Toys and Games for the Holidays

 2008 Holiday Toy and Game List

 Dr. Simonson's Favorite 2008 Picks:
Rush Hour (ages 8+)
Rush Hour Jr. (ages 6-8)
SET Cards (ages 6+)
Blink (ages 3+)
Katamino (ages 3+)
Make'n'Break (ages 5+)
Blokus (ages 5+)
Farkle (ages 6+)

Eye-Hand Coordination and Spatial Skills

Battleship  -  Jenga  -  Perfection  -  Beading Crafts
Jacks  -  Legos  -  Lacing Cards  -  Weaving Loom
Uno Stacko  -  Etch a Sketch  -  Topple  -  Light Bright
Barrel of Monkeys  -  Magna Doodle  -  Yo-Yo
Squiggle Pen  -  Pick-up Sticks  -  Paint by Number
Operation  -  Frisbee  -  Tinker Toys  -  Toss Across

Perceptual/Visual Thinking Games:

Sequence  -  Connect Four  -  Parquetry Blocks
I Spy Book  -  Rubik's Cube  -  Mastermind
Imagine That  -  Tri-ominos  -  Racko  -  Simon
Dominoes  -  Pentominoes  -  Where's Waldo
Brick by brick  -  Block by block  -  Soma Cubes
Battle ship  -  Tanagrams  -  Jigsaw puzzles
Othello  -  Shape by shape  -  Memory