Holiday Gift Guide

Match the Baby Puzzles

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This 24-piece set serves as a first puzzle and a sorting toy. It encourages toddlers to create and discover while playing with round shapes. Children are free to experiment and mix unique parent-baby pairs, as the set promotes the natural dynamic of learning instead of pushing kids into self-correcting schemes.
A simple idea for learning and playing. Children can either match 12 unique parent and baby pairs or mix the puzzles to learn about animals. With every match, baby achieves a small success! Sturdy puzzles made of thick cardboard help train hand-eye coordination, concentration and logical thinking. The simple graphic design uses bright colors loved by toddlers. The product is registered in the EU as a protected design. Match the Baby Puzzles was immediately acclaimed by specialty stores across the U. S.

Available at:Amazon – company’s vendor account: http://a.co/d/cxsD5Qa Specialty Brick-and-Mortar

Marvelous Makeable Monsters: 21 STEAM Projects That Light Up, Buzz, Launch, and Occasionally Chomp

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Experiment, learn, and imagine as you make the 20+ spinning, swimming, flying, and lurking creatures of Marvelous Makeable Monsters.

What can a makeable monster do? They motor, inflate, wobble, drool, soar, and one of them can even do push-ups. Add a pair of wings, subtract a tentacle…the best thing about these monsters is that they’re part experiment, part imagination, and 100 percent customizable. Author Sam Haynor draws on his experience with the San Francisco Exploratorium, Oakland Toy Lab, Goldieblocks, and designing STEAM curriculum to create projects packed with features. While, on the outside, most appear to be built completely from common craft materials, they contain circuits, levers, projectile-launchers, puzzles, and much more. The projects are safe and fun for younger kids working with adults, and most of them can be tackled by middle-graders with minimal adult help.

Every land is filled with discovery:

The Castle of Clouds features high-flying creatures that soar like airplanes and spin like helicopters. Dive into the sea and you’ll find find fishy monsters illuminating the deep, while others motor across the surface. The Beastly Big Top is way more exciting than a human circus, with monsters that wobble around the ring (and toss things right back out). Carefully creep through the haunted caves, past monsters that build webs and lurk in the dark. This unique project book built for open-ended exploration is perfect for crafternoons, homeschool activities, and parties.

Available at www.Quartoknows.com – Amazon – Barnes & Noble – IndieBound – Books-A-Million

Marble-Palooza by B. Toys

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Up, down and round and round! You design your favourite track for the marbles. With different pieces in many different colours, it’s the most colorful way to see your marbles travel in whichever way you choose. Complete with fun lights and sounds and an endless amount of configurations, your marbles can take a different path every time.

Available at: Target and target.com

Manuscript Handwriting Guides

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Handwriting fun for all ages. A classic favorite. Uppercase and Lowercase Manuscript templates designed to make learning to print fun and easy. Durable pliable plastic templates to be used over and over again.

Available online at www.school-rite.com and www.amazon.com. Retail at Lakeshore Learning Materials.

Lori Local Cafe and Terrace

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Time to meet at your fabulous corner coffee shop! Spend the day sipping on cappuccino, latte or a delicious hot cocoa. Have a chat with your friendly barista and see what amazing things your neighborhood has to offer. With lights and real coffee sounds, it’s almost better than the real thing.

Available at Target and target.com

LASER X GAMING TOWER

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With 10 built-in games that test a player’s speed and skills, the Laser X Gaming Tower not only enhances a game of Laser X, but makes it possible to play solo. Use it for target practice, or blast the tower during a game of Laser X and hit multiple players simultaneously – from up to 150 feet away! An LED scoring display and full-color lighting effects let you track shots and hits. You can also play a high-tech game of Capture the Flag, where you not only aim to tag opponents, but try to blast the Tower to win more points for your team!

Where to Purchase: Target – Toys “R” Us – www.GetLaserX.com

Laser X Fusion

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Get off the couch and into the game with Laser X™ Fusion™ – the modular Laser X system that lets you customize your gear to fit your game! Set includes: 2 Laser X Fusion blasters, each with a 250’ range; a Long-Range Adapter that extends the blasting range to more than 500’; a Spotting Scope to see opponents far away; a Wide-Range Adapter that lets you blast several players at once with a wider beam at close range; and 2 receiver vests that can be used by 2 players or worn together as a front and back vest. When used together, the micro receiver activates a blast blocker that offers three seconds of “invincibility,” where you can’t get hit. Equip 2 players or use all of the gear together for the ultimate single player set-up. Accessories are also sold separately, so you can add on to your set. All Laser X gear works together, but Laser X Fusion accessories only attach to Laser X Fusion Blasters.

Available at Target: Target – Walmart – www.GetLaserX.com

Knight Club #1: The Comic Book You Can Play

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This middle-grade graphic novel series makes YOU the valiant hero of a fantasy quest—pick your panel, find items, gain abilities, solve puzzles, and play through new storylines again and again!

The year is 1012 in the kingdom of the good king Louis the Little. Three brothers dream of joining the fearless Knights of the Royal Order—and one of these brothers is you! On your adventure you will journey through snowy mountains, mysterious lakes, and haunted forests in search of the coveted bracelets of bravery. You must solve riddles, discover hidden passages, and gather magical objects. Success depends on the choices you make, because the hero is none other than you!

Available at: Amazon.com – Barnesandnoble.com – Indiebound.com

KARMA card game

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What Goes Around…Comes Around!

Karma is playfully competitive and infectiously fun! Race to get rid of all your cards by playing a card of equal or higher value. Use your Karma Cards to avoid picking up the discard pile. In this game there are multiple winners and only one loser. You never really know who’s going to lose until the very last card—the dramatic ending calls for an instant rematch! There are 4 types of Karma Cards which are like wild cards because you can play them at any time to get out of a jam, but be sure to use them wisely because in this game…What Goes Around…Comes Around! Friends and families agree that Karma is a blast! You can never play just one game. Having a party? Combine two games and play with up to 12 people.

Available at Amazon.com and www.setgame.com