Nanea Mitchell, American Girl Be Forever 2017 Doll & Book
(American Girl $115) Here she is —the 16th American Girl historical doll. Nanea is a Hawaiian girl of the 1940s. According to her...
LEGO Creator 3 in 1 Park Street Townhouse
(LEGO $49.99) Our testers really like the modular build with rooms they can assemble and then move around in various ways. This very...
LEGO Boost
(LEGO $159.99) Coding is the big trend in toyland this season and introducing the power of coding begins earlier and earlier. This...
Hasbro furReal Roarin’ Tyler, the Playful Tiger
(Hasbro $129.99) Wait until you take Tyler, the tiger cub, out of the box and touch his silky tiger’s fur. Like so many furReal animals,...
Mindware Q-BA-Maze 2.0 Stunts
(Mindware $69.99) Marble mazes are always challenging construction sets that call for logical thinking, spatial reasoning, planning...
Lego Friends Heartlake Hospital
(LEGO $131.99) Our testers loved all the details, the big and little things that came with this miniature hospital setting. It’s a...
Z Yang, American Girl Doll & book
(American Girl $115) A Korean American girl, Z (short for Suzie) in a young filmmaker from Seattle. Her adventures are told in a two-book...
Duplo My Town Pizzeria
(LEGO Duplo $29.99) Who doesn’t like pizza? Now kids can build their own pizzeria complete with oven and pizzas. The set includes three...
eeBoo Pretend Play Stickers: Car, Kitchen & Spaceship
(eeBoo $13.99 each set) Cardboard boxes have always been great props for pretend. Generations of kids (including mine) have made cars,...
Kid K’nex Blinkin' Buddies
(K'nex $14.95) Our testers like the whimsical look and open-ended style of Kid K’nex sets with big eyes and funny claws that can be put...
