( Mindware $64.95) KEVA is a Blue-Chip building system that includes pine planks. The set comes with a 24 page booklet full of ideas for...

(Moose Toys $15.99) We've told you about Banangrams many times and has become a Blue Chip favorite. This new heart-shaped edition is fun -- comes with the same 144 letter tiles as the original. You need this for your family game night. No board needed, players compete to use all their letters to create their own crossword grids. Early school kids in the upper grades will enjoy playing with a partner but we think this is a better bet for tweens and teens and family fun. The

(Ann Williams $19.99) As craft kits go, this takes disciplined time and patience. It comes with two “works of art”: a 8” foam canvas for...

(Faber-Castell $8.99) A small but useful intro to drawing that comes with instructions for basic sketching skills such as cross-hatching,...

(eeBoo $19.99 each) Need a little springtime? Here you go—simply beautiful images come together with either of these challenging round...

(Anne Williams Group $16.99) Here’s an update to the popular DIY Puffy Charms Kits from last year. Kids can create necklaces, 10 stretchy...

(eeBoo $21.99) Putting a round puzzle together is different, and in some ways a lot more challenging. Our tester loved the cheerful folk...

(Mudpupppy $16.99) A one-thousand-piece puzzle for the family to do together...a colorful puzzle that celebrates our diversity with...

(Hasbro $19.99) For your next family gathering, here’s an active game that can be played without breaking a sweat or the bric-a-brac....

(Mudpuppy $14.95) A big 20 X 20 image of space with comets, planets, rockets and astronauts emerges from this 500-piece puzzle. It’s not...