Buying Guides & Articles:Educational Toys

This past July, we posted about the egg nightlight, which lets out tiny beams of light to create a starry ceiling. Well, here's another out-of-this-world nightlight: The... Read more

Here's part three of our Great Nursery Art Round-Up. This time, we've turned our attention to numbers and letters--some dotted, some colorful, a few with animal friends.... Read more

Summer can sometimes feel like prime time for mom-guilt: Should I really be letting them watch TV on this sunny day? Is it bad that I pushed off swim lessons for another... Read more

One of my few claims to fame is that I can sing the twelve cranial nerves to the tune of My Favorite Things. Hey, it got me an A in anatomy and physiology... Read more

Sometimes you just want a little something to send to a new parent, something with a Cool Quotient that exceeds the price tag. We've found that very thing in the limited... Read more

I've been calling my daughter Wonderbaby for, like, forever. She's always seemed the type of child - even when she was only days old - who might just take off at any... Read more

I'm always on the lookout for ways to teach my four-year-old about conservation other than asking her to turn off the lights 400 times a day (followed by my long boring... Read more

A pinhole camera is the simplest camera possible. It consists of a light-proof box, some sort of film and a pinhole... Read more

Escalators are one of the largest, most expensive machines people use on a regular basis, but they're also one of the simplest... Read more

You've probably never heard of Eric Rotheim, but you're undoubtedly familiar with his work. Rotheim, a Norwegian engineer and inventor, came up with the first... Read more