GuideReviews Index

My First Magic Set
My First Magic Set from Cadaco is the perfect gift for budding young magicians. From making candy magically appear to making crayons vanish, the My First Magic Set offers easy tricks for young magicians. Complete with DVD instructions, My First Magic Set is portable ensuring that the magic can travel with your child anywhere.

Grip and Grasp Stroller Toy
Stroller toys are a wonderful invention and a very useful one at that. Stroller toys keep kids occupied while parents shop or run their errands. The Grip and Grasp stroller toy is a useful and fun stroller toy. With various features like a woodpecker, cricket and bottle holder, this stroller toy is here to stay.

Haba Fantasy Land Wooden Blocks
The Fantasy Land Wooden Blocks from Haba inspire the best in your child's imagination. Kids will love to explore magical worlds with the Fantasy Land Wooden Blocks. Castles, towers and many more structures can be built with the Fantasy Land Wooden Blocks, which feature optical effects making the experience even more fun.

Neurosmith Music Blocks
The Neurosmith Music Blocks set is the perfect toy to inspire a love for music in your child. The Neurosmith Music Blocks set, as the name suggests, features musical blocks along with a unit and changeable catridges. When a block is inserted into the unit, a musical piece can be heard. Toddlers will have a great time trying out the various combinations that are possible by turning the blocks around get variations of the music playing.

Wooden Frog Pull Toy
This simple wooden Frolicking Frog Pull Toy from Melissa and Doug brings back the charm of the good old days. Beautifully designed, the wooden frog has a comical face which will delight your child. The classic wooden frog pull toy leaps about and even wiggles it's eyebrows when pulled around.

Alex Toys String and Beep Wooden Stringing Set
Chunky wooden cars make this wooden stringing set from Alex toys unique. Kids will develop their motor skills with this beading set while having lots of imaginative fun. Simple yet entertaining, the wooden stringing set from Alex Toys is a refreshing change from all the electronic toys clogging up the market.

Creanimaux Farm
The Creanimaux Farm from Djeco are safe toys made from wooden blocks that are simple yet innovative. Kids will have a blast creating unusual animals by mixing and matching the brightly colored blocks from the Creanimaux Farm. Designed by the talented artists at the Paris based toy company, Cranimaux Farm offers toys which are child friendly without being too tacky. Beautifully designed and durable, Creanimuax can be passed down through generations.

Leap Frog Learn and Groove Musical Table
The Leap Frog Learn and Groove Musical Table is an awesome toy that will delight your child. With various activities from songs to things which spin and roll, this Learn and Groove Musical Table is a great buy. Combining fun with education, the Leap Frog Learn and Groove Musical Table is well worth the investment.

Insect Lore Butterfly Garden
The Butterfly Garden from Insect Lore is a lovely way to show your child the lifecycle of a butterfly. The Butterfly Garden is a science project which contains everything that you need for a great learning experience. Insect Lore's Butterfly Garden provides a wonderful bonding experience with nature.

My Meebas from Mattel
A pink My Meebas arrived for me in the mail the other day. Having heard about it on the grapevine, I couldn't wait to try it out first hand. By the way, there are four colors of My Meebas, signifying different things like love (pink), friendship (blue), intelligence (purple) and happiness (blue/green), with two more joining in later this year.

Spike the Dinosaur - Spike the Ultra Dinosaur from Fisher-Price
Spike the Dinosaur is ultra cool indeed. Spike the Dinosaur walks, blinks, roars, snores, growls and even stands on his hind legs almost like a real pet. The fantastic design and bright spikes will definitely attract kids but, wait, Spike the Dinosaur doesn't come cheap. Spike the Dinosaur's equally large price of $140 may ward off parents. If one overlooks the hefty cost, the awesome features in this one of a kind Spike the Ultra Dinosaur toy will make it a worthwhile buy.

Fisher-Price Think! Think! Think! Darby Doll
The Think Think Think Darby Doll from Fisher Price is a cute toy which will really delight your little girl. Based on the popular TV show "My Friends Tigger and Pooh", the Darby doll is designed to encourage analytical thinking among young children. The Darby doll from Fisher Price communicates interactive phrases and can also sing and dance.

Little Einsteins Rocket - Transform and Go Little Einsteins Rocket
The Little Einsteins Rocket is the one thing I remember from the Little Einsteins TV series. The Fisher-Price Transform and Go Rocket based on the Little Einstein's Rocket is the ultimate dream machine from the future. Kids will love this one of a kind Little Einsteins rocket which transforms into three different vehicles. A well equipped machine for any circumstance, the Transform and Go Little Einsteins Rocket reigns supreme in the technological future.

Tool Toys - Handy Manny Transforming Tool Truck
Toy tools are pretty popular with boys and girls alike. Handy Manny's world is here for your child to explore. The Fisher-Price Handy Manny's Transforming Tool Truck will keep your child entertained while he can enjoy fixing up various things with Manny's helpful tools.

Wow Wow Wubbzy - Disco Dancing Wubzzy
Wow Wow Wubbzy is a cute character. My little ones get really excited when they see that Wow Wow Wubbzy is playing on TV. So, they loved it when their very own Wow Wow Wubbzy arrived in the mail. This Wow Wow Wubbzy toy is called Disco Dancing Wubbzy.

Girl Tech Stylin' Studio
Girls just wanna have fun and the Girl Tech Stylin' Studio is the perfect solution. Gone are the days when you have to wonder whether a new hairdo or make up style will suit you. Loads of fun in many ways, the Girl Tech Stylin' Studio set is the ultimate gift for someone who's into dress-up and makeup!

Mickey Toys - Mickey Surprise Clubhouse
Everyone who loves Mickey Mouse loves Mickey toys. Of late, Mickey Clubhouse toys have become popular after the success of the TV series Mickey's Clubhouse. The Mickey's Surprise Clubhouse from Fisher Price recaptures the fun surprises that you see on the show.

Smart Bounce and Spin Pony from Fisher-Price
The Smart Bounce and Spin Pony from Fisher-Price is a toy which I really liked. The Smart Bounce and Spin Pony appealed to me right away because of it's entertaining and friendly nature.

Elmo Live
Elmo Live is one of the hottest toys this holiday season. Elmo Live is just what everyone's been waiting for. Elmo Live goes on sale on October 14th, a day after his appearance at the Times Square Toys 'R Us and on ABC's "Good morning America". What's more exciting is that I had a surprise visitor waiting at my doorstep - my very own Elmo Live arrived right before the nationwide release tomorrow. I loved Elmo Live right from the word "go" - you have to see him to believe it!

Color Me Gemz
Fisher-Price had a star-laden launch for their Color Me Gemz line of toys with none other than the Cheetah Girls star Sabrina Bryan. The concept of Color Me Gemz is a pretty good one, if I may say so. There are a lot of little pieces shaped like hearts, flowers and other shapes that will appeal to little girls.

Yackle Ball
The Yackle Ball is a brand new invention which has been making waves lately. What is the Yackle Ball, exactly? Well, it is a ball alright, as the name suggests. The secret lies in the unique "X" shape of the ball. The manufacturers say that you can throw the Yackle Ball higher and longer than conventional balls and also catch better. Find out what the fuss is all about in this review of the Yackle Ball.

Ming Ming This is Serious Interactive Toy
If you like Ming Ming from the Wonder Pets, you'll love the Ming Ming This is Serious toy from Disney. Ming Ming This is Serious is an interactive, cuddly, yellow duckling just like the one from the TV series, the Wonder Pets. This is Serious Ming Ming toy can say fun phrases, dance and sing. If you're looking for an interactive toy to delight your kids, choose this one - Ming Ming This is Serious by Disney.

Fisher-Price Elmo's Restaurant
Pretend cooking has never been this much fun. Now little wannabe chefs and restauranteurs can experience loads of excitement with Elmo and his friends in Fisher-Price Elmo's Restaurant. From realistic sound effects to fun phrases, this dynamic restaurant has it all. The Elmo Restaurant aims to render a truly entertaining playtime for kids.

Fisher-Price Go Diego Go Dinosaur Rescue Mountain
Forget damsels in distress, rescuing dinosaurs are the rage nowadays.! Fisher-Price's Go Diego Go Dinosaur Rescue Mountain is the ultimate adventure for kids. Hi-tech electronics, rugged terrain and prehistoric giants all add to this ultimate joyride which will keep your kids occupied for hours.

Dado Squares from Fat Brain Toys
Fat Brain toys have come up with a different kind of building blocks that will fascinate your child. Dado Squares are unique building blocks which will help your child develop proportion, balance, structure and color, all while they construct ingenious structures using their imagination.