This week’s roundup of Mom’s Choice Award winners features hi-tech baby monitors, puzzles, self-improvement books + more! Be sure to scroll through the entire list so you don’t miss any of our new award-winners! All the items you see below won a Mom’s Choice Award during December 12, 2021 to December 18, 2021.

Every week companies, inventors, and publishers from around the world send us their products for evaluation. Only the best earn our designation.

Train Your Mind Like a Ninja: 30 Secret Skills for Fun, Focus, and Resilience
Written by Chris Willard; Mitch Abblett; and T. Koei Kuwahara, Sensei; Illustrated by Toshiki Nakamura

Become a ninja with 30 cards that help kids ages 5–9 increase their focus, compassion, emotional balance, and body awareness–from experts in Japanese martial arts and mindfulness.

Are you ready to unlock the ninja within?

Train Your Mind Like a Ninja draws from martial arts concepts to explore how you can train the mind and body to act from a place of awareness and deliberate action to reach your full potential. While ninjas of the past may have been warriors, modern ninjas train their minds and bodies for peaceful purposes only, uncovering ways to become happier, healthier, and more confident in everything they do.

Juvenile Books (Level 1 – Ages 5 to 8):
Self-Improvement

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Sesame Street Wall Stories

Wall Stories are the NEW easy-to-apply wall decals that use AR technology to keep kids engaged, entertained and educated in a way that feels like play! On their smart devices, children can learn English or French with Elmo and friends in Story Mode. Game Mode features educational fun in a “Seek & Find” Game where children can look out for their favorite zoo animals. Creative Mode even lets children draw on walls and create their own space for play using AR technology. This didactic 4-in-1 product introduces games, storytelling walls, creativity, and room decor into any room that you choose!

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Preschoolers

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My First Day as a Junior Park Ranger
Written by Junior Park Ranger Adventure Kit LLC; Illustrated by Lanot Design; Edited by J.D Ho

It’s Junior Park Ranger Kyler’s first day on the job. He’s a prairie dog who has spent his whole life in Prairie Dog Town, and now he’s in a new place where he doesn’t know anyone. Will he make friends? Will he do a good job as a Junior Park Ranger?

Join Kyler as he gets to know his new home and the other rangers who look after the park. You’ll meet Lyla the owl, a Junior Wildlife Biologist; Jaden the wolf, a Junior Ecologist; Madison the sea lion, a Junior Interpreter; Gianna the vaquita, a Junior Lifeguard; and Tanaya the desert tortoise, an archaeologist.

Children’s Picture Books:
Nature & Weather

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MONSTER GO Snake Puzzle

MONSTER GO Snake Puzzle is inspired a lot of hands-on exploration and encourages children to think in new and different ways. The 24 detachable pieces do not only make it quickly and easily rotated up to 360 degrees, but also allow kids to disassemble into pieces by one hand and create 3D objects according to their imagination. This puzzle comes with a special patented transition surface and rounder design that can reduce friction between the pieces and protects the child’s immature hands. You will be amazed that kids’ imagination can make a snake puzzle suddenly morph into an elephant, a tree or a Cactus in a short time. At the same time, it also allows youngers to detachable the puzzle into variously shaped building blocks and assemble them into the desired whole. MONSTER GO Snake Puzzle encourages children to actively participate explore and improve their hands-on skills in the process!

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Ages 9 to 12

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MONSTER GO MG3 Ai & Cube Station

MONSTER GO MG3 Ai & Cube Station is an intelligent Combo which suitable for whatever is a novice or an aspiring speedcuber at each stage, it has provides an assortment of enjoyable ways in which to take your skills to the next level.
MONSTER GO MG3 Ai has a replaceable button cell that allows 280 hrs play-time, Crack proof farewell to POP and corner-twist,48 magnets to accelerate turning.
At the same time, MONSTER GO MG3 Ai connects wirelessly to the free-used APP, Cube Station, to achieve the multifaceted practice and tracks it in real-time. For the novice, Cube Station has an Al Academy function that includes 5hrs full Introductory, step-by-step guidance and accompanying onscreen animations. The extra quick solve function has animated arrows and characters showing every step to solve. Don’t worry that children won’t know how to get it.

Educational Products:
Ages 9 to 12

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Miku Pro Smart Baby Monitor

Miku delivers more than a baby monitor, extending parents’ eyes and ears beyond the nursery and connecting them with their baby’s well being and nursery environment. The Miku Pro Smart Baby Monitor tracks breathing and sleep patterns completely contact-free, meaning no wearables, no maintenance, and no age limit! Miku’s proprietary, clinically-tested SensorFusion™ technology combines 5 different sensors to deliver the sharpest 1080p HD video, real-time alerts, and easy-to-read sleep, breathing, and nursery summaries to your smart device at any time, anywhere in the world. The Miku Pro Smart Baby Monitor is now packed with new and upgraded features from the 8-core local processor and 5GHz WiFi compatibility to pinch-to-zoom and a wider field-of-view.

Personal Use Products (Skin Care, Health Care, etc.):
Babies

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Is There Still Gold in Bodie?
Written by Junior Park Ranger Adventure Kit LLC; Illustrated by Lanot Design; Edited by J.D. Ho

One of the bears in Bodie State Historic Park has found GOLD. Gold was the reason Bodie became a town during the California Gold Rush, but it was also the reason the land and waterways were damaged. The animals of Bodie are worried another gold rush might happen if the humans find out there’s still gold around. But what can a bunch of animals do?

Cooperate! With the help of Kiara, the Junior Park Ranger at Bodie, the pronghorn, red-tailed hawks, bears, beavers, snakes, pikas, and all the other animals put their heads together, come up with a plan, and ACT to save Bodie!

The second book in the Junior Park Ranger Adventure Series gives kids a brief history of Bodie State Historic Park, describes human impact on the environment, and shows the big things you can get done when you work together.

Children’s Picture Books:
Nature & Weather

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IMPROVING FATHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIPS: A GUIDE FOR WOMEN & THEIR DADS
Written by LINDA NIELSEN

As a father or adult daughter, is your relationship stressed or damaged by issues related to money, college planning, divorce, dad’s wife, sex and dating, politics, end of life situations or some other “it” — the “it” you both know is coming between you? Do you want to get past these roadblocks, but don’t know how? Do you want a more relaxed, more honest, more meaningful relationship? Dr. Linda Nielsen, an international expert on father-daughter relationships and Professor at Wake Forest University offers a four step, no-nonsense plan for improving adult daughters’ relationships with their dads. Fathers and daughters will discover cutting edge research, self-assessment quizzes and comments from hundreds of dads and daughters to help resolve the problems that stand in the way of getting more joy. For over 35 years, Dr. Nielsen has taught the only fathers and daughters course in the country. Her engaging, entertaining yet candid book gives you the information and advice that have created richer relationships for hundreds of daughters and their fathers.

Adult Books:
Parenting – Contemporary Families

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I Don’t Want to Turn 3
Written by Gramps Jeffrey

Filled with soft illustrations, I Don’t Want to Turn 3 takes the reader on an insightful and positive way to teach honesty and values while growing older. When does a toddler start to learn right from wrong? What happens in a family that influences a decision going through a young mind? I Don’t Want to Turn 3 explores the interaction between family that is happening in just about every household in the world.

Children’s Picture Books:
Growing Up / Personal Growth

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GAN ROBOT &Cube Station

The GAN ROBOT is pioneering the global first intelligent cube robot for consumers, it’s like ingenious assistance who can scramble and solve a cube in a blink. GAN ROBOT connects wirelessly to the free-used APP, Cube Station, masters 4.3×10¹⁹ kinds of the scramble, precisely cooperating with training and battle functions. Merely clicking the solve button on Cube Station App, GAN ROBOT will calculate the best solving path in 0.01s and solve a cube in 5 seconds. You are not afraid that the cube cannot be solved when you start cubing. You are not afraid that the cube cannot be solved when you start cubing.
GAN ROBOT’S Intelligent All-Direction Recognition will roundly recognize and intelligently scramble a puzzle whatever you put cubes in any direction. The five-axis servo system on GAN ROBOT is composed of the power station, power arms X-shaped grippers that turn 90 degrees to place cubes accurately, lightweight folding portable for easy storage and portability!

Educational Products:
Ages 9 to 12

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Gamebud Talking Tom

GAMEBUD™ is the world’s first physical, audio-animatronic streamer that live-connects to an in-app gaming universe. Entering the homes of families everywhere, this LIVE streamer will bring never-before-seen, two-way interactions to your favorite gameplay. The first GAMEBUD™ experience launches with the award-winning family entertainment brand, Talking Tom & Friends®, as a remarkable new Talking Tom® branded interactive product.

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Young Adults

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Fun Forts Glow

– GLOW IN THE DARK FORT KIT FOR KIDS: Build endless kids play tent structures, forts for kids, play tunnels, and more with this construction fort set that includes 53 glow in the dark connecting rods and 28 multilink spheres
– BUILD YOUR OWN FORT DESIGNS IN THE DARK: Create kids forts of various shapes and sizes, indoors or out by inserting and twisting the rods into the spheres (adult supervision is advised); glow in the dark pieces need to be exposed to light prior to activating in the dark
– STEM LEARNING TOYS FOR KIDS: Build and imagine while mastering basic engineering skills; this construction fort building kit includes a building guide to ignite creativity; make a kids play tent by adding a light sheet for the roof
– KIDS TENT CONSTRUCTION TOYS SPECS: This kids play fort kit is made with kid-safe, BPA-free plastic; includes 15.75” rods and 2.4” balls; these construction fort building toys are perfect for curious-minded kids ages 4 and up
– FUN YOU CAN COUNT ON: Spark creativity with our Fun Forts building kit that allows kids to build their own fort playhouses

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Ages 5 to 8

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Faith Flies
Written by Allison F Speer; Illustrated by Mike Jones, Jr.

FAITH FLAMINGO longed to have lanky legs like her peers. However, she drew the short stick when it came to height. She couldn’t figure out her purpose or find any self-confidence. Every Friday, just when FAITH seemed to get comfortable in her skin, her friends disappeared into thin air and she had no clue why. Walk with FAITH along a journey in the Everglades of Florida. Sometimes it takes an unlikely creature to help animals (and kids) find God’s direction and purpose for their lives.

Children’s Picture Books:
Values & Life Lessons

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BouncyBoo Pacifiers

Our pacifier is created by popping 2 individual pacifiers together to form the double-sided pacifier. This guarantees a baby will always receive the nipple side of the pacifier when learning to self soothe. It’s the only pacifier that has been designed for helping baby self soothe. Using the idea of a pacifier with 2 nipples instead of 1 nipple. With it’s unique design the pacifier can be used as individual pacifiers from birth to self soothing stage. When baby begins to learn to use the pacifier on their own, by popping the 2 individual pacifiers together baby is guaranteed to always receive the nipple side of the pacifier. As a double-sided pacifier it can be used as a teether also.

Gear & Accessories:
Teething & Pacifiers

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Believe Diapers and Wipes

Believe Diapers are the only premium quality, blowout-proof, crazy-absorbent, sensitive-skin safe, planet-friendly bamboo diapers that give back. The only diaper company with a true 1 to 1. You buy one, we donate one to U.S. families in need.

Personal Use Products (Skin Care, Health Care, etc.):
Babies

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