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Promising review: "I rarely write reviews, but this is the best solution to the mess that little Lego lovers make on a daily basis. There were constantly Legos everywhere in my living room. Not anymore. And the kids can actually see all of the pieces without sitting through bins. A pricey but great solution." —GCP

Get it from Amazon for $49.98 (available in four colors). 

Promising review: "We always have a sandwich maker in our house. It's a great snack if you have kids... and if you want to get creative, it can be a fun way to use up leftovers too." —mzwipz

"I am really impressed with this sandwich maker. It heats up incredibly fast and toasts everything evenly, giving sandwiches a perfect golden crunch without burning the edges." —Nawaf Waleed Salih

Promising review: "This organizer is perfect for someone who has lots of miscellaneous chords that you don't know what they belong to. It's super easy to transport and has lots of space in it as well. The case is very thick and protective and would be a great gift for someone who needs a little organization. It's not heavy at all." —Tay T

Get it from Amazon for $17.99+ (available in three sizes and six colors).

Promising review: "As a first-time mom, I discovered that washing bottles and pump parts became one of my biggest daily tasks. This bottle washer has made life SO much easier. I love that it filters tap water in just one minute, so I don’t have to worry about buying bottled or store-bought distilled water.

My favorite feature is the 5-in-1 system—it washes, sterilizes, dries, and stores everything hygienically. The 12-minute quick wash is perfect when I need a clean bottle fast (especially for those night feeds), and I can also use the 29-minute standard or 45-minute heavy cycle when I want a deeper clean. It even holds up to 8 bottles at once, which saves me so much time.

Overall, it’s one of the best baby purchases I’ve made. It gives me peace of mind knowing my baby’s bottles are clean and ready whenever I need them!" —Erika pavico

The hidden magnet "buttons" get sewn super securely into the onesies. 

Promising review: "Great quality, feels soft, and is so easy to take in and off. Never going to use zippers again. Makes diaper changes easy." —Amazon Customer

Get it from Amazon for $40 (available in 9 sizes, from preemie to 24 months, and 24 color/style options). 

Promising review: "The cards are durable, easy to read (especially for beginners), and store nicely in an eco-friendly little drawstring pouch. We take these cards on nature walks, trips to the beach, and play dates in the backyard. This no-fuss, go-anywhere game is such a hit in our house; it’s become a go-to gift the last several years. I think what kids love about it is that it can be both competitive and non-competitive and played in teams or as individuals." —Megan F.

Promising review: "I use this every day for cutting apples for my kids' lunches. I absolutely love it, and it makes cutting three to four apples a day so much easier! Definitely worth buying!" —Jenna 

Get it from Amazon for $11.99+ (available in two colors). 

Promising review: "These were such a lifesaver for me. My daughter had a bad tongue and lip tie when she was born and had a hard time emptying me, so I leaked all the time. I'm also an underproducer, so with these I was able to save all my milk. I would get about 2 ounces a day just from these, which is a lot when you only produce 6–9 ounces a day. I highly recommend them to everyone I know. They are also nice to wear on the side you aren't nursing or pumping on to catch the letdown." —Amazon Customer

Promising review: "Such a fun toy, cute, and incredibly easy to use for both us and our toddler (almost 2 years old). We’ve had this for a week and have played at least a few games every day. Quality is great, and it’s fun for all!" —Katie1010

Get it from Amazon for $11.99 (also available in Bingo for $11.99).

Promising review: "Better value than what you find in stores! I have kids, so this Oxiclean is our best friend in my house! It dissolves just like it's supposed to. It gets stains out better than any other cleaner I've found. It makes your clothes smell great, and it's never broken any of my kids' skin out, even after years and years of use. It makes your clothes soft when they come out of the dryer. I'd say it's 100% effective at what its job is for! It's not sticky and definitely versatile. Also, I love that the container actually comes sealed, so you don't have to worry about the lid popping off during delivery or it spilling out!" —Miranda Knoellinger

Promising review: "This is the easiest toilet cleaner I've ever used! All you have to do is shake, pour, and watch the foaming and bubbles do the work. After five minutes, the toilet is super clean, smells amazing, and even has a cool blue color. It's a high-quality product that works exactly as advertised. This is my new cleaning product, it saves me time. I'm definitely buying this again!" —Abby

A $200+ camera? Yes indeed, and worth every penny! The Nanit is a big-time investment in everyone getting a good night's sleep. The camera mounts above the crib and streams live HD and night vision to iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, or Echo Show devices. That essentially means your phone becomes a monitor (via the app) that you're less apt to lose and won't forget to charge. The night vision allowed us to hang back whenever we heard a noise, so we could make better decisions about whether the baby's "got this" or we needed to handle the situation. We get weekly reports on our baby's sleep patterns, plus updates and tips sent directly to the app. Not sure how we lived without this; would recommend it to every parent.

Promising review: "I have bought three of these for gifts, cannot recommend enough! This is such a great monitor. I’ve used mine for 2+ years with my son. The added features of knowing when your child fell asleep/how long they have been asleep for, or how they are breathing (helps on these sick nights), along with the temp/humidity, are all wildly helpful. It helps ease some first-time parent anxiety." —Kelly Powers 

Get it from Amazon for $231.99+ (available in two styles). 

Promising review: "This has been a lifesaver! With three kids in daycare and school, I’ve had to label everything! This label maker has saved me loads of time!" —Bethany

The Baby Brezza has been one of my best investments for year one (and beyond) in Babyland. Late-night feeds no longer mean fumbling, spilling, mixing, warming, and then delivering a so-so bottle to a crying child too many minutes later. No, in seconds, a measured and warm concoction is in hand and then in the baby's mouth. Just add water to the tank and formula to the dispenser, then serve bottles ranging from 2–10 ounces, warmed to three different temperatures. The time, effort, and stress this wonderful machine has saved me from is emotionally immeasurable and worth the price tag. It even forces you to clean it after every four uses because that formula gets gunky, and you get lazy. 

Promising review: "This was a huge blessing! Streamlined everything for night feeding especially. We kept it in our room, and it worked out great. We still use it for our toddler's nighttime bottle! Our friend purchased one for us in the newborn stage, and so we gifted it to my sister for her newborn stage; that's how much we love it!" —Stephanie

Promising review: "I can't even count how many times this Tile has helped me find my phone or my keys!! It saves me time and the stress of running around searching my house before heading out the door. If you're like me and have ADD, or just hate wasting time looking for your items, buy this! You will be so happy you did!" —Sally O'Grady

Get it from Amazon for $19.99 (available in five colors). 

Promising review: "Exactly what I needed. It saves me time looking through my kitchen drawers hoping I can find the batteries that were just thrown in there; it also comes with a battery tester. It's a great organization box. Totally worth the money." —Maria alvey

Promising review: "I needed something quick to spray and brush into my kids' hair. This works and is worth it on busy days when you just need to throw hair into pigtails or a ponytail." —Ali

Promising review: "Love this Lego set! It comes with a book for building ideas, and also so many options for free-building from your imagination, with the variety in this box. My three kiddos (ages 6–8) will sit and build for 30–45 minutes at a time and love showing one another what they created. It is fun for my husband and me to build with them, too. ☺️" —Emily S. 

Tricks include: disappearing ball, magic coin box, secret silks, great escape, magic number prediction, "money maker," Egyptian prediction, vanishing zone, cylinder squeeze, and vanishing coin.

Promising review: "My bright but easily frustrated 7-year-old wanted a set of magic tricks for Christmas. I decided to humor him despite thinking he'd never get past the first attempt to figure it out. After reading several reviews, I decided on this set. Definitely glad we did. Since receiving it just over a week ago, this set has gotten more playtime than any of his other toys. He was able to figure out most of the tricks using the instructions by himself but needed adult guidance for a few of them the first time. The items are nicely scaled for his hands and overall appear pretty good quality. The mechanism of the 'magic' for most of them is not terribly obvious, so it makes a fun show for the parents, aunts, grandparents, etc. I do wish it fit back into the wooden box (which doubles as a performance 'stage') more easily, but that's pretty minor, especially when he hasn't stopped playing with it long enough to bother putting it away!" —Jared Cobb

Promising review: "This is the easiest and best way to cook for kids! Cooked the chicken strips, the chicken nuggets, and tots all at the same time! The taste was great, and they were golden brown, and the quietness of the air fryer is perfect." —Kristin A. 

The Peculiar Pets set includes: a dragon, a narwhal, a Yeti, and a unicorn, along with a scrub brush, nine washable markers, and a standing play mat.

Promising review: "My daughter LOVES coloring, stickers, drawing, etc., so when I saw this prior to her fourth birthday, I thought she would enjoy it. It was a HUGE hit, and it will regularly keep her occupied for an hour or so at a time, coloring, cleaning, and coloring again (with only minor help when asked for more help cleaning and drying). Even my 6-year-old son, who doesn't usually color or draw, will join her periodically and seems to enjoy it. The markers are short and skinny, great for small hands." —a.b.

Get it from Amazon for $17.58 (available in four styles).

Promising review: "We are a family of seven, and this has single-handedly been the most helpful tool to our household this year. The kids love the tasks and rewards systems (I think the rewards system requires a yearly subscription, but it's worth it). This thing quickly replaced our family calendar, and now everyone easily knows what is expected of them every day. The 15-inch screen fits perfectly on a countertop or ledge and is plenty big enough without straining your eyes. It's pretty simple to set up and sync your phones right out of the box. The most unexpectedly fun feature of it has been the photo gallery screen saver. We add tons of photos to it, and we enjoy scrolling through them. If you can swing the cost of it, it's worth checking out." —Zach San Miguel

Promising review: "This little gadget is a great item for babies/ toddlers. (Not for their use lol) It makes getting their berries and grape slices up quick and easy! It saves so much time and makes prepping their snacks ahead of time quite easy. It's easy to clean. Just pop it in the dishwasher, or you can hand wash; I use a straw brush to get in the small spaces. I also like that it has a little cover for storage." —SarahB

Promising review: "These bags are amazing. They save you so much time. I was sitting over a stove boiling the bottles for the first week, and it took forever. This takes one minute and 30 seconds or up to five minutes, depending on your microwave. Both are faster than boiling water. 10/10 recommend!" —MLM

Promising review: "These are great products! Very easy to use, and I can unclip/clip it with one hand (which is super useful when you're juggling a crying newborn at night!) Great quality product that seems like it will definitely hold up the test of time! Great price for the quality as well. Cute designs. Definitely recommend!" —Amazonlovr

Promising review: "Great straightforward design, lightweight, sensitive, adjustable length, easy to use right off the bat for both a 5-year-old and an adult. Have a 9V battery handy. Successfully searched through gravel, sand, weeds, and soil to locate old rusty screws and nails, random bits of metal, coins, and even a buried iron barbell weight, much to the delight of the 5-year-old." —Matt and Kate

Get it from Amazon for $63.99+ (available in three colors).

Includes a one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+ with thousands of ad-free books, games, videos, and apps, as well as a two-year "worry-free" guarantee.

Promising review: "I had a Fire tablet that my son kinda claimed as his own, so I ended up buying this one for him, and he absolutely loves it. I really enjoy that the apps can be limited, but at the same time, he has the freedom to download and play games and apps that he chooses without me having to do everything for him. He enjoys the freedom, and it really makes him feel like he's grown up even though he's only 3. The battery lasts for 4-5 hours of constant use, which is actually a pretty long time. I try to limit his screen time, but it definitely keeps him busy and occupied while I'm working or doing something around the house. The free year of Amazon Kids+ that's included is a great bonus because I already pay for that." —Victoria A. Lamb

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