(Mindware $25.95) Cleverly designed, this looks like a stacking toy on a rod, but it’s much more open-ended than the traditional size...

(Crayola $17.99) It’s magic! Crayola's no-drip Color Wonder paintbrushes show up only on the special Color Wonder Paper included in the...

(Skullduggery $39.99) This toy just arrived in time for our Platinum Award List! We have been big fans of Max Traxxx cars that light up...

(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...

(Goldie Blox $59.99) Goldie’s back and this season she’s fashioned an amazing Invention Mansion that is what her creator, Debbie Sterling...

(K'nex $39.99) Newest basic set of a classic building toy. Of course, the playing pieces are no longer wooden, but plastic and some of...

(Alex $32.00) What makes this spin art toy refreshingly new? It’s a hand powered spin art machine; no batteries needed. It’s a child...

(Guidecraft $47.99) Even the younger builder can explore magnetic attraction with this set of pastel colored sensory Grippies and...

(Manhattan Toy $30-100) A truly open-ended modular dollhouse that can be different every day. The wooden boxes and roof can be rearranged...

(eeBoo $15.00) Want to build a love of pencil and paper tasks? Switch the 'task' word for 'fun' with these short but jumbo size pencils...