Tier Toys Noah’s Ark Set

Yazan: CanCan | 30 November 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Reviews, Toys

We used to have a Noah’s Ark toy that I thought was a little incomplete…it only had 3 pairs of random animals.
I ended up selling it at our Great Purge 2009 last spring, because I felt my kids had outgrown it’s babyishness.
Gratefully, we received a sample of Tier Toys Animal Stackers - Noah’s Ark Set.
The [...]

The Tortoise and the Hare

Yazan: CanCan | 23 November 2009 | 48 Comments
Categories: Educational products, Giveaways, Music for little ears, Reviews

I like listening to old recordings from “The Golden Age of Radio”, back when listening to the radio was more of a theatre for the mind.
As a teacher, I observe that the ability to listen is a diminishing skill among children today. I think it is important to help my students “practice” listening to reading, [...]

Learn To Read With LeapFrog

Yazan: CanCan | 16 November 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Books for children, Educational products, Reviews

LeapFrog has a great set of beginning readers that are compatable with the Tag reading system.
We LOVE our Tag, and we LOVE LeapFrog; I can’t stress enough that Jojo learned his phonetic sounds just after his second birthday, thanks to LeapFrog products!
Now he is 5 years old and is beginning to read. He LOVES these [...]

Alphabotz

Yazan: CanCan | 03 November 2009 | 82 Comments
Categories: Educational products, Giveaways, Reviews, Uncategorized

Alphabotz are here!
Alphabotz, cool robot characters on oversized flash cards are an engaging way of helping emerging readers understand all of the intricacies of the English language.
Superphonic Decoder Cards reveal stats on each robot character who wears a letter or letter team on its chest and an icon on its head that serve as constant [...]

Art for Baby

Yazan: CanCan | 17 September 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: Books for children, Educational products, Reviews

When I give a baby gift, I try to find something that will be meaningful and valued by the family.
You can hardly go wrong with a good book, and Art for Baby is just such a book.
Art for Baby is a sturdy, 12 page board book with black and white silhouette or line-type pictures by [...]

Entertaining Science Lessons For Kids

Yazan: CanCan | 13 September 2009 | 187 Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Educational products, Giveaways, Reviews

Remember when we were kids and could tune in to the scientific experiments of Mr. Wizard?
What kind of programs are available today to teach kids about science? For preschoolers, there is Sid the Science Kid!
The brainchild of The Jim Henson company, Sid the Science Kid is a preschooler who wonders about the world around him.
Sid [...]

Block Party!

Yazan: CanCan | 24 August 2009 | 163 Comments
Categories: Educational products, Giveaways, Green, Reviews, Toys, Travel with children

KidStuffPR has introduced me to CitiBlocs, a wonderful open-ended building toy for ages three and older.
CitiBlocs are uniform, earth-friendly wooden planks made from New Zealand pine.
The simplicity of CitiBlocs allows children to build, stack, and create structures that exercise the imagination.
Through trial and error in building with Citiblocs, children learn reasoning, problem solving, cause [...]

Story Time Felts

Yazan: CanCan | 20 May 2009 | 137 Comments
Categories: Books for children, Educational products, Giveaways, Reviews, Toys

When I was six years old I went to a religious school. Once a week (or maybe twice) we attended chapel, where we would sing songs and some times have a FLANNEL BOARD STORY!
Now, I did grow up in a home with a television, but for some reason I was absolutely entranced with the [...]

Win a Tag Reader for You and One For Your Library!

Yazan: CanCan | 04 March 2009 | 257 Comments
Categories: Books for children, Educational products, Giveaways

Reading aloud to your child is SO important for a variety of developmental reasons.
I actually had the mind boggling experience of teaching a reading class to university age students who were not raised in a culture where parents read to their children.
Concepts that I never remember not grasping, such as the ability to summarize a [...]

Smart E Bear Is Mama’s Best Friend, Too!

Yazan: CanCan | 09 December 2008 | 195 Comments
Categories: Educational products, Games, Giveaways, Reviews, Toys

Chances are you have heard by now of the hot new toy called Smart-e-Bear; so far, Smart-e-Bear has been honored with the NAPPA Gold award, picked as one of Dr. Toy’s Best 10 Technology Toys and Best 100 Products, included in Top Kid Tech Gifts in Tom’s Guide, won a Greatest Products award from [...]