Toy Reviews Archives - Play on Words

NogginStik is Baby’s Favorite Toy

| Babies, Birth-3 year-olds, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toy Reviews

I can't tell you how many times I heard from new moms after I've given the NogginStik as a gift or they've seen our video review (as seen last week...

Playonwords.com Presents Their Spring 2016 PAL Awards

| 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Language, Reading, Toy Reviews, Toys

Congratulations to all our 2016 Spring PAL Award winners as well as our past honorees. Thanks for all you do to make language learning fun! Last...

Kids Learn Independently With The New Smartscope

| 8 years and up, Elementary School Age, Language, Toy Reviews

It was a joy to watch my three friends, aged 5, 8 and 9 years old, gather their specimens from outside and head to their new Ravensburger Smartscope...

New York Toy Fair 2016 Hot Trends for Learning Toys

| 12 years and up, 3-6 year-olds, 8 years and up, Birth-3 year-olds, Games, Preschool, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toy Reviews, Toys

Every year I get so amped for The International Toy Fair in New York City--no caffeine needed--as we scour the isles of the Javits Center for fun...

“Secret Agent Headquarters With Alarm” by Playmobil

| 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Toy Reviews

James Bond step aside-- kids can now create their own spy world with Playmobil's newest set, "Secret Agent Headquarters." Agents can arrive at their...

Treasure Temple With Guards by Playmobil

| 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Toy Reviews

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...

I Built It! Snakes and Ladders by I Built It! Games

| Preschool, Strategies to Enhance Language, Toy Reviews

Get ready for a hike through the jungle, climbing vine ladders and slipping down the tail of a snake. The large game board grabs a preschooler's...

I Built It! Memory Match+Tic Tac Toe

| Preschool, Strategies to Enhance Language, Toy Reviews

The possibilities are endless with Memory Match+Tic Tac Toe as kids create and customize their game before playing. Continually under construction,...

Gubs by Gamewright

| 10 and up, Strategies to Enhance Language, Toy Reviews

Step up to the next level of game playing as you enter the world of Gubs, paying careful attention to the characters, tools, hazards, traps, events...