Zippity Learning System by Leap Frog. Featuring Disney characters, including the likes of Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, and Little Einsteins, this learning system that plugs into the TV inspires children to move as they learn. Expensive when you take into account that kids will want at least a few of the specially designed games [...]
The new Fisher Price Smart Fit is an interesting system that includes an activity pad that plugs into your television, and kids follow on-screen activities that encourage them to run, jump, stomp, and walk. Kids learn about letters, shapes, colors, and numbers; they play games; do warm-up activities; and they take part in exciting races. [...]
What’s a Christmas toy season without a new Elmo offering?
Fisher Price Elmo’s Tickle Hands allow kids to don a pair of red, furry, interactive Elmo-style gloves. Kids put on the Tickle Hands, press Elmo’s nose (his face is a badge on one of the gloves), and the hands begin to vibrate and move, along with [...]
The ninth annual TOTY (Top Toy of the Year) Awards were revealed by the Toy Industry Association. These awards honor the best toys for North American consumers each year in a number of categories.
The winners of these prestigious toy awards are…
Activity Toy of the Year – Crayola Color Wonder Magic Light Brush, Crayola LLC
Boy Toy [...]
Have a child that’s always dancing, no matter if it’s in their room, the kitchen, or the sidewalk? Then you might consider getting him or her the latest dancing craze that’s sweeping the nation: Hasbro’s U-Dance!
Hasbro’s U-Dance turns your child’s feet into a game controller with the system’s innovative motion-sensing system. Setting it up is [...]
The Wii Fit is arguably one of the most innovative “toys” for families.
With the holidays quickly approaching, there’s no doubt you’ll be indulging in holiday parties and meals. Once the holidays are finished there’s no doubt you’ll see some of the consequences, i.e. weight gain resulting from those holiday parties and meals!
No need to wait [...]
2008 Best Toys for Kids Passes Over Super-Hyped ‘Hot’ Products in Favor of Creative Toys for Back-To-Basics Play
GOAL IS MORE IMAGINATIVE, MAKE-IT-UP-YOURSELF, BELLY-LAUGHING PLAY FOR KIDS AND EASIER SHOPPING FOR MOM AND DAD
Toys don’t get much better than these. If you’re a kid just wanting to have fun, or an overworked parent looking to keep [...]
Each year, Amazon.com releases its Holiday Toy List, showcasing the most desired and recommended toys kids want for the holidays. This year, the toy list is again organized by children’s age groups and by price, but it’s a little different this year–they’ve showcased the toys through videos–an improvement, I’d say! See the Amazon’s Holiday Toy [...]
Toy Wishes Magazine is a preeminent guide for toy shopping, children’s entertainment, and parenting tips. It’s a one-of-a-kind publication that previews and reviews the hottest new toys throughout the year, in their semiannual issues. The Toy Wishes “Hot Dozen”—the 12 toys predicted to be the most in demand—has been the most consistently cited hot toy [...]
Marianne M. Szymanski is America’s most recognized independent expert on toy reviews, juvenile lifestyle products and developmental play. She is the founder of the Toy Tips Research Institute, an author, publisher, university lecturer, media personality, entrepreneur and a mom to two young children.
For the past 18 years, Marianne has provided parents with unbiased information on [...]