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