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I actually purchased 2 of these years ago. 1 for 2yo son, and 1 for 3yo niece, which I had to ship across country. Awesome concept, but....... I cannot say how it was used by my niece, but my son never played with anything beyond the battery operated scanner that played the sounds. He still has it in his room 6 years later, and still hasn't used it beyond the scanner! But doesn't want me to take it out of his room.

Still, I gave it 5 stars because I believe in the product. It is an awesome concept, and if I didn't already own one, I'd probably buy it again.

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The product was great and i is a great learing toy for my kids. They love it it has a little over everything in it. Really it's great for the younger to the much older kids as my older kids love playing it with the younger kids.

Be Amazing Blizzard in a Bucket Reviews

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my daughter got this for christmas and is still lovin it! she packs it with her from room to room. it's easy to mix and you can make snow balls too. i'm not sure how educational it is but it is alot of fun. it comes with plenty of snow and a mat to set everything out on.

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My daughter did this experiment in science class one year.

She loves it! Once the snow is made, we dry it out by placing it on

a cookie sheet and letting it sit for a few days in a dry area. This allows

you to be able to reuse it time and time again!

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if you want fake snow in an instant this is great stuff, love it. Wish they had a larger size

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My 2nd grade class had a blast in the science lab with the Blizzard in a bucket. it was one of many experiments!

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I bought this for my 1st graders schoolroom class. They love it. We dont' get snow where we live ever so this was a nice way for kids to get the experience and "feel" of snow without the actual cold and temperatures associated with it. Love it, lots of fun, but very messy! The tarp it came with wasn't nearly big enough.

Reviews of Vtech - V-Motion: Thomas and Friends Engines Working Together

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this is a wonderful learning game for kids 2 1/2-7. my GN is 3 and he can handle it but needs a little help with some of the thing.

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This game is great for my little 3 y.o. He has a ball with it. I think he will quickly grow past it but a great start for a kiddo to be able to enjoy a game system. The system was initally a gift, I probably wouldn't have bought it myself, but he has fun and that is what matters to me and he learns while playing. PLUS none of the stuff is violent! :)

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I purchased this game for my 3 year old grandson. His eyes on Christmas morning lit up more than the Christmas tree, when he saw it. Thanks for making a little guys day.

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Both my boys love this game! Aside from the obvious that it Thomas... it has fun things for them to do and they actually have to think during these games. V-Tech in general has been awesome for us!

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My son absolutley loves this game, we ordered it in Janurary but just gave it to him as an easter gift and he absolutley loves it :)

Buy Little Folks Visuals Felt Background Large 32X48

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As a teacher of special education students, I find that this is an excellent tool for hanging up seasonal and holiday pictures. I also like the fact that it is large and can be folded in half.

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Buy GP Percussion GP55BK 5-Piece Junior Drum Set with Cymbals

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My 4-year-old nephew requested a drum set for Christmas and I didn't want to buy him something that "just made noise" but a musical instrument that could grow with him. I hesitated before spending this amount of money on an instrument that he might not want to learn, but when I passed up the opportunity to get it for Christmas and he seemed disappointed I decided to purchase it for his birthday. When we unpacked the instrument we truly began to realize what a terrific value this drum set is for the amount of money that we paid for it. We received 5 drums, 2 cymbals, a stool, and drumsticks the set was beautiful and clearly good quality. The birthday guests were all very impressed by the professional look a family member with professional experience in music "confirmed" that this is indeed a quality musical instrument rather than just a good looking toy. It was good that we had this family member around the drums needed to be tuned and positioned correctly and we, as non-drummers, were fairly off in our set-up. However, the seller had provided us with clear instructions and offers of assistance that made us right enough that our nephew never would have known our errors in any case. Most importantly, our nephew was clearly thrilled with the gift he played the rest of the afternoon only stopping long enough to let his younger brother take a very brief nap. When he heard his brother wake up, he RAN back to the drums to play again. He says that he is a rock star now and I'm not sure if he sounds like one, but he sure does look like one with his awesome drum set!

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Got this for my 11 year old son and it has been a perfect fit! Great bargain for a whole 'real' drum set but scaled down just right for a pre-teen. I highly recommend as a very economical choice for any 10-12 year old child who is at least somewhat serious about drumming.

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I wondered what type of quality I would be getting for this low price.

I was extremely surprised at the sound and quality of the set.

My son is really pleased that after assembly, he could start practicing right away and not have the set sound tinny and cheap.

5 star recommendation!

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Overall these are a pretty solid. The hardware and cymbals are pretty low quality, but for the price it is nice. It arrived in perfect condition and it is a really sharp looking little set. As a life long drummer it was easy for me to set up, but I can easily see how someone with no knowledge of this stuff would struggle. It took me about 45 minutes to get it all together. Not much more, and I took my time. Of course I knew where everything went. I'd think a person that didn't know anything about this would probably take a couple of hours. The directions are really poor. Common sense should be enough though.

Getting an all inclusive set for around $ shipped is a real bargain though. I debated just getting a normal sized set for my 4 year old, knowing he could grow into it, but that would have cost me at least $ for anything even remotely decentthat included everything (cymbals, sticks, throne.) I looked around for monthsshopping, comparing, shopping more, and this was by far the best for the money. The 1st Act stuff is pretty junky in my opinion. This wasn't as great as I had expected, but again for the money you can't go wrong. It's small, so they won't use it for a ton of years. The good part of that is they will be less likely to wreck it. I think I could sell it now for more than I paid for it locally. I know that when I do eventually sell it I will not lose much of anything on it. It does seem durable enough for my 4 year old, though.

Really, if you are hesitant, don't be. I am as frugal of a shopper as you will find and always work hard for the best deal. I found one here, and you can to. I bought the black. Really, really sharp!

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Drum kit arrived today. Opened and inspected all parts happily everything was in order.

I hour later the kit is set up and ready for our son to start playing.

Some reviews have noted that is was difficult to set up and this is not the case. Everything is well packaged and putting it together was pretty straight forward so you really can't go wrong.

Quality of the hardware is excellent so it should last a long time.

Shipping was fast and communication from seller was excellent.

CanaKit Stepper Motor with Cable Review

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Smooth, precise control. No instructions.Took a little bit of work, but I found a diagram.

Red = A, Green = AC, Yellow = B, Blue = BC.

Powerful and pretty fast. A bit on the heavy side, but this thing isn't exactly small.

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I've never done anything with stepping motors before now. When this motor arrived the only documentation was a link to a site that showed the motor specs and wiring. After a quick search the motor looked like it was easy to use, so I decided to try to control it with an Arduino motor shield. This is not the solution I would suggest for any one else, but I wanted to try this instead of an actual motor controller so that I could get a better understanding of how it worked. I've got a stepping motor controller on order and plan to use it. The advantage of having the stepping motor controller is it will manage the sequence of coil activations required to turn the motor and gives you more liberty as far as what lines you use to control the motor (Assuming you are using an Arduino). I think a stepping motor controller will also do a better job at managing the current to the motor (I think I may be using more than necessary). If you want to test your motor to see if it works try the code below. But don't use the code for an actual project implementation. Go with the motor controller.

The A-coils in the motor are controlled with the red/green wire pair and the B-coils are controlled with the yellow-blue wire pair. The lines on the Arduino the control the motor shield are as follows:

_direction_b_pin = 13;

_speed_b_pin = 11;

_brake_b_pin = 8;

_direction_a_pin = 12;

_speed_a_pin = 3;

_brake_a_pin = 9;

It's necessary to setup each one of these pins as an output.

void Setup

{

pinMode(_direction_b_pin, OUTPUT);

pinMode(_speed_b_pin, OUTPUT);

pinMode( _brake_b_pin, OUTPUT);

pinMode(_direction_a_pin, OUTPUT);

pinMode(_speed_a_pin, OUTPUT);

pinMode(_brake_a_pin, OUTPUT);

_degreesPerStep = 1.8;

_currentPosition = 0;

}

Once these pins are setup it is just a matter of pulsing them in the right sequence. Here is one way of doing this. Every time the Step method is called the motor will make one step in a direction (one direction if _directionFlag is true, the opposite direction if _directionFlag is false).

void Step

{

if(_directionFlag)

{

if((_coil_a_state)&&(_coil_b_state))

_coil_a_state = false;

else if((!_coil_a_state)&&(_coil_b_state))

_coil_b_state = false;

else if ((!_coil_a_state)&&(!_coil_b_state))

_coil_a_state = true;

else

_coil_b_state = true;

_currentPosition += _degreesPerStep;

}

else

{

Serial.println("-");

if((_coil_a_state)&&(_coil_b_state))

_coil_b_state = false;

else if((!_coil_a_state)&&(_coil_b_state))

_coil_a_state = true;

else if ((!_coil_a_state)&&(!_coil_b_state))

_coil_b_state = true;

else

_coil_a_state = false;

_currentPosition -= _degreesPerStep;

}

if(_isOn)

{

digitalWrite(_brake_a_pin, LOW);

digitalWrite(_brake_b_pin, LOW);

}

else

{

digitalWrite(_brake_a_pin, HIGH);

digitalWrite(_brake_b_pin, HIGH);

}

digitalWrite(_direction_a_pin, (_coil_a_state)?HIGH:LOW);

digitalWrite(_direction_b_pin, (_coil_b_state)?HIGH:LOW);

digitalWrite(_speed_a_pin, HIGH);

digitalWrite(_speed_b_pin, HIGH);

}

This code is sufficient for getting the motor to turn. If you

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I have used these motors in several projects and have been very happy with them. I have build a crane, and a car. They are drvien with Easy Drive and Arduino.

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The motor is great for all kinds of projects. It shipped quickly and arrived on time and in perfect condition. 4 out of 5 stars though becuase there is little to no paperwork available on the motor specs (pin out, current draw, max stepping speed, ect...)

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or maybe just a wiring diagram. THe motor works great. However, there should be a simple diagram indicating the basic specifications and poles of which magnet are associated with which color lead. How hard can this be? The motor arrives with NO (as in zero) documentation.

Cheap Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Counting Animal Friends Book

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This was a Christmas 2008 gift for my grandson. He had his little hand pinched twice while playing with it. I thought perhaps he was too small to play with it and put it away for a long time. He is 14 months old now and I gave it to him last Friday (2/12/2010). It pinched his hand again, he screamed and cried and he had an angry red mark on the side of his palm. Will never give to him again. I've reported it to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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I bought this for my son's first birthday. He loves it! My 3 year old even plays with it. It arrived quickly and in excellent condition. Great toy.

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I bought this to take on a airplane flight to keep my daughter busy. It is just okay. Very durable. It only has a few pages and doesn't say alot. But for the price, I guess it's worth it. I would probably buy it again, but it's not a special toy.

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When we saw this online, I didn't look very closely on how the function would be. We bought this for our 2 yr. old son and he will play w/the button but you have to push the button 2 or 3 times for 1 page and it becomes boring to him. He will pick it up every once in a while and play but I wouldn't have purchased it in the store after I was able to see it's function.

It was just ok for him!

The good things are that the sound is very clear and loud enough for a child. If your child will allow for you to read it to them, this will be a great item for you. Our 2 year old is too independant and will bring only the books he wants for us to read to him.

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I reviewed the other FP Laugh & Learn book earlier, and I'll say the same about this one:

This is a great book for small babies to older children! The story is really cute and the songs engage the children...it incorporates the animals and numbers into the story and songs. The sun button is enticing to push and lights up when the book is talking or singing.

It has a switch on it to turn the volume to two different settings or to turn it off to save batteries (or so you can pack it to take with you while traveling). This has gone with us several places and still looks new! She's had this book for months and still loves it.

My niece who is 4 actually likes the book too especially because it's something she can "read" to the baby.

The only downside is that there is only a couple pages so the story is short.