Mind Jewel

By Recent Toys USA
Price $9.99
Age 5 & Up

Feel the sweet satisfaction of solving the Mind Jewel puzzle - and the maddening frustration when things go awry along the way! The Mind Jewel comes out of its package as a three-dimensional ball you can hold in the palm of your hand. With a quick tug it unravels into a series of colored gems connected by an elastic string. The challenge is to reassemble it to its original shape by twisting, turning, and fitting the pieces together (they have little nodes along the edges that allow them to snap into place). Our testers really enjoyed the fact that the challenge was doable, even for kids of a relatively young age. Having two or three on hand only enhances the fun by allowing races to see who can finish first!