Word Play

I am always happy to discover a toy that both my kindergartner and my 2-year-old enjoy. Such is the case with their new WordWorld Bucket Barn Set, a big set of Lego-like pieces that kids use to build and rebuild a farm scene (while spelling out new words, whether they realize it or not). R. is expertly creating words with letter blocks and S. is enjoying putting other pieces together to make funny farm characters. And I am happy it comes with a roomy bucket for storage of all 49 pieces. My kids have seen Word World on TV before, but even those kids who haven't will enjoy this toy. It's available for $69.99 at Amazon.com.