(Spinmaster $24.99) We loved the magic of this clever device that makes bracelets without needing to knot the ends of strings. You put...

(Peaceable Kingdom $24.99) For a company that specialized in cooperative play games, this is something of a new but fitting direction....

( Cuddle + Kind $69-$89) We always get excited when the box from Cuddle + Kind arrives. The dolls are so special. This year there's a...

(Fisher-Price $39.99) Now that Batman has been aged down for preschoolers (not that we like that basic premise) the choice of related...

(Fisher-Price $59.99) For active play, this indoor soccer game for preschoolers will get them up and running, you might say they’ll get a...

(Basic Fun $29.99) With 20 sound and motion combinations, this talking dump truck is a novelty toy. It will still work when the batteries...

(Buffalo Games $19.99) There was lots of laughter as we tested this unusual game with a volcano to climb and lava fireballs to dodge, as...

(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...

(Tinkering Labs $65) An open-ended electronic kit. Our adult tester says this kit has all the ingredients needed (including an often...