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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The TRA (Toy Retailers’ Association) announced its Little Stars Christmas Toys list today.
The toys predicted to dominate children’s Christmas lists this year are set to ignite dreams of stage and screen fame, says the Toy Retailers Association (TRA) today.
The TRA’s annual ‘Dream Toys’ list, the only official prediction of Christmas bestsellers, reveals a trend towards [...]
Toys R Us lets us in on their predictions for the top toys this Christmas season. Here are some of their choices, with some comments from us.
LeapFrog Tag Reading System
Leap Frog Tag Reading System is great fun and learning for preschoolers and kids just beginning to read. With its specially designed pen, kids interact with [...]
The eighth annual TOTY (Top Toy of the Year) Awards were revealed on February 16th, 2008. 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…
Toy of the Year – Air Hogs Havoc Heli Laser Battle, by Spin Master, Ltd
This toy [...]