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Category Archives: 3-6 year-olds
Treasure Temple With Guards by Playmobil
Grab your weapons of choice–a rope, gun, or sword as you make your way into the treasure temple to steal the shiny, crystal treasures. The trick is to get past the evil guards in removable disguise, avoid the stake barrier … Continue reading
Posted in 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Toy Reviews
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“Rain Brings Frogs: A Little Book of Hope”
Want a little sunshine on a cloudy day? Pick up Maryann Cocca-Leffler’s “Rain Brings Frogs: A Little Book of Hope” to leave a smile on your face. In a story of contrasts, Mom hates rain, but Nate declares it brings frogs, … Continue reading
Splish Splash! by Gamewright
Jump right into this multi-colored pond of fun as you roll the die, drop the pebble into the collection of colored shapes and see if some splash out. The roll of the die determines how many chances you get to … Continue reading
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The Splendid Spotted Snake by Schwartz and Wilensky
“The Splendid Spotted Snake”grows on you as each page turned reveals an added link to our slithery friend. Kids love the magic ribbon technology as the smiling snake’s cloth body expands to teach a new color. The text of simple … Continue reading
“Art and Max” by David Wiesner
Master painter, Arthur, a work of magnificent reptile art himself, is putting the finishing touches on his portrait when energetic Max bounds onto the scene, ready to paint. New to this venue, Max asks his mentor, “What should I paint?” … Continue reading
Twisterz’ “Alphabet Matcher”
Kids are delightfully intrigued by this twistable tube of rings, searching to match up pictures that begin with the same letter. The tube holds six rings—the first rotates to select a letter, while the remaining five rings display six pictures … Continue reading
“Quercetti Magnetino Carry-On Letters”
Learn your letters and begin to tell stories with this self-contained case of 66 pieces including magnetic letters, pictures of animals, food and objects, a dry erase pen to add features, letters or dialogue, and a shape tracer. With such … Continue reading
“Dino Constructables” by Tomy
Kids are fascinated with dinosaurs so being able to construct your favorites and invent new ones adds up to a hit. With just 18 chunky, high quality pieces, children can create their own motorized models with moving mouths and legs, … Continue reading
“Kidoozie Twist and Turn Ring Toss”
Take a little twist on the usual ring toss by adding some angles, movement and music and the family fun is multiplied. Kids engage in a little problem-solving as they can vary the the configurations of the sticks with many … Continue reading
“Chuggington Traintastic Cargo Game” by I Can Do That Games
Hang on to your conductor’s hat for another clever, multi-leveled, game of fun, strategy and learning from I Can Do That! Games. Drive your favorite Chuggington train into the depot to load up your boxcars, making sure your cargo is … Continue reading
