Kid-Approved Play Value

Emotion Blocks

Retail Availability: Available at solobotoys

MSRP: $18.99 – $39.99

Product Description: Emotion Blocks bring emotion learning to life with 3D-printed blocks that are easy to grasp, stack, and explore while providing a sensory-based tactile experience.

Age Range: 3+

Pokémon Center 2025 Puzzles

Retail Availability:  Available now exclusively at Pokémon Center, the premier online destination for official, high-quality Pokémon merchandise in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K.

MSRP:  $12.99 – $19.99 

Product Description: Trainers can piece together fun with brand-new puzzles at Pokémon Center. This latest line not only features adorable artwork and fan-favorite Pokémon, but it also introduces 100-piece puzzles so that anyone can start puzzling at any skill level.

Age Range: All ages 

Laundry Play Set

Retail Availability: Available at KidKraft and Wayfair

MSRP: $139.99

Product Description: Enhanced with cute graphics, a bigger ironing board and added storage and accessories, the KidKraft Laundry Play Set gives kids more role-playing fun. This stacking washer and dryer set is kid-sized for loads of fun and imagination. There’s so much hands-on fun. The cabinets open and close cabinets as do the inset circular windows with adorable bubbles and laundry screenprints. Knobs turn and make clicking noises for added realism. Kids can pretend to iron clothes just like mom and dad, with the ironing board extension and play iron. Two shelves below are perfect for folding clothes or storing the included laundry basket. On the side are two pegs that hold the broom and dust pan that completes the cleanup. With its realistic design and interactive pieces, this sturdy wooden set has plenty of playtime value. This toy washer and dry set teaches valuable social and interactive life skills and lets kids mimic and role play what they see at home. Doing the laundry has never been this thrilling!

Age range: 3+ 

Charlotte Dollhouse

Retail Availability: Available at Wayfair, Kidkraft,

MSRP: $199.99  

Product Description: The charming KidKraft Charlotte Dollhouse has gotten a makeover with a new triangular roofline, fresh graphics, soothing color palette and updated furnishings. Standing over four feet tall with four levels of dreamy play, this beautiful wooden dollhouse offers lots of space so multiple kids can explore and play at the same time. There are four levels, six rooms (including a hidden bonus room), two balconies, and open windows and doorways for easy role playing. A 15-piece furniture set (including a removable stairway) encourages imaginative stories and creative design as kids play with their 12″ dolls. This timeless dollhouse is made of wood so you can keep it around to pass down from kid to kid. The streamlined silhouette makes it a stunning centerpiece in a bedroom, playroom or even living area.ore!

Age Range: 3+

 Play-Doh Retro Mix & Play

Retail Availability: Available at Amazon

MSRP: $19.99

Product Description: Discover the magical world of Play-Doh Kawaii Mix & Play Scented Compounds! This ready-to-use sensory set features 4 exciting compounds in 6 delightful scents and colors, plus a rainbow of mix-ins. Feel the fun of mint chocolate chip-scented Cloud that’s as fluffy as the real thing, swirl velvety smooth blue raspberry Butter, and pull strawberry and grape-scented Super Stretch to incredible lengths. Switch things up with cotton candy or vanilla-scented Foam, a compound that creates a unique crackling sound with every squish, squeeze, and pull. Customize your experience with a sprinkle of crunchy holographic glitter, soft foam balls, or polymer clay hearts and stars — add the rubber charm for a sensory scavenger hunt! The resealable cans keep everything fresh and ready to enjoy anytime, anywhere. Crafted with the Play-Doh quality you know and trust, this mix-and-play compound set lets kids (and adults!) enjoy a sensory escape. Perfect for anyone age 4 and up.

Age Range: 4+

Tales Wheels on the Bus

Retail Availability: HeyDoodle.com 

MSRP: $28.99 

Product Description: Hop on board the Wheels on the Bus in this wipe-clean, reusable activity book from HeyDoodle! Ideal for early learners, this interactive story lets children trace, color, and sing along while developing key fine motor and counting skills. With familiar lyrics, traceable motions, and playful illustrations, this educational story book offers screen-free fun that supports preschool learning and creativity on the go. Lightweight and eco-friendly, it’s ideal for on-the-go learning, quiet play, or enriching any Montessori-inspired home or classroom. The silicone book’s flip pages can stretch out and fold down to store away into its beautiful keepsake box, and includes 12 markers.  

Age Range: 3+

Marshmallow Madness

Retail Availability: Walmart.com

MSRP: $23.97 USD 

Product Description: Take on the tiny hand eating challenge with Marshmallow Madness! Grab a bag of marshmallows and your favorite people and get wild! Start the timer and race to see how many marshmallows you can grab with the itty-bitty hands and get into your mouth! In this race to stuff your face, the player who can eat the most marshmallows in 60 seconds are the winner! This game is family fun for ages 8 and up, 2 or more players. Includes all the pieces to assemble your tiny hand figure, including a silly illustrated face plate to pose behind while you race, a sand timer, and instructions.   

Age Range: 8+

Into the Wild Classic Coloring & Doodle Mat

Retail Availability: HeyDoodle.com 

MSRP: $24.99 

Product Description: HeyDoodle silicone mats introduce a new canvas to the arts & crafts industry. Printed on premium grade silicone, the reusable coloring mats come in a range of themes and activities to engage curious minds. With “Into the Wild,” practice writing the alphabet while learning the names of our furry, feathered, and slimy friends or see how many blowing leaves and shiny starfish you can find! Best thing is, as with all HeyDoodle mats, they can be wiped clean and reused! Includes 9 non-toxic markers and a handy carry case ready to go with you. Easily wiped clean with a damp cloth. Age Range: 6+

CORNERS Championship Ring Toss

Retail Availability: Amazon 

MSRP: $99.98 

Product Description: CORNERS Championship Ring Toss is a bold reimagining of the timeless favorite with new rules, challenges, and design that make every throw more exciting than the last. Whether it’s a backyard gathering or an indoor competition, the unlimited scoring options and strategic gameplay create endless possibilities for fun. CORNERS is great for kids and adults for friendly competition and interactions, leading to increased social skills, critical thinking, problem solving, and confidence.    

Age Range: 6+

CONNETIX PRO: 70 Piece PRO Constructor Set

Retail Availability: Target.com 

MSRP: $99.99

Product Description: Build like a PRO with this advanced line of magnetic tiles specifically designed for critical thinkers and older creators. Introducing CONNETIX Smart-Spin technology – enabling ultra-powerful magnets to rotate 360 degrees within the tile and ‘click’ into place, allowing builders to construct in exciting new directions and angles to create the impossible. Offering an elevated experience from standard tiles, the PRO line gives designers the freedom to overlap, offset, and stagger tiles to construct like never before. Engineer boats and robots, design interiors and furniture, create characters and creatures, plus so much more – this innovative line inspires the creation of more complex, detailed, and functional designs. Featuring a dynamic range of magnetic tile shapes in six contemporary colors, including squares, rectangles, three types of triangles, plus post and plank pieces that push the limits of design and functionality, the extra-strong, self-aligning magnets allow creators to pick up, share, and interact with their designs on a whole new level. The unique features and limitless potential of the PROs provide the ultimate open-ended construction toy for older children and kidults alike!  

Age Range: 8+