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I love the artwork on these cards. It has really cute packaging. I wasn't sure I'd like them when I ordered them because they didn't have both upper case and lower case on the pictures. However, what I discovered when I got them, the backs do have both upper and lower case (which makes me happy) and a the capital for the child to trace with a dry erase marker.

These cards have the most adorable artwork and have a good educational aspect to them. The biggest downside for me if the they are not printed on the board book type paper like some other cards. Within the first 20min of my 3.5yo handling them and drawing on them, there were bends and creases (very annoying for me personally.) Lastly, they come in a wide enough box that would have easily have fitted a board book type paper but they filled the extra space with a hallow box.

Make sure you have some dry erase markers if you get these.

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Reviews of Rhythm Band RB811 Wrist or Ankle Jingle Bell

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I used these bells with my baby music class, and they sounded great and looked fine for a while. But they didn't stand the test of time, and the fabric began to shred. I had to throw them away and wouldn't get them again. If you don't use them too much or don't mind threads of the fabric coming off, this probably won't be a problem, but they didn't really work for me.

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the bells are solidly attached. they are quite loud.

I use these as puppy potty training bells much more economical than what you find in the pet section, and its not toy-looking to prevent the puppy to want to play with it.

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When I purchased these bells, I expected the bells to be smaller than they were and for them to look cheap, but I was pleasantly surpised! They're actually very well made. I got them to use in my homeschool music class with my 4 yr. old. The band is fastened with velcro so it's easily adjustable and they're large enough to be worn on the wrist or ankle and my daughter loves them!

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she loves the noise, it gets her attention, these bells are great and worth the price...just jingle away and my dog follows the noise!!

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I got these to hang on the back door and taught my dog to ring them when he needed to go out. Works like a charm, and much cheaper than the ones labeled for dogs. Just for kicks, I put them on my dog, and he hated them. So I can't recommend that. Also, I didn't put them on my wrist and use them during any festivities, but I could sure imagine them being both useful and embarrassing.

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This did exactly what it was advertised to do. My daughter used it to improve her reading fluency and she went from 33 WPM to 62! (In just 3 1/2 weeks) She could hear herself say the words and soon was self correcting herself.

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I purchases this for my 1 year-old that liked to talk on the phone. I realized that it would probably be great for my students with speech delays and other special needs. They like hearing themselves and it makes it easier for them to correct their pronunciation. I think this is a great toy and teaching tool.

Review of LeapFrog LeapReader Book: Pet Pals Sticker Story Time (works

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Wow I can't believe this is selling for four bucks it's so cute. Even if you didn't have the tag reader, the stickers are pretty cute and with the tag reader, it's amazing because the stickers have so many sound effects. This would be good for a child on the younger end (2 to 4, maybe?), because there are so many things to do that don't require reading. There are pages where you can fill in the blanks with various stickers and you can shape the story based on what stickers you select. There are puppy biscuits that make "crunching" sounds, dogs which have different barking sounds just so many fun things for a child who likes animals. I really recommend it especially at this price.

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I love this product and I would recommend this for a gift idea. Remember, you need the leap frog book to use it!

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This book has a story and with the placement of stickers the story changes. The story possibilities are enless. Great addition to book collection.

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My daughter loved playing with the stickers as well as listening to the story through the tag system. I wish some of the pages had more 'suggested' stories for her to illustrate with the stickers instead of leaving it all up to her imagination but she enjoys moving the stickers around and making her own stories too. Great imagination builder!

Cheap Lauri Toys Phonics Center Kit-Beginning Sounds

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We had a lot of fun playing... my daughter just turned 5 and we wanted to help prepare her for kindergarten. She enjoyed the challenge but didn't get frustrated. There are several options to play the game so you can change it up which is nice too.

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I got this for my three and a half year old. Though pictures on the mat give kids a clue to help find the right tile, they are not always easy to figure out. Still, it is a good center activity that my son enjoys doing.

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I bought this to help my daughter learn letter sounds. I use this as a active learning tool with worksheets. For example, if we are focusing on the letters "N, G and K" I will print out supplemental worksheets for those letters to enhance the Lauri Toys Phonics Center. So far we've had a lot of fun practicing phonic awareness.

The set comes with sturdy letter activity mats (double-sided with a different letter on each side). My daughter quickly caught on and has had fun with the active nature of this learning experience.

My only slight disappointment is that the letter pieces are made of foam. I was hoping it was a hard plastic.

Everything still seems sturdy and long-lasting. I imagine this will be passed on to another family when we are done, still in very good condition.

I also like that the box it comes in has a top storage draw for the cards and a bottom storage draw for the letter pieces.

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My son loves WALL-E, and this V-tech game is both educational, and lots of fun! The games are simple enough so that toddlers can play, and understand what they are doing. The hand-eye coordination is a great stepping stone tool for the little ones.

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This is the second game that my almost 4 year old nephew has gotten for the vmotion. He has figured out how to navigate the menus on his own and loves almost all of the games. Great entertainment, but don't expect a schoolbook lesson or anything. Some color matching and number identification but nothing hard core. Great for him as an intro to the world of video games.

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I purchased this for my 3 yr old granddaughter and she loves to play WallE. She feels like she is playing a grownup version of a video game.

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The Wall E game for V-Motion is really cute. It teaches kids how to count, what the numbers look like, and the alphabet. The image is not as good as I thought it was going to be because the graphics are not as good as other games that are out there or the gaming system.

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This product is great for everyone. My 4 year old plays with this everyday. She loves it and her best friend who is a boy plays with it too. This works for all genders and ALL WALL-E fans! Great value for the price!

Discount Safari Ltd Trilobite Fossil

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My son is a big fan of see creatures and has recently discovered pre-historic sea creatures. We bought this trilobite because we have many other injection molded creatures from Safari Ltd and knew this would be indestructible. Our son loves this trilobite and takes it everywhere and shows it to everyone who asks (or doesn't ask).

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I love the Safari products! I have used them, mostly the animals, in my Montessori classroom. They are true to life in detail and very well made!

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I was one of the beta testers for this product, but other than that I have no connection with Dr Awesome, who created it (and yes of course that's his real name! It must be, right?). I thought I'd best be upfront about that, but I have not been paid for a review, and the following are my honest opinions. I cannot be bought!

My daughter is three, and shall we say challenging? I practice gentle parenting and do not agree with time-outs or other punitive punishments. I also do not like reward charts (have a read of Alfie Kohn to find out why). So finding a way to discipline my child can be hard.

I tried out the Awesome Deck of Awesome and fully did not expect it to be much good for us. I didn't expect my little girl to be interested in the cards or earning them, but I was wrong!

First, I let her look at them but made it clear they were mine. She spent happy time sorting them out into piles of girls' and boys' ones (my beta deck was a neutral deck with cards for both sexes) and decided on her favourites.

She was then very keen to earn them by being awesome! I allowed her to keep them and gave her a purse to put them in. I now need a new deck because she has nearly all of them and refuses to give them back! I guess I should have made it clear to her that they were currency so I didn't run out, but she is too young to want to use them to buy treats for her, they ARE the treat. But that is great, because that is why and how they work.

With older children it would definitely work to get them to spend cards to buy treats.

I think the deck is great awesome in fact!

It focuses attention on the positive behaviour rather than the negative and offers opportunities for "bad" behaviour to be turned around and made awesome to earn a card. My daughter has grasped the concept of "being awesome" and even issues me with cards if she feels I have been awesome enough, which is super-cute and also makes it much more holistic. We are each of us both the teacher and the student.

The cards are fun, and although it might feel sexist to have girls' decks and boys' decks, we beta testers did ensure that designs were not focused on prettiness or being "feminine" so they are really just more focused designs than pigeonholing genders. I was pretty vocal about that in the beta testing!

It's surprising how many ways you can use the cards and how versatile they are all ages the Awesome Deck of Awesome blog has more ideas for how to use them.

In all, a great gentle parenting resource that you can use in loads of fun ways.

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Review of Melissa & Doug Flapping Penguin Push Toy

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I have 20 month old twins that have no trouble at all playing with the penguin and duck push toys by Melissa & Doug. They can push and pull and the penguin, especially, is easy to use and flaps it readily flaps its wings, making a soft clacking noise. This is a solid wood bird with solid wood rod and ball. Of course, it's going to feel heavy. People aren't used to seeing classic, hand-made inspired toys anymore so they give it low ratings. Also, all toys require supervision. A baby can throw or swing around any baby-safe toy and hurt himself or others. To give this toy a low rating for that reason is absurd.

With a little practice and showing them how, which took just a few minutes to master, my babies were having great fun with these toys and actually head for them before they play with the plastic toy sets. They also look so happy and confident when they play with these because their efforts bring about the reward of seeing the wings flap. Sounds simplistic, but you should see their faces. It's a confidence booster for them. I am so happy I bought these and feel like these will last a good, long time,as I'm hoping to pass these on to the next generation.

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I bought this for my 18mth old grandson for Christmas. He loves it. I had a similar toy like this at my house which we bought for the first baby about 6 yrs ago and he loved it. Bought this one so he will have one at his house too.

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I bought this because my 16 month old's daycare has one that he really liked to play with. It's pretty sturdy and just the right height for him. The penguin is really cute and the flapping is not too loud (which is great for me). It is painted wood, though, and as soon as my son took it outside onto the pavement he tipped it over and dragged it so now the paint is worn off of that area. But, it's not that big of a deal to me or to my son. He thoroughly enjoys this toy and so does his 2 year old brother.

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Very nice toy but not easy tu push by my 14 month old...still she loves the penguin, she comes and picks it up and pulls it behind her. I had to teach her how to push it...guess its for a bit older children...

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My son is on the tall side and the angle of the handle seems to be better for shorter kids, but he still loves to play with it. He just ends up carrying it around rather than pushing it all the time.

Reviews of Melissa & Doug Show-Horse Stable

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My 3 year old loves this!! These are so cute and durable. The barn is very portable and easy for little ones to carry along.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program First of all, my twin girls love horses so much we even had one of their last birthday parties at a local horse stable. Needless to say then, they loved this toy! They love the fact that they were able to write the horses names in the white boxes over each stall. This made the toy seem even more personal and made them more excited about it. I would certainly recommend it if you have a little horse lover in the family.

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Both my son and daughter love this horse stable. It's nice that each horse is different and there is a short description about each type of horse. They each love pretending the horses are racing, and they thought it was really neat that they got to name the horses and put stickers with the names on the stable. And it was fun for me to hear all of the cute, creative names they came up with!

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BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR MY FOUR YEAR OLD GRANDAUGHTER, SHE WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED. REALLY CUTE! Everyone including the parents were pleased.

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This item seems solid and like something that will allow for imaginative play. Like other Melissa and Doug items, I think it will be frequently played with.

GeoSafari Human Body Undercover Reviews

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This is a pretty good book for teaching some basics of anatomy to young children. It helps them to get a simple understanding of some of the major systems of the body, what they look like, and how they fit together. My son especially enjoys examining the skeleton model (we call him "Mr. Bones"), and he has learned alot simply by being able to play with it and ask questions. The book is not as detailed as I had thought. I thought the skin would "peel" away to reveal the muscles, which would "peel" away to reveal the internal organs, and then the skeleton. However, only the skin, internal organs, skeleton and the major blood vessels are shown. Each page includes interesting facts and information about the human body. The book is very durable. The skeleton sometimes pops apart, but goes back together easily.

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OK, so what mom doesn't want her kid to be a doctor?! My 3 year old has shown interest in the past when we talked about body parts and is real interested in skeletons, etc. This book is neat in that it has different "layers" and the last page is a real mini skeleton that you can jiggle somewhat and move his jaws around like he's talking. Has neat little body facts about different body systems and organs. Here's to hoping!

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book condition as advertised. skeleton model was sealed and complete. very fun and educational book for my 6 year old grandson.

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Great product only issue was that it came with the right leg broken on the plastic. the packing did not keep the product safe. other than that I love the product it is very useful in my homeschooling.

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I purchased this for my sister's first grade health class. she is a public school teacher. this little item launched additional activities to help children learn how their bodies work. Very nice, compact and thought provoking. Greeat little item.

Reviews of Mini Fender Telecaster Guitar Model

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To be honest I haven't taken the Mini Telecaster out of the package yet and won't until I am ready to put it in with the rest of the assembled gift. It is absolutely awesome looking though. The stand, picks and strap are all as well defined as the guitar, it's amazing. I almost expect little people to pop out and be able to actually play this thing. Hopefully if they do a jam session it'll be some really good classic country music.

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Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Apptivity Case: iPad Edition Reviews

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This has been really nice for protecting the iPad from babies and the babies from the iPad, but you'll have to modify it just a tad to get full use out of it. Works fine with my iPad 3.

The two main problems are:

1.) Can't turn it on/off (or recharged) without removing iPad from case.

2.) Some apps may have areas of the screen you want to protect against the babies pressing.

For the first I set the iPad to automatically turn off after 15 minutes of being left alone, then drilled a small hole over the Home button. Now I can turn it on with a pen, and it'll turn itself off when they're done with it. Don't have to recharge nearly so often.

For the second I found that cutting a thin piece of cardboard in the shape of the area you want to protect works wonders. The fit is tight enough that there's no need to use tape or glue it'll stay in place. I had a piano app with a config button that allowed them to get to Facebook and iTunes, but with the cardboard problem solved.

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I like this case. I probably would not buy it again though. Here's why: It's expensive for what you're getting. It adds a good amount of size and weight to your iPad but I guess it has to in order to make your iPad rugged. I tested this with a first generation iPad and the fit is perfect. I can't speak on later versions of the iPad and whether or not they would rattle around inside this case. It's difficult to dry this thing after washing it because internally, there are lots of little spaces where water can get caught. You do not want your iPad in this thing unless it's completely dry. The screen produces a lot of air bubbles (the same air bubbles that you get when applying a protective screen to your iPad). The flaps in the back that pop up to make a stand are worthless. Laying the iPad flat on a table with one of the flaps popped up does not raise the iPad high enough for children to see and use the iPad. The toys in the handle just get in the way. Without the toy rings in the handle, it makes for a great handle. But with the toys in there, it makes carrying the iPad with the handle difficult. The free apps are fun and interactive but you do not need to purchase this case to buy them. Just search for "Laugh & Learn" in the App Store. There are 4 apps in all.

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This is an awesome gadget for the ipad. It's easy for little one's to enjoy it without breaking it. Thank you Fisher-Price.

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This is the best purchase I have made for my iPad.

I have 3 toddlers. They can use my iPad to play games, view videos, etc without me having any fear of damage.

The protective shield for the face of the iPad doesn't hinder it's capability at all.

The children have dropped the iPad and the insulated case has protected it from damage.

My only criticism is that you have to remove the iPad from the case in order to charge it and you need a tool, coin or butter knife to turn the mechanism on the back of the case to remove the iPad. It would be nice if something were included that attached to the case.

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I have the Fisher-Price Apptivity case for the iPhone and love it but I can't recommend this product. I bought this for my 13 month old son for trips and he loves it. BUT, it damaged my iPad! I have a first generation iPad and the case is too tight for the iPad. My screen now has a muddy brownish tint that covers the whole screen. It didn't effect anything else but the colors are noticeably wrong. I'm no longer using the case but my iPad color change is permanent.

Guidecraft Fraction Action Board Review

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One of the things that we've been focusing on a bit more lately has been fractions. The focus hasn't just been for the younger two, but also as a reminder for the older girls as well {amazing how things can just `slip' our minds!}. The Guidecraft Fraction Action and Fraction Cups have been a great `hands-on' math toy for just that purpose.

Both the Fraction Action and Fraction Cups are made from an eco-friendly rubberwood and then stained with low VOC aniline dyes, so they are safe for even super little ones to chew and drool on.

The Fraction Action Board is 9.5" square and not quite 1/2" tall and for ages 2 and up. The set has 18 stained wood pieces that fit into the nine shaped spots on the self-storing board: circles, squares and hexagons. Each shape has fraction puzzles of varying difficult ~ whole, halves and thirds.

The Fraction Cups are four great little portable puzzles containing 10 pieces that explore the fractions of halves, thirds and quarters. Both sets come with a simple activity booklet for use with your child.

Our son liked the bright colors and fitting the pieces together like puzzles. For our older girls it gives them a colorful visual reminder for how they can divide things up and still have a whole. The puzzles will definitely be used as a hands-on reinforcement through our school year for all of the kids.

The Fraction Action Board and Fraction Cups are obviously wonderful for teaching and reminding children about fractions, but with the variety of colors and sizes, they can also be used to sort by shape, color, height, and more.

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My 16 month son likes this toy. So far he usually just likes taking the pieces out and carrying around the circle and pentagon. But the other day he actually put together the two pieces of a circle. This is a toy that will grow with your child.

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This fraction board is a simple way to introduce basic fractions to a young child through play. The child can learn simply by playing and the parent can introduce vocabulary through play time together!