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It's very small, but it's very detailed. I bought it as a present, for someone who is a neurobiology major. I thought maybe it could help them see what they were learning, I don't know if it helped her. The brain part is about the size of a tennis ball.

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I've had my Taffy Sea Turtle Net for several months now. I wasn't looking for a toy, which is why I didn't rate that aspect highly. I was looking for a good, strong net in which to catch the toads that occasionally find their way into my walled-in backyard. My concern is that one of my dogs might bite onto a Bufo Toad, and get poisoned. With this handy net, I can scoop up even a very large toad and deposit it in a nearby wooded area. I've had no problems with rips in the material, and it looks like a solidly built net and pole that should last me a long time. I certainly recommend it for toad catching!

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BOUGHT FOR MY SON FOR CHRISTMAS HE IS 3Y OLD NOW AND HAS BEEN WANTING A NET FOR QUITE A WHILE AND THIS NET IS PERFECT AND EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR. SEEMS PRETTY STURDY TO FOR THE AMOUNT OF USE THAT IT GETS!

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This net is well made and is more sturdy than others we have had. It is suitable for a young child. Purchased through Amazon.com's retailer Melissa and Doug. Delivered on time and as advertised.

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There's a stream that runs through our property, and our daughter has been using this net for the past couple of months catching fish, frogs and salamanders (those she can't catch with her bare hands). She's very satisfied with the net, and so am I. It's strong, and I don't have to tell her to go easy on it. It will last at least two summers, if not more.

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Our little guy is too young to use it to catch butterflies yet but we have been floating things for him to pick up with it in his pool. He's still so young, it's mainly used to get things out from under couches and to whack people! I think it will be used more at the lake and such as he gets a little older!

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I did not fully follow the instructions on the Milapse youtube video, so I missed the part where the new controller cannot be controlled by a PC. That is my fault and not the vendor. The package arrived before I expected it and in top condition. As to being able to use it with my cameras, yep it'll do many of the functions I hoped it could. It won't work well as a tracking head for my jib crane, as it is too noisy and slow, but it will work for many other areas. For timelapse, I just figured out how to make it work using good old pencil and math and it does a great job. I think I can probably hack into the controller and get it to work with pc controls, but that is down the road. Overall, I'm well pleased.

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Reviews of LEGO Education DUPLO Figures Family Set 779215 (87 Pieces)

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I teach nursery school, and all 20 of the kids I have over the course of a week LOVE this set. Since it's compatible with Duplo it can be combined with pieces you may already have. The play is very flexible and open-ended. I like that it comes with clothing for the multicultural dolls, since there's always someone in this age group obsessed with getting everyone dressed and undressed.

I realize that this set is expensive. I'm not sure I would have purchased it for my own children given the cost, but I can tell you that even the older siblings of my students don't want to walk away from it so you'll get years of use for it. It's not baby-ish, either. I highly recommend it if you have the moola for it.

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I bought this for my 2 year old girl and she has not stopped playing with it. My 3 year old boy also enjoys setting up the different dolls and seating them at the table to eat. There are so many different pieces and ideas for the kids to role play. I highly recommend this education set.

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I bought this for my 6-yr old daughter. She loves it! It has the buttons to press to make different sounds, so that makes it fun for her. Her little sister dances to the music! It is cheaper at Toys R Us. Only problem I see is that it didn't come with a strap so she can hold it around her shoulders/neck. That is sold separately. But for the value ($20 at toys r us), good deal!

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Review of Ultimate Geodes Science Kit

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Dr. Cool provided us with this kit free of charge as a review sample.

The box has 15 little geodes from 1 to 1.5 in. in diameter in a bag, the plastic safety glasses and a glossy, illustrated booklet that explains how geodes came into existence and their various types.

The actual fun is the breaking of geodes to reveal the crystals inside and this is where I am deducting half a star. While this is a very interesting activity, it's also something that children, especially children from ages 6-12 simply can't do on their own. The rocks were not easy to break and, as hard as she tried, our 9 yr. old armed with a hammer and a chisel could barely scratch the surface. Our 15 and 16 yr. olds found the rocks difficult to break as well yes, anyone can smash rocks with a big hammer but the goal is to only crack them into 2 halves, 3 (thirds) at most.

Our first session lasted more than an hour and it consisted of reading the 8-page booklet and then the kids and myself worked on breaking the rocks open. Once a geode was successfully cracked we would spend some time trying to identify it using the booklet as our guide, then admire than crystal formations inside. We cracked 8 out of the 15 provided rocks, saving the rest for a second session. I don't know if it was luck but most of the geodes we opened were quite interesting, including a very nice Amethyst geode, some containing nice and clear Quartz crystals and some with smaller crystals but arranged in interesting formations.

This can be a fun and educational activity for as long as the geode-cracking part is left to the grownups.

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I love toys that are educational as well as fun. When I received an offer to test two science kits from Dr. Cool I jumped on that chance. Geodes kit was my first choice, and I was really looking forward to it as I have a fondness for rocks and wanted to share it with the kids. I really thought I would love this kit. However this kit left us frustrated. We (me and two teenagers) had very hard time cracking the rocks. After a fairly long attempt at each geode I was able to open just two.

I am attaching a collage of two photos that I will be referring to in this review.

Photo #1 shows the entire content of the kit next to the ruler so you can see the relative size of the geodes. The kit includes 15 geodes and eye protection glasses. The kit requires you use your own tools: a hammer and a chisel.

The guide gave us two methods for cracking the geodes: the chisel method and the sock method.

Method 1: Before cracking the geodes the instruction said to score the geodes so they would break along that line. We did not have a chisel and use a big screw and a screw driver to score the stone. Perhaps the lack of the proper chisel explains the difficulty in cracking the geodes. After scoring the geodes we tried tapping them with a screwdriver positioned on the scoring line. Kids could not open any, I was able to crack just a couple. Photo #2 shows the opened geode with white crystals on the inside.

Method 2: Putting a geode into a sock (to prevent small pieces flying around) and hitting it with hammer with more force than method #1. This method did not open any geodes.

I wish the kit included a chisel as this is not a common tool like a hammer, and it might have made a difference if we had it.

This is potentially a very neat toy, my recommendation is to have a strong adult present. Clearly, I was not up to par on this. We plan to try again with more muscle power present.

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I bought a few different sets of Geodes for my kids for Christmas. These were by far the best quality Geodes and they were larger than I expected them to be. Each one cracked open to reveal a large cavity with great crystals. They took some effort to open but the results were great. We used some books I bought as well as the included pamphlet to identify the type of crystals. They have added these to their rock collection. This was much more fun then just buying the already cut rock samples as they got to do this themselves.

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My children had TONS of fun breaking these geodes open, and I liked the fact that the kit included safety goggles. I'm glad we got the ultimate kit. There were a number of differences in the crystal formations inside, and it was fun to compare the crystal treasure.

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This Ultimate Geodes Science Kit is without a doubt one of the coolest science related sets for kids! We are science enthusiasts and enjoy doing educational project so this Geode kit was a fit for us.

The kit includes 15 unopened Geodes, a glossy manual, and safety goggles. The glossy instruction book is packed full of details on how geodes are formed and is very informative. The geodes range in size from about 1.5" to 2.5" in diameter and most can indeed be broken open by children in the target age range (6 and up). We place the geodes into a thick plastic freezer bag (see video) and we all enjoyed opening them with a hammer (not included), with "Whack it again!" as a common encouragement! The inclusion of plastic safety goggles was a nice touch and very responsible of the kit maker.

Out of 15 geodes, we were able to open 14 of them without much effort and the last one was able to be opened by me with a very heavy hammer. The crystals inside ranged from fairly small to impressively nice, but all of them were good looking and definitely worth having.

This is a great family activity that teaches important geological information and gives you a lasting, pretty reminder in the form of the opened geodes.

Highly Recommended!

CFH

Note: Kit provided by manufacture for review, but that in no way influences my comments or rating

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My kids like these DVDs for a few minutes then quickly get bored. They are informative and well done for kids, though.

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These are very good. I bought them separately and then bought a separate boxed set as a gift.

I wish there were a child's book to go with each disc.

Reviews of VTech - Write And Learn Touch Tablet

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First, I taught PreK through 3rd grade for 10 years prior to being a mom... with that said: DO NOT BUY THIS TOY if you want your child to learn good writing habits! Seriously, please read this before you consider buying it!

I mistakenly bought this for my own 2-3year old son without thoroughly checking out its full features. Although he really does like it, it's going back! The positibve benefits do not outweigh the negatives in terms of educational/instructional value.

PROS:

-encourages tracing with a pen stylus or finger touch on the screen

-includes a three sided, triangular pen, which is helpful to help start a correct early pen/pencil grasp

-easy to see screen, step by step instructions to form shapes, lower case and upper case letters (NOTE: SEE CONS BELOW regarding odd letter formation directions and modeling!)

-does engage my son (he keeps it in the bathroom as a special potty toy while he's busy "working", never gets old, will cry when it's gone)

-so far durable over several months of use and some accidental drops on hard tile floor and grabbing it by the stylus string

-has a free draw feature & a "make the picture dance/wiggle/jump" feature that moves your creation up and down a bit after drawing

--continuously positive praise for all attempts of writing/scribbling/drawing

-encourages shape and letter identification, plus beginning words that start with the corresponding letter

CONS:

-terrible letter formation modeling (make two lines down, then connect them in the middle to make a capital M!? NO way! Just one example. Several more!)

-child will have to unlearn bad habits and relearn properly when faced with school instruction, no matter what printing method is taught--every teacher from every district I've talked about this with agrees!

-loud volume, even when adjusted to lowest setting

-includes shapes, upper & lower case letters, no numbers (do they need to keep it separate to make more $ and force you to buy a different game toy?!)

-no tracking or way to self check w/ only positive praise (my son can color the entire screen dark and it says "great job!")

-absolutely no correlation connecting the lower case letters with the upper case letters, even though they are the same button, the two functions are entirely different and do not come together to help build this matchup for young learners.

Not recommended. Still looking for a better substitute! Do let me know if you happen to know of one, please. Thanks!!

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My son is 3 1/2. He has no attention span and likes things that involve running, jumping, etc. It is difficult to get him to do anything that involves little physical movement. However, he seems to like this toy. We have had it about a 3 days and this is my take on it.

Pros:

* It has both capital and lower case letters

* The writing surface is easy to use and accurate

* It tell my son he has done a great job when he actually traces the letter correctly. If he does a poor job on the letter and hits the check to say his is done, it asks him to retry tracing the letter.

* It seems durable and has already taken a tumble out of the van door into a puddle. It is working fine.

* It has a shape tracing and free draw activity. There is also a hiding letter game which is good.

* you can turn down the volume.

Cons: Just a few...

* I wish that it started in the capital letter activity instead of requiring the child to select it.

* I wish that they had the same device but added a number activity to it

* The little pen is a bit thick for my son

* I wish that it did not say "see ya" when it was turned off. My son has started saying that which is annoying and he keeps turning it on and off just to hear the "see ya." It really is not the game's fault he knows how to push my buttons ;) However, I do not like slang so I would have preferred something like "I'll see you later" or "until next time"

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I purchased the leap frog letter learning tablet before purchasing this one and was very disappointed. This letter tablet is far superior. The leap frog tablet uses a series of lights under the screen that light up and the child traces the dots, leaving a irregular pattern on many letters. In my opinion this teaches the child to make the shape of the letter wrong. This vtech tablet has the letters shaped correctly, so the child learns to write the letter correctly. This one fact was so important that I got rid of the leap frog and gave my daughter the vtech for Christmas. She loves it, spends so much time learning her letters. There are some child game systems out there that offer letter tracing as a part of the system, but I found this a better option for my daughter because I wanted her to focus on the letter writing and not be distracted by the other games.

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i just bought this yesterday at walmart and my son 2 1/2 loves it he quickly learned to trace the letters he just recently learned most of his alphabet so he gets excited that he recognizes them and holds his attention for a long time, which is very hard at this age another idea to add are tracing workbooks or free printables online.I will say i was already going to buy the leapfrog version but saw this one and saw no reviews so i went to walmart to try both of them out im so glad i did this one is far better in my opinion, sometimes its better to try at store and specially if its approved from your loved one :). Remember if your son/daughter are not interested wait a couple months and he/she will surprise you and start using it, speak for everything in general I know how hard we as parents want our children to learn but they know when they are ready.

By the way rated in durability 4 stars because i've had it for two days only so we'll see but if you've had or have any vtech toys you know that are long lasting!

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My son played with this at his cousins house and seemed to really like it. His aunt highly recommended it as her girls loved it. So we bought it and my 3 year old and 5 year old use it a lot. I'd say 3 years is about the age for this toy. I find it above average in the educational department as well, it really is very good at teaching him how to write his letters. There are quite a few different play modes, but we have only used one. It's very well constructed and should last a long time.

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Motor runs well on 1.5V D Cell , but instructions specify 4-6 VDC. Note the photo in Amazon is totally wrong than properly constructed view. The brushes pictured at each end are backwards, you flip them to a narrow opening to come in contact with commutator. The motor also came with two magnets on each pole, not three as pictured. The two magnets per pole provide a good enough magnetic field, even though it leaves a larger than normal gap from armature. Would be interesting to see it run with three on each side.

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These were better than expected. Great quality, great color. So cute indeed. Size is perfect, and they keep my little 17 month olds attention. She has really been learning from them. Love them.

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My grandchild loved this. She was soon spelling out words on the refrigerator. Sturdy, attractive, with good, strong, well-attached magnets.

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I displayed these posters in my classroom. They were very colorful and there were worksheets that went with them. Overall I think they are great for any class covering geography.

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This bulletin board is essential for any Geography-Social Studies teacher of all levels! The five themes of Geography concept is a recurring theme for every lesson you can think of. I love these posters and the activity guides with them. They are posted in my classroom. Thanks a lot!

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I got this toy for my six month old grandson with the idea that his 2 year 9 month old sister would help him explore using it. Although the age range listed is 6 months to 36 months, this is too "babyish" for my granddaughter to use on her own. But she loves showing her baby brother how to do things.

There are so many "educational" toys on the market that are either junk or very limited, but not this toy. It offers a lot of variety in a creative and fun way. This was definitely well thought out and not overpriced.

This also comes in pink, though that product is called the Adventure Elephant. But it has all the same features (I know because it was accidentally sent to me, and I returned it for the blue Adventure Elefun).

Bottom line: Buying this toy is money well spent.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program The Playskool ABC Adventure Elephant is fun and educational. I am an Amazon Vine Reviewer, but I am also a parent, aunt, teacher, and future grandparent who rated this toy in regards to how it will benefit the kids in my life. The age range for this toy is 6 months 36 months. I love this toy because it is so educationally diverse. It teaches over 100 first words, ABCs, numbers, shapes, colors, and opposites. It makes over 75 sound effects and tunes. It comes in pink and blue. If you pull on the elephant's trunk it teaches new words. If you slide the cute little butterfly it helps to count. If you pull the elephant's ear...it reveals the appropriate letter that corresponds with the picture. If you pull the mouse down it teaches shapes and colors. Roll the drum and hear more words. The scrolling images light up and you learn animals and objects. The toggle button allows you to advance or backup. There will not be a dull or boring moment with all the various colors, sounds, and choices of activities to learn. It is durable and safe from what I can see. The box has an open face so that you can sample the item.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program This toy has nice colors that attract the kids. It is rather large so I opted to use the table. Your child should be able to sit in a high chair, or you could hold them up while on the floor. It is hard plastic so I would not recommend letting them lay on their stomach unless they are completely in control of holding their head up. There are several ways they can use it, pulling on the trunk, the ear, a lever, a slide, a scroll bar, or a button. It contains the alphabet, words, colors, shapes, and counting. Once the kids get started they quickly get the hang of it. It has become one of the baby room's favorite toys, but the toddlers like it too.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program My son received it at 9 months old. He plays with it sometimes, and the instructional value is potentially very high. However, it doesn't keep his attention for very long.

It would be more appropriate to start the toy at 1 year of age instead of the 6-36 months on the product. Children at his age are still exploring their environment, not sitting still for a talking toy.

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My daughter got this for her 1st birthday and she loves it! It has really kept her attention. She enjoys seeing the effects of pulling on the trunk, hitting the button, rolling the roller and pulling on the mouse. I'm sure as she grows older and starts to understand it's talking about letters, shapes and sounds that it'll continue to entertain her.

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I ordered this balance for my 2 year old niece and nephew, but have found that it is not suitable for them at all. While I realize that the scale is designated for kids 3 and up, I don't imagine it is suitable for a child under 6. First, the buckets that hold the material being measured fall off of the base very easily. Second, the buckets do not move very far when there is a significant difference in the weight of the two buckets. The kids cannot discern the point of the scale for that reason. I had hoped that they would be able to put say, 3 blocks on one side and 2 blocks on the other and then be able to see that the two blocks side went up. That is not possible with this scale. The buckets have mL marks, which I suppose would be very helpful if the kids were in elementary school learning the metric system.

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It's a scale and it does what it's suppose to do! We enjoyed using it to measure from liquids to sand or just other things you can weigh, my daughter started to even weigh her own toys including play food toys. It's nice to be able to play with something that gives kids the concepts of how big one thing can be still can weigh less than something so small. It was a great addtion to my daughter's play kitchen as well as for her science set play toys. It's a simple item to have but I got a really great buy from Amazon, Thanks!=)

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I bought this for my then four year-old after we discovered he was a kinsesthetic learner. He has had a blast with the scale weighing coins, cars, toys and just about anything else he can think of. A year and a half later he still asks me to get it down off the shelf about once a month so he can experiment. I'm anticipating it being useful for illustrating future homework tasks, such as calculating less than/more than. I'd buy it again in a heartbeat! Excellent addition to the playroom and our shelf of learning supports.

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This worked great for my first grader to practice with a scale. You do have to scale both sides before you use it, but overall I am satisfied with the product. The kids have fun playing with it.

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I received the bucket balance in the amount of time that was said. It is a great product for small children to use. I use it in my pre-K classroom and it is very user friendly for a 4 year old! The kids love playing with it!

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I know, the price should be the dead giveaway here, but this test tube rack is very low quality. It is shoddily built, and doesn't even come close to sitting flatly on a table surface. I would not recommend this to anybody unless your budget demands it.

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I used this to house all my makeup brushes on the counter. This saved me tons of room in my makeup drawer and helps melocate what I need quickly. Great solution.

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Just what i wanted great prop for Halloween. Very happy purchase. great price and quality.

would reccomend to anyone trying to use as prop.