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5 Summer Toys that Encourage Learning

June 1, 2014 by Momstart 1 Comment

Playful learning keeps skills sharp over the summer months

five summer toys that encourage learning

Compiled by Eileen Sloan, former first grade teacher

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Thumball $9.95

www.mayer-johnson.com/thumballs

More than a simple ball, Thumball™: Move Your Body helps educators increase body awareness and thinking skills. Act out the different movements used when playing sports, enjoying hobbies and performing exercises in an interactive, motivating way.

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Kiddie Helper! EZLeaps Shoe Tying Tool $5.49

www.ezleaps.com

Color- pop leopard spots, sports balls, unicorns and more designs decorate this simple tool that offers a fun and rewarding way to learn shoe tying in a very short time. Kids will feel proud of their skills, and parents, teachers and coaches can relax knowing children are safer with tied shoes. Get your child ready for first great and turn learning into a celebration!

· Pops off easily once shoe is tied

· Fashion accessory, hangs from the backpack

· Great for birthday parties, scouts, sports, YMCA, school and more

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Brain Quest for the Car by Workman Publishing $11.95

www.timbuktoys.com

Culture, customs and the O.K Corral. Natural wonders and notable Americans, Benjamin Franklin to Susan B. Anthony to Dr. Seuss. Plus state capitals, historical milestones, geographical oddities, mythic figures. It’s the American-ness of America, from Johnny Appleseed to the Motown sound. And it makes every trip a learning adventure.

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Steppers $10.95

www.fatbraintoys.com

Return of the 1970s classic toy "Romper Stompers." Steppers have long been a great toy for kids to improve balance and coordination.

This durable Stepper set is a modern take on this classic toy. The sharp edges, rust issues and stability problems of home-made “can steppers” are eliminated by molding our own design with a flared base and anti-slip top textures.

High quality braided polypropylene line is used for the handles to ensure durability and a good grip for little hands.

For ages 5 up to Adults

Each set comes with two stepper bases and braided line.

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Spot it!

www.fatbrain.com

here is always one, and only one, matching symbol between any 2 cards in this party game. Spot it and you win! A sharp eye and a little bit of speed is all it takes to become a Spot it! master.

Spot It

A game of quick perception

Develops matching skills, speeds perceptual abilities

55 cards

Illustrated rules

Fun for a wide range o

Filed Under: review Tagged With: 5 summer toys that encourage learning, play, summer toys, Toys

Play, Pack and Go NEAT-OH Hot Wheels ZipBin Ramp It Up & More

October 27, 2012 by Momstart Leave a Comment

We received the Hot Wheels ZipBin from Neat-Oh and it’s perfect for a little boy like mine that plays with cars all the time and takes them everywhere he goes. He was using a bucket and he carries them up the stairs and down the stairs and he hates cleaning up after himself because he knows that’s just another trip up and down the stairs with his cars. He can’t fit all of them in his bucket and they fall out. This zipbin has a lid, looks like a box and has carrying handles. We love it!

IMG_6223This racing themed case displays speeding Hot Wheels® cars all over the exterior and an awesome roadway ramp folds out from the interior.  Weighing only one pound, this case unzips to lay flat. Discover crisscrossing roads, bridges, tunnels, and jumps.  Fold the jumps so that cars go veering off course, into each other, and through the winding map.  The included Hot Wheels® car fits inside perfectly along with hundreds more! Hit the road! Ages 3+. ZipBin® Products – Keep it Together™. Hot Wheels™ and associated trademarks and trade dress are owned by, and used under license from, Mattel, Inc. ©2012 Mattel, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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  • Colorful, Durable, wipe-clean surface
  • Sturdy, Heavy Duty Zippers
  • Meets Child Safety Standards
  • Patent Pending
  • Dimensions
    Closed: 8 x 8 x 7 inches
    Mat: 21 x 21 inches
  • WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
  • Toys included
    Includes 1 Hot Wheels™ Car (~3")

Hot toys from NEAT-OHIMG_6221

  • Hot Wheels™ ZipBin® Ramp It Up!
  • LEGO® Star Wars® ZipBin® Large Millennium Falcon™ Messenger Bag
  • Barbie® ZipBin® Dream House Toybox & Playmat
  • Barbie® Neat-Oh!® Fashion Show (only available for OH, MI, and IN based blogs)
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we received samples

Filed Under: 2012 Gift Guide Tagged With: Gift guide, hot wheels, pack and go, play, ramp, zipbin

Just Pretend Kids Children’s Fantasy Dress Up

October 20, 2012 by Momstart 14 Comments

We received two adorable costumes from Just Pretend Kids. Just Pretend Kids specializes in a children’s fantasy dress-up assortment. The 2 categories within our "Just Pretend™" collection include princess and costumes, all of which are high quality. The princess assortment features pretty dresses, tutus, bodysuits, wings, wands and hair accessories for toddlers and children. Princess

Their costume assortment includes a variety of adorable "Just Pretend™" animal and other favorite characters in infant (0-6 month buntings and 6-12 month onesies) and toddler sizing (1T-4T)Halloween_Costumes

We received the frog and the cheetah and they came ALIVE. As you can see my kids are just barely able to fit into the size 4T so we had to donate them after we tried them on, but I’m happy to give them to someone else. They quality is really very nice. They are soft and warm, which is perfect to wear on Halloween night anywhere. Seems like Halloween is always cold.

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I’d love to let them sleep in them too on cold nights. I always loved one pieces to sleep in. They are so cute. I highly recommend Just Pretend Kids.

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Filed Under: review Tagged With: costume review, fantasy, Halloween costumes, play

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