(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...

(Thames & Kosmos $32.99) This excellent kit will keep parent and child on their toes. Kids can build their TrainBot in two different...

( Mindware $64.95) KEVA is a Blue-Chip building system that includes pine planks. The set comes with a 24 page booklet full of ideas for...

(eeBoo $21.99) For the young science whizz in your midst, this set of four puzzles will be an eye opener. Each of the 49-piece puzzles...

(Gamewright $29.99) Here’s the story—your rocket has taken you to a strange, abandoned spaceport on a remote moon that is overrun with...

(Canal Toys $30.00) For tweens and teens who want to experiment with creating videos, this kit is a real piece of equipment to launch...