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The Smart Mom’s Toy Box: Brain-Building Toys Under $20

Every day we will post a new toy suggestion to help with your holiday shopping!  Here is the 9th toy on our list of the best brain-building toys under $20:

Plucking Pears by R & R Games ($17.99 on Amazon.com)

Everyone can pluck pairs. Easy! BUT do you pluck your pairs the same way everyone else plucks pairs? Predict the Most Popular Pairings! Do you really know what your friends are thinking? Test your powers of prediction as you try to pluck the most popular pairs! Each player has 90 seconds to make 5 pairs from the 11 random images on the table. Match other players' pairings to gain points. The more you match, the more you score! Great fun for families or your next big party!

Winner of Game of the Year from Creative Child 

Ages: 12+

Cognitive skills: processing speed, logic & reasoning, visual processing

* Named one of Dr. Toy’s “100 Best Toys of 2013”

You can find out more information about it here: http://tinyurl.com/k2l8h2e

Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for another great brain-building toy under $20!

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