(Playmobil $19.99 each) Take your pick of your favorite vehicle. While parents may enjoy building a small Porsche, most of our child testers picked by their favorite color! These are fun small builds to do together. They range in piece count -- from 25-31 pieces. Once put together, your child has a fun vehicle to enjoy. Each comes with one mini fig. Marked 5-99. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Awards 2026 Shop these products on Amazon

(Playmobil $129.99) We are delighted that Playmobil brought back their classic Castle build. These sets are ideal for parent-child play opportunities. They call for parental involvement for the building and then your child has an amazing pretend setting for spinning their own stories of castle intrigue. The castle comes with lots of great features including a working drawbridge, hidden passages, a trap door, etc. Comes with 3 knights to get you started. This would be an a

(Educational Insights $26.79) Here's an innovative and engaging kit for parents and kids to explore together. The box comes with everything you need to create vehicles with cardboard boxes you have a home. The set comes with two tools for making it happen - one for punch a hole in the cardboard (a better activity for the grown up in the room) and a screw driver for the plastic bolts that are included. There are wheels, license plates, and details for personalizing your vehicl

(Red Toolbox $26.99) Our testers couldn't wait to play with this three truck set that includes a cement mixer, a dump truck and a tow truck. For younger preschoolers, this set is perfect for pretend play. The twist here is that the set also comes with a small screwdriver for taking the trucks apart. At first this will be a parent-child activity but will quickly be something that your child can do and enjoy on their own. Marked 3 & up, but the taking apart and putting back to

(LEGO DUPLO $19.97) Older Bluey fans will enjoy putting together this 104 piece set that creates a mini playground setting for Bluey and Chloe (both character figs are included in the set). Our testers loved the slide and ladder that bring you down and up to the two level play area with a tic-tac-toe game. Lots of pretend opportunities here once built. Editor's Note: Many Bluey fans are younger than the age range on this box. This is intended as a first build set for 4s and u

( Playmobil $89.99) The new Pirate Harbor with 165 pieces is the latest in Playmobil's pirate theme collection. There is a little...