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Pick of the Day: Creativity for Kids Felt Fashions Messenger Bag

toyportfolio wrote 1 day ago: If you have a school aged girl on your list this holiday season, take a look at Creativity for Kids … more →

Tags: Activity Kits for Kids, Gender Specific Toys, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award Winners, Best Crafts, Creativity for Kids, Felt Fashions Messenger Bag

Doll Wars...the Naked Truth5 comments

toyportfolio wrote 2 days ago: There’s so much written about Barbie’s body…and the impact it has on girls. I thou … more →

Tags: Best Toys for Preschoolers, Dolls, gifts, Mattel, Pretend Play, toy trends, Toys, Barbie, Body Images and Girls

Princess & the Frog: Princess Tiana Just One Kiss Doll1 comment

toyportfolio wrote 3 days ago: Disney's Princess Tiana Last week I talked about this doll as one of the top five hottest toys i … more →

Tags: Best Toys for Preschoolers, Dolls, gifts, Mattel, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award Winners, Pretend Play, Today Show, toy trends, Disney

In honor of the day...13 Great Games (all under $20!)

toyportfolio wrote 2 weeks ago: While we usually like lists of five or a dozen, we realized today’s list of 13 Top Games Under … more →

Tags: Best Games for Kids, 13 Top Games Under $20, Appletters, bananagrams, Blue Orange Games, Briarpatch, eeBoo, Fairytale Game, gamewright

Pick of the Day: Crayola Glow Station

toyportfolio wrote 2 weeks ago: I was driving home yesterday in the dark and as we got caught in traffic…I started thinking ab … more →

Tags: Activity Kits for Kids, Best Toys for Kids with ADHD, Best Toys for Kids with Special Needs, Crayola, Crayola Glow Station, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award winner, toyportfolio.com, toys that glow in the dark

Three Gender-Free Fantastic Art Activity Kits

toyportfolio wrote 3 weeks ago: Finding arts and crafts activities that will appeal to both boys and girls can be challenging since … more →

Tags: Activity Kits for Kids, Best Toys for Preschoolers, Crayola, Gender Free Toys, gifts, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award Winners, play time, preschoolers, Toys

Pick of the Day: Acting Out Swan Lake Musical Skirt1 comment

toyportfolio wrote 3 weeks ago: We’re huge fans of these skirts from Acting Out that come with a motion activated music box.  … more →

Tags: Active play, Best Toys for Kids with Special Needs, Best Toys for Preschoolers, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award Winners, play time, preschoolers, Pretend Play, acting out, Acting Out Swan Lake Musical Skirt

Five Fantastic Construction Toys6 comments

toyportfolio wrote 4 weeks ago: Construction toys should be part of every* child’s toy experience.   You’ll find that ki … more →

Tags: Classic Toys, Construction Toys for Kids, gifts, Green Toys, hot toys, Lego, retro toys, Toys, Wooden toys

Pick of the Day: Mattel's MindFlex

toyportfolio wrote 1 month ago: Mattel's MindFlex Game The first time we saw this game was at toy fair.  Now in all fairness, wh … more →

Tags: Best Toys for Tweens, Gender Free Toys, gifts, Mattel, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award Winners, science toys, Today Show, Toy Safety, Toys

toyportfolio.com: Six Great Games to Play with Your Kids3 comments

toyportfolio wrote 1 month ago: Here are six  great games to think about for the holidays. The complete reviews of these award winne … more →

Tags: Toys, toy trends, best board games, Best Games for Kids, Best Toys for Preschoolers, I Can Do That Games, International Playthings, Blue Orange Games, Double Shutter

Encourage Curiosity about Nature with Discovery Box1 comment

toyportfolio wrote 1 month ago: My grandfather used to take us rock hunting at a quarry in Franklin, New Jersey.  These adventures w … more →

Tags: gifts, science toys, Best Toys for Tweens, toyportfolio.com, Toys, World Discovery Box, worlddiscoverybox.com, rock hunting, Quarry in Franklin

Pick of the Day: SepToys Red-Yellow-Green-Blue Block Set

toyportfolio wrote 1 month ago: This is a super challenging brainteaser that we couldn’t stop playing with!  Read our review. … more →

Tags: Best Toys for Tweens, Brainteasers, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award, SepToys, com, Great Brainteasers

Pick of the Day: VTech's Kidizoom Digital Camera Plus

toyportfolio wrote 1 month ago: If you’re looking for a sturdy digital camera for your child (4 & up), our testers really … more →

Tags: Best Toys for Preschoolers, gifts, high-tech toys, Toy Safety, toy trends, Toys, Vtech, Best Digital Cameras for Kids, Best Electronic Equipment for Kids

Ecotronics Mr. Robot Head....fun in the dark1 comment

toyportfolio wrote 1 month ago: I’m always looking for toys that work in the dark.  Maybe because when I was little we would g … more →

Tags: Gender Free Toys, Green Toys, Best Toys for Tweens, Best Toys for Kids with Special Needs, hot toys, International Playthings, best toys for kids, Ecotronic Mr. Robot Head, Toys that Work in the Dark

Update on Doodle Track Cars

toyportfolio wrote 1 month ago: You know how much we love the Doodle Track Cars…the folks at Daydream Toy just let me know tha … more →

Tags: gifts, science toys, Wheel Toys, Vehicles, Best Toys for Preschoolers, Best Toys for Kids with Special Needs, toy trends, toyportfolio.com, Award winners

Pick of the Day: New Mini Kick Scooters 4 comments

toyportfolio wrote 1 month ago: Our testers love both the Mini and Maxi Kick Scooters from Kickboard USA. The mini is now available … more →

Tags: Active play, Best Toys for Preschoolers, gifts, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award Winners, Toy Safety, toy trends, Wheel Toys

Toy Wars and George Costanza's shrinkage factor7 comments

toyportfolio wrote 1 month ago: Even though most of us haven’t even contemplated buying our Halloween candy yet (ok, I’v … more →

Tags: toy trends, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award Winners, elmo, Active play, preschoolers, gifts, Pretend Play, hot toys, high-tech toys

Pick of the Day: Wedgits Pink & Purple Tote5 comments

toyportfolio wrote 1 month ago: When we started the toyportfolio I was pretty annoyed with all the pink building sets. They were all … more →

Tags: Best Toys for Kids with Special Needs, Best Toys for Preschoolers, Construction Toys for Kids, Gender Free Toys, Gender Specific Toys, play time, preschoolers, Toys for Kids with Special Needs, Construction toys

Pick of the Day: Kota & Pals Stompers from Hasbro

toyportfolio wrote 2 months ago: Kota & Pals Stompers: Triceratops I’ve been playing with this fun little dino all summer.  … more →

Tags: Best Toys for Preschoolers, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award Winners, play time, preschoolers, Pretend Play, toy trends, Toys, dinosaur toys, Hasbro


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