Rachel Rothman

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Our automotive experts assessed hundreds of vehicles to choose these winners.

Endorsed by real parents and real kids, too.

Chilly temps, you can see yourselves out.

Perfectly suited for family-friendly rides, but now it has improved design and technology.

The uptick in extreme weather is enough to make you shudder. These top-rated shutters can help.

Two words: Kinetic sand.

Watch imaginations soar as kids experience the joy and wonder of building toys.

When it came time to put together a list of the best toys of the year — our 16th time around — we had a few goals in mind: First, to ensure that we considered every aspect of the play experience, from taking the toy out of the box — is it easy? is the package sustainable? — through how well it would hold up after heavy use. We searched for toys that were safe to use, easy enough to assemble and constructed well. We also looked for toys that went beyond, offering some kind of developmental benefi…