Activities and Learning Reviews

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Pretend & Play Telephone
Made by Learning Resources
Age Group: 36 months - 6 years
    Amazon base price: $
    Kids love to emulate adults around them--give them the pleasure of learning to use their very own phone with the Pretend & Play Teaching Telephone. The bright red and yellow plastic unit measures 7 inches across and has large buttons for easy use. Program in a number (your home, for example) and record a message for the kids to hear when they get it right. There's also an emergency message associated with 911 to teach them what to do when trouble strikes. Other fun features include speed dial and an 11-digit display. --Rob Lightner
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    A Special Toy For A Special Boy!
    My son has autism, so I am constantly on the lookout for toys that will help him in everyday task. The phone is FANTASTIC! In only two day, he got the hang of the phone and learned his home phone number! The kicker was for praise, he heard mommy's voice saying, he got it right! No mechanical, strange voices! Good Job! Great Product!

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    Gets loads of play! Kids of all ages love this.
    This toy can be used by babies and toddlers and up. Younger kids can use it simply as a pretend phone. When certain buttons are pressed there is a dial tone sound, a ringing sound, and a "busy signal" sound. My youngest was one year old when he began playing with this, randomly pressing buttons, listening, and really pretending to talk.

    Older kids (5 or maybe 4) can use this as a teaching tool, with the parent. As described by the manufacturer (above) this has the capability to program in numbers, record your voice, and practice calling 911 or practice calling other important phone numbers.

    So far we've only used the toy to play with during imaginative play. My kids have played with it so much that it is worth the cost. Kids who visit for playdates also gravitate to this toy and love to play with it. I highly recommend this as a great toy for pretend play.

    Also great from this manufacturer is the pretend cash register.

    Thomas & Friends Duck the Great Pannier Tank Engine
    Made by Learning Curve
    Age Group: 24 months - 6 years
      Amazon base price: $
      This bright green toy will bring a smile to any little train fan's face. Based on the award-winning PBS television series Shining Time Station by the Rev. W. Awdry, the Thomas the Tank train set is a perfect child's train set. Duck's job is setting cars in the yard and pulling small freight. Each wooden vehicle in the series has a different name, character, and face. Magnetic bumpers make linking up easy. Friendly characters engage kids in hours of imaginary play. Designed to encourage new motor and cognitive skills. --Sandy Hirsch
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      A great addition to your set
      This toy is really durable. My sister threw it down our stairs a buch of times and it didn't even get a scratch. This is well worth the money and a great addition to anyone's collection.

      Duck the great
      The learning curve Thomas sets are among the best toy train sets I've seen. The toys are especially durable and well-made. Duck is a unique engine who has some prominent roles in some of the earlier, original Thomas stories. The Duck engine toy is a good addition to an existing Thomas train set.

      Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Daisy the Train Car
      Made by Learning Curve
      Age Group: 24 months - 6 years
        Amazon base price: $
        Daisy is one of only a handful of female engines in the Thomas the Tank set (all sold separately). She is a bright-green, busy diesel passenger engine. Based on the award-winning television series Shining Time Station by the Reverend W. Awdry, the Thomas the Tank train system fulfills the enduring choo-choo train fantasies of children. Each vehicle has a different name, character, and face. It is wooden and 2 inches high with black plastic wheels. The magnetic bumpers at both ends of each engine make linkup easy. Children will become friends with each one, developing not only imaginative play but social skills and new motor and cognitive skill as they mature. --Sandy Hirsch
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        Deisel rail car
        Daisy is a deisel that came to work when Thomas was away(see Thomas comes to breakfast). She is lazy and stubborn then she decides to work hard. She is in Daisy Percy's Predicament and bullseyes.

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        Toy Fanatic With 4 Kids Under The Age Of 6
        My son is totally into Thomas The Tank Engine. He absolutely loves each train. He knows all the names, and what color they are. He puts all the train tracks together himself, and has a full day of fun with just himself pulling them in the yard, and make believing that he is Mr. Conductor. It is very educational with the imagination that it brings out in a child.

        The Three Little Pigs Read & Play Set
        Made by Pockets of Learning
        Age Group: 18 months - 4 years
          Amazon base price: $
          Whether your child prefers the traditional version of the Three Little Pigs or something a bit more unconventional (such as The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs), he or she will enjoy reenacting the entire plot with this outstanding playset. Undo the Velcro seam on the roof of the third little pig's house to reveal a 16-by-23-inch play mat depicting colorfully printed and embroidered set pieces for staging the story. Three freestanding pigs and the big bad wolf are each recreated on weighted pillows and nicely enhanced by a touch of bright outline stitching. Houses of hay and sticks (cardboard-covered fabric) readily succumb to the wolf's huffing and puffing, and the much larger, quilted house of bricks sports a wolf-sized chimney. A traditional retelling of the classic story--made of printed fabric and easily stored inside the brick house with the mat, characters, and props--is included. --Liane Thomas
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          A Toy Your Kids Will Love
          Based on the recommendations on Amazon.com, I bought this playset for my 2 year old niece's birthday. Six months later it is one of her favorite toys. She loves playing with the set and telling the story to her brother and sister. If you are looking for a gift that will encourage creativity, this one gets high marks. My sister-in-law loves it too and wonders how I am so in tune with what kids like. (Let's not tell her that I rely on other people's Amazon.com recommendations.)

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          Little pigs play set
          My Grandmother bought this for my daughter over a year ago. I thought she was crazy for paying the high price for this. However, this is still a story time favorite. My daughter loves to watch me and help me act out the story as I/we read the book and the pigs are regularly bedtime necessities. The house doubles (for my daughter) as a purse and a house for her other little figurines. The entire set is washable and very durable. I highly recommend this toy to anyone who loves a chance to play along with story time.

          Water Wizardry
          Made by Be Amazing Products
          Age Group: 5 - 11 years
            Amazon base price: $
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            A Good Chemistry Starter Kit
            A great price for educational experiments. My 6 yr-old and 4 yr-old both enjoyed making snow and playing with gooey polymers. I was amazed as well, especially by the easy-to-understand instructions and interesting science facts.

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            thisis a super toy
            this toy helped me on my science project i won it showed me how snow is formed and every thing

            11-in-1 Game Set
            Made by Melissa & Doug
              Amazon base price: $
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              Great Game Gift
              One of our rental families left this for us as a thank-you gift for using our beach house, and it's so nice I'm surprised they didn't take it home themselves...maybe they bought 2 sets? We all used this set when we stayed there, from my 1st grader up to my wife and I (she steadily beat me in about 8 out of the 10 games, more if you count all the card games) so I bought another set online for our home, too. I know that my future rentals will sure appreciate it too. I hope they win more often than I do....

              34 Piece Blocks with Wagon
              Made by Imaginarium
                Amazon base price: $
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                Great Toy!
                My son LOVES this toy. I gave it to him yesterday and he's been playing with it non-stop! It's not only a lot of fun, it's also educational. He's been practicing his colors and his shapes and of course it's great for developing fine motor skills. Plus, it's very durable and I'm sure it will last for many years. (I used to work in a preschool and this would also be a great toy for places like that because it's so sturdy). One nice feature is that the pull string is removeable in case that's a concern for anyone. I know that this toy will grow with him as well. Right now he's having fun building and constructing, but when he's older he can have the challenge of trying to get all the pieces to fit back in the wagon! It's kind of like a puzzle.

                I have a hard time getting my son interested in toys and this one is definitely a hit with him! It's a great toy and I would recommend it highly to anyone!

                Alpha Animals Game
                Made by Great American Puzzle Factory
                Age Group: 4 - 10 years
                  Amazon base price: $
                  List price: $14.99 (that's NaN% off!)
                  Animals and the alphabet go together in childhood like peas and carrots. In this short, simple game of memory, children learn to read the alphabet. Each player parades a wooden animal-shaped game piece along a spiral of letters. As they go from A to Z, they have to name animals of the air, land, and water that start with the corresponding letter. Landing on an Alphacard space is risky: a jellyfish sting means moving back two spaces. There's a simple version for younger players and an alphabetical animal guide in the instruction booklet. This high-quality game is made for the attention spans of children and animals: one game lasts less than half an hour. --Lynne Sampson
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                  For Animal Lovers
                  This is a great educational game! The first couple times my 5 yr-old grandaughter and I played, we used the directions for 4-6 yr olds, where you name an animal whose name begins with a, then b, etc, as you advance around the playing board. Soon she was playing at the more advanced, challenging level, where you must name an animal that starts with a and flies, or starts with a and swims, etc. It's great fun for her when grandma can't think of an answer, and she can!! My grandaughter has become so interested in animals, I bought her an encylopedia all about animals, that we use when playing the game. I would recommend this game for anyone who cares about animals.

                  Atlantis 12" Desk Globe
                  Made by Replogle Globes
                  Age Group: 7 - 12 years
                    Amazon base price: $
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                    Axis powers
                    Bah!

                    Having been defeated by the insufferable Brock Thunder, I, Commandant Deathfyre, have been forced into hiding whilst I rebuild my Diabolical Enterprise to Menace Opulent Nations (D.E.M.O.N. -- ignore the "to") headquarters. Hidden in the jungles of South America, my Tartarus Lair was quite a sweet setup. The command chamber was decked out with obligatory throne (in the shape of a horned denizen of the Netherworld--which is also our logo), wall-spanning computer displays, and a wicked holographic map.

                    I rashly triggered the Self-Destruct Sequence in a misguided effort to dispose of that "heroic" fool and his dull-witted Freedom Brigade. Naturally, they escaped through the volcanic fissure which powered the GeoThermal Pulse Disruptor that Doctor Shockwave designed to shatter the Earth's crust beneath selected target-cities.

                    Curses!

                    This leaves me with a somewhat less-imposing base of operations--namely, my Uncle Ralph's old backyard fallout shelter. With my assets frozen by the Freedom Brigade's Financial Operations Specialists (code-named "Spreadsheet" and "Dollar Bill"), I find myself forced to cut costs on some of the items required by my plans of World Domination. For example, instead of a mainframe dedicated to cracking the Freedom Fort's Security Code, I have an 8" x 10" glossy of that buffoon Brock Thunder tacked on the wall over my futon (I'm using it as a dartboard).

                    Which brings me to this item.

                    While not quite a massive, laser-plotted topographic hologram like my previous map, this 12" globe is a reliable substitute. Don't be fooled by the fact that it's listed under the Imaginarium section; this is no child's plaything. It rotates smoothly, and the easy-to-read labels help me quickly identify potential continents to victimize. The latitude and longitude are accurately displayed, and the bronze finish of the stand looks sturdy and elegant.

                    The Atlantis Desk Globe is durable--when Bio-Hazard borrowed it to plot an ecological attack, it came back with nary a dent or scratch (and it was in the back-seat of his SmogMobile for three days)! Bio-Hazard was also impressed with the lifelike coloring which clearly showed vulnerable forests, mountains and grasslands, and the highly detailed ocean features which enabled him to determine exactly where to place the Pollution Platform.

                    I like that the globe's smaller size allows me to grip it in my gauntlet and pose holding the entire World at my mercy! Plus, the Gyro-matic mounting has given me a deliciously sinister idea for my next Evil Device: the Gyro-Gravity Polarizer!

                    MWAH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

                    Baby Einstein Animal Orchestra Stacker
                    Made by Equity Marketing Inc
                    Age Group: 1 months - 3 years
                      Amazon base price: $
                      List price: $12.99 (that's NaN% off!)
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                      Very cute and the musical reward is excellent!
                      My son has had this toy since about six months. He is now 8 months and he likes to touch and mouth the pieces. He also loves it when I stack it up for him so that he can hear the music. The pieces are vanilla scented and the music is very pleasant and fun. I can't wait to see him learn to stack it on his own.

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