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  • True Meaning of Christmas…Do Your Kids Know It?

    True Meaning of Christmas…Do Your Kids Know It? Do you teach your kids the true meaning of Christmas? Now, let me say right off the bat, I love to give and get gifts and I love the lights and the Christmas music. I am not an old “scrooge...

  • Christmas is 10 weeks away - Advice from "The Gift Therapist"

    Please join me in welcoming a new guest blogger, Jennifer Melnick Carota, better known as "The Gift Therapist" . Jenn will share some of her fabulous gift-giving tips from now through Christmas. Our first post from Jenn is about how to give...

  • Balls, Balls, Balls Part II

    Yesterday we talked about sensory balls. Today we are going to talk about balls that are easy to catch. I was a horrible athlete growing up (my daughter would say that I shouldn't put a time limit on it and that I am still horrible). I couldn't catch a ball if my life depended on it. When I was the softball team they put me so far out in left field, I couldn't even tell when an inning was over. It scarred me for life : ) So to have balls that are easier to catch is so great. They are...

  • Balls, Balls, Balls

    One of my favorite first birthday gift to give, is to find a huge bag and fill them with all sorts of different balls. The balls will be used for years to come. I always put balls for all ages and abilities in the bag and then I know it will be used for years to come. My son got a bag of balls 15 years ago, and we still have the basketball and football that we play with. I figure that most of you can find regular balls all on your own without my suggestions, so I will let you hit all of the discount...

  • Colorcutters--It Colors and Cuts

    The amazing marker that simultaneously COLORS and CUTS! Here is another art marker that amazed me at Toy Fair last year. The marker cuts and colors! You should have seen the man selling them--his hands were filled with marker marks. Because everyone would come up and ask him if the markers would cut you. He would then take a marker and draw on his hand. No cut--but his hands were filled with beautiful colors, as he did over and over and over again. According to Educational Insights who is one of...

  • Rainbow Brushes

    When I saw Rainbow Brushes at Toy Fair last year, I wanted to buy them right there and then! They are so cool. You click as many markers together as you want and they work together. You can be an instant artist. Aren't these awesome. Go to their website and watch the video and you will be even more excited. The Washington Post said, "RainbowBrush- one of the absolute best, ingenious and coolest toys of the year" They come in kits or with just the markers. You know that my preference...

  • Wikki Stix

    Wikki Stix -- What are they? Here is what the company says: Wikki Stix Activity Set Hours and hours of fun activities for tons and tons of fun.No glue no mess! Sticks with just fingertip pressure. endlessly reusable. Make critters and creatures, make a Wikkidoodle, create funny faces, make 3-D creations, play travel games, spin and create in the Do-Wikki Game, decorate cans and bags, and design cards. The Activity Set is a Parents' Choice CLASSIC award winner! Wikki Stix provide creative hands...

  • Brain Noodles

    For the next couple of days, I am going to introduce you to some art supplies. I may put more pictures in than words, because if you don't see what your child can do with the stuff, why buy it. The first one is Brain Noodles. They describe themselves as "Brain Noodles are jumbo silky fiber stems that bend any way you want! These versatile noodles are great fun for all ages and have countl ess applications including: toy, craft, educat ional, party, corporate training, sensory integration...

  • What Else?

    I have posted about 30 different toys. Have you found what you are looking for? Is there a special age group, interest, special ability, your child (or other children on your list) have that you would like me to find a toy for? Either email me at mara@letkidsplay.com or just make a comment. Give me a price range in addition to the other information. I will try to find a great toy for everyone on your list.

  • ABC3D

    Here is a wonderful new ABC book by Marion Bataille. It is 3D and shows how letters are created. Check out the video that shows how the book works. Here are just some of the reviews of the book: " One of the most delightful and innovative pop-up books I have ever seen."—Robert Sabuda * "As stylish as a pop-up can be. Letters here not only pop up, they move and transform... A-plus for drama and innovation. All ages."—Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Love at first sight...

  • Bananagrams

    Do you find that sometimes the food comes just a little too slowly at restaurants. As the kids get older, the paper place mats are just not doing the trick. I find we end up playing endless games of "I Spy", if the restaurant and things handing on the wall or "Hangman", if I was wise and remembered paper. Here is a new choice for restaurants or any time you need to occupy the kids--like waiting in the airport. Just grab the pouch and go. You do remember to pack it : ) Bananagrams...

  • Zimbbos

    Really quick today as we still housing tons of relatives.-- Zimbbos This is a fun game for young children. Kids use their Sense of Balance to Build the Most Elephantastic Pyramid. The elephants are ready to impress with this brand new game of balance. Taking turns, roll the die to find out how many elephants you have to add to the pyramid. The player who puts the last elephant on the pyramid wins the game. It is a classic stacking game where kids can develop their spatial relationships and test motor...

  • Creativity Express - Let's Start with Art!

    As you know, I am very reluctant to recommend software, but this one has intrigued me. Here is the caveat, I have researched it, but I haven't played it. From what I have learned, if you are homeschooling your kids, you NEED this software. For everyone else, you will need to make your own judgement. It is made my MadCap Logic and there is a video on their site that shows you more about it. The video looks to me like the product is for littler kids, but it is for second through eighth graders...

  • Giving Thanks

    My mother always taught me to send thank you letters for gifts. It was a lesson, I didn't learn very well. I always had good intentions--but somehow, even if I wrote them, they never made it to the mailbox. My mother, of course is right, so I am trying hard to tell my daughter to do as I say and not as I do. : ) Made by Hands , has made the perfect product for your children to make their own thank you cards. Made by Hands was started by two moms, who got tired of buying craft kits for birthdays...

  • ThinkFun

    This is what leads on ThinkFun's website. I believe it. They have the best mind challenging games on the market. There are games for all ages. In Rush Hour, you look at a pattern card, and then place the cars and trucks according to the pattern. You need to figure out how to move the cars around so that your red car can get out of the "rush". Or maybe you would prefer Safari Rush Hour, where you have to get your Safari Van out without the animals getting you. You can try it on-line...
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