![Gears! Gears! Gears! Build & Bloom Set](/wp-content/archive/images/2019/0219/kids/C201902-Kids-Guide-Toys-Gears-Gears-Gears.jpg)
Gears! Gears! Gears! Build & Bloom Set, $40
Learning Resources, Vernon Hills
Josephine:It’s like you’re building your own garden, but you don’t have to wait for it to grow.
Gemma:I like that you can spin every single thing on it.
![Peeing Pup](/wp-content/archive/images/2019/0219/kids/C201902-Kids-Guide-Toys-Peeing-Pup.jpg)
Peeing Pup, $20
Created by Logan Square’s Kim Vandenbroucke for Hasbro
Josephine:The peeing feature is very realistic. I’d give it four stars if it also pooped.
Gemma:I wish I could give it 100 stars.
![PlayBrix Pirate Adventure](/wp-content/archive/images/2019/0219/kids/C201902-Kids-Guide-Toys-PlayBrix-Pirate-Adventure.jpg)
PlayBrix Pirate Adventure, $50
Educational Insights, Vernon Hills
Josephine:The blocks hurt my hands when I built them.
Gemma:It felt like I had a real pirate ship parked in the middle of the family room.
![Kidi Star Karaoke Machine](/wp-content/archive/images/2019/0219/kids/C201902-Kids-Guide-Toys-Kidi-Star-Karaoke-Machine.jpg)
Kidi Star Karaoke Machine, $50
VTech, Arlington Heights
Josephine:It’s cool you can plug your own phone in and not have to play the annoying songs that come with it.
Gemma:The disco light show burned my eyes.
![Playfoam](/wp-content/archive/images/2019/0219/kids/C201902-Kids-Guide-Toys-Playfoam.jpg)
Playfoam, $9
Educational Insights, Vernon Hills
Josephine:It says no mess, but the little beads get everywhere.
Gemma:I’d like to mix it all together in one big block and stick it onto something, like a desk.
![Elenco Kingii Dragon Robot](/wp-content/archive/images/2019/0219/kids/C201902-Kids-Guide-Toys-Kingii-Dragon-Robot.jpg)
Elenco Kingii Dragon Robot, $54
Elenco, Wheeling
Josephine:It doesn’t move very good on the carpet. And look, its tail keeps falling off.
Gemma:I found him to be very cute and funny.
![Tesla Model S](/wp-content/archive/images/2019/0219/kids/C201902-Kids-Guide-Toys-Tesla-Model-S-2.jpg)
Tesla Model S, $500
Radio Flyer, Chicago
Josephine:This is what it must feel like to be rich.
Gemma:The seat is very comfortable. I wish I could sleep in this car.