(Fisher-Price $39.99) A classic miniature setting for beginning pretend play. The house opens for play time and then packs away easily...

(Fisher-Price $21.99) For toddlers and preschoolers this bag of 80 colorful pegged blocks is a basic. Toddlers will need some learning...

(Lakeshore $299) These are the kind of quality wooden unit blocks that you'll find in a good nursery school. The hardwood is smooth and...

(Fisher-Price $59.99) An interactive sort of musical toy with 15 instruments sound pods that slip into the octopus’s arms. The sounds...

(Winning Moves Games $12.95) If you have a preschooler this is an excellent color matching game. It’s fast and entertaining to play. The...

(Mattel $30.99) The package we received with this Barbie is called Barbie Shop for a Dinner Party. But online it's called a supermarket,...

(Mattel $30.99) Summertime on the farm and this Barbie is no slouch. She’s right there riding a red tractor, feeding the animals and...

(Mindware $24.99) Although it’s anything but open-ended, we think boys and girls will like the interaction of this active pretend...

(Mudpuppy $14.99 each) Bring home a storybook favorite, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, that preschoolers will like taking apart and putting...

With her netted helmet, gloves, and totally covered beekeeper outfit, this is the newest Working Barbie. She keeps her bees and hive...