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Physics Kit
Edit- I hate when they do the "Price To Low to Display" thing. I pull the prices straight from the Amazon database so they are current, but if it's still giving this message, the price I most recently saw was $48.44. So it should be somewhere in that range. This looks like the type of gift that kids would love once they start getting a little bored with Legos. Kids can build 36 models of real-world machines and conduct 37 unique experiments with the models. Along the way they'll learn the ...
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IlluStory Make Your Own Story Kit
Write and illustrate your own book!! Imagine your child's face when she or he sees their own story and drawings made into a professionally typeset, hardbound book! With this multi - award winning kit, you simply have your child write and illustrate their story using the materials supplied in the kit, which are then mailed in (in the pre-paid envelope provided) for publication. You'll soon receive a beautiful, professionally typset, 12 page, 7" x 9" hardcover book, complete with an "about the ...
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Insect Lore Live Butterfly Garden
Witness one of nature's most spectacular transformations up close with this reusable, collapsible habitat. Fine, transparent mesh lets you see butterfly metamorphosis up close. Product includes easy-to-use feeder and complete instructions for habitat. Butterfly larvae with food shipped directly to your home. The habitat collapses for storage when not in use. You can adopt and raise a handful of caterpillars, watch them transform into painted lady butterflies, then lift the garden cover ...
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Scientific Explorer’s Mind Blowing Science Kit for Young Scientists
Mind blowing experiments to delight and educate young scientists! Erupt a color changing volcano. Mix up magic ooze with a mind of its own. Play with sand that never gets wet. Mix safe chemicals and watch colors change before your eyes. You'll amaze yourself and your friends as you explore the science behind these truly remarkable reactions. This is another time tested product that has received great reviews over the years. I always see it when searching for gifts, but have yet to buy it. ...
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My First Dinosaur Science Kit
I got this as a Christmas present for my little cousin a couple years ago. I wasn't with him when he got to use it, but his mom told me that he absolutely loved it. He was in a big dinosaur phase then and she said he worked at digging out all the bones for hours. I guess they are really fragile so he couldn't rush through it, but he was so into discovering new bones that he didn't mind having to be so patient. Looking over the reviews the thing a lot of people mention is that this can get ...
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Snap Circuits SC-300
I bought this as a gift for my 8 year old niece and 6 year old nephew last Christmas. At first they really weren't sure about it, while I on the other hand was super excited to open it up and start playing with it after reading the reviews and having to stare at it for 2 weeks. Once I had it opened up and started explaining all the things we could build they quickly jumped on board and about 15 minutes later we had created our own working doorbell. The instructions are laid out well and the ...
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No Stress Chess
I was skeptical when I first saw this game listed, but after reading the reviews it seems No Stress Chess is the real deal. Everyone raves about how great of a learning system this is for beginning players. From what I can gather there are 4 levels of play that the kids work through. In level one it's all about learning what the different pieces are and how they move. In this level you are playing with a very simplified rule set where there is no "Check" and you draw cards to see which piece ...
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Zingo – Think Fun
I started looking around for more board games to add and came across this one called, Zingo! The thing that I noticed first was that it had 200 reviews and 170 of them were 5 stars and the rest 4 stars. That is pretty remarkable. So I started reading more about it and it seems that there isn't anything much more to it than just being a new take on Bingo for the kids. The thing is all the parents rave about how much their kids enjoy playing it. Here is one of the reviews that pretty much sums ...
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Leap Frog Leapster2 Learning Game System
Educational Video Games that kids actually enjoy playing? From everything I've read it seems as if that's the case. LeapFrog has been around for years now and to be honest I don't have any personal experience with them although I've heard good things through the grapevine. The best way to help kids learn is to find a way to get them interested in learning. Pretty much all kids I know enjoy playing video games so this seems like a great way to encourage learning without having to try. When I ...
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Rainbow In My Room
A couple of weeks ago I suggested Moon In My Room as a gift idea and proclaimed it to be the Granddaddy of all nightlights. Well I think I may have just found the Grandmommy of all nightlights with this cool little rainbow projector by Uncle Milton. I just got done reading all of the reviews and there are a couple of things to mention. First it seems as if some people were expecting the rainbow to be like a real rainbow and just float through the air. At first from looking at the picture ...
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Deluxe Puppet Theater
What a way to let the kids show off their creativity. This puppet theater not only looks super cool, but it's made by Melissa and Doug so you know the quality is good too. The reviews are great and the only concern there seems to be is that once you put it together the sides don't fold in, which can make it a pain if you want to store it later. As long as you have the space though it is so neat looking that I would want to show it off. Here is a link to more puppet theaters just in case you ...
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Dominion
I'm not really sure what to tell you about this one since I've never played it, but what I can tell you is that it has received tons of great ratings and it is the #3 bestselling board game on Amazon. It looks like fun from the description and is suggested for everyone ages 8 and up. If this sounds like a game you and you're kids might like then follow the link to Amazon and read some of the user reviews over there. They are all glowing. Product Description In Dominion, each player starts ...
Educational Gift Ideas for Kids
Educational gifts are one of my favorite kids gift ideas to look for. Maybe it's just the teacher in me, but my thoughts are if you can get children a present that they are going to love and it helps them learn something along the way then heck, why not go that route?When searching for educational gift ideas for kids I base my decisions on a few different things. The first thing I want to make sure of is that the gift idea has good reviews and ratings from people who have already bought them. Then I try to see how much educational value the gift has and most importantly if it is going to be fun for the kids because what's the point if the kids aren't going to enjoy it?
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