(eeBoo $15.99) There's so much to know and name in this puzzle deep in the rainforest. Toucan, sloth, frog, anteater, monkey, a gorilla - just to name a few. The pieces are mid-size, not giant floor puzzle types, but bigger than small jig saw pieces. The finished puzzle is 15 X 15 inches. Marked 5+ , but that depends on how experienced your puzzler is. It will be a good choice for slightly older kids. When you choose puzzles you want kids to have challenges but not outright

(Horizon Group $14.99 ) Everything you need for creating necklaces and bracelets with more than 20 interachangeable charms that go on with easy to change lobster claws. There is a chain bracelet and necklace as well as elastic cord for making bracelets with more hundreds of beads (accent colors, alphabet beads and metallic beads). Would make a great holiday gift for jewelry lovers. Marked 6 & up. Younger kids will need adult assistance. Ages: Older Early School, Tweens Opp

( LEGO $69.99) A fun multi-level, fully tricked out tree house that comes with 701 pieces - including four Friends and two animals. There's a sleeping area, a piano , a slide, a work station that includes a circular saw, a kitchen area (for making donuts). There's also a working pull-up chair for getting up to the next level. Our testers loved all the attention to details - just to name a few : mini carrots from the garden, mini ice cream cones, and a hardhat with a protect

( eeBoo $14.99 each ) The perfect take-along set of dominoes for kids that are fascinated by space. The set comes with 28 shiny pieces that give you an opportunity for talking about the planets in our solar system. Illustrated by Uta Krogmann. Also fun -- Mini Dinosaur Dominoes . Marked 3 and up Ages: Preschool Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2025 Click here to shop Space Dominoes on Amazon

( Super Smalls $39) If brushing hair is an issue in your house, this wonderful new kit from Super Small may do the trick. The kit comes with a large pink plastic brush and 246 gem stickers to add to your brush. Our tester also loved that the kit also included 16 small clips that have gem flowers on them. A great holiday or birthday gift. Ages: Preschool, Early School Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2025

( Tree Town Toys $15.99 each) Art Café is a really clever painting kit that includes a to-go coffee container with four lids. Inside the cup you'll find three acrylic paints, a wooden stick for pulling the paint and instructions. We love open-ended painting kits and this one introduces kids to a painting technique that can be used on other materials. There are three sets with different color palettes: dreamy colors, beachy colors and cheery colors. Note-- because these use

(Horizon Group $22.99 ) A wow-wee kind of bead kit with 800+ beads that come in a fun round plastic case that spins. There's a rainbow of colors here as well as metallics and alphabet beads. Set comes with enough elastic cords to make 25+ bracelets. A great holiday gift for 8 and up. Our testers also loved the STMT D.I.Y. Personalized Jewelry Studio ($24.99) that is chockfull of color beads, cord, initial beads, pearl beads-- to make more than 50 pieces of jewelry. The cas

( Creativity for Kids $23) The latest in Creativity for Kids collection Make Your Own Water Globes. Our testers loved the mermaid theme. The kit comes with all the materials to make 2 globes. The two main characters are a mermaid and turtle figurines as well as the plastic globes, clay, tools, stickers and glitter. Also take a look at the new Make Your Own Water Globes Axolotls. Marked 6 & up -- will need adult involvement. Ages: Early School Years Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Pl

( ooly $12.95 and up) As part of the collaboration between Ooly and PEANUTS, ooly created travel kits which will be perfect for holiday travel. There's the Snoopy School Coloring Travel Kit that comes with a 48 Coloring Book and 9 Jumbo Crayons. 3 & up. For older kids, we recommend the Activity Travel Kit that comes with 60 pages of games, coloring, stickers (always a hit), and 4 double-sided makers. The activities vary in difficulty (tic tac toe, close looking to find wh

( ooly $13.95 and up) Scratch Art is a really fun and a satisfying art material. It's even more fun here because the images are from PEANUTS. The kit comes with 12 illustrated colored scratch cards in different colors. Comes with a drawing tool (which you use to scratch off the top layer to reveal the colors below). Most scratch art sets are black -- so this kit is also different from the traditional experience. A great travel take along. 6 & up. There is also a DIY Shrin