Cross-Train Your Brain with Kanoodle Extreme

If you are a fan of Kanoodle and Kanoodle Genius, Kanoodle Extreme, from Educational Insights, is for you. And yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like—an extreme workout for the brain. However, be rest assured—kids… read more

Get Rid of Monsters for Good with Go Away Monster!

One of the scariest things about being a kid is those pesky monsters under your bed. They ruin a perfectly good night’s sleep, and prevent kids—and let’s face it, parents—from getting their recommended eight hours.… read more

Balance Beans Sneaks Math into Playtime

Life is all about balance: yin and yang, work and play, a cup of coffee to every hour that I’m awake, and placing tiny beans just right for a seesaw to balance. Balance Beans, from… read more

ThinkFun Puts a Spin on Brain Teaser Puzzles

And you thought the Rubik’s Cube was challenging. Back Spin, a newly updated brain teaser puzzle from ThinkFun, will have kids and adults spinning, switching, and strategizing to sink all the colored balls back into… read more

Master the Science of Sequence with Dr. Eureka

Today’s kids probably aren’t familiar with Dexter, the bespectacled boy-genius that called Cartoon Network (and his laboratory) his home more than a decade ago. And it’s a shame, too, because his creative spirit day in… read more

Light Up STEM Learning with Circuit Maze

I was never really exceptionally great at science as a kid—but I really, really loved logic puzzles. I’m convinced had Thinkfun’s Circuit Maze game existed two decades ago, I would probably be an electrical engineer… read more

How to Tell a Story Offers Endless Adventure

How to Tell a Story, published by Workman and written and illustrated by Daniel Nayeri and Brian Won respectively, is the beautiful fusion of book and game. Dubbed a storytelling adventure, How to Tell a… read more