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Kid-O Bilibo - Blue

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Learning and Education
from: Kid-O


My kids are doing all kinds of things with these toys, as they should be. They are sturdy and resilient and can be used in water, dirt, sand, just about anywhere! They have held marbles, cars, pompoms, snacks, water and tiny animals. They have been used as hats, stool, spinning seats, water buckets, animal caves, baby rockers and mountains.

Great imaginative toy!

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LeapFrog Leapster Carrying Case

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Learning and Education
from: LeapFrog


I agree that this is a good case for protecting the Leapster. My four year old son has had this case for a year, and even when he has dropped it, the Leapster is fine.
My problem with the case is the pouch for cartridge storage. As other reviews stated, it is simply a small mesh pouch with a velcro flap over it. We have had cartridges fall out many times, and we have lost my son's favorite game because of this.
If you are looking for a case to protect the leapster, this is fine, but if you want something to securely store the cartridges, you'll want to look for something else.

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LeapFrog LeapPad Educational Book: Finding Nemo

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Learning and Education
from: LeapFrog


I have a daughter that will be going into Kindergarten next year. My wife and I bought her a LeapPad and two software modules for it for Christmas last year thinking it would help her get a bit of a head start before starting school.

While my daughter doesn't play with this on her own, she likes using this software with me or my wife. It seems like she is introducing us to characters she liked in Nemo and all the things they can do in this software.

By allowing her to "show us around", she has learned quite a bit from this software. She seems to have fun with it as a kid, and the fact that she is learning is very satisfying for me as a parent.

I think LeapPad has done a good job here.

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Hasbro Playskool Swing 'N Score Baseball

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Learning and Education
from: Hasbro

September 06, 2006
I got this product secondhand for $1.50 and boy am I glad I didn't buy it new at the full price! My daughter was 9 months old when I got it and sat next to it, hitting the baseball with her hand and ignoring the bat for about 5 minutes then moved on. When she was 11 months old and could walk she was already way too big for it and just ran around the house hitting things with the bat. The "adjustable height" only adds about two inches. Even if she was tiny enough to use this, I doubt hitting a ball in a circle with some annoying repetitive phrases would interest her very long.

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Snap Circuits PRO SC-500

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Learning and Education
from: Elenco Electronics Inc

June 12, 2006
I wasn't sure if this product would be good for my son's 11th birthday, but decided to go for it. He couldn't stop playing with it. This 500 project set had three books of "projects" for him to put together. Each project has easy to follow directions with a description of why it works. The science teacher at our middle school is requesting the PTA to purchase several of the smaller snap circuits sets for her science lab, so it must be good education.

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Insect Lore Ladybug Land

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Learning and Education
from: Insect Lore

June 16, 2008
This is educational, but no one will notice if you don't tell them. It comes with a mail in cupon and once you have the larvae, the fun begins. Make sure you share the information and discuss all of the events of the bug cycle. Learning can be fun.

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Skwish Classic (Boxed)

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Learning and Education
from: Manhattan Toy


We got this toy for our then 3 month old son. It is bright and colourful and easy for him hold, shake and chew on. It is easily his favourite toy.
I find oit durable, educational and versatile.
Perfect present for a baby shower or a young baby.

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Junior Stomp Rocket Refills

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Learning and Education
from: D+L Company


The toy itself with the launcher is an excellent toy. Original package comes with 4. This is a refill and a little steep for the price.

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Fashion Designer

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Learning and Education
from: Back To Basics Toys


I had great memories of this toy from my own childhood so bought it for my 4 year old daughter. It is very difficult to get a good outline (especially of the face) using the included crayons. Also it is difficult to close the cover that keeps the paper in place. Perhaps an older child would be able to play with this independently but I found myself doing most of this for my daughter as she would get frustrated with the above mentioned issues. Still fun but not quite what I was hoping for.

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Dance Baby Dance! - Classical Stacker

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Learning and Education
from: Fisher-Price


My daughter's daycare has this toy (I think thye usually use it without the batteries...). At 13 months, it is simple for her to stack the rings. I believe this toy is more developmentally appropriate for this age than the toy that I grew up with (just like what we have at home), which Fisher Price calls Rock-A-Stack. On the Rock-A-Stack, the pole is slanted, so the rings have to go on in a particular order in order for them to all fit. That skill comes much later than the ability to stack. With this toy, the rings can go in in any order, thus isolating stacking as the relevant developmental skill.