BY ELENA EPSTEIN,
DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL
PARENTING PRODUCT AWARDS
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GraviTrax Speed Set
Create your own action-packed marble
run obstacle course with this interactive
construction toy. Includes height tiles, turns,
tunnels, tracks and four different accessories
for endless building activities. Fosters problem
solving, creativity and experimentation.
$129.99, ages 8+, target.com
Bezgar Toy-Grade RC Car TB141
Get ready for speed. Features powerful
built-in brushed motor and easy-to-use
non-interference remote control with
anti-jamming features. A great off-road
monster truck for indoor and outdoor use.
$44.99, ages 6-14, amazon.com
Bunny Hopkins
Swing Collection
A unique handmade wooden
disc swing for indoor or outdoor
play. Provides excellent sensory
stimulation and is a great way to
develop essential motor skills.
Created with sustainable materials
sourced from American Maple
Wood. Vibrant natural and color
stains create amazing underlying
wood grain patterns. $59-$99, ages
2-8, bunnyhopkinstoys.com
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Magnatab Free Draw
Create a sensory-based creative play experience. Using the
magnetic stylus, children pull the beads up to the surface to
draw pictures, letters, numbers and shapes. The beads are
magically “erased” when pushed down by the tip of a finger
or the swipe of the side of the stylus. Great for the home or
the classroom. $19.99, ages 3+, playmonster.com
Explorer X
Called It!
An easy-to-learn game
that is fast and fun for
the whole family. Turn
over your topmost card
in the center at the same
time as family members
and be the first to call
out the biggest animal.
Uses quick thinking,
focus and lightning-fast
reflexes. $12.97, ages
5+, amazon.com
This balance bike goes above
and beyond to be the aid
your kid needs to transfer
smoothly into riding a bike
with safety features such as a
frame pad, safe footrests and
an adjustable seat that grows
with your child. $99.99, ages
4-6, mobocruiser.com
Moody Moody Cars
In this unique and charming picture book, classic cars express a range of
feelings from excited to angry to help kids learn about emotions. Enjoy
the photos of very cool cars or dive deeper into the engine of emotional
understanding that helps drive us all toward personal well-being and
healthy relationships. $16.99, ages 4-8, eileenkennedymoore.com
VTech Marble Rush
Corkscrew Rush Set
Construct thrilling stunts and exciting challenges, and
watch marbles go for a spin. This 112-piece color-coded
building set includes a corkscrew tumbler that plays a
musical light show, a see-saw track, a dizzying vortex
and thrilling ramps and bases that all easily connect
together. When construction is complete, dump the
10 marbles out of the barrel and into action.
$44.99, ages 4+, vtechkids.com
BRIO My First Railway Light Up Rainbow Set
A 10-piece train set that introduces kids to colors, sounds and fine-tuned
motor skills. It features a rainbow platform that lights up and makes sounds
when the train passes through. $74.99, ages 18 months +, brio.us
T.A.P.E.S. Approximate. Proportion. Estimation. Showdown.
A wild new turn-based family party game where
players guess the size of objects in the room using
16 wacky units of measurement ranging from
honeybees and apples to playing cards and squirrels.
The player closest to guessing the actual size wins.
$29.99, ages 6+, amazon.com
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