(Manhattan Toy $14.99 and up) Meet the newest Groovy Girls: Who wouldn’t love Special Edition Willow with her long brown hair trimmed with tiny felt flowers and big brown eyes. She’s wearing a peasant style tunic in white and blue with puffed long sleeves. Her denim cut offs have an elastic waist and her outfit is finished off with sandals that match her stylish blouse. And April is ready for showers with her yellow slicker rain jacket and removable matching boots. She’s got

(Little Kids $9.99 and up) Of course, blowing bubbles is fun with or without any extras. But for fans of Paw Patrol these special containers will add an extra delight. There are multiple choices. As always, Little Kids has done their spill 4 oz proof bucket with three bubble blower wands that fit into the spill proof openings. Comes in orchid pink or royal blue with a red bottom. This really does work like magic and with no messy spills or tears over lost bubbles. Or, Paw Pat

( Puppy Trek $30.00) A fun-for-the -family game designed in muted Pacific Northwest colors and style; in other words, it does not look like most commercial games with licensed characters. Players choose a puppy to make its way through the wilderness and along the way meet animal friends who protect and help them. They draw activity cards that lead them to choices, so there is no one right path, but decisions to be made. There’s reading and counting involved, along with spelli

(Miniland $34.99) Preschoolers generally love vehicles, so this game involves sorting favorite items...a variety of little cars, trucks, and planes...36 of them in all, while playing around with some basic math skills. It's a very structured set of challenges. A parent and child activity with different themes that include counting, patterns, spatial skills and listening. It is a little like a workbook but more interactive and playful. The concrete items that the child handle

(Miniland $52.95) Here’s a ball run with an extra bounce! The balls not only slide through obstacles that spin and roll around, they end up bouncing off a trampoline and then out of a chute! It’s one of those classic toys that toddlers love to play with again and again! Repetition is important to toddlers who like the predictability of knowing what happens...and making that happen. Be forewarned: you will need to set this ball run up for your toddler and it may take some tria

(Miniland $12.99 and up) A combo scoop on one end and roller road maker on the other. We think this will be good fun at the beach for making roadways or train track impressions in wet sand. Use them both around the sand castle. Look for both the Highway and the Miniland Train Tracks roller ($14.99). Ages: preschoolers Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award 2019 Click here to purchase the highway roller product from Amazon.com Click here to purchase the train track roller product

(SmartFeltToys $39.99) Use this as a felt board that can lie flat or stand up as a bright red barn with four walls. The felt pieces are more elaborate than most and can be used for a matching game on two of the interior walls or used for dramatic play on the end walls or the exterior walls. Developed by a speech therapist, this is an excellent choice for language development. It has 32 pieces to use with the two-way playhouse. A playful prop for expanding vocabulary, a knowin