( 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

( 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 $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

( eeBoo $24.99) A gorgeous image of skaters in Central Park at night. A magical setting by Victoria Tentler-Krylov. These puzzles make great projects for families during the holidays. Equally special, Paris Christmas by Jennifer Orkin Lewis - features street scenes of people shopping with the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame in the background. Ages: Preschool Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2025 Shop this New York City Skaters puzzle on Amazon Shop Paris Christmas puzzle o

( Foros $39.99) One of our favorite new board games of the year! Foros is a beautifully crafted board game. Think tic-tac-toe mashed up with Connect Four. The game play is to get four pieces in a row. You can play with two players or in teams. The game pieces are well finished (there are natural wood cubes and dark wood cylinders. Our testers found the more they played, the more they learned about strategies for moves. The game is marked 6 & up and can be played at this a

( Just Play $21.99 ) If you grew up playing Simon, you're going to love this new twist - and so will your kids and grandkids. Just the like original, you have to watch and then replay the same sequence but now you're doing it by stepping on the lights. A great party, family get together, rainy day activity toy. We agree with the 8 and up age range. Takes 3 AA batteries not included . Early School, Tweens 7 & up. Ages:Early School Years, Tweens Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Plati

( Mindware $53.91) If you have a budding-fashion designer in your family, you'll want to check out this amazing kit from Mindware. It's so chockfull of fabric and trims -- it's a wow wee kind of set. It also comes with a Fashion Sketchbook (with some pre-drawn ideas to work from), three mini mannequins, scissors, thread, pins, colored pencils for sketching, dress patterns and so much more. There's no sewing machine required here -- the kit comes with double-stick tape and m

( eeBoo $21.99 each) The perfect puzzle for the family to work on together during the holiday break. All of the animals in the forest...

( Nex Playground  $199.99 ) A new active gaming console for a whole new AI generation. The playground camera sees your movement and...