HERE’S WHAT WE’RE
LOVING FOR
KIDS THIS MONTH
BY ELENA EPSTEIN,
DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL
PARENTING PRODUCT AWARDS
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Game Night in a Can: Fifth Anniversary Edition
This new mix of mini games focuses on
creativity and physical skill. Activities
include competitively flying paper
airplanes, creating ghost stories about
the room you’re in, coming up with
the “World’s Worst Book Cover,”
banking balls of paper off another
person’s face and more. $19.99, ages 8+,
barryandjason.com All-Pro Passer
Go short! Go long! No matter where you go, it’s always
the perfect throw. Programmed with the skill, timing and
accuracy of a pro quarterback and nine different passing
zones, this item launches the ball over 25 yards. $49.99,
ages 8+, allpropasser.com
Goodtimer This educational toy encourages kids to form
healthy habits using positivity, tangible incentives
and family participation. Kids can earn tokens to
exchange for incentives decided by the family.

$79.95, ages 3-10, gogoodtimer.com
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EDITOR’S PICKS



Alpha Jetkart
Upgrade from a traditional hoverboard to an exciting
go-kart. Enjoy all-terrain manuverability, LED light-up
wheels, lava full-color spectrum lighting on the seat, a
built-in Bluetooth speaker and 500-watt motor.

$349.99, ages 12 years+, ridejetson.com
Makena Williams Doll, Book
and Accessories
Makena Williams has a passion for
fashion and uses this passion to
express her views. This item also
includes “Makena: See Me, Hear Me,
Know Me” by Denise Lewis Patrick.

Makena’s accessories include a black
moto jacket, a purple patterned purse
and a sketching notebook.

$145, ages 8+, americangirl.com/
shop/c/world-by-us Zoology by Mama B & Uncle T
KOTOFFEI / ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS
Music is composed of message-driven lyrics,
interactive movement, delightful melodies and
organic contemporary production. The duo’s
lush harmonies deliver the sweet and engaging
animal-themed songs meant for little ones.

$7, birth-4 years, mamabunclet.com
Train Your Mind Like a Ninja
Kids will love this card deck with
“30 Secret Skills for Fun, Focus and
Resilience.” Using ninja training and
martial arts as a fun framework, these
30 cards help kids increase focus,
compassion and emotional balance.

$18.95, ages 5-9, shambhala.com/train-
your-mind-like-a-ninja.html OuiSi Games
OuiSi (pronounced “wee-see”) is a set of 210 visually
connecting photo cards, with games and activities
that foster creativity and ignite curiosity. Each photo
card connects visually with other photo cards in the
deck, based on similar patterns, shapes or colors.

$35, ages 4+, shop.ouisi.co
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