by Joyce Slaton posted in Products

Your brothers and sisters can be your best friends or worst enemies. They're the people who know you best in the whole world, the people who were there with you when things were good or terrible in your family. And as a parent, one of your most heartfelt wishes is for your children to be friends with each other. Help it happen with these toys, games, and apps that encourage cooperative play at home.

1. GeoSafari Jr. Walkie Talkies: Want your kids to talk" Give them a fun way to do it. Kids can carry out spy missions, gossip about Mom and Dad, or prank each other with these tough walkie talkies. (Educationalinsights, $29.99)

2. Pacific Play Tents Clubhouse House Tent: Want your kids to get into a small space and relate to each other" Put up a playhouse and watch the hide-out happen. This Pacific Play Tents Clubhouse gives off the vibe of a woodsy fort or treehouse, while the "private" sign over the front door spells out "no parents allowed!" (Pacificplaytents, $77.95)
3. Marble Mixer for iPad: Your mom, dad, grandpa, or grandma may remember squatting on the sidewalk with their own sibs to have marble battles -- now your kids can do the same with this "huddle around" game that's easy enough for a 2-year-old to play, challenging enough enough for adults to get into it. (Itunes.com, $1.99)

4. MindWare Marble Run: Building anything together is a primo bond-the-sibs activity. But this beloved-by-famil...