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  • Design Your Own Clothes

    Paper Fashions from Klutz was one of my daughter's favorite gifts last year. It has been an entire year and she is still using it and actually asked for additional paper so that she can continue designing pants, skirts, dresses, jackets, belts, and all kinds of shirts. According to my daughter some of the positives of the package is that one tracing stencil can be used to make multiple designs, as many 5 different things. She also likes all of the different patterns. She used the book for tips...

  • Sprig Vehicles

    These two You Tube videos say it all about Sprig Vehicles. If you are looking for a fun, great green toy for a preschooler, you have found it. Learn about Sprig Vehicles Learn more I love the story of the creation of Sprig Toys from their website: The Seeds Of Change Once upon a time, there were four talented toy designers who were taking the industry by storm. Their award-winning toys were selling like hotcakes. They were happy and successful. Then one day the designers visited the factories that...
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  • Tween Gift--Kubit2Me

    If you haven't bought that last gift for the tween girl on your list, we have it right here. I say "we" because we have a guest blogger with us who has played the game and has given it 4.5 stars out of 5. Here is what grown ups from the company say about the, Kubit2me Truth or Dare edition --Hilarious, honest & revolutionary twist on a party favorite! Players toss Kubit2me from player to player for a new & funky spin on the hottest game around! Will it be truth OR dare? You...

  • Learn to Make Your Own Pop-Up Books

    I would like to introduce you to Carol Barton, who is a renown paper engineer and book artist who has been teaching classes in making pop-ups for over 25 years. Her pop-up illustrations have been featured in National Geographic Magazine and her books have been exhibited internationally and are collected by the Getty Museum, New York's Museum of Modern Art, and London's Victoria and Albert Museum, among others. She is on the faculty of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and lives...

  • 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...

  • Zoobies--stuffed animal, pillow & blanket

    I am not one to recommend plush toys. Once a child has one or two stuffed animals they love--do they really need any more? My daughter who is eleven has a huge basket full of stuffed animals that she hasn't touched for years. But am I allowed to throw them out, give them away..no no no. So if I am recommending a plush toy--you know it has to be good. First of all the texture is wonderful. Second, the stuffed animal becomes a pillow. Then to make it even better, the stuff animal becomes a blanket...

  • 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.

  • Special Cyber Toy Deals

    Special Toy Deals Check out some wonderful Toy Deals on Amazon
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  • Happy Thanksgiving

    Moonjar (moon-jär)Moon: "To shoot for the moon"; to go after dreams and goals.Jar: Following ancient custom where wishes or dreams are written down and placed in a special jar for future celebration! On this day when we give thanks for everything we have--family, friends, food, shelter, and so much more, it seems like a good day to talk about a Moon Jar. This is a very simple item. Three cardboard boxes held together by a big rubber band. One box is for spending, one for saving, and one...

  • 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...

  • Sandlock

    Sand play helps: Develop large muscle skills develop as children dig, pour, sift, and scoop. Improve eye-hand coordination and small muscle control as children play with sand accessories. Promote social skills as they play, they are faced with real problems that require sharing, compromising, and negotiating. Develop mathematical concepts as they play with measuring spoons and cups and containers in a variety of sizes and shapes. Develop science concepts such as more and less. Improve language skills...

  • PlasmaCar

    I am going to let other people rave about this neat riding toy. But, first look at the video of people riding the PlasmaCar Now read what the company says about it, " "Looking for a children's toy that will delight, fascinate, and invigorate for years to come? PlaSmart's come to the rescue with the perfect toy: The revolutionary new PlasmaCar. It's like magic, but you don't need to be a magician to get it to work. The PlasmaCar is a mechanical marvel that makes use of that...

  • Make Gardening Fun

    According to the Better Health Channel website, children can learn new skills, have fun, play and develop self-confidence by spending time in the garden tending plants and growing their own food. Most children enjoy being outdoors and love digging in the soil, getting dirty, creating things and watching plants grow. Children learn from growing things. People of all ages can enjoy gardening but children, in particular, will have lots of fun and gain special benefits. Gardening is educational and develops...

  • From the People that Bring you Babal and Bilibo

    Once again I am raving about the Active People's Toys. I think what they say on their website describes the why they are great. " Discover the wonderful toys of ACTIVE PEOPLE! Always on the cutting edge with innovative concepts and surprising ideas, ACTIVE PEOPLE has been making and selling toys for over 20 years.Toys that get you moving, toys that engage your imagination and creativity – toys for mind, body and soul..." Active People Toys for Preschoolers include the Babal and Bilibo...
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