(Peaceable Kingdom $13.95) DA giant 44 piece floor puzzle with a colorful unicorn shape that will be 2' X 3' when it's put together. The pieces have a shimmery foil finish and sone of the pieces are die cut in familiar shapes such as a star and butterfly. Comes in a sturdy storage box with a cord handle.Marked 3 and up, but we think 44 pieces are a lot for preschoolers to handle independently. Ages: Older preschoolers, early school Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2020

(Peaceable Kingdom $13.95) Hablas Espanol? If your child is learning Spanish, here's fun way to build vocabulary. It's a pictorial Bingo game with pictures, words, and a pronunciation guide. There are six double sided playing boards and plenty of markers to cover the images. Use this for family fun, classroom groups, or even a solo matching game. The pieces are sturdy and the images are for familiar items and basic words. Ages: Early School Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award

(eeboo $11.99) Early school age kids can explore the Ocean's Treasures with this colorful 64-piece puzzle illustrated by Monika Forsberg. Try this as a cooperative task and talk about the fish as you give beginners strategies for putting the outside edges together first. Kids enjoy doing their puzzles more than once, so don't worry about spoiling the challenge or fun. The finished puzzle will be 15" x 15". IF this seems the right level for your child, consider the 64-piece

(Peaceable Kingdom $17.95) Who doesn't love a picnic? Here's a perfect picnic basket loaded with plates, a cloth to spread on the ground, and an assortment of foods in three different shapes and colors. Each player gets a plate and takes turns digging into the basket to find one of the three shapes to fill his dish. OR turn the plates over and players take turns pulling out a food of three different colors. There's no race to be first—this is a cooperative game that ends when

(Mindware $19.95) Welcome our feathered friends back to your yard with this little wooden birdhouse. Kids will be able to follow the easy to assemble parts that they glue together. Next they'll paint the outside and with help attach it to a tree where birds will make their nests. This kit comes with 9 solid-wood pre-cut birdhouse pieces, 13 paints, wooden hanging hook, twine, 2 paintbrushes, craft glue, instructions and full color guidebook to attract birds and identify them

Mindware $14.95) A playful scene with fruit characters in a silly pool party. The 77-piece puzzle includes seven special shaped pieces that include Banana, Strawberry, and Pineapple scents. Our tester loved the scents and the challenge of getting it all together. 5 and up. Ages: Early School Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award 2020 Click here to purchase the product from Amazon.com

(Mindware $29.95 ) A plain white rocket comes out of the box along with 12 pots of paint, two paint brushes and instructions for decorating a porcelain space ship. After the rocket ship is painted and baked (by an adult) they can load it with one of two battery powered tea lights that produce a warm glow/ How neat is that? A night light kids can paint and use. Also special, a lamp with a different theme—a Paint Your Own Unicorn Light ($17.95) 8 and up Ages: Older Early Schoo

(Mindware $13.95) Young dino-holics are going to love this big T-Rex floor puzzle with its shiny foil accents. When it's all together, the giant meat eater will be 2 X 3 feet big. The fifty-one thick sturdy puzzle pieces include seven die-cut dinosaurs that fit into the bigger puzzle. Kids will recognize Stegosaurus, Triceratops, and several other familiar dinos. Comes in a sturdy storage box with cord handle. Ages: Early School Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2020 C

(Creativity for Kids $26.99) A craft kit with a science edge. It comes with 11 sensory experiments. It comes with two test tubes, measuring cup, stirring wands, scoops and pipettes to mix and stir the compounds included. Kids will have hands on fun exploring putty, crystals, bubbles, and more. This is a good parent child kit to dip into from time to time. Of course, kids will want to do another one and then another. But take the time to talk about what happens and why they t

(Creativity for Kids $19.99) DA charming decorative combination—tie on a fringe of precut tutu netting pieces between the light clips. Add gemstones to the light clips. Next, decorate the pastel photo frames with stick-on gemstones and load with photos of friends and family. Add the picture frames so they dangle on the wire. Now hang the tutu photo lights over the desk or above a mirror. This is a project that will take creativity, patience, and fine motor skills with a delig