Reviewed for Preschool, 2007

Open up this little black box and spark some creativity! This toy packs 350 plastic sticky shapes into a spiral-bound book, giving kids two boards to use to assemble them any way they see fit. Rectangles and circles become train cars and wheels. Squares stack tall to form presents under a tree of triangles. With simple shapes and no "right" or "wrong" way to use them, kids can form whatever they want out of this open-ended toy. Colorforms have seen their share of change throughout the decades, but this set is an exact replica of the original version that launched the company in 1951. A classic. (University Games, $32.99)