Challenge your family and friends to a fun and challenging game with the Melissa & Doug Suspend Family Game. This 31-piece game includes wooden components and a compact storage case.
A collection of songs and stories that emphasize self-esteem and self-acceptance for children and parents alike.
Challenge your friends and family with a 12-piece set of metal and wooden brain teasers, perfect for IQ tests, classroom prizes, or easter gifts.
The board game is cardboard; the pieces are lightweight plastic. The special thing about No Stress Chess is that one side of the board is marked to remind you where to put the pieces to set up a new game, and a deck of cards instructs you on which piece to move, in a sort of training-wheels approach to understanding the game well enough to eventually make your own choices.
We also recommend Hey Clay in our gift guide for 6-year-olds. But we’ve found that our own kids can’t get enough of the stuff and that little kids who started out sculpting farm animals or birds may appreciate wackier aliens or monsters down the line. The molding mania begins with 18 cans of delightfully textured clay. Kids can either sculpt on their own or create figures with the help of a fun instructional app.
Ignite your child's curiosity with Snap Circuits Classic, a fun and educational STEM toy offering over 300 engaging projects suitable for kids 8 and above.
If you know a kid who wants to tackle the classic science project of exploding a volcano, we like the National Geographic Earth Science Kit. Like other volcano kits, it comes with a mold, plaster, and paint to make the volcano. Unlike other kits we tried, it also comes with “eruption powder A” (sodium bicarbonate) and “eruption powder B” (citric acid) to create the lava. (You can also combine baking soda and vinegar for a similar effect). This set includes additional science projects, such as crystal growing and a dig kit, as well as thorough instructions and a learning guide.
Inspire a love of reading in your child with the Kids edition of the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, featuring a larger 7" glare-free display. Kids can read for an average of 1+ hour per day with Kindle.
Each page of Me: A Compendium encourages a young journaler to share what they’re thinking by drawing and writing details based on prompts accompanied by lively illustrations: “These are the things in my brain,” “This is what my hair looks like,” “If I had a robot, I’d program it to ... .” We started out doing a page a night, and my son had a ball filling in his thoughts and making the book all about, well, him.
Discover the mythical wonder of the Unicorn, a beloved plaything that brings strength and laughter to your everyday play. With its cardboard body, you can shape its story and make it come alive in your imagination.
Find serenity in this squishy, comforting canoe designed for children and teenagers with autism, promoting a sense of security and calmness.
If your kid is starting to learn some independent tasks in the kitchen (making pancakes or eggs, whisking together a salad dressing), having their own tools can build their confidence and inspire ownership over the tasks. The sprinkles embedded in the silicone really up the fun factor, and GIR’s meticulous approach to design means utensils are comfortable to hold, a joy to use, and likely to last until your kids leave the nest. Fair warning: The adults in the household could grow attached to these, too!