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I purchased this for my 4-year old grandson and the fossil kit for my 9-year old grandson as a spring break project at our house. This one offered a choice of 4 dolphins to make. We love these kits. I choose different ones each time they come. Sometimes we glue them to a plaque or background to let them put in their rooms.

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I bought this for a gift for my autistic nephew who is calmed down by marine animals. This thing is great!

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We really like it. It is easy to use but they do not include enough paint for the different dolphins. They need to show the colors of the dolphins in more detail. Overall my kids like it.

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Well, I should have read the description more closely. You have to mix & make your own mold. It was a little too much for my 6 year old kiddos so I sent it back. But I think it would be a great kit for a slightly older child (say 8+).

Leapfrog Clickstart Educational Software: Learning Carnival Reviews

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We purchased this game to go with our clickstart. My 4 yr old played it. The game takes the next level from the games built into the console. My daughter loves the fun house game. It has three levels and you have to beat level a to get to level b and level b to get to level c. It gives them a challenge once they have aced the built in games. It keeps track of your time and you can try and beat your best time. The game has you go up latter's, down slides and latter's, jump from the ground to platforms, walk left and right. It is great for learning letters. There is also a bubble popping game that is the next level from the console game. It asks you to pop a specific bubble by letter. This is a great addition to the console games. It is more challenging and once your child masters the beginning games it gives them more challenging games to go onto to.

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Given that the clickstart mouse is such a nightmare, there is one game on this cartridge that uses the arrow keys and space bar exclusively--which is wonderful for my son who gets easily frustrated with the mouse. The Wacky Funhouse ALONE is worth the price of this cartridge. It is awesome. It's similar to the old Mario Brothers games where they run, hop, jump, and move from level to level avoiding some things while capturing others. My son is under 3 and has mastered this game and loves it. LOVES IT!!

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We have all the Clickstart cartridges except the Art Studio and Toy Story; I bought this one a few days ago and it's very different from the others and he loves it. Within a few weeks of getting this system (Christmas '07, he was 3 1/2) he knew the keyboard and could spell & type his name quickly. It's a great product; I recommend it!

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We have Animal Art Studio and Dora. My daughter loves this and is learning from it. This seems to be the most educational game yet. I would recommend it.

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I bought this software for my granddaughter because I found that the software that is preinstalled with the ClickStart was too babyish for her. I carefully reviewed the softwares for this computer and I felt she would enjoy Learning Carnival. It is alot of fun and she prefers it to the installed software. The reason I rated it four stars is because it's not as challenging as I hoped it would be. However, she really does enjoy it and it's alot of fun. I would recommend it.

Best Dig and Play Egyptian Tomb Deals

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Wow! I purchased for my niece for her 9th birthday. She is enamored with ancient Egypt, as am I. My fascination is with the burial rituals, pyramids, gods, and their belief in the afterlife. Her fascination started when our cousin had to get brain surgery, and a reference was made to egyptian brain removal technique...

The stone was a little tough to get started, but she had a harder time keeping her younger brother away. It took two hours to complete with a little help from my 15 year old daughter. They were very meticulous and scientific in their technique. There are digging directions to behave like an archaeologist. Yes, it was dusty, you ARE chipping away at a plaster "rock"!! It was FUN! She unearthed every "treasure" piece with a sense of pride and accomplishment. When she was finished, she assembled the treasure to learn what each piece was and what it meant to the ancient Pharoah in his afterlife. This is interactive, and not just a toy they look at and throw in their closet. It is also a game when they are finished. 5 Stars Wish I could of had one when I was a kid...

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My son had lots of fun unearthing all the treasures. However, the brick was very hard and it took a hammer to really get started, the little mallet which was provided did not do the job initially. Also, I would recommend doing the excavation outside as it created a lot of very fine, powdery dust.

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I ordered this to go along with a homeschool unit on Ancient Egypt. It took my 6 year old about 2 hours to finish. I only helped a little bit when he got tired and asked for help. The block was not as hard to break through as I expected. The instructions say you can soak the block to make it easier to break apart, I think that would be a bad idea to do though as it would probably come apart in about 20 minutes and would take away all the fun of excavating. The mummy came out first and then there was a few other smaller items to get out also. The mummy had 4 game pieces and a small red dice in it for the board game that comes with this. The board game is simple and fairly straight forward, takes about 5-10 minutes to play, is made from cardstock paper although it is nice quality paper and glossed over for durability.

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I'm a homeschooling parent, and I ordered this product as an add on activity for a unit study about Ancient Egyptian Life. My son LOVED it! We did wet the block,as we had used a similar kit for another study, and the process proved too difficult for his hands. Wetting it definitely softened it quite a bit, and he finished the project within an hour. I followed the advice of another reviewer and we went outside. I'm glad we did. It made a big mess, much as I expected it would (thank you for the warning!). The kit itself included a board game, 5 plastic pieces embedded in the in the brick, and the tools needed. Since we wet the block, we did not need any other tools. He was able to remove the pieces from the brick using the scraping end of the tool, and only occasionally was the mallet necessary. Overall, it's fun and educational at a decent price.

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Our daughter (6) picked out this game and really enjoyed the 'dig'. We're studying about Egypt as part of our homeschool curriculum and having a hands-on activity to drive home the studies and stories was so helpful. Our 4 yo son watched with excitement the whole 2 hours of unearthing the toys. And though I would have preferred metal vs plastic treasures, the kids didn't mind a bit. Toysmith toys are typically on the cheap side, so I didn't expect much. As others have stated, it's about the dig, not the game.

I'm going to bury the toys again in plaster for a second dig. I'll report back on the success.

All in all, given that we're homeschooling and studying Egypt, this game was just fantastic. Kids do learn through play and with this game, they gained a lot of understanding in that 2 hours of fun.

Curious George - Peek-A-Boo George Review

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My 13 month old loves this toy. It is a little noisy but my son pushes the button on curios george himself to start him up. Very durable toy after being thrown around alot.

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I purchased this 2 years ago for our son who loves Curious George. It worked for less than a day (on regular mode. The demo mode is a strange feature) before not doing anything. He's adorable, pulling the hat over his head, then pushing it up, giggling as he goes. It comes on wheels, although ours never rolled. We have 4 other Curious George toys and they all worked wonderfully, so I'm sure this was a defective one. Unfortunately, I returned it for a replacement, but they didn't have them at the time. :(

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This toy was discontinued awhile back, making it hard to find for my George-crazy grandson! We ordered this thru Amazon, one of the few places that still had one. The toy was brand new in the box, they even included new batteries to replace the old ones in the toy. My grandson loves it! It arrived earlier than estimated, thank goodness, it made it here for my grandson's first birthday. All-in-all a very painless transaction.

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Love this toy. It has entertained my son for quite some time until he got to the age where he could pick it up and play with it himself. It's such a fun toy and as he aged, he began to imitate it as well!

One weird thing about the toy (maybe not so weird)... but there is a display only mode, and at first it made me think the monkey was broken because it didn't go thru a full cycle. Thank goodness I figured that out, but not until I bought a second one. (Yep, I have two and am selling one!)

However, my little guy just loves it and squeals when Curious George lifts his hat off his head. It's really a riot to watch!

So, the toy is great from age 8 months (adult operated) and has continued to entertain my son who is now 2 and 1/2....

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My 6 year old disabled child LOVES this toy! Shipped very quickly by Toy Ranch. Product was however, defective but Toy Ranch immediatly replaced the toy without cost to me. This toy and Toy Ranch are the best!

Learning Resources Human Body Flip Chart Review

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I am almost 25 years old, and currently taking Human Biology in college. I was amazed at how much I did not know about the human body in general. This resource is awesomeboth for adults as well as children. The pages are great, and very durable. I plan on purchasing more from this seller in the future! :-)

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I am just getting into medical transcription and this is a very helpful resource. Would recommend for students as well.

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the flashcards are a cool and easy way to teach your young kid about the enviroment that way when they grow up will continue to care about earth and help save it

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We waited for months but the model we order just wasn't making it through production. Finally the company upgraded our order to this upgraded model and we had it within the week. My 1 and 3 year old LOVE it. They have both fallen off of the seat several times so I've placed it in a corner where they cannot hurt themselves more. (it's a short bench so the fall is minimal yet irritating.) The sound is odd if you are expecting a real piano sound. I wish they used the LITTLE TIKE red piano method of having xylophone bars instead of the varied length slender, TINNY, flat bars of metal. The sound would be more like the ringing xylophone bells instead of the strange timbre of tin? IT'S A TOY! It took all of 3 minutes for my 3 year old to jump back on the real piano to compare "the highest note". He knew something was just not right with the pitch and tone. So that's a good learning tool. TOY v. The real thing. It's worth having if your expectations are too high. Kids love it. That's what matters! And the manufacturer is sincerely interested in customer service.

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Valencia Classical Kit 1/2 Size Left Handed with DVD Reviews

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I teach guitar. I have one of these Valencia classical guitars in the 1/4 size, and I recommend this guitar to my students. This guitar is an excellent value for the beginning guitarist, or anyone who wants an inexpensive, playable, decent sounding guitar. They aren't concert instruments, but they do play well and stay in tune (as much as any nylon string guitar stays in tune). The tone is very good for an instrument that costs less than $300. The overall workmanship is clean and smooth, and the string spacing and action is correct. This guitar isn't gorgeous, the rosette is the decal you would expect to find on a cheap guitar. No inlays here, but for the price it is an attractive, functional instrument. This guitar is an excellent value.

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Guitar arrived in original box which was slightly damaged due to transport. Luckily, guitar was fine and undamaged when opened. I have to say that I was impressed with the finish, size, and general assembly. For this rather inexpensive option for my 4-year-old daughter, it is of very good quality. The polished wood finish is smooth and with no blemishes. The base strings are of nylon while the higher pitched strings are metal. This is better for younger fingers, especially when kids are just starting out with strumming, plucking, and learning chords. It is also a perfect size for children players. My daughter can sit comfortably while placing the guitar in her lap with no problems. Granted, after paying for shipping, the price was very inexpensive (~$50 when I purchased it). I know that store retailers were having a hard time giving me advice about where to buy such a guitar (a left-handed one no less), so this online purchase was the best option. I have no regrets with this purchase. It is a good quality guitar, sound is bright with good tone, easy to tune (may have to tune every once in a while due to quality of strings) and the wood/construction are very well crafted (it actually looks and feels like a more expensive guitar-not like the toy store brands you see at popular retailers). Very happy with this purchase. In terms of its accessories, they are very elementary especially the case (vinyl cover) and the DVD. I ended up buying a guitar stand from a local guitar shop so the guitar can sit next to my two full-size guitars.

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This guitar was a Christmas present for my 4 1/2 year old. It is great! It isn't a toy, it sounds wonderful for the money. He loves it, he is watching the video that was included & trying to learn to play.

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Bought this for my six year old. Took a while to find a left handed child's guitar. We hack the strings together. The quality is nice. I have a friend who is a professional guitarist and he tuned it for me. He said it was a good little starter guitar.

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You will not find a better beginner classical guitar for the price. I loved that it came set up in left hand. This is a correct beginners instrument for kids.

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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 :)

World Percussion KD581801 Remo 8X18 Kids Drum Rainforest Reviews

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My son is 4 years old and very special needs. He loves to be able to lay across the drum and feel the vibrations and it is sturdy enough to allow him to endlessly climb up on it and lay on it he weighs 38 pounds and has been climbing on it for 6 months now. It has a great deep sound and the pictures on the side make it pleasing as something to leave out in the living room full time. It's more money than other drums, but it is going to last forever and it's definitely worth it!

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Fantastic gift for the kids for Christmas and they spend hours playing them! I would highly recommend and the quality is top notch!

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This pressure sensitive fabric is very clever and works fine. Just don't make the mistake I did and try shortening it. I wanted a 6" length and cut it and then spent about an hour trying to prevent the cut ends of the conductive wires from shorting. If you connect to one end of the strip, you will see about 100 Ohms when the fabric is pressed firmly close to that end and about 1 to 2K Ohms at the other end, so it's not really a "switch" it's a pressure sensitive resistance that does go open circuit with NO pressure on it. It can be used with the logic level input of a microcontroller with a 1K pull up/down to bias it.

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I initially purchased the Lauri Toys Phonics Center Kit last year. It was such a great value that I ordered the Math Kit, Word Families and now recently the Categories & Sequencing Kits. I am very pleased with all of the kits I have purchased! They are a great value ... they are durable foam, easy to clean and very easily stored. The kids really enjoy working with these kits ... it's more like game time than learning which is the best! I would highly recommend all of the above mentioned kits to anyone with young children (2-6 years). I look forward to gifting these to friends once my kids have outgrown them.

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Cheap Elenco Snap Circuits SC-300 Student Training Program

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This set is excellent. There are a lot of components, a book with a bunch of projects, and an educational book about electronics, all of which are good. My kids are 9 and 12, and both of them like the set, especially the projects that involve sound activated alarms and such. They experiment, and they rig alarms to startle each other, and they gain a little intuition about how electricity works at the same time.

We did have a piece break; one of the snaps came apart on one of the more fun (read "noisy") components, but I contacted the company and they quickly sent replacement at no charge.

I highly recommend it.

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Love this "toy" line.

Learn by doing AND teaches your young one to be organized, too!

The case will hold pieces from other Snap Circuits sets -the odd pieces can fit under the bottom tray.

This and the Green Snap Circuits sets are a perfect, comprehensive set to keep your child busy for eons.

(I have bought these sets for my 6.5 year old -he needs guidance, but can still work with and enjoy these sets)

WORTH EVERY PENNY!

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My 8 years old boy was already modifying by himself an original project right after we finished the 3rd project we assembled together. Or I have a genius at home that I wasn't aware of or this product is really amazing or both!

Really a "must have". Forget about Lego!

The single "but" is the fact that the battery module doesn't have a replaceable fuse (has none). If, by mistake, the kid short-circuit some circuit, it could just "fry" the toy and make it useless. I wonder why the manufacturer did not add, for example, a small car-type fuse to the battery modules. They are cheap and easy to find.

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I purchased the Snap Circuit kit for my mechanically inclined 7 year old. There are over 300 variations my son was immersed in building with this great kit. It has a nice variation of components, stores easily in the included carry case and is made well.

This has been a great item for my son to build and bring along to school on his "share" days.

I have found my son playing with this with friends and his cousins for extended periods of time. My nephew now has one (age 9) and loves it as well.

Highly recommended.

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My son has ADHD. I have the hardest time trying to find something that fits him. He hates camping, hates sports, hate getting dirty, hates museums, hates exercise. You name is he hates it.

So my parents found a small kit like this at a thrift store and he found it and tried and wow, did he sit there and play for hours.

So for his 9th birthday I got him this kit and he was ecstatic. He even gets other kids in on it and he teaches them how to use it. This things he has made has astounded me. I am so happy I found it

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Yes, it's a wonderful concept, and could have been executed beautifully. You would expect so, for the price.

However, the painted plywood is full of jagged edges and splinters. The kind of care that goes into a PlanToy or other wooden toys that parents shelling out this kind of money for non-plastic have grown accustomed to, sadly, is absent in this toy. I don't know if this has always been the case, or if they've recently chosen a cheaper manufacturer who isn't executing to Educo's standards, but it's certainly the case with the toy I just received.

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The Educo Shake `n Match Shape Sorter is perfect in so many ways. It is made of high quality materials and is the perfect size for small hands.

The problem I have with most sorters is that they have removable lids that my genius child likes to... remove and then easily put the different shapes in a big gaping hole rather than using the actual cut outs. This sorter is different and might I just add genius. The opening for you to remove the different shapes is blocked by an elastic band that easily moves to the side when you want to get the shapes through it, but stays sturdily in place with you want them to stay in.

Another thing I love about this sorter is that the shapes are color coordinated so that the circle shape matches the circle cutout. This aids my little guy in matching them up and gives you the opportunity to teach colors as well as shapes.

Each shape is filled with little beads that jingle when you shake them and make the "toy" that much greater.

Did I mention it is made of wood? That is always a big plus in my book!

All in all, I am give this shape sorter 5 STARS because my little boys love it! Elliot enjoys the challenge of fitting all the shapes in the sorter and Hudson loves the rattle it gives when he rolls it!

This product is made by a company called Hape which I am quickly falling in love with. All their toys are educational and beautiful! They might just take the place of Melissa and Doug in my heart... might... I will let you know.

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an amazing shape shorter toy. it's beautiful. it's well built and lightweight (so it's easy for little ones to pick up). it's fun. i am very pleased with this toy. the colors are vibrant and chip proof. i also love how the blocks have beads in them and make noise. my son is 11months so he hasn't mastered putting the shapes in the holes yet but he does play with this toy every single day for at least 30mins. he likes pulling them out and putting them back in the same way. i find other toys stuffed inside as well. he enjoys shaking the blocks.

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We got this for my 15 month old son and he loves it! I wanted a really nice wooden shape sorter that would keep his attention and this one did the trick. He loves the shapes and that they make nose. he loves to try to fit them into their holes. Its also a very sturdy toy. I've caught him using it as a stepping stool to reach things on the table! And its not enormously huge either which is always a plus :)

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This shape sorter is the only wooden non-toxic version that doesn't have an easily removed lid. At first our 11-month son was frustrated because getting the pieces out of the side takes some dexterity, but that in itself turned into a learning experience. He loves to shake the toys and so far they have remained impervious to much banging and sliding. I do find the other wooden shape sorters more attractive, but in the end this one offers more educational opportunities.