Review of Musical Toys MP482 Ocean Wave Drum

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I bought this toy for my baby when she was about 5 months old. She learned very quickly that she could use it as a drum or shaker to make noise. She's now 16 months old and she still likes to play with this toy. It's educational, fun, durable (she's stepped/stood on it numerous times) and you will get your moneys worth.

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These drums are fun for all ages. My toddler and my infant son fight over this constantly. They love to bang on and shake it. I will say this is very durable, as many times as I have to yell "Don't step on the drum" lol its held it's own in our house. I even catch my husband playing it. I would highly recommend this for your music set or just for fun.

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Purchased this for my friend's little boy who was born with septo optic dysplasia and is blind. It's tough to find something that he will enjoy & is not scary and which he can grasp and tag around...he loves it :)

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This is a most unusual toy. It can be played as a tamborine or drum! Our granddaughter had lots of fun with it!

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great service great product, thanks this is a wonderful thing for children, great grad parent gift!

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Discount ULTIMATE LABS FINGERPRINT INVESTIGATOR

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I got this as a Christmas present for my 10 year old. Before this, he was only into his GI Joe action figures. But after he got this he's been fingerprinting everything in the house.

The kit comes with a black light and some ink that's only visible under the UV light. He asked me to set up challenges for him so I used the ink to write an "invisible" treasure map with such things as "Find 3 objects in the living room marked with an invisible fingerprint".

Plus, the UV light is fun to play with on it's own. You think your house is clean, and then you see glowing stuff with the black light. I don't know what it is, but I'm going to have to get some industrial strength cleaner, LOL. Don't get this if you're a germaphobe. ;-)

I think it's a great educational toy for kids AND it lets this me play actively with my son. It's so much better than sitting in front of the TV!

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My 8 year old son purchased this product with his allowance. The fingerprint dust does not work it does not dust on and show fingerprints and therefore you can't lift the prints with the pieces of clear tape. I am very disappointed that a company with such a good reputation for quality products would sell a fingerprint kit that doesn't lift fingerprints. I called customer service and they sent another bottle of fingerprint dust but it didn't work properly either. If all you want to do is make ink fingerprints, buy it. Otherwise, try another product.

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My son has had lots of fun playing with this toy. We all had a lot of fun with it and it is a nice quality item. I love the educational toys my kids actually like too. The thumbprint ink doesn't come off the kids fingers easily. We found this out on New Years Day when all my little nephews and nieces got their fingerprints made. They all had black thumbs for the day!

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It is a good children's home use microscope The magnification is good up to 400x It sure is fun for my kids. Seems pretty sturdy too. It only has plastic slides though and so I will have to buy more glass, the plastic get scratched up so easily. The kids really like thinking up things to look at and checking them out. It doesn't have a case of any sort unless you save the box which I didn't you need to find somewhere safe to store. Overall a good starter microscope.

Visible 4D Rhinoceros Beetle Anatomy Kit (12") 4D Vision Review

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Really great toy/model kit! Parents note: Extremely easy to snap together,

but just be careful of some very tight fitting wing parts! The "left" wing fit

SO tightly into it's socket, that it was VERY hard to remove again and the wing broke off, unfortunately. Nicely sculpted and painted. However, I wonder why the price on this model is higher than the hercules beetle, by the same company?! In any case, I'm hoping this company will release many more animals, done in the "see through" fashion! LONG overdue (from ANY model/toy manufacturer)is: a large cat (saber tooth?), a giraffe, a bat, a turtle....so many more, that would also be fun! Let's hope, huh?!

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Learning Games Pizza Math Reviews

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My kids wanted this board game, we ordered it (cost way to much money for what it is) but anyway

it is really fun game, teaches simple math to younger kids easily by counting the items on your pizza slices.

We play it quite a bit really, is constructed as best can be I guess when manufacturing something from cardboard.

Not so happy about the cost, with the shipping it was around thirty bucks, this game should retail around

ten or fifteen dollars, we had also bought "battleship" board game and that was 15.00 for a comparison. Over all

it is a fun & educational game our family enjoys.

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Buy Spot It! Educational Set

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I have a different version of this game, but I needed one for children. This was perfect and the children that I work with love this game. It forces them to visually scan, look from near to far, saccadic eye movements, match like items, identify shapes, number, letters and a host of other educationally relevant skills. Cheap, easy to carry, and can be used in various types of environments.

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My grandchildren love them. As a retired teacher, I find them to be a great learning tool!

Creative! Thank you

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We don't use them as much as I thought we would, and it doesn't seem to keep the kids interest too much.

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This is a game that my ESL kids love and I love playing it too. I have them say out loud what matches before they even touch a card or they lose a card and it works great. Their vocabulary has gotten better much more quickly than I thought it would. Fantastic, fun, quick and easy, Spot it! is a must.

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All the Spot It! games have a lot of fun to offer. We have played them with kids ages 3-7. The more advanced the kid, them more advanced the matching portion of the game's challenge can be. These games have kept our kids busy MANY times when they had to wait longer than their natural patience allowed.

Insect Box, Cardboard Review

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These black, hinged, cardboard storage/display boxes are attractive, durable, and well-designed for pinned insects. The boxes arrived quickly and were in mint condition.

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Discount Hape - Mosaic Puzzle in Bamboo

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List Price: $39.99
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Pros:

1. FUN! My grandson loves it!

2. There are no "rules."

3. It holds a five-year-old's attention.

4. It holds his grandmother's attention.

5. It hold the attention of adult guests.

6. Any way the tiles are arranged, it looks like a work of art.

7. The pieces are precision cut bamboo, with no rough edges.

8. The tray has just enough "ease" to make it easy to put the pieces in and take them out.

9. The colors are gentle, yet bold and clear. Non-toxic.

10. There are more tiles than you need to fill the tray -many more. Enough so that you can choose colors and shapes to suit the design or pattern in mind.

11. Pleasing to look at, satisfying to handle.

Cons:

1. The pieces are too small to have around toddlers.

2. It's hard to put away. Oh, there's a cloth bag for the pieces -and the sturdy box size is ample to to just toss everything in -but it's so beautifully made and designed, so engaging, you'll want to leave it out on the coffee table.

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I bought this puzzle for my 5-yr-old niece, and as it turned out, it was fun for the whole family! We liked the fact that there were so many possibilities in terms of designs and that it comes with some suggested designs that are easy to create. It was too challenging for my niece to create the suggested designs on her own, but she will grow into it and she enjoyed making patterns and creating a beautiful design with every attempt. I have two minor complaints about the product one is that I wish there were more little triangles, which would add to the flexibility and possible designs, and the other is that the light and dark green pieces are so close in color that you can hardly tell the difference. Other than that, we loved it and will continue to play with it for days on end. I like the fact that it is made from bamboo and that it comes with lots of extra pieces and a nice canvas bag to hold all the pieces. I'll definitely be giving this as a gift again!

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I just got this toy for my son and we love it. It is nice to have a "puzzle" the whole family can do

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We got this puzzle for our five year old daughter and not only does she love to work on it, but so does our whole family. Creating your own beautiful patterns is so satisfying and is a really nice blend of art and geometry practice! My only complaint is that they give way too few triangles.

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I echo everything P Geis said, plus the puzzle is excellent for people with dementia. It taps the creativity that may remain intact even with significant cognitive decline. There are no opportunities for mistakes and the end result is colorful and attractive. You can allow as much independence in design as the person can manage. There's enough ease in our puzzle base that adding a new piece can push existing ones a bit out of place if the puzzle is flat. This is frustrating for arthritic hands (but doesn't seem to bother kids). The issue is minimized by using the stake that elevates the puzzle base at about a 30-degree angle, allowing gravity to keep the pieces more secure. Definitely a 5-star product. Makes me want to investigate other Hape offerings.

Cheap Magnetic Poetry The Poet Kit

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I had got one of these sets for myself to put on my cubicle wall at work, and it was a hit there, so I got one for my dad for Christmas to take to work. He loved it and is sure it'll get a lot of use there. It has a real variety of words, things you probably wouldn't expect to see, either.

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This box is a lot more descriptive than the Original box it has words like 'corduroy' and 'champagne', so I think it's a bit more limited. There are definitely enough pronouns and conjunctions to make coherent sentences though. The whole box takes up the entire surface of a regular sized freezer. Never had an issue with them falling off, even when slamming fridge door.

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Love the case to be able to compose on but it could be much larger for the price. Have to have several versions to really make poems that make much sense. Some versions have whiter word tiles than others and the word sizes vary slightly as well. Overall it is a good buy.

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This is great to put up at the lunch room in your workplace! It gives you something to do while waiting for the microwave to free up.

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we love the magnatic poetry magnets I play with them all the time the kids love

them too I am very happy with them

Reviews of Bilingual Zingo (English/french)

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I bought Bilingual Zingo for my 6 year old at Christmas, but my 4 year old is also enjoying it, too. I don't think he's learning the words, but he still has fun playing with us by just matching up the pictures. They're now 4 1/2 and 6 1/2 and they both still like the game.

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Reviews of Wooden Trebuchet Kit

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I'm still fine tuning this model. In the out of the box and assembled configuration the ball does not launch. The arm swings around with an impressive whip-like speed, then the ball just falls out of the vinyl sling on to the table and rolls away. I'll keep playing with it to see if I can get it to work.

Incidentally the one I received did not come with instructions, but they are available on the manufacturer website. The wood also needed sanded and the holes re-bored to fit the dowels on the pivot arms, and bushings to make the dowels snug on the basket arms.

ADDENDUM After some tinkering, improved results have been obtained. Some photos of this item show a small slit in the sling near the throwing arm, that allow the eye-ring trigger loop to pass through the sling, allowing the sling to lay flat. After adding this slit, and insuring that it is wide enough to not impede the release of the sling strap when firing, the sling releases correctly, and the projectile launches instead of falling on the table.

When using fishing sinkers for the counterweight basket, a 2.5 cm ball bearing(aka a Pinball) will leave a 5mm dent in a plaster wall. Excellent.

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My 11 yr old son built this by himself with minimal assistance from me (I worked the clamps). Very sturdy construction. And a great price. Highly recommend.

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The combination of no instructions and parts that *almost* fit together will leave an 10 year old frustrated. So rule out a feel-good build for a young one. I cant help but think adding an 6 extra 3/4' length dowels and pre drilling the joints would have allowed the tower to be assembled and glued at once, instead of butting diagonal sticks together that defy clamping (I ended up drilling and screwing with wood screws so we only had one drying session).

Imagine trying to glue the ends to form the plywood ballast box just by butting them together as suggested by the instructions when the pieces aren't the correct size. And the holes for the dowels that need to be glued are drilled too large and result in crooked pivots for the ballast box and throwing arm.

Cool idea, but free yourself from the idea of a kit and assemble your own. If there is some secret inherent in this design, it is overshadowed by the poor fitment and less than elegant joints that defy glue alone.

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The kit goes together well and yes, it works and boy does it work. Although they provide a small rubber ball to hurl, i've launched just about anything and everything that will fit in the sling. I bought this for my office shelf thinking it would be an interesting conversational piece but my employees and I have found ourselves taking a break by deciding on new things to chuck across the room. It's been launching office supplies for well over 4 months and it's held up perfectly.

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Nice product here. My 9-yr old son and I built it in two sessions (to let the glue dry), and we really love it. Unlike the catapult we built, this is sturdy. The design is inherently durable because the throwing action does not exert high forces on the arm, unlike the catapult where the throwing arm tends to break against the wooden crossbar. I ultimately took this design and scaled it up by 3 times. Just have to get the right strength of cross member holding the throwing arm. Very hapy with this product from Amazon.

Shamrock Cut-Outs; 36 Per Pack Review

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The shamrocks are colorful, durable and the write size for large bulleting board type displays. It will make a lovely display in March for Irish Heritage Month.

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Dr Seuss Light Up Cat In The Hat Pointer; 15" Length; no. EU-801000 Reviews

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I homeschool my children and I ordered this the point out to different countries and to point out different things associated with the calendar. This product makes my kids want to do school, they get so excited!

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this is wonderful. the students love to help point as we sing days of the week songs as well as count on the 100 chart. they often use it to read big books or play school during free time. very useful!!

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I work at a preschool and was so trilled when i found this fun Pointer my kids LOVE it and the light is just added fun!

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Just great! My kids love it. I hope to order a million more. I just can't live without this pointer stick thing.

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I thought the strength of the light at the end would be enough to use as a pointer for my promethian board. It's not. It is cute though and I used it regardless of the light at the end.

Buy C & A Scientific ELECTRIC BLOCK KIT

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My 7 year old grandson loved it! His mind engaged right away. Pieces are sized well for their hands and the kit gives good instructions. Thanks for a great product.

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There are a lot of larger kits that have parts that interchange with this one.

My 7 year old really enjoys this kit. I'll probably graduate him to more advanced electronic kits soon, but this one was a great introduction that let him experiment and follow instructions to build items that were interesting to him.

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The boys really like playing with this, much more than I expected. They built several projects and then had a competition to see who could get the fan the highest without hitting the ceiling. I wish I would have bought more for gifts when they were on sale.

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I paid 10$ for it. For 10$ it is not bad. My daughter loves experimenting with it. The booklet has many diagrams to build and what should happen (e.g. the light will light up). What it is lacking is any type of explanation of the circuits, which is unfortunate. Some components are 'black box' components. For example, I have no idea how the FM radio component works, or the multi-colored flashing LED thing.

Durability: the spinning fan thing gets damaged easily.

The box says 'aution' instead of 'caution' which is kind of humorous.

But the kido loves it, so it's not half bad.

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The look on my daughter's face when she creates a project is priceless. This is a great and educational fun toy. I would say a great confidence builder.

Review of Multi-Sensory Memory Box

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My kids have enjoyed using this toy not only with the supplied tiles, but with random collection of things they find in the house. Other toys, household items, etc... The product is VERY STRONG/STURDY and appears to be able to take a beating!

They enjoy using random toys a bit more then the supplied tiles, because it seems to be more personal for them. We have used it to show a few items up top and then have the kids memorize the items and draw them on the chalk board. We have used it as a feel and guess game. We have shown items closed the door and removed an item to see if the kids could recall what was missing.

A tricky game we've played is to put a few items that belong (like all mammal figurines and one reptile) and the kids have to feel and figure out what item does not belong.

Another game we have come up with is to put a bunch of nuts and bolts in the lower section and the kids have to find and put together the matching sized nuts to bolts.

Hope you too have this much fun. (older kids won't let you know it, but I have witnessed them having fun with this toy too!!!) ;)

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