(Mattel $22) Choose a blonde or brunette version and select the one with light or darker skin tone—either way this Barbie is more than a...

(eeBoo $19.99) Instead of the usual Bingo number and letter matching game, this clever game introduces kids to matching up creatures to...

(eeBoo $32 each) Good size pieces make both of these 64-piece puzzles the right kind of challenge for in-between puzzle fun. Smaller...

(eeBoo $10.99) Take these along in a baggie so you can pull them out if you’re playing a waiting game in a restaurant or on a plane. It’s...

(eeBoo $16.99) Something about sharks that school age kids find fascinating. Maybe it’s the threat or danger associated with these...

(Basic Fun $29.99) Sometimes change is better, sometimes not. In this case, the change is a welcome addition and different. For this...

(Creativity for Kids $13.99) You’ve probably seen squeegee art on Instagram. You put a blob of various colors on the sheet and then use a...

(eeBoo $17.20) Sasha and Jasmine, the two paper dolls in this set are nothing like the fashion plates you may have played with as a...

(American Girls $ 115 for each doll and book) It’s December 31,1999—the last day of the 20th Century when Isabel begins her journal and...

(Mindware $69.95) For the young botanist, here’s a Home Grown Growing Lamp ($29.99) kit that will keep plants growing even when snow is...