( ooly $6.95 and up) If you're a fan of PEANUTS, you're going to LOVE this wonderful collaboration with ooly. Let's start with the bigger kits, our testers loved the Coloring Activity & Sticker Kit ($27.95) that comes in a box that's covered with PEANUTS cartoon strips. Inside you'll find an activity book that includes hidden pattern coloring sheets, 8 jumbo crayons, 8 washable makers and stickers. This would be a great choice to have at your office if your child comes to vi

( Playmobil $69.99) Animal lovers will enjoy this small setting that includes 191 pieces. There are two human care takers and assortment of props for entertaining and taking care of the visitors. This kit can also be connected to the Puppy Care Center Set ($44.99). These are both relatively small builds that will appeal to kids that love playing with miniatures. For younger builders -- adult assistance will be required. Marked 4 -10. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Awa

( Creativity for Kids $25.95) If scratch art fans and unicorn fans were to have a dream toy -- this would be it! The deluxe set comes with 20 scratch art boards - some with pre-drawn images and others with just frames. If you're new to scratch art, it's a lot of fun. The kit comes with two plastic styluses that you use for scratching off the black top to reveal the colors below. Now what makes this kit especially special, it also includes a small unicorn vacuum for picking u

( Playmobil $197) A wow-wee kind of a castle with multi-levels and a bridge that connects the two towers. As with all Playmobil sets, this starts a construction set that makes a great parent/child project and leaves you with a terrific pretend setting. There's a dramatic spiral staircase, a dancing platform that allows the figures to spin, and two figures (a princess and prince) and thrones. We do wish there were more characters included in the set. There are other exte

( eeBoo $23.99 ) Dinosaur fans will love this new take on classic Bingo. Instead of matching numbers, you're matching the dinos! The set comes with 36 playing tiles, 6 game boards and a drawstring bag. Caller draws a card and names the animal, showing it to the other players. The player who has the matching dino covers the space on his board. First player to cover all the dinos on his playing board is the winner. Marked 5 and up, but again probably of bigger interest to

( Connetix $59.99) Magnetic building sets are all the rage with preschoolers. Connetix entered the market in 2019 when two families came together to "build" on this type of play. Our testers really loved their new Bright Portal Packs which give you three different size portals or windows to work with. The oversized portal can contain the two smaller sizes which makes them great fun. This set includes 48 pieces - the kit and the company's website has building suggestions -- b

( eeBoo $23.99) If you have a dinosaur fan in your house, you're going to want to consider this giant puzzle that features an alphabet of dinos. Thankfully, there's also a pronunciation guide included because many of the names are really challenging. The pieces are oversized to produce a satisfyingly giant puzzle. Each dinosaur is also shown with the capital and lowercase letter that it represents. There is also a 20 piece version of this puzzle as well. If dinosaurs are not

( Playmobil $99.99) Our testers loved this new two level hospital setting from Playmobil. It's a two level hospital complete with an operating room, a patient's room and bathroom. We love that there's a reception desk at the entrance of the hospital. And as with all Playmobil settings, the attention to detail is unmatched. You'll find flowers in the patient's room as well as an IV drip. The operating room has all the special lighting, surgical table and equipment for prete

( Play Monster $17 & up) It's the 60th Anniversary of Spirograph and to celebrate the company has introduced many new versions. We love the Spirograph Junior the best. The set comes with a frame that holds the bigger gear in place which makes it easier to use the smaller gears inside to make your spirograph art. The original Spirograph came with pins (can you believe it?) to hold the big gear in place. Now the sets come with putty -- which is fine. None of them include a boar

( Luki Lab $29.99) Pure fun! Our parents liked how easy it was to set up the play area with plastic pieces that click together to form a circle. The plastic tree is filled with all the nuts. On your turn, you press down the top of the tree which release many nuts and this is where the fun begins. Each player has a chimpunk on a stick -- the idea is to capture as many nuts as possible. At the end of all of the rounds, the chipmunk with the most nuts wins. The rounds are fast