Blue's Clues & You! Dance-Along Blue Plush
(Blues Clues and You $44) Preschoolers who are in the Blue’s Clues zone are going to love this novelty doll that dances to the Blue’s Clues theme song. Blue also wiggles her bottom, her ears go up and down, her head rolls, and she raises her paw. Kids activate the music and motion by pressing on Blues back and with the buttons on the Handy Dandy Guitar. You’ll only need to feed this pup with back-up batteries 2 AAA for the guitar and 4 AA for Blue. The first set is included.
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Mario Edition
(NIntendo $99) Part RC vehicle—part video game. If you already have a Nintendo Switch, this new hybrid game is an add-on that's likely to be a hit with the younger kids in the family. In this game Mario arrives in an honest-to goodness go-cart along with a series of numbered gates that you set up to create a course for racing. Kids design the raceway by running the cart under the gates; they can change the track from a simple loop to figure eight or other zig-zags. Now it’s
Mega Construx Pokemon Pikachu
(Fisher-Price $16.36-$49.99) For a trip down memory lane, give another generation your old favorite, Pikachu. For younger builders the 271 piece build will end up as a 6 and a half inch figure with movable limbs. This one is marked for 8's and up. Older builders might be ready for the 600 piece set—though our tester said it's no snap to put together. It took about five hours to put together. Whatever size you choose, building toys like these are a good choice for honing their
Best Toys for Infants: 2020 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Awards
We are delighted to announce the Best Toys in the Infant Category for 2020. These toys have been awarded our top honor, the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award! Infants don't need a lot of playthings, but having well-chosen props for engaging your baby in play is essential. To read our full review of each toy click through the titles below. You'll find our entire evaluation and shopping information as well. We also highly recommend looking at our Oppenheim Toy Portfolio G
Best Toys for Tweens & Teen: 2020 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Awards
We are delighted to announce the Best Toys in the Tween & Teen Category for 2020. These toys have been awarded our top honor, the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award! Many tweens and most teens will tell you they're done with toys, so to find games and activities that pull them off their electronics—to take their eyes off those big and little screens, is no easy task. Here are our favorites of the year! Click thru to find our entire evaluation and shopping information as
Best Toys for Early School Years: 2020 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Awards
We are delighted to announce the Best Toys in the Early School Years Category for 2020. These toys have been awarded our top honor, the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award! Early School Years children like more complex building toys, puzzles, and games. They're also ready to use fine motor skills for crafts. they need toys for social and active play as well as quiet solo time. To read our full review of each toy click through the titles below. You'll find our entire evalu
Best Toys for Toddlers: 2020 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Awards
We are delighted to announce the Best Toys in the Toddler Category for 2020. These toys have been awarded our top honor, the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award! Toddlers are all about their new found mobility and curiosity. It's important to bring home a mix of playthings that play to their strengths and foster confidence in their ability to make things happen! And if you've ever played with a toddler, you know they love doing things again and again. Dolls Corolle Mon Gr
Best Toys for Preschoolers: 2020 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Awards
We are delighted to announce the Best Toys in the Preschool Category for 2020. These toys have been awarded our top honor, the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award! Preschoolers need a a mix of toys for active big muscle play as well as sit down quiet time. Toys for solo time as well as social play. To read our full review of each toy click through the titles below. You'll find our entire evaluation and shopping information as well. You'll also want to check our OTP Gold A
Jabuka, a Twisting Letter Game
(Jabuka Games $19.95) If you like word games you’re going to enjoy the “twist” Jabuka gives to the fun. Players use “coffee bean” shaped tiles that are a little like the ones for Scrabble, Bananagrams and such...but here’s the big difference, the letters can be turned so a “b” can become “d” or a “p” depending on how you put them down. There’s no waiting for the other player to finish a turn, everyone plays at once, taking tiles from the central pile and calling out the word
Math for Love Prime Climb
(Math for Love $29.99) A clever game that not only reinforces math skills, it turns using those skill for an entertaining time shared with others. Players have the option to add, subtract, multiply, or divide to be the first to get their pawns to the winner’s place on the board—101. If your multiplication tables are a little rusty...not to worry, there’s a multiplication table included to help. The handsome board is arranged in a spiral from 0 to 101 and the color-coded circ
