(Green Toys $24.99) Lightweight enough for a toddler to pull around, this little red wagon has a stout rope handle and just enough space for hauling blocks, dolls or other treasures. With their hard won locomotive skills, toddlers love dragging their toys from one room to another. Elmo’s face is on the hub caps and on the sides of this low to the ground wagon. Made of 100% recycled plastic and printed with soy inks, you can feel good about limiting their eco footprints as the

(Green Toys $39.99) Smaller than most, but so well designed! It comes with a helicopter that lands on the helipad rooftop, a police car and a yellow city taxicab that can go into the drive-through station, be lifted up to the next level aboard the working elevator and roll down the attachable ramp. Scaled to work with Green Toys Ferry boat and car carrier, this is made from 100% recycled plastic with no BPA, phthalates, or PVC. It will take up less space than most, cost less,

(Big Mouth $49.99) Looking for a way to cool off and turn your backyard into a fantasy land?Consider this Ginormous Unicorn Lawn Sprinkler, its nearly 7 feet tall and made of durable vinyl. You’ll need a pump to inflate this showstopper and once it’s standing attach it to a standard garden water hose and let the sprinkling begin! If unicorns are not your style, consider an elephant or dinosaur style instead. Our testers had some issues about not filling it adequately with air

(Steiff $39.99) His name may be Jimmy, but to us, he looks a lot like the real Pooh Bear! He has a lovely sweet face and a honey-colored textured coat that’s deliciously silky to the touch. His floppy arms are under-stuffed and easy to hold. With a weighted bottom, this bear can sit up well for a tea party, on a lap or lie down for a nap, when needed. A big 16 inches of huggable! Also available in 12” size ($28.95) Ages: Toddlers, Preschoolers Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Awa

(Mindware $14.95) Don’t be put off by the serious look of the packaging. If you like domino style games you’ll like this one a lot. It’s a kind of double-domino game. You line up the playing pieces by matching colors of the amulet tiles, but only if you have a matching gem to place with it. To win points you must line up three or more amulets in a row with matching color. There’s some strategy involved, but given its medieval look, it appears to be a lot harder than it actual

(Hasbro $25) It’s all about collecting experiences…not the money. Really. You get into the game with just $100. Yes, Monopoly for Millennials is different. Forget Park Place or hotels. The hot destinations are a Vegan Bistro or a week-long Meditation retreat. No railroads—travel from one bike share to the next. Shop at a thrift shop, crash in your parents’ basement, or on a friend’ couch. Hey, it’s all about…living in the moment. Marked 8 and up…a little early. Talk about ti

(Mindware $24.95) They call this a logic game of paths and possibilities and that's just what it is. It's a brainteaser with a sloping playing board, with tiles that are arranged to match the challenge card for each round of play. Those challenge cards show you where almost all the tiles go, but a few spaces are left blank, on purpose. The player must choose the missing tiles that will create pathways to allow the metal marbles to land in the slots below. Oh, yes, did I ment

(Playmobil $79.99) Welcome aboard the Mars Space Station! With lights under the central hub, astronauts work aboard the illuminated station, entering through the front ramp and move about through the rotating hatch. Everything they need is found in this amazing space station with a removable roof, a fitness room, sleeping quarters, command central, and of course a robot. There are two multi-cultural astronauts, tools, computer, food supplies, space crystals, telescope, video

(Playmobil $69.99) Get ready for countdown! Years ago this would have been found in the Boys Toys aisle. Not anymore! We're happy to report there are both a male and a female astronaut play figures assigned to this mission! It's is a gender neutral construction set and play setting for boys and girls alike. Check every detail as the crew works on the maintenance platform. Get the astronauts seated in the cockpit. Ready for their journey into space! It’s all AOK as the countd

(Ann Williams $16.99) A craft kit for older designers who have some experience with making jewelry that takes fine motor skills. There are nine different bracelets that can be made with the materials in this kit. It’s a wonderful mixture of braiding, beading, tying and twisting the assorted ingredients—faux suede, wooden beads, cotton threads, waxed cord, elastic cord, plastic beads, metal rings and triangles. No special tools are needed...just your talent and patience. Craft