Product Reviews
By Elena Epstein, Director of the National Parenting Product Awards
Kindie Rock Stars Podcast
Showcases the amazing talents of children’s musicians and family entertainers. Each episode features an artist story, song story and a song. Free, PatrickAdamsBooks.com
Shadow Play Books
Unfold the book, turn down the lights and switch on a flashlight to be transported into a world of imagination. These magic books will inspire parents and kids to share nightly stories.
$39.90, ages birth+, ShadowPlay.store
Sharon, Lois & Bram Best of the Best Live
Features live tracks taken from tours in Canada and the United States during the band’s touring heyday in the 1990s. Compiled by super fans, this release is the ultimate throwback experience from one of the top enduring children’s music artists. $14.99, SharonLoisAndBram.com
Train Your Mind Like a Ninja
A card deck with 30 “secret skills for fun, focus and resilience.” Using ninja training and martial arts as a fun framework, these cards help kids increase their focus, compassion, emotional balance and awareness. $18.95, ages 5-9, Shambhala.com
Name and Tame Your Anxiety: A Kid’s Guide
Describes what anxiety is, how it works and how to manage it. This guide also explains self-advocacy and “translates” the common (and strange) things adults say about anxiety. $14.99, ages 9-13, FreeSpirit.com
OuiSi Games (“We-See”)
A set of 210 photo cards with games and activities that foster creativity and ignite curiosity. Each photo card connects visually with other photo cards in the deck, based on similar patterns, shapes, colors—really, anything you can imagine. $35, ages 4+, shop.OuiSi.co
Qeepsake
Capture your child’s milestones with this easy-to-use app. Members receive daily texts, prompting them to text back a moment or milestone with a photo. Qeepsake securely builds these texts and photos into a digital journal that can be shared with family and printed into a book. $95.88, Qpsake.com
My First Puzzle-Dinosaur
Double-sided puzzle pieces feature dinosaurs on one side and bones/skeletons on the other. Great for building problem-solving skills and imagination. The number of pieces increase step-by-step to challenge toddlers through their developmental growth. $13.99, ages 2-4, Toiworld.com
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