(Strictly Briks $29.99) What a great way to build an original setting for plastic bricks! Kids can use this set with six 10”square...

(Vtech $69.99) This is a pretty remarkable watch that has a lot more than a clock face or camera on board. You can set the face with...

(Thinkfun $14.99) So many products this year claim to teach coding, although what they are teaching is not too different from the old...

(Sphero $179.99) You drive and control this very special little R2D2 with your smart device that will also give "holographic simulations"...

(Sphero $49.99) For the money, you can’t beat this amusing little spinning robot that will do almost everything last year’s Platinum...

(Faber-Castell $20 each) Lovely Lockets comes with 9 truly lovely charms with their own clasps that can be attached to the two adjustable...

(Faber-Castell $20 each) Tweens and teens will like making this totally in style jewelry and enjoy the added pleasure of scenting it with...

(Ann Williams $14.99) This reminds me of the red felt sachets I made as a 4th or 5th grader, when I stayed home sick, with a cold. Mine...

(littleBits $199.95) With this electronic app-enabled toolbox, kids can build 16+ “inventions” and use the app for still more. It’s like...

(Mindware $24.99) Tweens and teens will like making a porcelain sign for their room with these sets of white porcelain letters that can...