Top 5 Educational Toys for Kids Ages 4-10

This is a pretty high tech toy that works like a grown tablet in some respects. If you are reluctant to give your child your pricey iPad, this will be a fitting replacement. It gives access to loads of educational software. It offers a wide range of features.With access to books, games, apps and videos,it works well as an educational toy with mathematics ,reading and science duly covered in it's rugged and user friendly design. It also comes with a camera,video recorder and stylus! it's pretty advanced and it fulfils a lot with it's wealth of features. it's priced between $99.00 and $124.00, so it can be a bit pricey, which is understandable. 

There is beauty in simplicity. This is especially true for Rory's Story Cubes.This is a game that encourages creativity for it's users. Children can tell stories by simply rolling the cubes to reveal the pictures from the dice . It's great to play with your child, and helps let their imagination and literacy skills run wild. You may find yourself playing it too, it's that fun. It can be purchased at a very affordable $3.75 and has rave reviews to back it up! 

You may be thinking at first sight, it looks like a typical handheld game system that has no educational benefit. But you'd be wrong. The Leap Frog Leapster 2 Learning game system is educational software wrapped up in an appealing fun package. This, like the tablet, comes with a huge library of software that each deals with the improvement of your child's learning capabilities. You can even monitor their progression and performance. The only issue with this is that to obtain extra storage for mobile use, you must buy a separate SD card.No matter, at prices from $33 to $40 it has some advantages over it's more sophisticated brother. 

What do you think? What are your recommendations for educational toys in this age group?