A Mighty Girl 2023 Holiday Guide

Have fun — and learn about geology — with this set of rock- and gem-themed games from National Geographic! Inside the box you'll find everything you need play rock bingo, mineral memory, gem-tac-toe, and trivia. They'll also get a full deck of rock-themed playing cards that they can use for standard cards games, or use as flash cards. Plus, they'll even get 25 rock specimens and 150 polished stones for game pieces — and as the foundation of their new rock collection.

You can tell Her Story and learn about 120 iconic women from history and modern times with this new family board game from Underdog Games! In HerStory, you're playing an acclaimed author who's writing a book about inspiring women. Each turn, you'll have to make the best strategic choices as you do research, draft chapters, and work to create the highest scoring book. Each of the 120 cards features a full-color portrait of the featured woman on the front, along with a brief synopsis of her story and a compelling 'did you know' fact on the back, and a portion of all game proceeds proudly go to the Malala Fund, which helps educate girls all over the world.

This half-court sized pickleball set from Franklin Sports is the perfect way to practice your game at home or for playing skinny singles! This 10 foot wide net is just the right size to set up on a driveway, and comes with sturdy steel posts for stability. The set comes with a pair of wooden pickleball rackets and two USA Pickleball approved X-40 balls. It's perfect for beginners to get started or for more serious players to get some practice in!

Get ready for a laugh-out-loud shape-finding logic game with Abducktion! You and your fellow players are all interns on a UFO, abducting ducks for research purposes. However, you have to collect your ducks according to specific patterns passed on by your supervisors on Formation Cards (which also include some laugh-out-loud feedback for the interns.) Plan ahead, make good use of Action Cards, and abduct your ducks before your opponents do to win! This fun light strategy game for 2 to 4 players takes approximately 15 minutes to play.

Nancy Drew is investigating a potential poisoning at the Magnolia Gardens — but when she is poisoned herself, she needs your help to crack the case! In the short window before she succumbs to the poison, players will have to work together to collect evidence, interview potential suspects, create a crime timeline, and try to untangle all of the clues. To unearth the culprit, you'll have to figure out which suspect had the means, motive, and opportunity to commit the crime. This immersive game for 1 to 6 players from Hunt a Killer, with a play time of 60 to 90 minutes, lets Nancy Drew fans and mystery lovers get into the heart of the action as you try to solve the mystery — before it's too late.

Fans of Mudpuppy's colorful picture books of feminist icons will love this 500-piece puzzle! This 20" by 20" puzzle features sixteen inspiring women, including Amelia Earhart, Billie Jean King, Cleopatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Frida Kahlo, Gloria Steinem, Hillary Clinton, Josephine Baker, Harriet Tubman, Malala Yousafzai, Marie Curie, Maya Angelou, Queen Elizabeth I, Rosa Parks, Sacagawea, and Sally Ride. Kids will love the bold artwork of their heroes!

Get beginner players into the game of chess with this teaching game from Winning Moves! The secret? An innovative deck of 56 action cards that shows how a particular chess piece moves. At first, you play using the action cards; once you become comfortable with the moves and powers of each chess piece, you can flip the two-sided board over and play standard chess. For another fun chess variant, check out Solitaire Chess.

You can build a perfectly tiny bookshop with this gorgeous model kit that includes books that really open and tiny lamps that actually light up! Your bookshop includes sections for novels, history, philosophy, and more; unique and whimsical artwork for the walls; and even miniature "fresh" flowers and fruit in a bowl. This detailed kit, which takes 20 to 30 hours to build, is perfect for keeping hands busy and calming nerves, and when complete, you'll have a beautiful model to display. For another gorgeous model from this series, check out the Miniature Greenhouse Model Kit.

This cheerful, colorful snack puzzle from Tender Leaf Toys will help kids learn their colors and the order of the rainbow! This solid wood toy includes 13 pieces: 12 colorful puzzle pieces and a coiled snake base. Each of the puzzle pieces is both a unique color and has a unique shape underneath to guide kids to putting the pieces in order. Kids will practice color names, fine motor skills, matching skills, and much more! Best of all, it's made with most safety and sustainability in mind: all the dyes and stains used are non-toxic, and for every tree cut to make a toy, a new one gets planted to grow for future generations.

This is the ultimate guessing board game packed with fascinating facts about America's amazing 50 states. In this game from Skillmatics, your goal is to gather clues so you can guess the state. Clues can range from demographics ("My population is more than 20 million") to geography ("I share a border with two states") to tourist attractions ("I am known for my theme parks.") Did you guess Florida? If you did, you can claim that card — first to collect five cards wins! This game for 3 to 6 players takes 30 minutes to play.

Help one of Agatha Christie's most beloved characters, Hercule Poirot, as he tries to crack the case in this exciting, immersive mystery game from Hunt a Killer! Wealthy magnate Harrington Pace has been found dead by foul play, but Poirot is too sick to investigate — so he sends his assistant Arthur Hastings to ask you to step in. Players will investigate each of the clues Poirot and Hastings were able to collect, slowly confirming (or debunking) alibis and piecing together who had the motive and the opportunity to commit the crime. This gorgeous, detailed game can be played with 1 to 6 players and takes four hours or more to play.

Get ready to rumble with this fast-paced, active game that combines tag and trivia! In this game from Skillmatics, each player gets a set of Velcro wristbands to wear, and whoever is "it" chooses a prompt from the card deck — anything from "things you see in the sky" to "words that rhyme with cake." To save yourself from getting tagged, you have two options: yell out your answer to the prompt, or run as fast as you can! If you can't do either, you give up one band... and then it's your turn to be "it." This game for 4 to 9 players takes about 30 minutes to play.

Build, stack, balance, and play with this Happy Stacking Ocean toy from Mentari! This colorful stacking toy is ocean-themed, featuring a variety of cool creatures, including a whale, a shark, a sea star, an eel, a dolphin, a turtle, a tropical fish, and an octopus. As kids practice stacking and balancing them, they'll build fine motor skills and problem-solving, but the pieces are also great for fostering pretend play scenarios under the sea! Plus, parents will love knowing that these toys are made with sustainable, environmentally friendly wood and colors.

Piece together the world of Jane Austen in this gorgeous 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle inspired by the life and works of the prolific author! Artist Barry Falls has created a bustling scene that incorporates the rolling hills of Derbyshire, Hampshire and Lyme Regis, and the golden stone of the Bath skyline. Plus, with 60 unforgettable characters represented, you'll be sure to spot all of your favorites from Mr. Darcy on a stroll at Pemberley to Anne Eliot enjoying a seaside escape. With a completed size of 19 by 27 inches, and an included fold-out poster, you'll love finding every detail. For another puzzle for Austen fans, check out the Jane Austen 1,000-Piece Puzzle.

Go on a journey through time with the creators of Trekking the National Parks and Trekking the World! Each turn you'll jump through time and check out one of 108 beautifully illustrated cards that provide a capsule synopsis of the significance of the event. Created in consultation with historians and experts, this is a family-friendly game that provides a fun way to explore history from the Maros-Pangkep caves of 37,000 BCE to casting your vote for Nelson Mandela in 1994. And there's plenty of women's history built in, including cards devoted to Hatshepsut, the Trung sisters, Joan of Arc, Marie Curie, Maria Tallchief, and many more.

The creators of Prime Climb turn their expertise in teaching math to younger learners with Tiny Polka Dot! This box from Math for Love contains components for sixteen different games. They're all easy to learn and playful, but as kids grow, the level of complexity does, too. Kids will start with simple number recognition and counting and move their way up to arithmetic and logic skills. It's a little box with lots of math love inside!

Just like you, this unicorn loves to read! This 500-piece puzzle from Mudpuppy is the perfect choice for both unicorn and book fans. You'll particularly enjoy spotting the clever references to famous titles scattered on the book covers! This colorful and clever unicorn puzzle is 20" square when complete, large enough for more than one person to work on at once,and you'll love that it's made with recycled materials and printed with non-toxic inks.

Enjoy this reminder that "Well behaved women seldom make history" with this 1000-piece puzzle from Galison! This high-quality puzzle with art by Ana San José features an image of a gallery wall featuring inspiring women from history, past and present — sharp-eyed puzzlers will spot Amelia Earhart, Katherine Johnson, Malala Yousafzai, and many more. With precision-cut pieces and gold foil accents, this 20 by 27 inch puzzle will be one to treasure.

Play some games with Uni the Unicorn and friends with this fun 3-in-1 deck of cards! This card deck includes 52 kid-friendly jumbo sized playing cards, all featuring colorful and appealing illustrations of Uni, her friends, and the rainbows, flowers, and stars that make up her world. Two additional cards include rules for the classic card games Crazy Eights, Concentration, and Snap, so that kids can get a magical introduction to family game night.

The classic game of Connect 4 is even more fun in this giant version from Costzon! This plastic frame is 4 feet wide and 3 1/2 feet tall, designed to hold rings that are 5.5" across. Just like in the original game, you have to match four rings horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to win. Built-in ring holders and quick-release sliders make it easy to keep track of all the pieces and start a new game in a flash. It's available in multiple colors, perfect for indoor or outdoor play!

Test your logic and spatial skills with this unique 3D puzzle game from SmartGames! First, you'll put down temple buildings — and a dramatic golden dragon statue — in the places indicated on the challenge. Then, use the roads and bridges to connect the temples while soaring over or dodging around the statue! Because the roads can go over and under one another, and the temples have multiple doors, you'll really have to work your brain... there's only one solution for every challenge! This game comes with game board, three temples, three bridges, four roads, a golden dragon, and a booklet with 80 challenges ranging from beginning to expert.

Enjoy the classic game of speed and strategy with a mountainous twist with this game from Laurence King Publishing. Each point on this backgammon board represents one giant mountain, from all around the world — and even one from Mars! Detailed illustrations reward examination: you'll find tiny skiiers on Whistler and little climbers on Everest. The whole package is beautiful, including bespoke illustrations, quality wooden pieces, and stylish packaging that will look great on your game shelf. This game comes with 30 black and white wooden counters, dice, the game board, and a 16-page instruction booklet.

Celebrate the beauty of America's National Parks with this game from Keymaster Games and the Fifty-Nine Parks Print Series! Each player takes on the role of a hiker trekking the trails during four different seasons. As you make memories on the trail, you collect resource tokens like mountains, forests, and wildlife; collect a set and you can trade them in to visit a National Park at the end of each season. Who will see the most of America's wilderness by the time the year is done? This gorgeously illustrated game for 1 to 5 players is sure to inspire some real-life park visits. For two more games to inspire an interest in America's National Parks, check out the National Park Adventure Board Game for ages 8 to 12 and Trekking the National Parks for ages 10 and up.

Face off in the ultimate Funko POP! battle in this Funkoverse strategy game featuring characters from the Wizarding World! Players move around the map, using their characters' special abilities to win points — but use them wisely, because each ability has a "cool down" and the more powerful the ability, the longer it will be until you move it again. This game for 2 to 4 players comes with exclusive POP! Vinyl figures of Lord Voldemort, Bellatrix Lestrange, Hermione Granger, and Harry Potter. It also includes two different playable mats — one featuring Diagon Alley and the other featuring the Room of Requirement — for added play possibilities. For two more editions of this game which can be played separately or combined with this edition, check out Funkoverse: The Golden Girls and Funkoverse: DC Comics.

Get your little monkeys wiggling and giggling with this first game from Peaceable Kingdom! In Monkey Around, kids have to perform the different actions they draw on Monkey Cards, from clapping their hands to hopping backwards to balancing the stuffed banana on their food — or, they might draw a "together task" and have to join up with a friend to shake hands or show one another surprised faces. This fast-paced, funny, and energetic game is perfect to get little kids burning off energy!

Celebrate the beauties of nature and the mysteries of moonlight with this gorgeous 1,000-piece puzzle inspired by the words of Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of The Secret Garden: "Everything is made out of magic." Stunning artwork by Dutch artist Valesca van Waveren draws us into a mesmerizing nighttime world of wisteria and fireflies, foxes and a peacock, a glittery silvery stream, and a mysterious key. This puzzle, which features high-quality interlocking pieces, has a completed size of 18 7/8” x 26 3/8”, and comes with a 6 ¾” x 9 3/8” mini poster for reference during building or framing afterward.

Fans of the award-winning cooperative card game The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine can dive into the ocean's depths in search of a fable sunken land with this new version! Just as in the first game, players have to cooperate to take tricks with their cards — but with very limited communication during their underwater adventures. As the missions get more complicated, players will have to think strategically and master getting their thoughts across quickly. With randomized task cards that are different with every game, there's hours of replayability, too! This game for 3 to 5 players takes 20 minutes to play, and comes with a 2 player rule variant for even more underwater adventure.

Learn about viruses in this clever blind bidding card game from Genius Games! In Virulence, each player takes on the role of a virus. To take over the host cell and replicate successfully, you'll need to bid on different virus component cards — but then you have to decide whether to use them for points now, or save them to strengthen your hand for critical future bids. Avoid powerful vaccines and hit end-game bonuses to score the most points and win! This intriguing and timely biology game, which uses real biological principles in its rules, is suitable for 2 to 5 players and takes about 20 minutes to play.

Fans of the Queen of Mystery will love finding all the hidden hints and clues in this puzzle from Laurence King Publishing! This 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle features Agatha Christie at her writing desk, but surrounding her are trinkets, decorations, and more that represent some of her most beloved characters and stories. There are 90 different clues from many of Christie's classic novels to find — can you spot them all? This puzzle has a finished size of 27 by 19 inches and comes with a fold-out poster detailing each clue and fun facts about Christie's life and works. The whole set comes in a beautifully illustrated box for storage. For a fun game inspired by Christie's mysteries, check out Agatha Christie Bingo.

Celebrate trailblazing scientist Marie Curie — the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person in history to win Nobel Prizes in two scientific disciplines — with this gorgeous puzzle from Genius Games! This 500-piece jigsaw puzzle, which is 19 1/4 by 26 5/8 inches when complete, features artwork by Mark Marturello, and comes with a booklet containing information about Curie's life and work. Plus, parents will appreciate that these puzzles are made from premium-quality recycled blue boards, printed with non-toxic soy-based inks, and packed in compostable bags.

Welcome back to the palace of Sintra, where the best garden designers of Portugal are competing to create the most stunning garden for Queen Maria. In this strategy board game, which uses the signature tile drafting mechanic from the Azul series, players carefully select colorful tiles representing garden features like plants, trees, and ornaments. You'll have to plan carefully if you're going to score big points — or to disrupt your competitors trying to do the same. Queen's Garden adds two exciting new gameplay features: Dual Matching Mode, in which players can score by matching tile patterns or colors, but can't play tiles that match both side by side, and hexagonal tiles that allow for both more creative play and much higher scores!

ThinkFun's first toddler game is sure to be a hit! Toss the big plush die, match the color that comes up to an activity card, and get playing — roar like a lion, stand on one foot, make a happy face, who knows what the challenge will be? This fun, cooperative game is perfect for kids as young as 18 months, and teaches the fun of game-playing without the competition. And when play-time is done, all the cards tuck in a zippered compartment in the die for easy storage.

From tangled yarn to a swallowed fish... which cat committed the crime? In this clever single-player logic game from ThinkFun, you have to figure out which cat was the culprit for forty different cat crimes. Each challenge card provides clues about where the cats were located at the time of the crime, based on paw prints, toy placement, and their relationship to other cats. Figure out where each cat was sitting and you'll have your answer! Forty funny challenge cards, ranging in difficulty from beginning to expert, will keep you puzzling — and laughing! And don't forget to check out the companion game Dog Crimes for even more logic puzzle fun.

Get your imagination soaring and your pulse pounding with this group outdoor game that pits two mythical forces against each other! You can play as either a Wizard, hunting magical crystals, or a Werewolf, one of the crystals' defenders. All of the necessary pieces for 4 to 10 players and three different levels of play are included, and all the game pieces glow in the dark for exciting after-dark fun! You can even combine this set with Capture the Flag REDUX to create a three-team competition!

In the valley of Everdell, the forest animals have created their own civilization — and they're ready to expand. You will lead a group of animal workers to create a new city. You'll have to gather resources, use your workers wisely as you build, and create the most beautiful city.... all before a year goes by. Beautifully illustrated cards, elegant tokens, and a stunning game board that includes a three dimensional tree make this a stand-out strategy game that tweens and teens will play again and again.

Dissent like Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this social game from Buffalo Games! In I Dissent, players set up the Court to make a decision on tough arguments — things like "a hot dog is a sandwich" or "cats are jerks." Make your arguments and try to vote with the winning side to score points. Or, play your Dissent card when you're in the minority, and if your strategy pans out, you'll take all the points that round! This hilarious game for 3 to 9 players comes with 91 Opinion, Voting, Dissent & Chief Justice Cards; 81 Topic Cards; a timer; and an instruction book. In honor of RBG's history of dissent, a portion of the game's proceeds will be donated to charities that Justice Ginsburg supported.

Introduce the fun of Carcassonne to younger kids with this simplified version from Z-Man Games! In My First Carcassonne, the city is celebrating its national holiday with a tradition where people let sheep, hens, and cows loose in the streets, and children bring them home. Lay tiles to build the city and connect the streets so that the children can lead all the animals back before dark. Each time you close off a street with one child in your player color on it, you put a pawn on the board; place all your pawns and you win! This game for 2 to 4 players takes about 30 minutes to play.

Stretch your abilities and have some fun with the Yoga Dice from ThinkFun! Players roll dice to find out which pose they'll try and how many breaths they need to hold it. If they manage, they can move their tokens along the track — but roll the Focus symbol and the Focus token moves instead. Players will have to work together to get all their tokens to the end before the Focus token gets there! With 36 different poses to try, this game will help kids build flexibility and focus in a playful way.

Introduce younger players to the strategy play of Labyrinth with this Frozen-themed game from Ravensburger. With this maze-shifting game, you have to find the fastest way to meet up with your favorite Frozen II characters... even while the Enchanted Forest changes as you move. Because the labyrinth is different every time you play, it's always a challenge. With easy to understand instructions and a smaller board than the original game, this is sure to be a hit with young board game fans.

Prime Climb is a beautiful, colorful, mathematical board game for 2 to 4 players! Roll the dice and add, subtract, multiply and divide your way to the center of the board, picking up Prime cards and bumping your opponents back to start as you go. The first person to get both pawns to space 101 wins! This brilliantly designed game is the perfect way to help solidify math concepts while making learning fun for kids and adults alike.

Turn chemistry into a game with this fascinating game that lets kids tinker with chemicals without setting foot in a lab! Weave together elements to create molecules and cause different reactions. The more you create, the more points you win, but be careful! Some combinations can have unexpected -- and dramatic -- results. Best of all, everything that happens in the game is something that happens in real-life science. Fans of this game can also check out Science Ninjas: Valence Plus, an expanded edition that adds 30 more cards with all-new artwork for even more elements and molecules.

Can you win at the Mystic Market? In this clever strategy card game, players take on the role of sellers in a market of exotic ingredients for magic potions. But just like in any real-life market, the value of the enchanted commodities is constantly changing. Should you sell your stock of phoenix feathers now, or hold on in hope they rise in price? Is it better to buy mermaid tears or pixie dust this turn? A unique value track ensures you'll have to think strategically and keep your eyes on the shifting nature of the market to come out ahead! This game for 2 to 4 players introduces kids to the basics of the market economy, all while they compete to earn the largest fortune!

Welcome to the competitive world of bird enthusiasts! In this engine-building game from Stonemaier Games, you are hoping to build an extraordinary aviary — one that puts your fellow ornithologists and collectors to shame. Each turn, you use action points to add birds, gather food to attract new (and perhaps rare and special) birds, or even have your birds nest and lay eggs. Each habitat fosters a different type of action, so you'll have to balance your choices carefully to ensure you can build the best aviary around. This 1 to 5 player game with exquisite illustrations will delight both gamers and bird lovers, and includes swift-start pack with 4 guides and 10 new cards to make it easier for new players to join in!

Curiouser and curiouser! This 1,000-piece puzzle from Laurence King Publishing pays tribute to the classic story of Alice in Wonderland. Award-winning illustrator Brett Ryde has created a detailed landscape full of references from the books, including the Mad Hatter, the Red Queen, the Cheshire Cat, and many more. With a finished size of 23.5" x 16.5" and an included fold-out poster, you can enjoy every detail!

Can you help these penguins balance on their wobbly iceberg? It's harder than it looks with this toddler game from Mentari! The eight standing penguins have a clever design with flat sides and a pointy bill that let kids balance or hook them on the iceberg's crags in lots of creative ways — but be careful! If one side of the iceberg gets too heavy, the whole thing will topple. Not only will kids develop motor skills and problem-solving abilities, but they can also use the pieces for fun Antarctic pretend play! Plus, parents will love that this toy is made from sustainable, eco-friendly rubberwood and colors.

Turn mealtime into game time with this game that's perfect for fans of MasterChef and MasterChef Junior! Choose one of 22 family-tested recipes to prepare, then start working your way around the board as you cook, collecting points as you perform skills tests, identify and incorporate mystery ingredients, and handle gamechanger challenges. When you're done your cook, you'll have a delicious meal to share — and you'll feel like a real MasterChef. This game set, which works for 2 to 6 players, is a clever way to get kids building confidence in the kitchen.

Create and adapt your own creature in this game that puts your creation against a dangerous world! Traits like a Hard Shell will protect you from carnivores, while a Long Neck helps you get food others can't reach. With a dynamic ecosystem happening around you, you'll have to adjust your plan without warning, so make sure you're ready. With over 12,000 different species to create, every game becomes a different adventure! Plus, this game has multiple expansions for even more options to help your creatures eat, adapt, and thrive.

Get the mermaids safely home before the Sea Witch catches them! Players work cooperatively to move the mermaids each turn, or to pick up the magic wand and drive the Sea Witch back a space. Catch the shortcut if you can...as long as it won't deliver you straight to the Witch's waiting hands! This colorful game from Peaceable Kingdom is quick to play, perfect for young gamers.

Celebrate the beauty and diversity of birds from around the world with this game from Laurence King Publishing! 64 bird species make their appearances on these bingo cards; mark them off as you see them appear so you can win. An included leaflet also provides some information — including a few interesting facts — about each bird species. If she's more a fan of insects than birds, check out Bug Bingo!

Fans of Hocus Pocus will love this officially licensed cooperative board game! The Sanderson sisters are creating a wicked potion, and the players have to work together to stop them and save Salem's children. Take turns playing cards to ruin the potion three times, and you'll be victorious. However, you can't show the other players your hand, so you will need to ask clever questions to plan your strategy! Spell cards, a Binx meeple, and trick tokens make your task a little more complicated, too. This game for 2 to 6 players takes approximately 30 minutes to play and comes with clear instructions so you can get playing right out of the box!

Pick up your chopsticks and grab oodles of noodles with this hilarious food-themed fine motor game from Learning Resources! To play, kids try to match one of the 10 double-sided order cards with the noodles and ingredients they need to make a perfect bowl of ramen. Kids can play solo or challenge their friends — and the games teach color recognition and early counting skills, too! With two sizes of noodles, other scrumptious ingredients, a spinner, a serving bowl, sorting bowls, and chopsticks, plus an instruction booklet, everything you need for a delicious game night is here.

Celebrate the life and accomplishments of Ruth Bader Ginsburg with this gorgeous 1,000-piece puzzle from Funwares! This high-quality puzzle, which is 27" x 19" when completed, depicts Ginsburg in a crown against a backdrop of the stars and stripes, along with a quote: "Women belong in all places where decisions are being made." With thick pieces with virtually no puzzle dust and a vibrant image that's suitable for framing, it's the perfect gift for a puzzler who loves the Notorious RBG.

Become a spell master with this game from Alderac Entertainment Group! In Whirling Witchcraft, you're trying to clear your bench of ingredients — before your fellow witches do. Use recipe cards to use up or transform your ingredients, and put any you use in a cauldron to pass on to your neighbor. If they can't fit all the ingredients on their workbench, they have to pass some back to you to put in your witch's circle. Get five ingredients in your circle to win! This witchy game for 2 to 5 players takes 15 to 30 minutes to play.

Race to fill the Genius Square in this fun, challenging puzzle game from the Happy Puzzle Company! To start, roll the seven dice to place blockers on the coordinates indicated. Then, race to fill every other space on the grid with your colorful pieces! No matter where your blockers land, there's always a solution... if you can find it. You can play solo or go head to head against a friend in this brain-teasing puzzle game!

Show off your love of your feathered farm friends with this gorgeous 25 by 20 inch puzzle from the Princeton Architectural Press! The Chickenology jigsaw puzzle features an illustration by Camilla Pintonato with over 40 breeds of chickens, from the familiar Rhode Island to the fluffy Silkie to the massive Jersey Giant. All of them appear on a green grassy background studded with feathers, eggs, flowers, and baby chicks. The box includes a colorful image on the front and an oversized insert for reference while assembling. It's sure to be a hit with chicken fans!

Take the maze-shifting fun of Labyrinth into the third dimension with this game from Ravensburger! In 3D Labyrinth, players don't just deal with shifting passageways; there are also soaring towards and deep dungeons. Special cards can teleport players or shift the maze in your favor... if you plan it all out right. Whoever moves to the right squares to collect their treasures first wins! This game for 2 to 4 players offers a 20-30 minute play time that's sure to give their strategic and spatial skills a workout.

Fans of My Neighbor Totoro will love this 500 piece jigsaw puzzle! This adorable puzzle features an image of Satsuki and Mei on a tree branch along with Totoro and other forest spirit friends. It's officially licensed by Studio Ghibli and has a finished size of 20 by 15 inches — large enough for framing. Fans of other Studio Ghibli films will want to check out the 1,000-piece Kiki's Delivery Service puzzle too.

You can have astronomical drawing fun with this party game from Blue Orange! In Starlink, players take turns drawing a concept by connecting stars on the board. Once a star has been used in one constellation, it can't be used again, so you'll have to be careful and plan out your design! You'll score points when the other players can figure out your secret word thanks to your drawing — and when you're done, the dry-erase board wipes clean so you can play again!

Across the world, four diseases have broken out, threatening the future of humanity! Players take on the role of a team of specialists working together to eradicate these plagues. Each specialist has their own strengths that can help stem the tide of infection as the team works together to slow the diseases' spread, find cures, and save the world. This cooperative game for 2 to 4 players will keep the tension high to the end! Fans of this game can also check out Pandemic Legacy (Season 1 Red), a version where the decisions you make have permanent consequences on the game board.

Fans of Rachel Ignotofsky's gorgeous book Women In Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed The World will love this colorfully illustrated, 500-piece puzzle featuring 15 trailblazing women of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics! The sturdy, colorful, and simply designed pieces will hold up to multiple assemblies of this puzzle, and puzzlers will appreciate the 18 by 24 inch poster that's included for referencing the design — or display later!

Collect cards, play your hand, and throw things at your friends with this hilarious game from the makers of Exploding Kittens! In Throw Throw Burrito, you're trying to win points by finding three of a kind matches in the card deck. However, someone could play a burrito card at any moment, which lets you Battle your opponents by tossing the squishy burritos at them — and if you win, you can steal their points. You could be dueling with a single opponent, or their could be an all-out burrito war! This game for 2 to 6 players comes with 120 cards, 7 tokens, and 2 adorable soft foam burritos to lob at one another during play.

Walk through a garden gathering flowers in this soothing, simple card game from Pencil First Games that's perfect for relaxing play! In Floriferous, you've got three days to enjoy your garden full of flowering plants, friendly insects, and gorgeous sculptures. Your goal is to create a beautiful arrangement, while also enjoying the abundance of nature around you. As you play, your choices help determine how you'll score, and you even have the opportunity to take chances on face-down cards. When all is said and done, you'll score the sets you've collected to see who wins. This game features stunning watercolor artwork on the cards and beautiful wood tokens for play. It can be played with 1 to 4 players and takes approximately 20 minutes to play.

Stack 'em high in this hilarious relay game from Educational Insights! Your customers have very specific tastes, so you've got to stack their pancakes just right. Race to the grill relay-style to get the elements you need for each order. Be the first team to serve up the right pancakes in the right order (with a pat of butter on top) to win! Kids will love racing to get the pancakes to and from the griddle, and carrying the pancakes on a spatula adds a fun dexterity element that is just difficult enough to keep kids challenged.

Explore human anatomy with this wooden puzzle from KidzLane! 29 pieces in five layers introduce kids to the skeletal, respiratory, digestive, and muscular systems, including anatomically correct genitalia, perfect for body-positive discussions about how all parts of the body work. This high-quality wood is durable and has rounded edges for safety. A boy My Body puzzle is also available, making this the perfect puzzle for kids interested in medicine and anatomy!

Ever try patting your head and rubbing your stomach? Then you're ready for Crossed Signals! With this electronic game, players hold two wands that they have to move according to light and voice commands, from moving each wand a different direction to shaking the wands to moving the wand in the opposite direction of the red X. Different game modes let you test your speed and accuracy, either alone or against friends and family. Or, you can play a dueling showdown where each player holds one wand and they compete to see who can respond to the commands fastest! This hilarious game, with can be played with 1 to 4 players, is perfect for family game night.

Build a world with this unique strategy game from Blue Orange! In Planet, you build a "globe" using your 12-sided, 3D planet core and a set of magnetic continent tiles. Select landscape tiles representing oceans, deserts, mountains, or frozen terrain. If you place them together carefully, you'll create ecosystems that fulfill habitat objectives and encourage animals to populate your world! This strategy game for 2 to 4 players will get kids thinking about the remarkable planet we call home.

After a breakdown in the middle of the woods, you and your fellow players have taken shelter in an abandoned cabin — only to discover the door locked in the morning. To escape, you'll need to solve the cabin owner's riddles! This Exit game from Thames & Kosmos is like a card-based escape room that you can play anywhere, any time. Everything you need is included in the box; no app required. This version can be played with 1 to 4 players and takes 1 to 2 hours to play; it's the perfect choice for avid puzzle solvers and escape room players who want to bring the fun home!

Fans of the classic Nancy Drew novels — or younger readers who have just met Nancy in one of her newer incarnations — will love this 1000-piece puzzle from Cobble Hill! This 26 5/8" by 19 1/4" puzzle features a selection of classic Nancy Drew covers, including favorites like The Secret in the Old Attic and The Password to Larkspur Lane. Cobble Hill's high quality jigsaw puzzles are built to last, with premium-grade blue board and linen wrap, so you'll get to enjoy assembling this puzzle over and over again.

Learn all about inspiring women past and present with this empowering Bingo game from Laurence King Publishing! In Wonder Women Bingo, your cards are full of pictures of courageous, trailblazing women — athletes, activists, scientists, politicians, and many more. Each woman is illustrated by an elegant portrait, and you'll hope to get a line of five across your card to win! This game includes 48 illustrated chips, a game board, eight double-sided bingo cards, counters for you to mark up your card, and an illustrated booklet with short bios about each of these pioneering women.

Challenge young minds with this version of the beloved puzzle game Rush Hour for preschoolers! In My First Rush Hour, you're trying to get the red car safely out of a busy parking lot. Kids will match the shape or color of vehicles to spots on the included challenge cards to set up their puzzle. Then, they have to run the red car along the track to see if they made a clear path! As the puzzles get more challenging, they'll also move one or two vehicles along the way. It's the perfect logic-building game for little kids.

Travel around the world with this globetrotting game from Underdog Games! In Trekking the World, you are trying to race your fellow travelers to visit as many world-renowned locations as possible, collecting rare souvenirs and having once-in-a-lifetime experiences along the way. Each turn, you'll have to choose if you'll fly from an airport or travel by foot, how to play the cards in your hand, and which way to go to win the most points. With 48 real-world destinations, gorgeously illustrated cards, and educational passages, this game for 2 to 5 players is sure to inspire a little wanderlust!

Celebrate inspiring women with this circular 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle from Ridley's! This 26.75" diameter puzzle features a diverse group of history-making women from past and present, including Harriet Tubman, Pat Summitt, Malala Yousafzai, Greta Thunberg, Amelia Earhart, and many more. The circular design of this puzzle makes it perfect to work on as a group around the table, and the included poster guide helps with puzzle assembly or can be used for display later.

Race to program the world's first computer, the Analytical Engine, with this game inspired by the real-life story of Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace! In this fast-paced game, you have to balance your quick mental math with some careful strategic thinking. Your goal is to help Patrons — renowned figures like Charles Darwin and Mary Shelley — by upgrading the Engine with subroutines that impress them. Do you want to collect a set now, or set up for a bigger one later? Do you take every second you have on the clock, or pressure your opponent by acting fast and flipping the timer? This fun, geeky technology game for 2 to 4 players takes 15 to 30 minutes to play.

Think the Shashibo is an ordinary puzzle cube? Think again! This gorgeous magnetic puzzle box has a kaleidoscope effect when you pull it open; you can connect the magnets to create dozens of different geometric shapes. Gently fidget, twist, and explore, letting the magnets guide your creations. Can you discover the over 70 shapes you can create? This clever shape-shifting toy is available in several designs, an dis also accessible for people with vision impairments. Plus, download their free app to get access to a library of demo videos!

Fans of the Jim Henson modern classic Labyrinth will love leaping into the movie with this cooperative board game from River Horse Studios! Sarah, Ludo, Sir Didymus, and Hoggle are venturing into the deadly labyrinth to rescue Toby. As they travel, they'll face obstacles represented by Labyrinth cards that you shuffle each game, adding replayability. Hopefully you can pass the test; if you don't, you'll lose Will, risking a fall into the oubliette. Find the gate to the Goblin City while avoiding Jareth, then fight your way into the castle to save the day... before the thirteen hours are up. This game for 1 to 5 players (with best play at 4) takes approximately 30 minutes to play.

A 3D, gravity-powered logic puzzle in a box! With Gravity Maze from ThinkFun, you stack the translucent towers to create a path for your marble from the starting point to the target. Each challenge card increases in difficulty, forcing you to think creatively about how to get the marble where you want it. With 60 challenge cards and 9 towers, these clever puzzles will provide hours of play!

Learn all about the insects of the world with this gorgeously illustrated bingo game from Laurence King Publishing! Sixty-four species of bugs are featured, from the Giant Hawker Dragonfly to the Sacred Scarab to the Honey Bee! Mark them off on your card and get a bingo to win! The leaflet includes basic information and a few fascinating facts about each species featured, and kids will love the illustrated bug tokens and the colorful counters.

Spark an interest in geology with this fun science game! An 18-specimen rock collection provides the foundation for a game for up to 6 players that helps teach names, appearances, and properties of different minerals. Even the game chips are made of polished stones! It all comes in a carrying case with a handle for easy geology fun on the go. For another fun option, check out Fossil On! which includes 15 fossil specimens.

Bring home one of the world's best-selling games with Rummikub! In this game from Pressman, players have a rack full of tiles they want to place in runs of the same color, or groups of the same number in different colors. Joker tiles can be used as any color or number, so use them wisely! As players adjust the times on the table, the board is constantly changing, so you'll have to play strategically if you're going to play every tile on your rack and win the game. This edition includes everything you need for a 2 to 4 player game.

Hurry Owls! It's time to go home! Players help the owls fly back to their nest before the sun comes up. Play a color card and fly to that space. Draw a sun card and you're one step closer to daylight. Help all the owls get home before the sun rises and everyone wins! Two versions allow the game to grow with your child, while the cooperative game concept teaches kids social skills and the value of working together.

Explore the globe — in puzzle form — with this 3D globe puzzle from Ravensburger. This beautifully detailed puzzle is made of curved, sturdy plastic pieces that fit together snugly to form a perfectly smooth surface, no glue required! 540 puzzle pieces snap together to create an 8.7" diameter globe, and the set includes a plastic display stand, metal display stand, reference map, and instructions.

Challenge yourself to crack the code with this game from Pressman! The code breaker is trying to figure out a code created by the Code Setter, who places up to five colored pegs in their reserved area. Place your colored pegs in the solutions area, and see what result the Code Setter gives you: white and red pegs indicate whether you have the colors or placement matched correctly. Thousands of combinations including different levels of difficulty ensure this game provides plenty of challenge for would-be code breakers.

Explore an underwater world with this search and find puzzle from Mudpuppy! This 64-piece puzzle features a vibrant image of underwater creatures — and it's friendly to those creatures, too, since it's made using recycled materials and non-toxic inks. Once kids have assembled it, they can have even more fun hunting for all of the animals featured in the images on the border! This compact 23" by 15.5" puzzle is perfect for a small table, so kids can have hours of search and find fun. For two more search and find puzzles from Mudpuppy, check out the Woodland Forest Search and Find Puzzle and the Dinosaur Search and Find Puzzle.

Pay tribute to groundbreaking artist Frida Kahlo with this puzzle from EuroGraphics' Fine Arts line! This 1000-piece puzzle depicts Kahlo's "Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird," a 1940 painting that has become one of her most famous works. With sturdy pieces made in the USA from high quality blue board, this 19.25 by 26.5 inch puzzle is perfect for any Kahlo fan to assemble, either alone or as part of a family puzzle project.

Learn about edible and medicinal plants in this unique cooperative board game! Players have to connect the icon on the challenge cards with icons on the plant card to move forward on the board — edible plants for hunger, medicinal plants for ailments like sore muscles and fever. Make your way up the mountain to the huckleberry patch and back to Grandma's before time runs out! This beautifully illustrated and educational game, with its "chutes and ladders" play style, is a fun way for kids to learn about the plants around us.

Explore the wonders of the magic forest with Anna and Elsa in this puzzle from Ravensburger! This 100-piece jigsaw puzzles features your favorite characters from Frozen II against the backdrop of the autumn leaves of the forest. The thick cardboard pieces and anti-glare finish make this puzzle a pleasure to assemble, and it's extra-large 19.5 by 14.25 inch finished size is perfect for a family to work on together.

Dive into the fantastic world of Dungeons & Dragons with this kit with everything you need to get started! This set includes a basic rule book, six blank character sheets, 11 dice, a Dungeon Master's screen, and 81 cards with elements you can incorporate into your game. You'll also get the Dragons of Icespire Peak adventure to play through and a double-sided poster map relating to the adventure. And, if you enjoy your foray into D&D, there's a 50% off code for a digital version of the full Player's Handbook, too!

Fans of the strategy game Evolution can dive under the waves in this new game from North Star Games! In Oceans, each player is working to create a vibrant web of underwater life over millions of years of evolution. Survival depends on your ability to adapt.... and a little luck. Be cautious, because mysterious creatures lurk in The Deep! This game for 2 to 6 players comes with 120 Surface cards, 89 Deep cards, population tokens, scenario cards, a reef board, and oceans board, and more elements necessary to challenge your ability to survive the mysterious depths.

Can you escape the Cursed Dollhouse? In this escape room experience in a box from ThinkFun, you'll build a creepy 3-story dollhouse to escape from, complete with five rooms, 3D furniture, and variety of creepy dolls. Then, you'll have to navigate some truly fiendish puzzles, suitable for the most advanced escape room fans. This set comes with a story booklet, secret items to discover, an improved solution wheel with locking mechanism, and a clear, high quality instruction manual. Plus, you can go to the associated website for re-packing instructions and re-printable puzzles for repeat play, or music suggestions to create an immersive experience. This escape room for 1 to 4 players takes 2 to 3 hours to play, in one go or over multiple sessions.

Learn to make awesome domino art with the help of Lily Hevesh, the #1 Domino artist in the world! This 100-piece Domino Creations set provides easy-to-follow directions and top tips, complete with full-color photographs, so you can learn the principals behind these cool chain reaction creations. With 100 dominoes, 2 half-bridges, 3 fieldstarters, 1 template, and instructions, you'll be toppling epic designs in no time! For another set for younger domino builders, check out Hape's Dynamo Dominoes set.

"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be abridged... on account of sex." This gorgeous 1000-piece puzzle from Cobble Hill pays tribute to the importance of the Nineteenth Amendment — and to the activists who fought for decades to have it enshrined in law. Packed with important details about the history of the suffrage battle, including a timeline from 1848 to 2020 and short bios of activists like Lucretia Mott, Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Ida B. Wells, Alice Paul, and many more, this 26.625" x 19.25" is a celebration of the courageous women who fought for our right to vote.

Get ready to flip over this game that combines strategy and luck from Gamewright! Play cards out of your hand onto a center pile based on the order specified by the Hi Lo chip. If you can't play a card, flip the chip to change direction! If you can't play a card either way, your opponent claims the pot... and the points. Special power cards also offer the chance to turn the tables, whether you're claiming extra points or forcing an opponent to skip a turn. The first player to 75 points wins! This game for 2 to 6 players takes approximately 20 minutes to play.

In Cauldron Quest from Peaceable Kingdom, the evil wizard has cast a spell that you can break — if you can figure out the ingredients necessary for a magic potion. Once you know what ingredients you need, you have to move their bottles across the board and into the cauldron — before the wizard arrives to stop you. It'll take cooperation, strategy, and a handful of luck to save the day! Kids will love the unique round board and the characterful game pieces that make them feel like real wizards.

Save the castle in this adaptation of the popular Castle Panic tower defense board game that's perfect for preschoolers! Monsters are racing out of the woods towards your castle. To stop them, you match your cards — which include a mix of female and male heroes — with the color and shape of the spaces the monsters are standing on. But every turn, more monsters join the board, and the ones already there move closer. You'll have to work together to stop the invasion! This game for 1 to 4 players requires no reading skills, so it's sure to be a hit with younger gamers.

Howard Miller's emblem of female strength, Rosie the Riveter, is picture perfect in this 1000-piece puzzle! This puzzle from EuroGraphics features the iconic Miller portrait of a flexing Rosie declaring, "We can do it!" This high-quality puzzle has easy-fit pieces made of sturdy, recycled cardboard and is finished with vegetable-based inks. It's beautiful enough to display — or take it apart for more puzzling fun later!

Fans of Raya and the Last Dragon will love this board game based on the characters from Ravensburger! Raya, Tuk Tuk, Sisu, Boun, Tong, Little Noi, and even the mischievous Ongi are all playing hide and seek. To play, draw a card to figure out which character you're hunting for; then roll the dice and move through the enchanted forest landscape looking for them. Lift one of the decorative teak sculpts and see if the character on the card is underneath. If it is, race to the finish to claim the card! And if not, make a note — you'll be looking for the character who is there soon enough... With easy to learn gameplay and fun character graphics, this is perfect for family game night.

Live the life of espionage with this social word game! Two spymasters know the identities of 25 secret agents, and they have to tip off their teammates using one word clues — clues that could apply to multiple words on the table. Players have to guess their team's names while avoiding agents belonging to the opposite team...and the assassin that could put the whole mission in jeopardy. Fast — and creative — thinking is the name of the game!

Can you hop like a frog while clucking like a chicken? Have a blast trying with this delightfully silly game from ThinkFun! Lay down the stack of body tiles and try to flip over a head tile that matches. If you don't have a match, everyone in the circle has to walk like the body while making a noise like the head! With no reading skills required, this game is perfect for preschoolers — but even adults will enjoy the hilarious results!

If she loves marble runs then she'll love building one from the ground up with this kit from Rokr! This kit includes 260 precision laser-cut wood pieces that build an elaborate 10 by 9 by 8 inch marble run, complete with a hand crank to raise the marbles to the top! No glue is required, and when you're done, you'll have a gorgeous and functional piece to display. This set takes approximately 4 to 6 hours to build.

Explore the wonders of the periodic table of elements with this puzzle from Eurographics' line of puzzles for kids! This puzzle depicts the periodic table of elements, complete with elemental symbol, atomic weight, and other information, as well as an illustration of where you might find that element in the real world, from the carbon in a diamond to the fluoride in your toothpaste. This 200-piece puzzle assembles to 13" x 19", big enough to see plenty of details. It's the perfect puzzle for chemistry-loving kids!