Corolle Ambre, Adele, or Alice
(Corolle $66 and up each) Ambre comes with a full head of reddish hair for brushing and styling again and again. She's a freckle-faced...
Corolle Mon Grand Poupon Louise or Lilou
(Corolle $67 each) Louise is an armful, a big 14-inch soft-bodied baby doll with blue eyes that open and close and ideal for Big Sister...
Lego Duplo Creative Play Box of Fun
(LEGO $28.99) Many Duplo sets are packaged with one project to build. That can be fun, but for beginners, we prefer a more open-ended set...
Quercetti Kaleido Gears
(Quercetti $30.99) Talk about action, this marvelous 55 piece set of gears includes six giant gears with kaleidoscopic action! Our...
Duplo Animal Brick Box
(LEGO $29.99) They’ve added an interesting new block that has movement to this 34-piece collection. Notice the Giraffe above with the...
Fisher-Price Mega Bloks 80-Piece Big Building Bag, Classic
(Fisher-Price $21.99) For toddlers and preschoolers this bag of 80 colorful pegged blocks is a basic. Toddlers will need some learning...
Lakeshore Hardwood Unit Blocks, Starter Set
(Lakeshore $299) These are the kind of quality wooden unit blocks that you'll find in a good nursery school. The hardwood is smooth and...
Fisher-Price Think and Learn Rocktopus
(Fisher-Price $59.99) An interactive sort of musical toy with 15 instruments sound pods that slip into the octopus’s arms. The sounds...
Mattel Farmer and Tractor Barbie
(Mattel $30.99) Summertime on the farm and this Barbie is no slouch. She’s right there riding a red tractor, feeding the animals and...
Mindware SuperKid In Training Set
(Mindware $24.99) Although it’s anything but open-ended, we think boys and girls will like the interaction of this active pretend...
