Kids were fascinated with the six facial expressions on the blocks, reflecting diversity--astonished, bored, sad, happy, frightened and angry--as...

Have you gotta word for "A fifth grader's super power," "An advanced weightlifting move," or "The compulsion to pop bubble wrap?" "Gotta Word" has...

It's nighttime and the stars are waking up, some happier than others. Place all the foam stars face down in the middle of the play area and spin to...

Hop to it! It's time to grab your froggy and sit on the rock in the middle of the lily pond filled with letters to explore. Give each player three...

Are you ready for a quick draw, and guess game? Each team races to draw a random figure from the categories of History/Politics, Athlete, Pop...

Everybody loves to take a trip whether to Grandma's house, sledding or the beach, so don't leave your toddler out of the fun! Topper the pup is...

Smart Toys and Games has been delighting children and parents with toys that have a learning edge, as they have given us fun logic puzzles with an...

The galaxy had enjoyed a peaceful coexistence, until a sanitation craft lost control of its messy cargo and let loose free-floating debris, Astro...

Warm up those face muscles because you are going to be stretching into Scared, Silly, Mad, Excited, Sad and Happy, with feeling. EQ or Emotional...

Gather your cooperative players to chase after that mischievous little mouse who has stolen the cat's bowl of treats. You need to surround the mouse...

The best beginner games for preschoolers encourage pretend play so let's get ready to do some cooking for Squirrel. We all know he must like Acorn...

MindWare's Peaceable Kingdom has been producing some of the best preschool games to start board game play that engages a 2 year-old in fun learning....

This cute game of tossing toppings and pickles comes in a cardboard hamburger box to add to the fun. Players draw patties, ketchup, cheese,tomato,...

Kids and parents loved playing "Where's Mr. Wolf?" as players helped the farmer get his animals back in their barns before Mr. Wolf came around....

A game of "Describe and Draw," ARTributes gets kids thinking about descriptive words and how to depict them through a drawing. My 7 year-old players...

Want to introduce your preschooler to some computer coding with a clap, smile and jump in the air? Code Hopper cleverly keeps kids engaged as they...

What does it mean to imitate? My 7 year-old friends said, "Try to do something like someone else." They set out 12 colored photos of people and...

I know I'm not the only one who is thankful for a second round of WordAround considering all the fun we've had with the first edition. With 300 new...

Once the box was open and Mickey, Goofy, Minnie and Donald were spotted on their roadsters, our 3 year-old wouldn't let go of his car. He did...

Krazy Wordz is definitely "The word game of making sense out of nonsense," as we created a made-up word to match our our task card, like "Insect...

Players were excited to play the special Despicable Me version of Ravensburger's classic Labyrinth game--younger players because they couldn't help...

We opened the box and one of the kids said, "Hey, it's like Spot It!" They know Blue Orange games. Each player gets a fun picture wheel to spin with...

Set up the cutest little farm with the barn silo and the barnyard animals--pigs, cows, mice, chicks, sheep and donkeys. Place one die in the silo...

I can't tell you how many times I used "The Rainbow Fish" book in speech therapy to work on language goals and social language such as sharing,...

Who can pass up a gumball machine, especially one that teaches spelling and vocabulary? Parents went, "Wow!" when they opened the box to find the...

Kids are great story tellers and "Tall Tales" gets their imaginations going as they reach into the blue fuzzy bag to pick a story character or prop...

Get your marker ready for some thinking, sketching, guessing and laughing out loud as you start up a game of Telestrastions. This game is hilarious!...

Play gets pretty nutty with kids matching letters and squirrel positions while slapping their hands on the pile to be the first to recognize a...

There's something inherently fun about compound words--maybe it's that feeling of accomplishment as we successfully combine two different words to...

Q, our little dusky leaf monkey is on his way to the top of his treehouse to reflect on his day after answering questions and performing fun actions...

"Tiggly Shapes Got Talent" is Tiggly's newest learning app designed in partnership with Herbert Ginsburg, Columbia's Jacob H. Schiff Professor of...

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is getting a lot of attention these days with parents and teachers looking for fun ways to get kids talking about their...

Come on down to the farm for a clever memory game, combining scenes with their associated animal, truck or garden object. What goes with the pile of...

This unique combination of a memory game and teaching some beginning yoga makes it a fun learning experience, exercising mind and body. I will admit...

Anomia means inability to recover a word, which we all battled as we got into play, but there is lots of depth and language learning to this game of...

Clearly a game that kids and parents can play together, "Bring  Your Own Book” was a hit! We played with kids’ picture books as well as a library...

Kids were immediately attracted to Miles of Tomorrowland and wanted to put together the Stellosphere, the family's floating space station. Spin the...

Do you want a family game literally loaded with fun and learning? Then join the Oddity Society, a team of historians, scientists and adventurers who...

Word  connoisseurs will love this game with its twists and turns around evolving letter grids. Add to the intrigue that each round begins with...

As I opened the box and pulled out the little kangaroo, my friend said, "Ooo, cool, is that the character?" I like the simple set-up with no game...

This reading matching game focuses on the Dolch list of the most common sight words from children’s reading books, and helps prepare early readers...

Kids can't get enough of Olaf (me too!) so let's see if we can make some matches and learn along the way. Some kids don't even need instructions as...

Trio is a member of Hape's new family of "Home Education" games designed to build some core language skills, naming and categorization, through fun...

One of the most important skills kindergarten teachers tell me they look for in children to determine school readiness is their listening skills....

Who hasn't had a laugh playing charades and a memory of trying desperately for your team to guess your assignment? Wonder Forge has just made it...

Little girls love dolls and dress up so grab Lilli's tin for lots of creative, ever-changing play. Magnetic Lilli is sturdy enough to move between 4...

I am asked for toy suggestions most often for the toddler set, as parents seems stumped as to what would interest their new little investigator....

Kids loved this fast-paced word-game of beat the timer as you name an item within a category by its first letter. Players have 10 seconds to shout...

Preschoolers perked up when I told them to hide their eyes while I distributed "the treasure" for a hunt around the house. A kid-sized little purple...

Something about the recent warm, sunny days made this new game by SimplyFun especially inviting as kids chose a water slide game board headed by a...

I love the quality of SimplyFun games before I even start the game. The thick, sturdy gameboards and even the box say, "We're ready to play over and...

"Show Me the Kwan" is a new entry in Griddly Games' strong line-up, building cognitive capacity while sparking lots of fun. Generating challenging...

Who doesn't dream of a pink triple tiered cake with ice cream cones or lollipops on top? Kids loved this creative cake-making game that captures the...

Sofia the First is new to Royal Prep Academy where magical princess lessons abound. She’s lost her dance shoes, teapot, school book, magical amulet...

Don’t we girls just love a tea party with our own place setting, tea cup and Fairy Headmistresses to offer treats? Kids loved blowing on their...

Do you have what it takes to be the chief of your clan? Gather up your tribe members for a few rounds of this challenging, prehistoric game and see...

“Bird! No, kite! No, it’s cake!” cried my toy tester as she finally found the link between two cards while playing Spot It! Three mini-challenges,...

As fans of Wonder Forge's two Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle strategy games, we were excited to check out their new Justice League Axis of Villains...

Kids raced to open the box of the Disney Eye Found It! Hidden Picture Game. As they unfolded the six foot game board one friend couldn't contain...

With a perfect mix of fun, skill, and action, this game scored an "Oh that's awesome!" immediately from my friends. Assemble the 4 layered teetering...

Stay cool while playing this entertaining, rapid category game but be extra careful not to “Freeze Up!” Pass it around as each player races against...

Pack your inner dictionary as you run back and forth to beat your opponents at this exciting, fast-paced anagram game! Jumbo Bananagrams, the...

I love games that parents and kids can play together with challenges scaled for the whole family to participate! Morphology Junior was just released...

This pirate word game was a treasure for kids that played it! Spell words, build bridges and block your opponents to be the first pirate to grab the...

Get some fun early training for the New York Times crossword puzzles with Dice-T by Haywire Group! Draw your crossword template cards, roll your...

Dr. Seuss Fun Machine cleverly combines kids' fascination with the iPad and the physical interaction of traditional board games. Download the free...

My pirate mateys loved this game as we worked as a team to complete pirate challenges and earn more gold doubloons that Captain Hook. Flip over a...

You are invited to a Cupcake Party with the Disney Princesses in this game of speed and teamwork! Play begins after players have turned over a Mix,...

Little princesses gasped the moment we opened the box and revealed the tiaras, rings and bracelets just waiting to be adorned with jewels!  We...

Captain Hook is sound asleep on his hammock but don't be fooled, he still has that smirk on his face! He has surrounded himself with all the...

KerFilp! proved to be the perfect balance of fun for the novice word-game player and the "devout word nerd." Simple enough to get started on a...

A simple "fast thinking word game," "Dabble," entertains the whole family. Each player is given 20 word tiles and a graduated bleacher on which to...

Open this tiny tin of fun and start your story-telling, weaving through a land of imagination, prompted by the 60 double-sided picture cards. Who...

Kids love to giggle at silly situations, so add to that the challenge of solving a problem using three unrelated object cards to tell your story....

I knew “Buzz Blast” was a favorite when kids begged to go first to share their answers as soon as a new challenge card was presented. Kids delighted...

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...

Kids love a treasure hunt so get out the clues and don't let on that they are learning to read in the process! uKloo provides three color-coded...

Challenging games drive conversation. Konexi, the gravity-defying word game is just that. Place the 3D letters in a circle, roll the die and land...

"Smart Mouth has just gotten smarter with a refresh of the original game.  Thinkfun's recent use of an educational consultant is evident in relevant...

Who am I? An astronaut? Rain boots? Or a fried egg? Ask the right questions and you'll discover the answer. The "Guesser" straps on the headband,...