This lightweight but sturdy children’s stool is perfect for child and parent together time in kitchen when baking holiday cookies or doing crafts.
Available at: Amazon – Kohls.com – BuyBuyBaby.com – Target.com – Simplay.com and other retail.com accounts.
CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL TOY: With a darling cat face design on one side and a dog’s face on the other, your child will benefit from block play with the challenge of a jigsaw puzzle! Watch as they create combinations of cat-dog designs, all of which will make kids squeal with delight!
FRUSTRATION FREE MAGNETIC BLOCKS: With ultra-strong magnets, the blocks connect easily, hold firmly, but also pull apart with a gentle tug. Kids love that their creations aren’t knocked down quickly by mishap or pesky siblings!
AWARD WINNER: Selected as one of Dr. Toy’s Best Toy Picks! This prestigious award honors safe and affordable toys that offer a stimulating activity. If you’re searching for a great gift idea for 3 or 4 year olds, you can’t beat the Itty Bitty City Magnetic Blocks Set!
NATURAL WOOD BLOCKS FOR YEARS OF PLAY: Made from solid wood, our blocks contain no plastic and the paint is lead-free and non-toxic. Children enjoy holding the pieces and manipulating them in their hands, just as great Montessori toys encourage kids to do. Made for boys and girls.
Available at: Amazon.com “Itty Bitty City Magnetic Wooden Blocks” https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DWGMBBJ
In his new book, Child of the Dust, author Tom Wascoe tells the story of an American solider (Richie) and a Vietnamese woman (Linh), who fall in love and have a baby during the war in Vietnam. Richie attempts to marry Linh, but he fails to get permission from the Army. He is then pulled out of Vietnam. Linh and her son make an incredible journey to potential safety and security in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Richie builds his career and raises a family in the United States. They meet again in Hong Kong two decades later and achieve their ultimate destiny.
Wascoe’s own history brings a great deal to his story. During the Vietnam War, Wascoe was stationed in Pleiku and escorted convoys. The camp and the city described in the book are informed by real life, and his protagonist’s career was inspired by Wascoe’s own work.
Child of the Dust is Wascoe’s second book. His first book, Backseat, about a college freshman rushing for a fraternity and hitchhiking 1,500 miles as a rite of passage into the fraternity, received four-and-a-half stars on Amazon.
Available at: www.tomwascoe.com – Amazon – Barnes&Noble.com – Ebook editions – Amazon Kindle – Barnes & Noble Nook – Apple iTunes (for the Apple iPad)
Build a working model of a 4-cylinder engine, then hook the cables up to a battery box and watch your engine start to turn. Watch the valves rock, spark plugs fire and pistons drive the crankshaft. Features battery-operated moving parts and lights. Ages 8+.
Available at: Target – Joann – Meijer – Barnes & Noble – AC Moore – Blains
The Manners Mouse – Home Edition book comes in a boxset, along with a plush toy – Manners Mouse. The idea of the book is to teach and reinforce good manners in children. There is a checklist in the book and also available on the website www.mannersmouse.com, which the children fill out on a daily basis. If the child is able to check off 10/14 on the checklist, it shows they are having a great day and they can play with Manners Mouse. If less than 10 can be checked, the children cannot play with Manners Mouse. Children can then earn certificates based on how well they do.
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Wireless Bling Karaoke Microphone/ Dancing LED lights and 5 voice changer. Connect to any Bluetooth Device, the music will stream through the Microphone speakers and you can sing along with your Favorite artist.
Available at: Neiman Marcus – Nordstroms – Learning Express – and over 1000 Specialty toy and gift stores In the U.S or online at Trendtechbrands.com
Watch a bloom of “jellyfish” swim, while learning more about amazing and unusual jellyfish. Or learn about different types of volcanoes as you watch a continuous volcanic eruption simulation. These LED-lit tanks are colorful, mesmerizing and educational additions to any room. Ages 10+.
Available at: Barnes & Noble – Meijer – Cracker Barrel
Learn about volcanos, weather, outer space and more. The Smithsonian Mega Science Lab is six STEM kits in one! Observe the process of crystal formation; assemble and paint a model of the earth and moon; and erect and erupt your very own volcano. Create an Eco Dome Habitat where you can catch, collect and study bugs. Assemble and install your own weather station and start logging temperature, wind direction and speed, barometric pressure, humidity, clouds and precipitation. Put on your safety goggles and chisel away at your sand block as you excavate bones that you can assemble into a model dinosaur. This kit is a science sampler that offers six amazing adventures that are safe and easy to do. Ages 10+.
Available at: Target – AC Moore – Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Blain – Meijer – Joann – TLX: Home Goods – Marshalls – TJ Maxx
Build and launch a model rocket, powered by baking soda and vinegar. Launch it again and again! Comes with a color poster that offers an introduction to rocket history. Ages 8+.
Available at: Target – Joann – Meijer – Barnes & Noble – AC Moore – Blains
Build a working scale model of a jet engine! Assemble the turbine/engine/compressor blades unit and jet engine housing. Wire your engine to a battery box, then power it up. You control the thrust and turbine speed. Features battery-operated moving parts and lights. Ages 8+.
Available at: Target – AC Moore – Meijer – Amazon