Educational toys that can strengthen kids' learning during this creative plays include all types of dolls, costumes for their dressing-up games, and even assortment of materials that can be used for their games. Kids up to five years of age however, can benefit from educational toys that need construction and designing. Electronic Educational Toys Kids are able to learn best when they don't think they're learning anything. That is, the perfect way to teach them something is when they are at play. It is this concept that has propelled educational toys's popularity to the highest levels. Despite the fact that they can be quite expensive, parents take no heed of the price, recognizing only that the benefits their children can gain from playing with an educational toy far outweigh the price tag. In fact, most toy manufacturers would prefer to make plastic and synthetic material toys because they cost a lot less to make, as opposed to wood toys. Second, it takes a lot of skill and creativity to craft wooden educational toys. Plastic and electronic toys can just be machine made and easily mass produced. The mental capacity of your child will be enhanced, for this toy lets your kid examine evidence by using forensic science to be able to solve certain cases. Another educational science toy is the Weather Center Science Fair Project. With this educational science toy, your child can get to learn all about the various kinds of weather conditions, with regards to temperature, wind speed, wind direction, total rainfall, and many more. The record for educational toys was broken in the Holiday season of the year 2000, when toy maker LeapFrog's LeapPad Learning System electronic reading toy became the bestselling children's game of the time, helping the company boost its sales by a whopping 120 per cent! LeapFrog's success paved the way for other major and small toy makers to come up with educational toys of their own. Each toy package has a video, a play guide that gives play hints and a special and exclusive multimedia CD of classical music. A new educational toy is the Leapster L-Max Learning Game System, from Leapfrog. One unique feature is that it is fit for preschoolers as well as elementary school kids. Another is that its preprogrammed educational games wont only be played by your kids in the toy's small screen, it can also be enjoyed in the big screened television just by plugging it to the t.