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Best Toys for Preschoolers: 2025 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Awards
We are delighted to announce the Best Toys in the Preschool Category for 2025. These toys have been awarded our top honor, the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award ! Preschoolers need a a mix of toys for active big muscle play as well as sit down quiet time. Toys for solo time as well as social play. To read our full review of each toy click through the titles below. You'll find our entire evaluation and shopping information as well. You'll also want to check our OTP Gol


Best Toys for Early School Years: 2025 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Awards
We are delighted to announce the Best Toys in the Early School Years Category for 2025. These toys have been awarded our top honor, the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award ! Early School Years children like more complex building toys, puzzles, and games. They're also ready to use fine motor skills for crafts. they need toys for social and active play as well as quiet solo time. To read our full review of each toy click through the titles below. You'll find our entire ev


Best Toys for Tweens & Teen: 2025 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Awards
We are delighted to announce the Best Toys in the Tween & Teen Category for 2025. These toys have been awarded our top honor, the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award ! Many tweens and most teens will tell you they're done with toys, so to find games and activities that pull them off their electronics—to take their eyes off those big and little screens, is no easy task. Here are our favorites of the year! Click thru to find our entire evaluation and shopping informatio


Fisher-Price Picnic Basket
( Fisher-Price $39.99) Our testers loved playing with the satisfyingly large picnic set. It comes with a lovely basket (lined with a red and white check fabric). There's also a picnic "blanket" in the same print. The set comes with two plates, cups, silverware, bread that has velcro so it can be cut apart, cheese, juice, fruit, little cakes, and more. 3 & up. Preschool Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2025 Click here to purchase the product from Amazon.com


Herotron Toy Stroller
( Hart & Hero $90) By far the best toy stroller on the market. It's so beautifully constructed with sturdy wheels and substantial frame. We also love the gender-free design. Our three year old tester loved the basket underneath for storing things while on the go. A great choice for older toddlers and preschoolers. Ages: Toddlers, Preschool Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinuml Award 2025


Super Smalls Sparkle and Cherish Gemify Frame Kit
( Super Smalls $40) Our testers loved this kit that comes with three small frames to decorate with puff paint (four colors) and "gemstones" to gemify the frames. School aged kids love making things that they can display in their rooms as well as making gifts for others. Ages: Early School, Tweens Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2025 Shop this product on Amazon


Cuddle + Kind Baby Animal Collection 2025
( Cuddle+Kind $37-41 each) Cuddle + Kind has expanded their Baby Animal collection this year. It's hard to pick from these sweet 7 " hand-made dolls. They're pricey but very special. If you buy three, they come in a gingerbread gift box this season (at no extra charge). Our favorites this year include the Ladybug, the Daisy and the Otter. We are also loving the Octopus. There are no buttons or doo dads that come off, the features are all crocheted into the dolls in soft


Cuddle + Kind Doll Collection 2025
( Cuddle + Kind $76-$98) This year's collection from Cuddle + Kind is the best yet! This year there's a new collection of ponies - Sophia in a pink jumper (with little flowers), Liam in blue shorts and Kelsie in a sweet dress . There's also Bella the honey bear in a scalloped-trimmed dress, Alexander the Honey bear who has a baby bear in his front pocket. Equally sweet is Emma the mouse in a pink dress with a floral garland, Beatrice the Mouse in a blue jumper and


Popdarts Rookie
( POPDARTS $24.99) Popdarts are a great family game for mixed ages. The set comes with two sets of suction tips that each player takes turns throwing at the red suction marker. The closer you get the more points you receive, the first player that has 21 points wins. You can play tossing the Popdarts on a table or onto a glass door. 5 & up. The company also makes more advanced sets. Ages: Infants Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2025 Shop this toy on Amazon


Loveté Shoe Styling
(Loveté $19.99 ) This fun new activity kit taps into the current trend of adding embellishments to your sneakers. The set comes with three pairs of laces, charms, jumping rings, pearl beads, letter beads, elastic and permanent stickers. There are also tutorials on line for each step in the kit. Marked 8 & up, but we think it will be most enjoyed by tweens. Ages: Tweens Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2025
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