Sophie la girafe Birthday Set

Look inside Sophie’s house and you’ll find everything you need to make an extra special birthday party for 12 people! Includes: crown, plates, cups, straws, napkins, cupcake molds, cupcake toppers, cake decoration, invitation cards & envelopes, birthday banner, balloons. Made with recycled paper.

Where to Purchase: https://www.sophiethegiraffe-usa.com/product/early-learning-toys/birthday-set-new/

Babycup

Little cups for little people! Baby cup is an open drinking cup designed to encourage sipping rather then sucking! Health experts say sipping from an open cup can help prevent tooth decay, is good for correct orthodontic development and helps fine motor skills.

Where to Purchase: Babycuplife.com – Amazon – Totally Thomas – and Whaley’s – Mommy and Me

UGears Locomotive with Tender

460 Locomotive with Tender employs all technical solutions UGears have come up with for previous models, and more. It looks realistic and unique at the same time and shows off the UGEARS style and modeler skills prominently.

Spinning gears, pistons and wheels carry the body and soul of XIX century engineering, when locomotives represented the mainstream of technical progress, the time of a fierce competition between the developed countries in steamers’ construction.

It is the largest model, rich with details, the fanciest model of the entire UGEARS range with the largest number of parts. Completed, the Locomotive stands out as a truly original piece of mechanics that required diligent assembly work. (Although it may look complex, it is not that hard to build).

Using the massive gearwheel array, this relatively big model can run up to a distance of 5 meters. The distance and speed depend on the winding of our largest 12 rubber band engine. The engine is started with a lever near the driver’s window.

We’ve tried our best to make locomotive main mechanism move as close to the real thing as possible with asynchronously operating piston and valve. They’re clearly visible inside the model, allowing a spectator to see how steam would get into the Locomotive’s steam chamber. The little doors and roof hatch let you take a look inside the Locomotive’s cabin, complete with an instrument panel and a retractable ladder beneath the door.

Where to Purchase: www.ugears.us

Myland Playhouse Dining

The Myland House is a play house system of interactive rooms with special, magical powers that create a unique, intuitive play environment. The seamless integration of technology and play allow each room to come alive when the included character is placed in special locations. . In the Kitchen, standing by the stove causes the stove burners to light and glow. Sit at the table and the table lamp lights up. Each room is modular to work with one another and can be stacked and rearranged and reconfigured. The character is the key, it turns the toy on and off so there’s no need for an on/off switch. And the toy will turn itself off automatically after a period of inactivity, saving the battery for future play.

Where to Purchase: Amazon.com – Fatbrain.com – Specialty Retail store near you

Myland Playhouse Sleeping

The Myland House is a play house system of interactive rooms with special, magical powers that create a unique, intuitive play environment. The seamless integration of technology and play allow each room to come alive when the included character is placed in special locations. In the bedroom, putting the character to bed causes a soft, comforting snoring sound with the sounds of crickets outside. Myland Playhouse Sleeping is modular and designed to work with the other Myland houses and can be stacked and rearranged and reconfigured. The character is the key, it turns the toy on and off so there’s no need for an on/off switch. And the toy will turn itself off automatically after a period of inactivity, saving the battery for future play.

Where to Purchase: Amazon.com – Fatbrain.com – Specialty Retail store near you

Myland Playhouse Living

The Myland House is a play house system of interactive rooms with special, magical powers that create a unique, intuitive play environment. The seamless integration of technology and play allow each room to come alive when the included character is placed in special locations. In the Livingroom when the character stands by the fire you see it glow with a soft warmth. Sit by the table and the reading light magically glows. Myland Playhouse Living is designed to be modular to work with our other playhouses and can be stacked and rearranged and reconfigured. The character is the key, it turns the toy on and off so there’s no need for an on/off switch. And the toy will turn itself off automatically after a period of inactivity, saving the battery for future play.

Where to Purchase: Amazon.com – Fatbrain.com – Specialty Store near you

Ultra 7: Extreme

Ultra 7: Extreme is an exciting new twist on the games Crazy Eights, Spoons, and Old Maid. The object of the game is to be the first player to get rid of all of your cards. You get rid of them by matching their color, number, name, or suit. Everything changes, however, when someone plays a GRAB card. Everyone must grab a spoon, and chaos (and laughter) usually ensues. Ultra 7: Extreme is easy to learn and may be played by 3-5 players, ages 7 and up. Game times average between 15 and 30 minutes. Includes 108 cards, 4 spoons, 1 Grab Bag, 8 Tokens, and a full-color instruction sheet.

Where to Purchase: Amazon.com

Roar! Roar! Baby Dinosaur

Roar! Roar! Baby Dinosaur is the best noisy dinosaur book ever.

Toddlers will love hearing dinosaur sounds as they lift flaps during their dinosaur adventure, from the cracking sound of eggs hatching to the stomp, stomp of the daddy T. rex.

Meet baby Triceratops, baby Saltasaurus, and more in Roar! Roar! Baby Dinosaur! The sturdy picture book features a rhyming dinosaur story that is perfect for reading aloud together, and it combines early learning with play. Lift the flaps to see adorable baby dinosaurs and follow the word labels to learn how to pronounce dinosaur names.

Roar! Roar! Baby Dinosaur is filled with noisy fun.

Where to Purchase: https://www.dk.com/us/9781465453907-roar-roar-baby-dinosaur/

Maker Lab: 28 Super Cool Projects

Supporting STEM education initiatives and the maker movement, the National Parenting Publication Award-winner Maker Lab includes 28 kid-safe projects and crafts that will get young inventors’ wheels turning and make science pure fun.

Each step-by-step activity is appropriate for kids ages 8-12, and ranked easy, medium, or hard, with an estimated time frame for completion. Requiring only household materials, young makers can build an exploding volcano, race balloon rocket cars, construct a solar system, make a lemon battery, and more. Photographs and facts carefully detail the “why” and “how” of each experiment using real-world examples to provide context so kids can gain a deeper understanding of the scientific principles applied.

With a foreword by Jack Andraka, a teen award-winning inventor, Maker Lab will help kids find their inner inventor and create winning projects for school projects, science fairs, and beyond.

Where to Purchase: https://www.dk.com/us/9781465451354-maker-lab/

Children Just Like Me

A favorite in classrooms, libraries, and homes, Children Just Like Me is a comprehensive view of international cultures, exploring diverse backgrounds from Argentina to New Zealand to China to Israel. With this brand new edition, children will learn about their peers around the world through engaging photographs and understandable text laid out in DK’s distinctive style.

Highlighting 36 different countries, Children Just Like Me profiles 44 children and their daily lives. From rural farms to busy cities to riverboats, this celebration of children around the world shows the many ways children are different and the many ways they are the same, no matter where they live.

Meet Bolat, an eight-year-old from Kazakhstan who likes to cycle, play with his pet dogs, and play the dromba; Joaquin from New Jersey who enjoys reading and spending time with his family, and whose favorite food is bacon; or Yaroslav from Moscow who likes to make robots. Daily routines, stories of friends and family, and dreams for the future are spoken directly from the children themselves, making the content appropriate and interesting to draw in young readers.

To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of this special project, all-new photography, maps, and facts give unique insight to children’s lives in our world today showing their homes, food, outfits, schools, families, and hobbies.

A passport to a celebratory journey around the world, Children Just Like Me is perfect for children who are curious about the children of the world and their stories.

Where to Purchase: https://www.dk.com/us/9781465453921-children-just-like-me/