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We hope you love our recommendations! Some may have been sent as samples, but all were independently selected by our editors. Just FYI, BuzzFeed and its publishing partners may collect a share of sales and/or other compensation from the links on this page. 38 Things For Parents Who Spend Most Of Winter In SOS Mode While Trying To Entertain The Littles Can't convince your kids that stringing popcorn garlands for five hours is a fun snow day activity? Weird. I guess you could try these family-favorite items instead. 1. Sensory "Jelly Blox" with 20 squishable, stackable, and stompable (re: indestructible) blocks that'll be THE toy to get out when your kid is in a...throwing mood. Amazon Promising review: "This is an amazing buy. My sensory-seeking kiddo loves them. They are very durable and of great thickness. Super fun for not only the kids, but I find dad playing with them as a stress relief ball every now and then, too. They are the perfect size for the intended age, and the stickiness is perfect. If they get a little dull, we rinse them off in the sink and let them air dry. We like the translucent color of them to see the items inside very well." —Miss C Get them from Amazon for $19.99. 2. Zingo!, which is a new take on Bingo that's gonna be *extra* fun. It's fast paced and the toy does all the hard work for you! Just slide it and watch the tiles fall down...here's hoping you get your bored covered first! Number of players: 2-7 Recommended age: 4+ Pieces: 1 Zinger tile dispenser, 6 double-sided Zingo cards (for two levels of play), 72 double-sided tiles, and a parent's guide Promising review: "My 4 year old loves Zingo! We play almost every night. Not only is this game fun but it teaches kids patience and to take turns. We love playing this as a family." —Bri Get it from Amazon for $20.93. 3. Acorn Soup — this cooperation cooking game is sure to be to your *taste* if you're teaching your kids how to take turns. It also provides risk-free family fun because there's no winner (and thus, no frustrated kiddos at the end). To play, pick an ingredient card and place the correct number of each item inside the pot to make Squirrel's favorite meals. Dinner's served! Number of players: 2–4 Recommended age: 2+ Pieces: 8 recipe cards, 1 wooden spoon, 24 wooden ingredients, instructions, and a parent guide Promising review: "I bought this game to play with my 3-year-old and he enjoys it. It’s great quality and I love that all of the parts can be stored inside of the pot. Great for teaching young children counting and instruction following." —OwlMoon Get it from Amazon for $20.95. 4. An open-ended marble run set for inquisitive kids who would love creating a massive marble run all on their own — no rulebook included! Number of players: 1+ Recommended age: 4+ Pieces: 85 "marbulous'' pieces including 25 action ones, 65 glass-marble set Promising review: "My 5- and 3-year-olds (and me) have spent hours building towers and watching marbles clatter down these chutes, steps, gears and spirals, HOURS! And they’re not bored yet! It’s also educational learning the physics of slopes by experience. Plus, it comes with enough marbles so that losing a few doesn’t matter." —Joyce Parker Get it from Amazon for $49.99 (available in three other kit sizes). 5. Mystic Maze — a family fun 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle that's gonna reveal a secret "magic trick" when your family is finished. BTW, there are 50 Easter eggs hidden in the intricate design, making this mysterious puzzle a gripping game until the very last piece is in place. Fun fact: This was the most funded puzzle on Kickstarter, raising over $3 million. Promising review: "Just got this puzzle for something to do at home over the holidays. Seriously... I have never seen a puzzle quite like this! It’s very impressive and exceeded my expectations already. The packaging is beautiful inside and out. Everything about it shouts quality. I particularly liked the envelopes inside for the puzzle pieces and mystery. Heavy weight and substantial. The one holding the 1,000 puzzle pieces stays closed with Velcro! How cool! And the secret mystery envelope has a cool string loop tie. Makes you remember you can’t open it until the puzzle is done. The whole vibe of The Mystic Maze is quality and fun, and also looks like a challenging puzzle. Looking forward to getting started on this. Certainly a good stay-home fun activity. Highly recommend!" —Kyle Fletcher Get it from Amazon for $22.99. 6. A set of 24 wood building blocks with see-through rainbow acrylic panels — create fun structures and shapes against your window and watch as the sun projects the block colors all around the room! This is the sort of toy that'll bring simple, everyday magic into your playtime routine. Promising review: "Fun educational toy! My 2-year-old daughter has been obsessed with shapes and colors. She loves looking through them, then naming the color and shape. She also loves building with them. They are so beautiful which is a huge plus for me. Oh and I’m pregnant and very sensitive to smells, and did not notice a chemical smell on our set." —Amanda S. Promising review: "Perfect gift for my 2-year-old daughter. She loves building castles for her princesses and asks to play with the blocks all the time. Very smooth edges, durable and safe." —Amazon Customer Get a set from Amazon for $29.96. 7. A terribly charming toadstool tent sure to be beloved by imaginative kids who prefer pretend play to structured sets and games. If your family has too much energy for your *regular* house, send your little faeries off into the "forest" and have them scavenge for things to fill up their toadstool home. Promising review: "The mushroom playhouse tent added enchantment to my daughter's 4th fairy-themed birthday party! It became the whimsical centerpiece, creating a magical space where imagination soared. The easy setup was a parent's dream. I will be moving it to her bedroom after the party and probably to the backyard during summer. This mushroom tent playhouse is a must-have for fairy-tale tykes! 🍄✨👧🧚♀️" —Gizem Aktan Get it from Amazon for $89.99. 8. A Disney character matching game that'll be a hit with families who need a break from screen time...while still getting to hang out with their favorite characters. Number of players: 1+ Recommended age: 3+ Pieces: 72 picture tiles Promising review: "I always loved the Match Game as a kid, and I thought maybe my niece would too. It’s fun to play. The cards are of great quality. Beautiful art. The size is great for toddler hands, too. She loves playing this game. It’s a great addition to any board game or games collection." —Beach Babe 302 Get it from Amazon for $6.44. 9. A set of five plastic pipes — these can keep your kiddo entertained in the bath long enough that you can actually get them clean. Washing your child without a tantrum will no longer be just a ~pipe~ dream! Amazon Promising review: "Our 18-month-old adores these. His older sisters (five and seven) have also been enjoying them in the tub. They work great and stick really well. The only negative is that we have temper tantrums now because baby boy wants to take a bath all the time. We can't get him out of the tub now!" —JKinSD Get them from Amazon for $16.99 (available in two colors). 10. A super durable wooden pretend play magnetic cutting set for pint-sized chefs who could spend all day working on their fine motor skills. Chop 'til you drop! This set comes includes 26 items of food including fruits, vegetables, fish, burger, bread, ice cream, steak and more! It also comes with a cutting board, two knives and a storage bucket. Parents, please supervise as some of the smaller pieces might be a choking hazard. Promising review: "I've seen a lot of wooden food cutting sets over the years, but this one is the best by far. First of all, the pieces connect by magnet rather than velcro. The Velcro sets tend to stop sticking once they've been used for a while. This one has well-made and sturdy pieces with some unique pieces like dragon fruit and spring onion. My personal favorite is the grapes, which can be pulled off the vine in groups of two (too big to choke on) and stuck back together. It also comes with a cutting board, two knives, and a little vegetable peeler. My 3-year-old loves this set and has been playing with it over and over. Well worth the money." —Michael Bower Get a set from Amazon for $39.99. 11. Cookie Swap!, a cookbook with 50 recipes: everything from thumbprints and oatmeal to flaky cardamom palmiers and matcha sandwich cookies with almond cream — does anything sound more fun than missing school AND spending the day making cookies?! No way. This snow day is gonna be a core memory you're all sure to treasure forever. Amazon I have this book! My husband loves baking and *I* love baking...recipes that are not hard. We make cookie tins for friends every year (I know, how wholesome, right?) and this book was a great way to shake up our ideas! The recipes are clear, the pictures are gorgeous, and this definitely a fun gift. Promising review: "I love the concept for this book! I organize a cookie swap every year for by neighbors at holiday time. This book is absolutely perfect for ideas and recipes. It even tells you how to organize a swap and the recipe yields are all divisible by 12. The author has thought of everything, including advice on a 'bag of tricks,' which includes discussions on chocolate, types of butter, equipment, and types of cookies." —Falmouth Get it from Amazon for $17.06. 12. And How to Cook Everything Kids — this is a cookbook that'll grow with your kids, encouraging them to participate more and more in the kitchen as they get older. Initially, the book's cute illustrations (such a clever idea!) engage tiny minds and interest them in learning about HOW to cook. After that, the images of kiddos cooking and the meals themselves help readers feel confident that they, too, can make a *real* meal! Amazon Promising review: "This book will grow with your children. With it, you can teach them about the utensils used in cooking, how to use a stove, oven, mixer, and food processor. If you have young children they can add and mix some of the ingredients while the adult or older children chop and cook over the stove or oven. This book teaches them how to organize the ingredients needed to make food, prepare it, and cook it. They will enjoy surprising their friends with guacamole, chicken chowder, and chocolate chip cookies!" —Terry Biehl Get it from Amazon for $18.50. 13. A pair of Wackadoo dice for Bluey fans who jump up and dance every time the intro song turns on. One die has a direction, like "dance," "jump," or "floss," and the other has a selection of critters your child will pretend to be while doing the action. Get ready to see a bunch of flossing kangaroos in your backyard! You can be the sloth. Who lies down. The entire game. Amazon Promising review: "These have provided hours of fun. They are very durable and lots of fun. Gets the kids moving and active." —Kendall & Robyn Nash Get them from Amazon for $9.98. 14. An indoor-friendly scavenger hunt game sure to save the day when said day is cold, stormy, and dull. Rather than coming up with specific objects, this game gives your kids a chance to be extra creative by finding things that are "scratchy," "warm," "fuzzy," and more! Amazon Promising review: "These are a lifesaver for us during the quarantine. My 7-year-old is enjoying challenges that I time, having to find five things to match five cards in five minutes. There are also two games with instructions that are fun. My kiddos are being so creative finding things. My son found a compact mirror and breathed on it to steam it up for 'steamy.' Hooray for igniting thinking skills. Grandma gets involved finding silly things that make the kids crack up. I love the bag they come in and that it’s a compact card game that can be played anywhere." —Jami Lilo Get it from Amazon for $9.99. 15. A 100-piece set of Picasso Tiles that reviewers say work with and are comparable to Magnatiles (which is helpful if your tiny architect already has the different brand), because apparently building blocks are now blasé and kids are going wild for these shiny tiles. Promising review: "I wish I had known about these sooner! PicassoTiles are *exactly* like Magna-tiles but way more affordable. We just received the 100 tile set today - an early birthday gift for our soon-to-be-four-year-old. We have two sets of Magna-tiles - one with the grommets (purchased new last year) and one without (purchased second hand [no idea how old they are]). The PicassoTiles are the same weight and size as the MagnaTiles and have the same exact magnets. They do not have metal grommets, but the old MagnaTiles are indestructible, so I know that these will be too. And PicassoTiles are much prettier in my opinion, because they are slightly more translucent and have brighter colors. They integrate into the collection seamlessly. I highly recommend this product. And if you are considering buying any kind of magnetic tile toy for your child, I recommend purchasing as big a set a you can for versatility of play. Our son has played with these all day and night off and on every single day since we bought them last year. After integrating the new PicassoTile set, he hugged his enormous structure and declared them his favorite...twice. A wonderful toy!" —skater mom Get it from Amazon for $39.99. 16. A vibrant stacking toy with a ~spin~ — literally! If you're the kind of parent who buys toys for yourself as much as for your kid...this gorgeous gear set has BOTH your names on it! Amazon, Amazon Promising review: "My 9-month-old loves this toy and likes to spin the disks. Good twist on the stacking toy. If your baby loves to spin gears, this toy does the job." —Pooja Get it from Amazon for $38.95. 17. An unreasonably lovely Bouncee bounce house, durable enough to use both inside and outside. Snow days are about to be a *lot* cooler at your house. Go ahead, let your kids bounce off the walls when cooped up indoors. Amazon This includes a bounce house (6'x9'w 5.5'h), an inflator, 4 inflator stakes, 6 house stakes, a patch kit, a storage bag, and an instruction manual. It's intended for children ages 3–6. Bouncee is a family-run small business. Promising review: "We bought this cute little bounce house for our basement so our child would have something to do during the winter. I would highly recommend getting it. One toddler fits really well in there, but you probably could do two and still have a lot of fun and space. It was easy to assemble; you just pull it out of the box, plug it up to the air pump, and away it goes. I also love the cute design, the pastel color and the flowers are very cute and not so harsh on the eyes." —Amazon Customer Get it from Amazon for $379+ (available in two styles and two sizes). 18. A pack of reusable stickers with a fold-out backdrop for designing an exciting snap-shot, story, or theatrical scene with stickers that can then be removed and changed as the story goes on. Pro tip: let the grandparents know that gifts made for keeping the kids entertained on flights and road trips *sure do* make trips to visit family a lot easier! WINK. Amazon Promising review: "These are high quality and gorgeous! My 4-year-old son LOVED this. He's obsessed with space right now and this was the perfect space-related item. I love reusable stickers as kids can remove and place them anywhere they want, keeping them occupied for a while. This particular brand is great and the stickers are high-quality, puffy, and feel substantial. It is a great item for on the go — we'll be bringing it with us on all trips!" —A Willis Get it from Amazon for $9.99 (available in four styles). 19. A cult favorite Melissa & Doug ice cream counter — it'll be tons of fun to play ice cream shop with your kids, for sure, but they *always* get to be the ice cream maker! When is it gonna be YOUR turn to scoop the ice cream cones?! It looks so fun! The wooden ice cream counter comes with eight ice cream scoops, six toppings, two cones, cup, scooper, tongs, wooden spoon, reusable menu card, and six pretend dollar bills. Promising review: "My newly turned 3-year-old daughter instantly fell in love with this set! She loves seeing how high she can stack the ice cream cones and pretending to serve Mom & Dad her creations. She's been obsessed with climbing things around the house and we *desperately* needed a distraction to get her to stop, and this is working so far — she plays with this thing for HOURS!" —West Family Get it from Amazon for $39.97. 20. A 7-in-1 climber for kids who start bouncing off the walls five minutes after coming inside from a day at the park. If your family (re: everyone but the parents) has endless energy, this adjustable gym is just the thing you need. Plus? It's pretty. And that matters. Promising review: "This set has been an absolute lifesaver for keeping our toddler active and engaged both indoors and outdoors! The colorful design is even more stunning in person, and it brightens up our playroom while being just as fun to use in the backyard. It's incredibly versatile and sturdy, offering endless ways to play. My son loves climbing, sliding, and even using the ramp as a racetrack for toy cars. The semi-circle doubles as a tunnel and a rocking chair, making it a great sensory tool for little explorers. It’s ideal for developing gross motor skills and sparking creativity. The quality is excellent, and it feels built to last through all the climbing, sliding, and imaginative play our toddler can dream up. Highly recommend for any parent looking for a safe, engaging, and adaptable play solution!" —Clay Sheppard Get it from Amazon for $99.99+ (available in five colors). 21. Yeti in my Spaghetti, a family-friendly game where you have to carefully remove one noodle at a time from a big ol' spaghetti bowl. Be careful! There's a yeti balanced on top of the noodles (naturally), and it does NOT want to fall off. If the yeti falls during your move, you lose! Amazon Number of players: 2+ Recommended age: 4+ Pieces: 1 yeti, 30 noodles, and 1 bowl Promising review: "This is so funny to play! Sort of like stacking sticks, you place the spaghetti in the bowl and place the Yeti on top. Don't let him fall, though! I love hearing her laugh as the game intensifies! Highly recommend. The product is well worth the price in the quality!" —Solange Get it from Amazon for $7.99. 22. A flower-building activity set for your own ~budding~ florist. If the weather outside is dark and gloomy, help your kiddos create a secret garden inside! Promising review: "I bought this flower garden as a gift for my 3-year-old daughter. She absolutely loves it! She has always enjoyed blocks and this is something different that has kept her engaged for hours! We highly recommend this product to others!!" —Ashley Petersen Get the 46-piece set from Amazon for $19.98 (available in four set sizes). 23. Pancake Pile-Up! that'll be adored by the tiny chef in your home who would love starting up their own brunch spot. Get your home restaurant-ready by flipping an order card. Once flipped, make the pancake shown as fast as you can, using the spatula to place it on your plate, race back to the starting point somewhere in the room, and hand the plate and spatula to the next player (like a relay-race). The team or individual that correctly completes the stack shown on the card wins the round! Number of players: 2-4 Recommended age: 4+ Pieces: 10 plastic pancakes in 5 flavors, 2 plastic patties of butter, 2 plastic plates, 2 plastic spatulas, 10 order cards, and a plastic griddle game board Promising review: "I’m a Preschool teacher and a mom to a 4-year-old and I’ve recommended this game to every parent with young ones! This game is great quality, fun, and teaches so many concepts. Highly recommend" —Chris and Brittany Causey Get it from Amazon for $15.10. 24. Forest Friends, which is a 3D board game that's sure to shake things up during your family game nights! You can play two unique games with this set. First is "Hide and Seek," where players help Mia Mouse guess which hole her animal friends are hiding in. If you guess correctly, you get a wooden star. If not, you shout out what you see, and the other players try to remember that info for their own turn. You can also play "Animal Tracks," where the animal tiles are flipped over to only show their footprints. Then you've gotta figure out which animal that footprint belongs to before your search begins! Amazon Number of players: 1-4 Recommended age: 2+ Pieces: 1 3D cube board, 8 star tokens, 1 wooden mouse, and 8 unique animal/footprint chips Promising review: "These games are the best for really young kids! We love the wooden pieces. This is a high-quality product overall and lots of fun for the youngest board gamers." —N. Robinson Get it from Amazon for $29.99. 25. A 2-in-1 rocking bike from Strider that'll help your baby become confident on the seat of a bike even before they're able to walk! This grows with your child, starting as a "rocking horse" that'll stay in place as they ride it inside your home. Once they're a little bigger, the base can be removed, and you'll have a classic pedal-free bike for your little tyke! Strider, Mallory Mower / BuzzFeed My baby started using this around nine months old (pictured above, right), and she's now just over 2 years old. She is a HUGE fan. As she's grown, the ability to bring it into the house and let her do tricks in the rocking position is GREAT when the weather is bad. I love its durability (her older cousin used it on our deck and was riding it so wildly we were sure he'd end up doing a front flip...this thing held up — and kept the kid intact — like a champ). The bike can be removed from the rocking base as your child starts walking, making it a prime choice for teaching your kiddo how to balance on a bike. Promising review: "The bike paired with the rocking base has been a favorite since day one! Some days he rocks, other days we take it off the stand and ride in the backyard! This is learning how to ride a bike made easy!" —Tracy Get it from Strider for $269.98+ (available in eight colors). 26. Pokko and the Drum, a laugh-out-loud funny book that's sure to be an instant classic loved by both kids and kids-at-heart who need *drumroll please* ATTENTION. Amazon, Amazon Promising review: "This book is clever and cute and unexpectedly hilarious. The kids and I were all a little surprised at one point when one of the members of the friend group spontaneously eats another member of the group, but, well...that's nature? :D This is a great little story with beautiful illustrations." —Tripp Get it from Amazon for $12.39. 27. A Bluey Scavenger Hunt Game sure to delight families who doggone adore this show. You'll all work together to find the 12 toy tokens *before* bedtime. This game definitely gets out kids' wiggles, because most of the moves require moving — each space on the board explains what you'll do on your turn: act out something silly, find items around your house, or answer questions about Bluey! Get ready to have a ton of Heeler family fun...for real life! Number of players: 2-4 Recommended age: 3+ Pieces: game board, 20 "Find" cards, 10 "Play" cards, 35 toy tokens, and 4 character pawns with bases (newer version has 15 "Find" cards, 15 "Play" cards, 15 "Surprise" cards, 15 "Think" cards, 12 toy tokens, 1 time token, 1 die, 1 sand timer, and 4 3D character pawns: Bluey, Bingo, Bandit, and Chili) Promising review: "My 3-year-old can’t get enough of this game!! He wants to play every day. I also have a 5-year-old that likes to play. It’s easy enough that they can do it on their own and only need help with the questions and reading the cards." —Amber Branson Get it from Amazon for $7.99 (available in two styles). 28. Here, Fishy, Fishy! — this simple game is gonna have your little fly fisher flying high! To play, place the magnetized fish in the bottom of the seabed (slash storage box) and try catching the fish with the color that corresponds with the card you select. Best wishes, little fishes! Amazon Number of players: 1-4 Recommended age: 2+ Pieces: 1 storage box/board, 1 fishing rod, 6 sea dwellers, 1 sea bottom, 4 collecting boards, 1 die Promising review: "I bought this as a gift for my son’s second birthday. We played it with four kids ages 2–7 and they all loved it. The level of challenge was just right for the younger kids and the game design was engaging enough for the older child. High quality wood prices will last a long time. Simple rules that are easy to follow and help kids develop social skills by taking turn and following game rules. The kids were asking to play again and again!" —Amber Simonton Get it from Amazon for $29.99 (also available in German). 29. A Blipblox synthesizer — a fully functional synthesizer for kids of parents who laugh in the face of quiet time. This has a learning curve so simple that babies can start jamming right away. Turn it on, twist some (kid-friendly, indestructible) knobs, and you've got a beat! It's intended for ages 3+ and a toddler hit, but it's also a great way for older kids to learn the ins and outs of electronic music — next thing you know, your kindergartener will be lecturing you about oscillators and low pass filters. Amazon, Mallory Mower / BuzzFeed We bought this toy for my daughter's first birthday and it is now the coolest thing in our entire apartment. A full year later and we are all still playing with this constantly. Once when we were having a party I was looking for my daughter I went into the living room and found her surrounded by our friends who were waiting (impatiently) for their turn with this thing. It's TOO cool. Promising review: "The built-in beats and effects are a blast. Super fun to just mess with. For adults you can learn more about how the signal is impacted by each nob to get to some more reproducible sounds. Lastly you can hook it up to a midi keyboard or sequencer to use it as part of your actual musical kit!" —Dreyco Get it from Amazon for $219. 30. And a three-string Loog mini acoustic guitar, because you love the thought of *your* kid being intimidatingly cool to all the parents in the neighborhood. Each guitar comes with flashcards to help guide kids, with chord diagrams and a Loog guitar app (in case your teaching skills aren't quite up to par on their own), so that they have all the tools they need to become your in-house rock star. Amazon Promising review: "My daughter and I are learning how to play the guitar together. Even if we don't become rock stars, the quality time we are spending together is all the justification I needed to make the purchase. The strings are perfect for her little fingers." —JSpriggins Get it from Amazon for $199 (available in seven colors). 31. A LeapFrog animal book, which is frequently on the Amazon bestsellers chart. The interactive book teaches kids fun facts about all kinds of critters, and it'll even sing songs in both English and Spanish. Amazon Promising review: "This talking book is hands down the best thing I bought my daughter. She was a bit delayed in speech and since buying this book she’s been spitting out new words left and right. It responds well to touch and the pages are very durable which is great in the hands of a toddler!" —ApL Get it from Amazon for $19.99+ (available in six styles). 32. What Do Machines Do All Day?, a brilliant and bright picture book full of color and information on every machine your child could possibly name. Mal Mower / BuzzFeed Have an avid reader? You can also What Do Grown Ups Do All Day? and What Do Animals Do All Day? to keep them entertained without YOU re-reading the same book...again. Promising review: "My son LOVES this book. It teaches us so much about various professions and machines and it is a great jumping off point to discuss so many other things!" —Sarah A Get it from Amazon for $12.60. 33. Building Site — if your family loves reading, you're going to want this beginner's board game stat! You start by reading a story that'll engross kiddos in the world they are about to enter — explaining what they'll be building throughout the game. You'll then use the cards and shapes to put together different projects in the tiny city. This is designed for both directional and free play, so get your imagination ready! Amazon 34. A modular kids' couch made with sturdy foam and easy-to-clean fabric so you can take your family's play fort skills to the next level, while saving your own sofa from destruction. 35. Honey Bee Tree, because this game is a fun way to encourage your kids to focus and bee clever! Inside the hive are several sleeping honeybees — your goal is to remove a leaf from the old oak tree without disturbing too many bees. Whoever has the least amount of bees at the end wins! Number of players: 2-4 Recommended age: 3+ Pieces: 1 honey pot, 1 oak tree, 1 flower tray base, 32 leaves, 30 honey bees, and instructions Promising review: "I bought this for my 4-year-old granddaughter and she loves it! It's easy to play and lots of fun. Cute game!" —Amazon Customer Get it from Amazon for $19.99. 36. The Reverse Coloring Book sure to have your child feeling soothed as they sketch out a story about a princess fire-breathing dog living in some watercolor woods...or something like that. Each book includes 50 pages of watercolor art for you to add lines, along with suggestions for what to add if you want a jumping-off point. Bonus: the pages are perforated, so you can easily tear them out and frame them! (Psst — check out these cult-fave black fine point pens for$8.99 on Amazon for a good doodling option!) Check out a TikTok of the Reverse Coloring Book in action. And if you've already tried this copy, there are newer Reverse Coloring Books from the same creator to try! Promising review: "Changed my life. So I get anxious doing the adult coloring books. This was so much fun and made me really think outside of the box. I'm not the best at drawing, but I felt like I was when I was a kid doodling in my textbooks in school." —Carley C. Get it from Amazon for $8.93. 37. A pop-up tunnel play set — kiddos are gonna love crawling in and out of these obstacle course of tunnels. (BTW, it also has a ball pit!) Promising review: "One thing my kids never tire of is hideouts and tents. I'm always hearing, 'Mom can you build us a tent?' So, instead of sticking blankets in drawers and hanging them from bookcases, I ordered this set. They play in them for hours and love them. This play set is great. It has three sections for them to sit and play in and three tunnels." —Stephen schuresko Get it from Amazon for $49.95+ (also available in a princess version). 38. And finally, a talking, singing, rainbow poop, which, upon first glance, may not be the toy you want in your house. Think again! This thing plays hide-and-seek with your kids — which means a piece of poop just saved you from hiding inside the bathtub until your five-year-old finds you. Ugh, they are so bad at seeking. Amazon Look, potty humor is the funniest thing this side of the second grade. BTW, this runs on two AA batteries (which are included). To play someone hides the toy and it will, ahem, "fart" to give the seeker hints as to where it is. Once it's found, it sings a victory song! Promising review: "I was looking for a game to play at our 5-year-old's b-day party, which had ages 5-15, and this was an absolute hit! All the kids loved it and we even got in on the fun for a few rounds. I can see this being very popular in our house on a regular basis. It's nice to get the kids up and active looking for it rather than just sitting playing a game. Countless people of all ages can play. When it was just the two older boys they timed themselves to see who could find it faster. It was very entertaining just to watch them too!" —Lisa Meade Get it from Amazon for $7.99+ (available in four styles). Why Trust BuzzFeed Shopping? BuzzFeed Shopping is service journalism first: our writers and editors spend all day shopping so you don’t have to, vetting products, fact-checking brand claims, and surfacing what actually helps in real life. We center readers over revenue, recommend products with authenticity (using real experiences, not ad-speak), and reflect our diverse audience, inclusive of a variety of price points, people, and needs. We cut through fake deals, favor useful info over glossy fluff, and recommend both budget and splurge options with context so you can decide what’s right for you — and still have a little fun along the way. Mallory Mower has been a market writer on the BuzzFeed Shopping team since 2017, with a focus on unique, practical products, up-to-date parenting finds, and up-and-coming home decor. During offline and OOO hours, Mallory is roaming the streets of New York, hitting up quirky toddler-friendly stops and then ditching the kid to enjoy some spookier, definitely haunted spots. Reviews in this post have been edited for length and clarity.
