As I mentioned in an older post. Discovery Toys sent me some toys as a donation to my Toy Drive. I want to thank them with a gift guide. I just feel guilty that it’s such a late gift guide.
Gift Guide:
For Infants:
GO GO CATERPILLAR
One gentle press sends this little guy zooming across the floor! Whirling rainbow beads in the wheels cause baby to gleefully chase after his frisky friend. The cause-and-effect action builds baby’s early thinking skills, while the rolling motion prompts baby to strengthen his little "scoot around" muscles
BABY GROOVES
hake, rattle and roll! This playful rhythm band is designed to create pleasing sounds that promote sensory stimulation, hand-eye coordination nad beginning musical awareness. Instruments feature different shapes and textures that are safe for tiny fingers and mouths. Set includes: Cage Bell, Baby Maraca, Cymbal Shaker, Bead Roller, Play-Along Music CD and BONUS Skill Card with ideas for extra playtime fun! from 6 mos to preschool
For Toddlers:
RAINFALL RATTLE
Move it just a little bit – then watch and listen! Your baby’s touch is all that’s needed to treat little eyes and ears to a stream of colorful, melodic beads that cascade gently from end-to-end and back again in this fascinating to
Ten touch-and-feel building blocks, each highlighting a different part of your little one’s day. From the breakfast block with its bumpy placemat to the naptime block with a fuzzy teddy, little ones experience their own story in 3-D. Big colorful blocks can be stacked, balanced and nested easily
For Pre-School:
PLAYFUL PATTERNS®
It’s an early childhood pre-math and pre-reading learning center in a box! Set includes 132 geometric shapes made of slip-proof foam plus 34 progressively challenging designs on 6" x 6" cards. Your child can use the shapes to match the card designs or to create open-ended, original patterns and pictures.
BUSY PETS
This tactile set of brightly colored pet manipulatives provides children with hands-on learning, beginning with concepts of color, matching, sorting, counting and classification. Add in the 2-sided spinner and numbered die for a series of fun counting games. The activity guide offers progressively challenging pre-math activities to grow with your child. 6 pet styles in 5 colors.
from 3 years to primary school
Donations they made and also great additions to the gift guide:
The Caterpillar Shape Sorter (15),
Busy Farm (20) and
Thank you to Discovery Toys for the donations and review items that I have saved for my daughter’s birthday. I will write up the review after her birthday.
I love the thought of all of the idea above, but what about something more interactive? I came across Encyclopedia Britannica’s Interactive Science Library and thought it looked perfect for engaging the young ones. What do you think??