of dice, one for color, one for number. The first player to spot a card bearing that combination of color and n...Read more

Things move quickly in this exceptionally fun family card game. Players take turns stacking matching pairs of assets (Jewels, Stocks, Cash Under Mattress . . .) from their hands face up on the table, replenishing their hands from the draw pile as they go. Those stockpiles are vulnerable to having their top asset stolen by any player with a matching card in his or her hand. Attempts to steal often trigger exciting, duel-li...Read more

Nuts about Mutts is fast-moving fun for the entire family. Children immediately gravitate to the playful, dog-themed illustrations, and gameplay is such that young kids can sink their teeth into it right off the bat. Players are dealt seven cards apiece and take turns playing a card onto the home pile. The goal is to be the first player to rid your hand of cards. In order to play a card, it must match either the color, nu...Read more

Greenhouse Radio combines science and art activities in a single, easy-to-use product. Constructing the functioning radio is great fun, a simple process achieved primarily by snapping or sliding 14 component pieces into place. The next steps consist of connecting several wires between the battery power source, the on/off switch, and the radio. Wire connections are held in place via three spring terminals, a setup that mak...Read more

Surprise, amusement, amazement, and joy are just some of the feelings parents can count on seeing their young ones display while exploring the pleasures of Grippies Builders set. This STEM building toy system for toddlers combines near endless replay value with rich and varied educational benefits. The exceptionally high quality magnetic rod and ball configuration makes building a wild variety of structures an almost magi...Read more

Groovy Girls, a brand long known for embodying self-identity and individualism, now adds two special edition ballerina dolls to the collection. These soft, 13-inch dolls, each with lovely yarn hair and expressively embroidered facial features, have distinctly different appearances from one another. Their cheerful countenances and detailed, carefully styled attire inspires young girls to engage in nurturing and explorative...Read more

H2O PUMP is a D.I.Y educational science kit through which children gain an understanding of water flow and basic physics. With it, kids build their knowledge through hands-on activities, experimentation and observation. The fun and learning starts with assembling the set's nearly two dozen components into a whole by interconnecting and snapping the pieces into a plastic base that hovers over a water-filled reservoir. A ho...Read more

Put a HanzBlok set in a child's hands and watch the ideas fly. The set's versatile functionality is such that building a huge variety of vehicles and structures, the likes of which have often never been seen before, seems both easy and natural. Those so inclined can, of course, think things through and plan their designs out up front, to great effect. But part of the beauty of HanzBlok is how easy it is for kids to just j...Read more