( Play Monster $16 & up) It's a big year for this classic gear drawing toy. To celebrate the 60th anniversary, you'll find many...

( LEGO $99.95) A rollercoaster with a robot theme -- doesn't get much better. With 986 pieces -- this is a more advanced build. Once put...

( Blue Orange $24.99) Our testers really enjoyed playing this new bead stacking game. The rainbow of gumball-sized beads are suspended...

( Fun in Motion Toys $24.99 ) Our school aged testers loved exploring the Hypertiles system. The set comes with 48 tiles that have a...

( Fun in Motion Toys $44.99 ) Tecti offers builders an innovative building system with 44 plates, 20 hinges and 6 keystone plates. Once...

(Mindware $34.95) Here’s a craft kit to share with a parent, grandparent, cousin or best friend. Doesn’t matter how old or young, it’s a...

(Mindware $24.95) We’ve seen bird houses and bird feeders, but never before....a butterfly House Kit! What a novel idea for crafters and...

(LEGO $79.99) What a beauty! An advanced building set with 1072 pieces; this is a challenging build for tweens and teens. The transparent...

( Hasbro $14.99) A fun new twist on the classic game.This isn’t the contemplative game.  A much more fast-paced version where you’re trying to flip in your pieces to make four in a row and win the round. A good family game for the 8 & up crowd.    Ages: Early School, Tweens Shop this game on Amazon

(Ageless Innovations and Hasbro $29.99 each) We all grew up with Yahtzee but now it has a casino twist. You play the standard game of...