The challenge of Quiddler is to arrange your entire hand into words. Draw and discard in turn. Try to use those high point letters, but don't get caught with them uncombined! Quiddler is fast paced because you can play using everyday words. A bonus is given for the most words in each round (so little words can help you win), as well as for the longest word. Quiddler is a delightful challenge for both rookies and word game lovers. Quiddler is for up to eight players.

Toy:  The SHORT Word Game. The challenge of Quiddler is to arrange your entire hand into words., Contents: 118 cards & instructions. Solitaire instructions are also included., Ages: 8 to adult/1-8 players, The Play: 8 rounds per game, players draw and discard until someone forms their hand into words using two or more cards per word. Once a player goes out, everyone else gets one last chance to draw and put down the words they have made.
Company: SET Enterprises Inc.  (2007-05-01)
List Price: $14.99
Amazon Price: $6.95

It's like a microscope you can use on your TV or a very unique, interactive TV toy. The EyeClops bionic eye is a simple-to-use handheld device that allows kids and adults to view ordinary items up to 200 times their regular size. Best of all, the battery-powered device plugs directly into the A/V jacks found on any current TV model (TV is not included). It's educational and fun, providing new perspectives of little things right on your TV's screen.

Toy:  Bionic Eye hand-held device magnifies 200 times normal size on any TV screen, Creates hours of play and exploration for the entire family, Built-in LED lights illuminate any object, Plugs into A/V jacks on any TV, Includes observation dish and tube for exploring objects and liquids
Company: Jakks 
List Price: $49.99
Amazon Price: $34.75

Five Crowns is a fast-paced ingenious rummy - like card a game. Its double deck contains 5 suits (the stars are new), but it has no aces or twos. This unique deck gives you many more options for arranging your hand into sets and sequences. The challenge is to see them make the right combinations, be the first to go out; then watch the others scramble as they get one last chance to cut their losses.

Five Crowns, with its beautiful, colorful cards, is easy to learn. Start with 3 cards -- and 3s are wild. The next hand has 4 cards and 4s are wild... and so on. You'll need luck and skill throughout the game because even in the last hand a worthy opponent can come from behind and win. Remember, "the game isn't over 'til the Kings go wild!" For up to 2-7 players.

Toy:  Five Crowns, with its beautiful cards, is easy to learn. A fast paced ingenious new card game., Contents: 116 cards and instructions, The Five Suited Card Game! -- The Games isn't Over 'Til The Kings Go Wild!, It starts with 3 cards and 3's are wild. The next hand has 4 cards and 4's are wild, and so on. You'll need luck and skill throughout the game because even in the last hand a worthy opponent can come from behind and win.
Company: SET Enterprises Inc.  (2007-05-01)
List Price: $14.99
Amazon Price: $8.26

See one of nature's greatest miracles right before your eyes with this Oppenheim Best Toy Award-winning butterfly raising kit. Raise five Painted Lady butterflies while learning all about metamorphosis. See each caterpillar's transition as it matures, changes into a chrysalis, and finally emerges as a Painted Lady butterfly. After observing your butterflies, experience the joy of releasing them into your backyard.

Includes colorful habitat, coupon for five butterfly larvae with special food and complete instructions ($3.00 processing fee required). Three butterflies are guaranteed to be perfect specimens. Measures 12" x 12" x 10".

Note: Please allow approximately 3 weeks for your larvae to develop. During extremely hot or cold weather, delivery of live larvae may be delayed. Available only in the Continental U.S. and Alaska. Note that shipping charge applies for delivery of live larvae.

Toy:  See butterfly metamorphosis up close.Reusable, collapsible habitat., Includes feeder.Complete instructions included., Includes mail-in voucher for five butterfly larvae and special food. ($3.00 fee for processing), Witness one of nature's most spectacular transformations up close., Just mail in the included coupon for larvae and food.
Company: Insect Lore 
List Price: $24.99
Amazon Price: $12.99

This award winning card game is for one or more players. Ages 6 to adult. The object of the game is to identify "sets" of three cards. Each card is unique in its four features: color (red, green or purple), symbol (diamond, squiggle or oval), shading (solid, striped or open), and number (1, 2 or 3). A "set" consists of three cards on which each feature is either the same on all of the cards, or different on all of the cards. This game contains complete instructions for play, 81 cards, and a durable plastic carrying case.

Toy:  Award winning card game, For one or more players, Game contains complete instructions for play and 81 cards, Comes with a durable plastic carrying case, SET has become a classic game
Company: SET Enterprises Inc. 
List Price: $12.99
Amazon Price: $6.27
Used Price: $6.74

Introducing Tag Reading System, the revolutionary touch reading system that brings reading to life like never before. Tag engages children to make reading a rich, fulfilling experience. Children simply touch the Tag Reader (which looks like an electronic pen) to the book's pages, and words talk, characters sing and stories fly off the pages.

With a huge library of hardcover books and games including favorite TV, movie and classic tales, each Tag Book allows children to learn at their own pace, building their skills and their confidence. Plus, by connecting the Tag Reader to the online LeapFrog Learning Path, parents can see what their child is learning -- and even receive recommendations on what books their child could read next! Includes Tag Reader, plus the "Ozzie and Mack" Book; additional Tag Books sold separately. Tag Reader requires two "AAA" batteries, not included.

Toy:  The amazing touch technology of the Tag Reading System encourages a child's love of reading as words talk, pictures sing and stories live out loud!, The Tag library includes over 20 books and games featuring characters from TV, movies and classic tales., Tag storybooks and learning activities help children build vocabulary and reading skills such as word recognition, reading comprehension and phonics skills., Children learn to read through an exciting and interactive experience in which they can also earn online rewards., Parents can connect the Tag Reader to the online LeapFrog Learning Path to see what their child is learning, and explore ways to expand their child's learning journey.
Company: LeapFrog  (2008-06-08)
List Price: $49.99
Amazon Price: $49.00

The 2-foot tall Butterfly Pavilion pops-up easily. Hang it from a string or set it on a table-top. The see-through mesh and zippered entry allow easy access for care and feeding. Includes habitat, mail-in coupon for 6-10 Painted Lady butterfly larvae with special food and complete instructions. Please be advised that there is an additional $5.00 required when redeeming your coupon for shipping and handling. Available only in the Continental U.S. and Alaska.

Toy:  Award winning butterfly habitat, Everything you need to raise your very own painted lady butterflies, Includes certificate for 10 live caterpillars, Perfectly safe to release or keep indoors for observation, Comes with complete instructions
Company: Insect Lore 
List Price: $29.99
Amazon Price: $15.88

Now parents and kids can both feel good about time spent playing electronic games with the Leapster Learning System by LeapFrog. An exciting library of educational games (sold separately) turn this handheld device into a conduit of exciting learning adventures that teaches reading, math, critical thinking, vocabulary and more. Kids can play fun games, read electronic books, create cool art and watch interactive videos. Color display on backlit screen is gentle on the eyes while the jack for optional headphones is gentle on other people's ears. Ages 4 to 10 years. Imported.

Toy:  Portable interactive system with action-packed games focused on learning essentials for preschool to fourth grade, Comes with 2 games built in., Expandable with large library of games, Teaches phonics, spelling, math, art, music and more
Company: LeapFrog  (2006-06-12)
List Price: $49.99
Amazon Price: $47.99

The date is 1974. The place is Budapest, Hungary. Erno Rubik, an admirer of geometry and 3-D forms creates the world's most perfect -- and addictive -- puzzle. More than three decades later the Rubik's cube is still one of the best selling brainteasers. Whether it was full size or the smaller keychain version almost every child had this puzzle by in 1980 when it found worldwide success. Elementary school kids were seen solving it with their feet on "That's Incredible!", conspiracy theorists believed it was an Eastern bloc tactic to distract American youth from getting an education, and Cubaholics Anonymous was formally established to help cure the compulsive need to solve it.

Each side is just over 2", while each sticker is about ½" square.

For all of the hullabaloo, the Rubik's Cube actually has a pretty straightforward premise. The faces of the cube are covered by nine stickers in six solid colors (one for each 2.25" side); when the puzzle is solved, each face is one solid color. Then you realize as you turn the rows and columns and see all the colors flash by that there are 43 quintillion possible pattern combinations (that's 43 million millions), but just one right one. Maybe Cubaholics Anonymous wasn't such a bad idea after all….

This Rubik's Cube has reflective red, white, blue, yellow, green, and orange colored stickers with an official twenty-fifth anniversary sticker in the center white square. The cube is packaged in a clear hexagon box and includes a black display stand. There is also a solutions hint and game suggestion book, just in case.

Toy:  "43 Quintillion" possible moves and only "ONE" solution!, As a special added bonus, a Free Rubik's Cube stand is included, This completely redesigned gift package is a sure-fire, must-have collectable!, Twist and turn the Cube® using various combinations to return it to its original state...every side finally having one solid color!, A stimulating challenging puzzle! Rubik's Cube is the world's popular 3-D puzzle phenomenon!
Company: Winning Moves 
List Price: $10.95
Amazon Price: $6.99

Fun for both kids and adults, Blokus is a strategy board game that challenges spatial thinking. Bright colors and simple rules make it ideal for ages five and up, but adults will certainly be engrossed by this unique and challenging game.

Not Your Average Board Game
Blokus encourages creative thinking and has received a Mensa award for promoting healthy brain activity. The goal of this game is for players to fit all of their pieces onto the board. When placing a piece it may not lie adjacent to the player's other pieces, but must be placed touching at least one corner of their pieces already on the board. The player who gets rid of all of their tiles first is the winner and strategic thinking helps as you block moves from your opponent. Blokus sometimes comes to an end because there are no more possible moves.

Four players make this abstract game especially fast and exciting; however, it can be just as fun for two or three players. Blokus has come up with a number of different ways to play the game to make it more thrilling when playing with less than four players. Draft Blokus allows a player to use more than one color and Reverse Blokus reverses the entire game so that the person who places the least amount of tiles on the board is the winner. It can even be played in a solitaire version when one player attempts to place all of their pieces in a single sitting. A game of Blokus typically lasts a 30 minutes. As a practical feature, raised edges on the board help keep the tiles in place and allow convenient clean-up. This game includes 84 pieces in four vibrant colors, an instruction guide, and one gameboard with 400 squares.

Blokus is simple to understand, but the game's complexity is revealed shortly after everyone begins to play. It can be addictive, even for those not normally into abstract games. Blokus is a catalyst for spatial thinking, as players form images in their mind before placing the pieces on the board. Children and adults can play together for hours of competitive family fun. As Europe's 2003 Game of the Year, Blokus is adored by many and even played in professional tournaments.

What's in the Box
84 pieces in four colors, gameboard with 400 squares, and an instruction guide.

Once a piece has been placed on the board it can't be moved, so plan your moves carefully.

Adding to the game's challenges, each new piece must touch at least one other piece of the same color, but only at the corners.

Toy:  84-piece strategy board game, encourages spatial thinking, Promotes healthy brain activity; winner of 20+ prestigious awards, including Mensa Select, Features bright colors and simple rules; ideal for ages 5 and up, Game ends when one person places all their pieces, or when there are no possible moves, Includes 400-piece game board with raised edges, 84 colored playing pieces, and instruction guide
Company: Educational Insights  (2007-05-01)
List Price: $29.99
Amazon Price: $15.74
Used Price: $15.74