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Fatbraintoys.com is an online toy store that sells unique specialty toys, games, and gifts. They proudly claim that they don't sell ALL the toys...just THE BEST, SAFEST, AND HIGHEST QUALITY TOYS! This site stocks over 6,000 products, most shipped the same day, and is our TopTenREVIEWS Silver Award winner.

Product Selection:

As you peruse Fatbraintoys.com, you may find something missing. In fact, if you're accustomed to the toy selection found at other online toy stores, you may find lots of items missing. Missing are the licensed, violent, cheaply made toys that end up in the trash can shortly after being played with by your child. But what you will find instead are THOUSANDS of quality, open-ended toys, games, and gifts that entertain AND educate. This philosophy of stocking “quality” toys makes Fatbraintoys.com unique. That’s not to say that they don’t have a huge selection of toys to choose from on this site. You can tell from this list of categories that this online toy store is different than many others.

• Active Play
• Arts and Crafts
• Baby and Toddler toys
• Bath toys
• Books, Calendars and more
• Building and Construction
• Classic and Retro
• Dolls and Dollhouses
• Games
• History and Geography
• Imaginative Play
• Kits, Planes and Rockets
• Magnets and Magnetism
• Music
• Organic and Green Toys
• Plush toys
• Puzzles
• RC and Electronics
• Science and Nature
• Trains and Vehicles
• Travel Toys
• Upscale Toys
• Wooden Toys

Fatbraintoys.com has an amazing selection of earth-friendly toys: made from sustainable sources, renewable wood, vegetable dyes, minimalist packaging, organic toys, environmentally-themed toys, toys made from recycled or reused materials, toys integrating solar and alternative energy sources, toys that run on kid power, and toys ethically manufactured by socially responsible companies.

It is disappointing, however, that they do not offer more educational video games. Fatbraintoys.com also provides party favors and supplies, gear, apparel, and kid furniture and décor.

Ease of Use:

Fatbraintoys.com is well-designed and organized and the images are clear and sharp. There are so many ways to search for toys. You can search by category, age, price, brand, gender, new toys, award winners and best sellers. Once you’ve selected a category, you can narrow your search further by sub-categories, age, and interests. You can also view a list of popular toy searches. Fatbraintoys.com has one of the nicest toy displays. You can view related toys, common questions, the Toy Value Index rating and Fat Brain Index rating for each toy. The Toy Value Index rating is a Fat Brain Toys exclusive intended to quantify the overall play value of a given toy or game by taking customers' feedback on (QUALITY + TIME PLAYED + AGE TRANSCENDENCE)/PRICE. The Fat Brain Index rating is another Fat Brain Toys exclusive that factors in 14 different traits that make a toy "Fat Brain Worthy". Detailed descriptions and user reviews provide useful information about each toy.