( Play Monster $17 & up) It's the 60th Anniversary of Spirograph and to celebrate the company has introduced many new versions. We love the Spirograph Junior the best. The set comes with a frame that holds the bigger gear in place which makes it easier to use the smaller gears inside to make your spirograph art. The original Spirograph came with pins (can you believe it?) to hold the big gear in place. Now the sets come with putty -- which is fine. None of them include a boar

(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...

(K’nex $49.99) For a long time these classic building toys with rounds and rods were changed from the original wood to plastic. Talk...