Sparky Junior Backpack won a Top Toy of the Year Award from the 2004 Creative Toy Awards. This car-shaped backpack, made of clear vinyl with full-color silk screened images, comes filled with exciting educational travel activities. Coloring books, crayons, a reusable laminated activity map with water-based marker, and a deck of United States Map playing cards will prepare kids for any adventure. - Aire Norell

The travel activity backpack includes a 64-page maze book of all 50 states, crossword puzzles chocked full of words and information related to each state, a 64-page word search, a laminated folding map, state geography playing cards and coloring markers. All items are packaged in a clear vinyl, zippered backpack. This item is a 2004 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award winner.