Toys to Bust the Mid-Winter Blues on CBS 2 New York

Learn about colors, shapes, manners and more while on a pretend picnic with the Shapes & Sharing Picnic Basket. Lift the lid to hear cheerful phrases and unpack the 15 play pieces, including colorful plates, forks, cups and food. The interactive shape sorter on the lid recognizes the food pieces and says the shape and…

Encourage toddlers’ creativity and help them explore their emotions with this 71-piece LEGO Duplo Buildable People with Big Emotions set. Preschoolers build and rebuild the five characters to reflect the diverse world they see around them. There are 10 expressive faces that help them share their feelings.

Light up creativity with the all-new Lite-Brite Super Brite HD Pokémon and Barbie Editions! Kids to kidults can now unleash their inner Pokemon Trainer or Barbie sparkle with double the LEDs, snap-on high- definition grid for and 1,000 colorful mini-pegs. Use the six HD templates included in each set or create masterpieces with light.

Kids can challenge their noggins with this brain-twisting solo game. Kanoodle is a 2D and 3D brain teaser puzzle game that includes 12 puzzle pieces, 200 puzzle challenges, and a carrying case. Perfect for enhancing problem-solving, critical thinking, and strategic thinking skills.

Players roll seven dice and spell words with the letters they’ve rolled. Follow the score sheet and fill in the scoring blocks, just like in regular Yahtzee. Create words of different lengths, multiple words, a seven-letter Yahtzee word, and more.

These DIY puzzles transform into shimmering, 3D, LED lanterns. Styles new to the line include a heart, a unicorn, and a dog. Once kids build up their puzzle, they can light it up with the LED lights and feature it as a piece of room decor.