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These comforting creatures introduce a new bedtime ritual for children. Each night children are encouraged to write down their hopes, dreams, and aspirations on a blank "dream wishes" card and place the card into their pillow before enjoying a restful night’s sleep.

The Kickable Birdie Game Set is where soccer meets badminton. The shuttlecock is engineered to be slower in the air and easy to kick so you can spend more time playing, having fun, learning tricks, and competing and less time picking it up off the ground. The full set includes a net with rust-resistant painted steel poles, a shoulder-carry bag for easy transport, and gameplay instructions.

UGEARS intermediate model kits make building a fun and engaging hands-on experience. These kits are geared towards older kids and adults looking for a more complex project. Each model is pieced together from flat, unfinished, laser-cut plywood parts that don’t need tools or glue to be assembled. The finished product has parts that move, too, to put these models in motion.

This combination 3D puzzle and building toy can actually change the way kids think by helping them learn problem-solving, spatial relations, and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) skills as they play. IKOS encourages kids of all ages to invent, innovate, and create. Made in the USA.

Gallop to a victory. This horseracing board game has you race against other jockeys to reach the finish line first. It combines dice, cards, and little pegged horses that are full of nostalgic charm. The wooden board is handcrafted in Missouri and is made with the mission to bring families together for an old-school (and fun) screen-free game night.