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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Cheap Infantino Activity Shapes Jungle

Infantino Activity Shapes Jungle
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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My 3 month old hadn't been too interested in touching toys yet. He stared at things, and followed them with his eyes, but he didn't reach out and play. These were the first toys he reached out for and when placed in his hand, he held on! As he grows I can see these will be a lot of fun for him to play with, they're great! Two of the three have a teething piece, and the third has a mirror. There are lots of features to these toys that I can tell will delight him more and more now that he's got the hang of holding them.

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These were given as a gift to our son. He loves them. He plays with these more than any other toy he has right now they also work for teething. We love them.

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I have never written a review but these animals deserve it! They are the first toys that my baby started tracking. She loved the colors and the sounds, especially the lion. When she was old enough to reach for things these where the first she reached for. The elephant and monkey have so many different things (tags, teething ring, tail, nose, ears etc...) that she can hang on to it made it easy for her to play with them for long periods of time. She is almost 8 months old and still loves playing with these guys! Now that she's mobile she'll cross the room just to get to them. I would HIGHLY recommend!

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I think these are great and my 3 month old son enjoys playing with them. My only complaint is one of them doesn't have anything on it to be able to hang it.

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Sunday, December 7, 2014

Wonderworld Mini Toy School Bus Review

Wonderworld Mini Toy School Bus
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This school bus is perfect in size for 1+ but with detail that will amuse a 3yr old. Great way for a home based toddler to grasp the concept that soon they will be going to school

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This bus must be fetched by my daughter to sing "Wheels on the bus" daily (she is 15 months and has had this toy for 3 months). Also her little wood dolls like to ride on top ;) It is very well constructed and the size and weight is perfect for little hands. It rolls very well, and it will last through my rough and tumble toddler and beyond. I'm not sure the company makes this bus anymore? If you're thinking about this bus, buy it! I believe it's the best one out there and I am constantly on the look out for the best quality toys.

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Sunday, November 30, 2014

PIPEROID characters - Tengking & Tsubuten Reviews

PIPEROID characters - Tengking & Tsubuten
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I bought these for my son and he loves them. Great activity and he now has them on display in his room. They might be too frustrating for young kids. Some of the small pieces are tough to assemble.

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We've ordered a few of these piperoid characters and kids from ages 7 to 16 love putting them together. The little ones enjoy playing with them. The older ones have put them on display in their rooms.

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Friday, November 14, 2014

LeapFrog LeapReader Junior Book: Sesame Street Cookie Monster's Review

LeapFrog LeapReader Junior Book: Sesame Street Cookie Monster's First Book of Numbers
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There is a lot going on in this Tag Jr. book. The only disappointing thing is that the entire book is in Cookie Monster's voice. This is not the best choice if you are trying to teach diction or clear enunciation. My daughter loves it though.

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My almost 3 year old daughter enjoys this book. She loves Sesame Street, and therefore this book. The music is fun, and she loves hitting all the different pictures to hear the words and sounds.

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This was the first interactive reader we received for my daughter and she enjoys it. She started at only 13 months old with this book, but enjoys hearing the reader count and meeting all the characters.

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My son is two and he really likes this book. I've noticed that since we got it, he can recognize numbers by name in other books and puzzles. I don't have a problem with the Cookie Monster voice like some of the other reviewers. The text in the book is not read by Cookie Monster, he just describes the pictures.

Overall, a great addition to your Tag Junior library.

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I bought this for my granddaughter who is 2 and beginning to show interest in learning to read. Tag Jr. is a great way to help them see the word as well as hear it pronounced.

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Buy Family Pastimes / Princess - A Co-operative Game

Family Pastimes / Princess - A Co-operative Game
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I bought this game for my six year old daughter's birthday in hopes that all the children (4,6,10)would play together and that the grownups could play too without completely zoning out. It has far exceeded my expectations! The kids really enjoy it. My ten year old son says he loves "the imaginative spirit about it, and it's just a really fun game for everybody." We've taken it to gatherings and not only do the girls like it, the boys really like it, too. The girls say it's fun because they get to "save the princess!" And the grownups wherever we go get interested and start playing, too! It promotes cooperative play, not competitive, and you get really creative about the ways to use the resources you have (a firefly, a candle, a horse!) to solve the obstacles facing you. Another plus is that the game pieces have the French words as well as the English, so we've had some fun with that as well. The greatest fun for this homeschooling mom is watching my three kids laugh together, imagine together, and work together towards a common empowering goal. This game is creating wonderful memories for our family and friends. I highly recommend it!

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This game is awesome. It is so simple that my 5yo and 3yo can play it together alone. It is highly imaginative and inspires a lot of creativity the stuff my kids have come up with trying to save that princess has been hilarious and also demonstrates some really great problem-solving. There is no one winner we either all win or all lose, which is great for eliminating fighting. In short, the kids love it, I love it, and they don't need me to play it, which if you are a mom you know is priceless. #winning

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Our girls (ages 4-7) were first introduced to this game about a month ago while playing with a friend. We've been having issues with our younger daughter not handling board games well with some of the more traditional games (Candyland, Shutes & Ladders) for her age, and those games have ceased to be entertaining for our older daughter (or me!). Anyway, Princess has been a great way for the girls (and their friends) to play cooperatively and it is gratifying to see them work together to rescue the princess. Our youngest easily handles the disappointment of not saving the princess every game since it's a collective loss. Bye-bye tears and grumpiness. Hello family time, fun, and creativity. We also bought Max for Christmas since we've been impressed at how well the cooperative games work for our family. That game has more to do with odds/strategy, whereas Princess involves creatively using the pieces in addition to chance. Also, with Max, not necessarily all the critters are saved/eaten, but for the Princess, she is either rescued or not. Both girls like each game and often we play 2-3 rounds of one game, then switch to the other. It is more fun with 2-4 kids and having a parent "help" with the game rules the first few times definitely helps transition the kids so they can play it without an adult. I think older (9 yrs +) kids might get bored playing Princess with same aged peers, but having a mixed age group (of any age) keeps the interest level since every age level seems to have a different perspective on how to creatively rescue the princess. In any case, it is a nice way to have older siblings play with their younger siblings without all the drama.

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I had this game as a young child myself and loved to play it with my friends. It is a great teambuilding game and the difficulty can be easily adjusted to meet the needs and ages of the players. Recently, I brought it with me to play with some kids that I babysit. I adapted the rules and successfully played the game with a 3 year old. She loves it!! This year for Christmas, I bought the game for her and her sister. She is 5 and her sister is 3. They both love it! The 5 year old remembers all of the extra fun things we added in:

During the game, the players have to confront various challenges to help rescue the princess and make group decisions. One of the challenges is to cross water to get to the castle. We chose to use the rowboat to get across. Instead of simply playing the card, we put the card down and added in rowing actions. Similarly, when we got to the guard, we added dialogue for him. These are just little fun tidbits I have added to help make the game more fun/sometimes easier for the younger kids. It is amazing what they remember over a period of 3+ months of not playing the game.

Overall, the game is a great problem solving, team building, choice making game. Great for all ages to play together!!

The company that makes the game, also makes lots of other cooperative team games. They are all awesome and all very fun to play. They are really different because they are not your typical competitive winner/loser games. These are games where everyone is a winner and there are natural problems that need to be solved. Great selection of games!!

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I bought this to keep my 5-year old daughter occupied on days when the weather is bad and I have never seen her so absorbed in a board game. She wanted to play it all weekend long, and even when I was cooking dinner and couldn't play with her, she played by herself, taking turns for both of us. Now that's a good game! It is fairly easy to win every time, as one reviewer points out. But sometimes the win is easy and straightforward, and sometimes you scrape by just before dark falls; either way the game teaches cooperation because all parties have to agree on how to overcome the obstacles. i must say, it made for much more enjoyable playtime and bonding to have the game end with a joint celebration of "we won, we won, we won!" rather than having a winner and a loser.

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Sunday, November 9, 2014

Reviews of Leapfrog Alphabet Pal - Green

Leapfrog Alphabet Pal - Green
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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We just bought this for our nephew, age 3. It teaches not only the letters, but the sounds each letter makes. It was very fun and entertaining for our niece, age 1, who "previewed" it today. I wish this toy had been around when my kids were getting ready for kindergarten. Also has a song for each key and teaches colors, too. Fantastic educational value.

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This toy is worth the $.

We had the older version where the individual legs moved (like the purple one) and had to replace it because another kid really liked the toy and we gave it to them.

Why this rules 26 songs, letters, learn colors, learn the alphabet song. It talks. It keeps my child entertained. 2 volume settings. Very durable. My kid has dropped it off the coffee table multiple times and dragged it everywhere. It rolls smoothly on carpet or on hardwood. Bright colors. Voice is at a comfortable pitch.

There's been several different upgrades since the original one it no longer spells out "words" it used to when you put the letters together. The new one has a softer more "velvety" feel. It's smaller. Everything about it is the same.

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It is a pull toy, but the string is rather short. However, that doesn't stop her from pulling it around to hear the Alphabet Song. Great toy at an affordable price (as of right now, anyway). I tried to find the LeapFrog Alphabet Bus (which seems to be the toy my kids argue over) to give for Christmas and found that the price has skyrocketed her on Amazon. Maybe this little guy is taking the bus' place.

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This was the first gift my 2 year old opened on Christmas morning and it was also the last. He played with it instead of opening his other gifts... practically had to bribe him to eventually open gifts later in the day! This toy stays out all the time and he LOVES to push the buttons and hear the letters. He already knows most of the letters and this just reinforces that knowledge when he plays with it!

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My son has the green version of this toy and I am very impressed on the durability of it and the educational value of it. My son loves the music setting on it and presses the buttons all the time. He is only 13 months so he doesn't get the concept of it yet but still loves it just the same. Also if any of the other parents haven't figured it out (thanks to my sons father) in the setting where it sounds out the different letters it will not allow you to spell out any bad words. I think that is great! I can't believe that the manufacturers thought of that. I would get this for any child!!

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Saturday, October 25, 2014

Buy Vamos A Hablar Espanol! (Let's Speak Spanish!) Book 1

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I picked up this book for my 3rd and 4th grader. They do not get enough Spanish in school, and bilingualism is important. So, I picked this book up, and I was very pleased.

It isn't a colorful book, but it makes up for that in content.

Each lesson builds upon the previous one.

The best part to me was that by the end of the book your child will be writing basic Spanish sentences and small paragraphs.

This book will ease your child into reading and writing in two languages.

And, it is thin enough to no be overwhelming.

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Friday, September 26, 2014

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9-12 still love to go to the board and pick teams. The spinners provide a fair and suspenseful way to get all kids engaged in the set up stage of an activity. Wish I could think of more ways to use the spinners.

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These spinners are an excellent addition to your teaching toolbox. These spinners have a strong magnetic back that holds the spinner to any magnetized surface. I draw a large circle, divide it into sections and label each. My students spin the spinner and the whole group game begins. They absolutely love it! It is also a great method to teach probability!

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I was a little worried that these spinners would 1) fall off the board when spun and 2) come to rest in a vertical position more often than anything else. But they are great as long as you spin them carefully. Once you get the hang of how much force is needed (spin too hard and yes, they do fall right off), they work very well, and they do NOT always land pointing straight up or straight down, not at all (that one was my biggest worry). My students LOVE these, and I love how I can use them for just about anything. I do wish the magnets were much stronger so I could let the kids spin them (we tried, but first graders just can't spin them gently) but that's a minor issue.

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These are great for many uses in the classroom. You won't be disappointed if you get them. They are actually very durable.

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I teach Kindergarteners, most of the time in small groups working on literacy. I saw these spinners and immediately thought of all the possible activities we could do and how much the kids would like them. Unfortunately, one of the spinners came broken and one of the others is not well balanced, so that it tends to always point down after spinning. The third one seems to be working for now. As I said, great idea , but poor execution.

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

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I looked into the levitating globes and chose this instead. It doesn't levitate, but its slow rotation, without batteries, is soothing and fascinating. It just keeps spinning with no intervention...just like the real Earth! It is too small to use as a reference globe, but it is a fine size for a desk ornament. It takes some thinking to figure out how it could possibly work, thus it makes a good conversation piece.

I liked mine so much that I ordered one as a Christmas gift for a tech-savvy friend. He appreciated his as much as I did mine.

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This video shows the MOVA 4.5" globe I've just received. I've placed a CD in a case just behind and beside the globe for a sense of scale (it's slightly larger than I imagined it would be).

I first placed the globe about two feet from a desk lamp with a CFL bulb. The globe would move about a quarter of a turn, then stop and move back an inch or two, and then start turning again. The manual that came with the globe indicates that flourescent lighting is not optimal for powering the globe. Luckily I get some indirect sunlight from a window across the hall, which seems to work like a charm.

I'd read another review mentioning the seam where the two halves of the globe's outer shell are joined. It's a relatively subtle seam, and it is straight and regular around the circumference, so placing the seam at the equator effectively hides it from view.

The manual also mentions a sealed hole where the fluid is introduced, and that this should be at the bottom of the globe. I was not able to find this irregularity.

Granted, I've only had this globe for 30 minutes or so, but my concern about the expendature is gone. If the globe continues to function as it does now, I'll be completely happy with this purchase.

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This was a present to our family from some girls that stayed at our house for a week. I love love love it. Our sits by the window and smoothly rotates from the light. I have never had it next to a regular house light before but outdoor lighting it is beautiful. I love how the blue pops from the ocean color. I am buying one for a friend too.

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I was amazed when I first saw one of these a year ago. The clear outer shell was invisible making it look like it was floating in air. I bought one for a gift and I can plainly see the seam between the two halves of the outer shell. If I line the seam up with the equator it is less noticeable. Without the seam this would definitely get five stars.

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I have had this globe for about 6 months now and I really like it. It doesn't levitate, but it rotates inside of a plastic sphere when exposed to light. Mine seems to rotate at a really good speed even in relatively dim light from the window, although at night it spins very slowly because the light bulb in the room is really low. So far I have had no problems with it at all.

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Monday, September 15, 2014

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My students enjoy the comic portion of the word of he week. It is easier for them to learn new words because it is only one new word a week.

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This pocket folder and accompanying Words of the Week make a great bulletin board to enhance students' vocabularies. Students are eager to learn new vocabulary words, and mastery comprehension of these words is achievable due to the single word given per week. This set even works great with my sixth grade students who may have heard these words, but were unfamiliar with their meanings.

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I use this all of the time and when I have exhausted their words we just make r own. I have it in a special place in the room and the kids refer to it each week.

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We have posted all three in our elementary by the 3 4th grade bathrooms. The teachers and students have loved seeing these. Great resource :)

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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Buy LeapPad® Educational Game: Ratatouille

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My grandkids are enjoying this very much and are learning a lot (Ages 3 and 4). Would recommend it to other parents or grandparents.

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My son loves it. He was scare (I do not know why) to watch Ratatouille cartoon. He watched after this book

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I got this book on sale at an amazing price. My son likes to play with it often. I am very happy I bought this.

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Friday, September 5, 2014

Cheap Intravenous Infusion Practicing Model for Nursing Medical Students

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Great product.

For student nurses who just need the extra confidence to give injections.

You will enjoy the practice you'll get from this product

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Veins are difficult to stick. Return flow is almost non existant. Search for a better product. The model is only good for palpating the perfect vein via perfect skin, otherwise not worth the effort. Very effective cost saving tool for a beginner.

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Cheap V. Smile Pocket Learning System Game Cars 2

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The VTech systems make the best learning toys! This game work on reading, hand-eye coordination, ect., while the child is having fun. I'd recommend to anyone with younger children.

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It was fun for my son, but the graphics and story are really simplistic and he gets bored with it pretty fast.

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My grandson loves this game. He isn't quite old enough for it yet but can do some of it and he loves the action and the characters. Shucks, I love it, too.

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Product came very quickly, packaged as brand new as listed, and was given as a gift to a 5 yr old boyhe loved it!! Thanks again!

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