Builders of Tomorrow (www.legofamilytime.com)

$30, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site, Smart Toy

Teaches: creativity, spatial relations, logic

CTR Review

There's no batteries to be found in this set of 650 old-fashioned LEGOS. But that doesn't mean there's no technology involved. This set of plastic blocks and accessories was specifically designed to work with a website, found at www.LegoFamilyTime.com, that has step-by-step instructions for projects. You can setup your laptop next to your pile of LEGOs, and let the instructions guide you, one step at a time. There are three challenge levels -- easy, medium and advanced. We're all used to toys coming with instruction manuals -- this one comes with a website. There's a photo gallery for sharing finished projects.