great, interactive fun!
596233
we bought one for ourselves and as a gift. we love it! great way to have interactive fun with your toddler.
2270230
This game is so much fun and even captured the attention of my 13 year old! My whole family enjoyed this interactive game and my sister even bought it herself to take a party she was hosting the following weekend. My only complaint is that there are a lot of directions and I think they over complicate the game a bit but nevertheless once you get through those the game is a blast!
3573379
I'm picky about the products I let my kids play, but I had no hesitation on this one. JumpStart Preschool World is one of the few that combines great learning content with fun. My daughter routinely asks to play it by name, and it's fun to hear her talking back to the screen and excitedly telling me later what she learned.

She loves the art activities, the games keep her entertained, and she loves to interact with Frankie and the other characters. There's a LOT more in this game than one would expect...when they say there's a year's worth of play in this, they're not exaggerating.

My kids have played with all of the 3D Virtual World products Knowledge Adventure has made, and they come back to them because they want to, not because they have to.

This is a fun, feel-good experience for parents and kids at a pretty reasonable price!!!
4241104
The Go! Go! Smart Wheels enhance one of the most popular play patterns, while teaching important learning skills, boosting imaginative play through cause and effect, encouraging interactivity and providing an outlet for good old-fashioned role play. I'm a big ol' fan of role play and pretend play- hence all the dress up clothes and pretend food around this place! There are 32 interchangeable track pieces that can combine into many different configurations as the included motorized train engine and cargo car chug on by-- this is where having older kids involved probably helps a lot. The flat truth is that I was able to open the box and say "go to it" and they happily played for hours. While I have no doubt that young toddler hands can handle grabbing the chunky train pieces, I'm not sure many one-year-olds could really assemble the track.

The little train that's included (and other Go! Go! Smart Wheels(tm) SmartPoint(tm) vehicles sold separately) respond to 10 SmartPoint locations with different phrases, music or fun sound effects. Honestly, I was grateful that there were so many different sounds going on because it greatly reduced the "parental annoyance" factor that can sometimes occur with "noisy toys"- ha!

Truly, though the train is battery-powered and moves around on its own, my favorite part of the whole track was the conveyor belt that needs to be hand-cranked. Again, this might be too difficult for the younger toddlers to manipulate, but, for preschoolers and beyond, it's a ton of fun.
3821619
We love this game!  Our children love it, and we as parents love it because they have to be active to play it.  Just played it with a group of about 30 people (adults and children).  We were all laughing and giggling - so much fun!  Graphics may not be the best, but we don't care because it's so much fun to play. It's challenging, great for building coordination and encouraging players to be active, and most importantly to us, providing a fun activity to do as a family. Perfect for bad weather days too!  We love it!
66564
My 7-year-old daughter loves this activity. There are so many active toys available, but Binary Toys has the best strategic-play games around.  We play together often with this toy; I find it as much fun as she does.  But, she would just as soon sit at the kitchen counter playing it by herself.  We take it on trips, and all the relatives enjoy it, too.  Since the "solution" shown on the back of each card is straightforward to follow for an adult but not for a child, she is never tempted to turn the card over and "cheat."  Instead, through trial and error, she eventually escapes the safari and moves to the next card.  Having the wide range of skill level cards helps keep everyone interested.  Having the handy cloth case for storage is appreciated as well.
4526373
I bought this game to play with my daughter and help her learn more about unique wildlife animals. I was not disappointed - she loves it! The game is fun and easy to play, and it sparks quality conversations with my daughter about an interesting topic.  This is an intellectually stimulating alternative to TV, video games, or any other digital entertainment.
1799931
Ive found my new go-to birthday gift! RiddleCube is a great game, the kind you can easily pick up for a few minutes or an hour, on your own or with a group, whether you want to keep score or just do a few rounds for fun. My 9-year-old was immediately attracted to its tactile nature, and my 4-year-old loved inventing her own versions of the shapes we were attempting. We moved quickly through the easy cards, and had a lot of fun trying to convince each other that our designs fit the written criteria for the more difficult cards! It was good to emphasize that the strings are considered invisible for some designs, or they would have been frustrating. We didn't want to put the riddle cubes down between rounds; when I played with friends, we ended up fiddling with them while we chatted - several of us found it quite therapeutic! I think well be buying this game to my sons class - his teacher will like the spatial reasoning it promotes, and his friends will enjoy competing and manipulating these addictive little cubes!
3127040
We got this set for my son's second birthday back in June...and since then, he has played with it nearly every day. (I'm not saying this as hyperbole. As a case in point even when we traveled to grandparents, the two train cars had to come with us. He really, really loves his train.) Until last week or so, he'd wait till a track was set up for him--and then, last week, he started trying to put the track pieces together! By the way, we, like many other reviewers, supplemented this set with the accessory track set for added track pieces and therefore more potential configurations. He hasn't totally mastered it yet but the puzzle-like track pieces seem to present a good challenge for him.

At any rate even if we (mom, dad, or big sister) are the ones setting up the track--heck, even if there's no track available just at the moment he wants to play "choo choo!"--the train itself has provided hours of entertainment. In all honesty, all the extra pieces (ticket booth, gas pump, etc) haven't been nearly as interesting to him as the basic train (driven by Cat the engineer, taken from one of our other Duplo sets), and the fun of watching the train travel the different track configurations. Maybe when he's a bit older those other pieces will be interesting but for now it's.all about his beloved Choo choo!! Bottom line?  Any toy that my busy, active toddler wants to play with on a daily basis is already a good one--and when you add the fact that he can get at least another year of creative, interactive, enjoyment from it--no screen required!--that adds up to a clear winner from my perspective! (Now if only the "deluxe" set would come down in price a bit...)
2441117
My 2-year-old was the main child to use this toy, but my 4-year-old also enjoyed taking turns with it. I was impressed with the ability it had to recognize the color of the ball being dropped in, in addition to counting! It also has prompts can you drop in the blue ball? to help encourage color recognition. My toddler enjoyed the wide variety of songs, and loved watching the balls (and other small toys she discovered could also fit) slide down and around. One aspect I like is that there are multiple parts of the toy that can be played with simultaneously, either between my children or when playmates are over. Overall, I was impressed with this toy for its balance of educational value and engagement/entertainment for my children. The only con is that the purple bird lever for one of the ball path frequently comes off as they play with it, but easily clicks back in.

The product has been provided by VTech so you could experience it with your family; however, the thoughts and opinions are my own.
3872681
I bought these for my two grand-daughters (ages 3 & 5), and so far they have spent hours with them role-playing . Love that they are multi-cultural. The only negative, was that they had a (mildew?) smell. I sprayed them with Febreeze and that helped. Overall , a great educational and interactive toy. I would recommend them to anyone with little ones. They have really sparked their imagination and creativity.
1284266
So cute. My kids love playing with this set. Its very interactive, keeps my 5 yr old engaged and my 2 yr old busy. Fun tools and the drill really works!
2637176
These are so much fun!! My husband and two year old daughter play with it almost daily! Easy for the small toddlers to do and entertaining for adults as well!
3472609
I bought these for a two year old granddaughter, then a month later, bought one for my other two year old granddaughter. They LOVE playing with these blocks, especially when an adult plays with them. These are bigger than the Duplos, less expensive, and you get more blocks for the money. It helps them learn their colors, and I've seen both of their coordination skills improve with these. The bottom platform with wheels adds many options. It's been fun watching the different ways that my granddaughters play with the blocks. One is deliberate and orderly like she is constructing a building, and the other is more spontaneous and artsy, like she is sculpting plastic. Who knows what these two will accomplish if they put their heads together! (I'm also surprised at how easily adults, including myself, get pulled into playing. You'll start playing with the blocks to please the child, but continue playing to see what you can come up with! I've also been known to play with the blocks while my granddaughter . . . whichever one whose house I was at. . . was napping, so I could build something without a two year old trying to knock it down!)
4087047
my 10-month old spends endless amounts of time playing with this great learning toy - he'll often stay on it for over 1/2 hour - that's a lifetime for someone that age!  it's interactive without being obnoxious, teaches everything from counting to letters, colors, cause and effect, etc.  it's easy to use (but this is not a 'teach my kid how to stand' toy so unless s/he can stand well, keep the legs off) and has 2 volume settings (and the ever-important 'off' switch!).  the tunes interface is fun to listen to, even for the adults.  and it doesn't just have boring instrument sounds, it's got a banjo, a trombone, even salsa-like music.
the little purple door also broke off of ours, but amazon replaced it immediately and we haven't had any problems with the new item.
4622717
I bought this about a month ago to give my son something to do with his girlfriend besides just sitting there holding hands texting each other on the love seat.  They did play with it a bit, but much more preferred texting each other on the love seat.  However, the time you could get them away from the loveseat, the game created a ton of giggles.  There's just something fun about having all the magnets suddenly jump together, especially if you aren't the one who happens to be playing their turn at that time.

Then my grandson was here and he loved it just as much (he's my hubby's and is same age as my son actually - 13).  It definitely was one of his "have to play this again" games.

Then my best friend came back to visit.  She went through a heart-breaking divorce earlier this year and was bringing her son for his first long visit with his father, so her mood was really low.  When I couldn't think of anything else, I brought out Yikerz! and began to play it with her.  No matter how bad she might have felt, she couldn't help but giggle as all of the magnets suddenly clumped together and/or if her attempts to manipulate the various magnetic fields together to keep things "apart" suddenly collapsed and failed.  Anyhow - as a parting gift and something to keep her mind off of things when they got too hard, I sent away my Yikerz! game with her; you can play it solitaire and I can always buy another one.

It seems incredibly simple looking at it, but you pretty quickly realize that you can make it pretty difficult by rearranging the four triangles so there is less open space between them and you have to put the magnets together.  Play is really simple.  You divide up the magnets equally, arrange the triangles that come with it into a shape, and then take turns putting the magnets on, having to take all the magnets that clump together in your turn.  Magnets must stay on the little triangles and not clump.  Whoever runs out of magnets first wins!

Simple, right?

Well, not so simple, but a ton of fun.  Kind of fascinating to enjoy it so much.  It also tends to suddenly take up a lot of time - you keep needing a rematch because parts of it just seem like luck - you look up and a half hour or more has gone by.

Definitely a great choice - I'd recommend it for a bright eight-year-old, but probably it would frustrate them if they were playing against someone who understood magnetism a bit better.  Children of all ages can play this as long as they're old enough to not eat the magnets or lose them - if you're playing with much younger children, try to explain how the magnets work as you go; it will teach them some basic principles of magnetism as well as help them figure out how to match you every time!
4333503
My 3-year-old has a great time with this puzzle. It is the right degree of fun and challenge for him. I only wish these Melissa & Doug puzzles would come in boxes that are easier to open -- perhaps a top-open with a cloth tab. The boxes are now difficult for both me and my child to open. We also have Farm Animals and Solar System floor puzzles. He is able to do them virtually on his own! And learn a lot from the pictures as well.