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How the right educational toys can help enhance cognition

December 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

When we think of developing a child’s cognitive skills often we think of activities that are related to schoolwork and activities such as maths. Unfortunately, these activities may seem mundane to your child and they might resist them. Cognitive skills can be developed and enhanced just as easily by games that are fun, creative, interactive and appealing to your child. Reasoning, memory, general knowledge and numerical activities that help develop a child’s cognition need not be boring any longer!

Educational toys are the solution to what would have otherwise been a boring and unpleasant way to help your child develop their cognitive skills. Educational toys are made specifically to not only be fun but to enhance and enrich your child’s development. Either these toys may focus on one area of cognition or there maybe toys that help build up multiple areas of development at one time. Educational toys are a great way for parents to supplement and support their children’s school programme as well as help their child develop their cognitive skills.

Here are some types of educational toys that will help develop your child’s skills.

Memory Games: Memory is cognitive skill that all children should develop to help them later on with not only schoolwork. Regardless of age, memory is an important skill and it is for this reason that you should provide your children with games that help build memory. There are plenty of educational toys and games out there in the market that are made specifically to develop memory skills. These games can be in the form of card games, board games, puzzles and other types of games. They all focus on your child’s ability to store information, recall information and classify information in a manner that is interactive and fun.

General Knowledge Games: Educational toys and games that supplement and enhance a child’s general knowledge are wonderful to help with school programmes since they may explore topics your child is doing in school in a more multi-sensory and interactive manner. Children are more likely to be interested in and more likely to recall information if they are presented with facts in a fun way. If at home, they play general knowledge games that are covered in school they might find it easier to understand. Regardless of whether a general knowledge game follows topics from the school curriculum or not you are assured that when your child plays this type of educational game they are leaning something. General knowledge games may explore one topic for example, space or dinosaurs or they may cover a range of topics, which enhances and tests a child’s knowledge.

Number and Word Games: These types of educational games are great for using at home to support your child through their school curriculum or even for use in schools as part of the curriculum. Word games primarily focus on developing you child’s vocabulary, grammar and spelling skills. Math games usually try to build a child’s numerical skills such as numerical concept, number identification and number sequencing. These educational toys and games come in the form of puzzles, card games, board games and strategy games which help hone in on language and numerical skill development.

All educational toys must help supplement and augment your child’s development in some way. It is advisable that you choose educational toys that helps develop cognitive skills in your child. Choosing the right educational toy will be a fun way of learning for your child.

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Educational Toys – How They Evolved

December 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The modern day busy parent tries to compensate for his or her lack of time for his or her children by investing a great deal on education. Thus, it is not a surprise how many of such parents move mountains just to provide their kids entertaining products that not only encourage play, but also instill discovery and learning.

Makers of toys worldwide recognize this growing trend and are, consequently, coming up with new and improved lines of children’s educational toys and games almost every month. What was once limited only to specialty toy and game shops, educational toys and games are now a staple in every children’s oriented stores around the world, even at general mass retailers, like Wal-Mart and K-Mart.

Statistics show that the sales of toys and games have declined over the years. However, educational toys have been on the rise, as more parents opt to purchase products that would give them the most value for their money, as compared to, say, buying Bratz dolls and Hot Wheels.

The record for educational toys was broken in the Holiday season of the year 2000, when toy maker LeapFrog’s LeapPad Learning System electronic reading toy became the bestselling children’s game of the time, helping the company boost its sales by a whopping 120 per cent!

LeapFrog’s success paved the way for other major and small toy makers to come up with educational toys of their own. Jakks Pacific, under its Child Guidance brand, released its own line of children’s educational toys and games following a deal with Baby Genius. Hasbro released its Baby Einstein line and unveiled its preschool units, namely the Baby Einstein Company and Playskool. These new toys encouraged children to dabble in art, music, different foreign and local languages, and even poetry.

The strong demand for educational toys and games for children has urged major retailers, like Toys “R” Us, to allocate shelves upon shelves for these kinds of toys. And because more and more households are transforming into two-income families, it is likely that the demand will grow further as parents seek products that would try to fill their absence during their children’s formative learning years.

With the rise in demand, it won’t be a surprise when the price tag that comes with these educational toys and games will also decrease as the years pass. Right now, these kinds of toys are still a little expensive (though it hasn’t stopped most parents from buying them). In the future, due to the overwhelming interest, educational toys and games will be accessible to everyone.

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Best Playsets and Figure Toys for Kids Christmas 2010

December 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Playsets have a unique place in toy culture. Any kid or adult who has ever played with toy figures knows how cool it can be to place that figure in a detailed and scaled environment where everything is “figure” sized. Playsets can take the form of houses, vehicle interiors, jungle temples or alien locations from a galaxy far, far away.

While it is fun to play with toy figures and more so to put these figures in specially designed vehicles and move them around, a playset is where the real fun happens. They are usually large, being made to fit the figures and generally contain a number of elements to interact with, whether it be a simple seat and table or a complex system of tunnels, traps or water elements for the figures to explore.

So what are the best playsets available in 2010? The king of toy playsets has to be Playmobil and they have a number of large sets available this year. Playmobil has been around for decades and are known for the distinctive look of their small figures and detailed accessories. The Playmobil playsets can be very large and come ready to play with figures and a whole heap of related accessories.

This year their most popular large sets include an Ancient Egyptian Pyramid, a pony farm, A Huge Holiday Home, A Forest Lodge, Castles and Pirate Ships. Generally the sets come with 3 or more figures and a number of animals (depending on the set) and dozens of accessories large and small. For example Set 4190, The Horse Farm, comes with 136 separate pieces, and includes just about everything you would need to run a successful horse stables. Playmobil are the masters of detail!

Another company, KidKraft is well known for their children’s role play toys as well as a range of large “wooden” (MDF) playsets. Their playsets include figures and a number of accessories, but not in the league of Playmobil as the wooden figures are very simple and unable to hold tools. Nevertheless the sheer scale of the playsets is amazing. They are colourful and full of painted/stickered details, definite fun for kids of all ages. Current playsets include a spaceship, a submarine, a rescue station and a very cool glow in the dark space train station.

As an example the rocket ship stands about 30 inches tall and contains four levels of play and a working lift to move between the floors. It also comes with 25 colorful pieces, including astronauts, robots, aliens, vehicles, craters that glow in the dark and more. The KidKraft sets are full of playable elements and will occupy kids for hours.

Of course, there are more playsets, particularly those within particular themes from television and movies, but these two options are wonderful to allow kids the option to let their imaginations flow without a preconceived storyline.

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Starting your Hobby of Miniature Collectibles

December 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Starting your Hobby of Miniature Collectibles
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When one first begins to be acquainted with the world of miniature collectibles, it may seem a bit difficult to determine a starting point. If you have a creative side, then you may think about crafting miniatures yourself. For many though, the joy of miniatures is fully encapsulated in collecting the work of other artisans and using them to create specific dollhouse designs that fit well within the décor of your room or home. If you find yourself in this latter category, here are some suggestions that may be helpful as you get started.

Determining what you want to accomplish is the first step in collecting miniature doll house accessories. If you already have some pieces, you may want to think about using them as a base from which to build your collection. Are these pieces similar in style? Do they come from the same time period? Will they fit well within the same collection? You will also need to consider how big you want your display to be before you begin. This will help you set some goals as to how many pieces you need and whether or not you want to set up a simple room box or a more elaborate miniature doll house.

If you’re going to attempt crafting and constructing your own miniatures, you’ll now be more prepared to build the ones that will fit best in your display. If you don’t want to build your own furniture or feel you don’t have the skills, the questions above can be a good checklist for you when you’re out shopping for new additions or contemplating buying some pieces at a craft fair.

One important lesson that you need to learn before you begin shopping for your miniature collectibles concerns scale. Miniatures are constructed using a sizing scale. This scale ensures that the figures within the room box or miniature doll house are correctly proportioned. As an example, 1:12 scale means that 1 inch in your miniature display is equivalent to 12 inches in reality. This is the most popular scale used in miniatures, although you may also see some built to 1:24 scale and even some in such fine details as can be presented in 1:144. Though most toy doll houses are not made to scale, any piece that would be worthy of collection will be precisely made to scale. You need to make sure that all of the pieces within your display are to the same scale in order to preserve the integrity of your dollhouse and miniatures.

Just like any hobby, miniature collectibles range in price from cheap to quite costly. You’ll need to determine your budget for starting off and whether you want to focus on collecting high-quality or rare pieces to build your collection slowly, or whether you’d like to buy an assortment of pieces to have nice rooms soon, and replace the pieces with better ones over time. How you choose to enjoy your hobby is up to you. Gather the right information to make wise choices and well thought out additions to your collection.

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Board Games Can Be Educational

December 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

In today’s world most of the children are too busy playing games on the computer while others are entranced by the television. You as a parent, would be wondering if board games are still a good option for your kids, the answer is surely yes. Yes, playing board games are a good option for learning, fun and entertainment. Playing educational board games with your children is just the perfect option to create a learning atmosphere among your children. Nowadays, families are drifting further apart from each other, as everyone is busy with their own work. The board games can also help your family come together again for some fun and apart from this, they are also very educational. So, with board games you can get your family together, to interact with each other as you learn from the fun and entertainment.
Board games can be used to teach your children a number of different things in life. An example from the wide range of board games is the Settlers of Canaan, which is a Bible based board game. This type of board game is an excellent option for teaching your children more about the Bible and helping them know that the Bible is more than just a book which they listen to in Church. You can also use various board games for younger children to teach them simple math and language skills as well.
Another excellent board game is the game of Chess. The game of Chess, can be a great option to play with your children. It would help your children come up with various strategies and teach them how to think creatively and logically as well. If your children seem interested in the game, then go ahead and teach them how to play and have some learning and fun.
Whether you agree or not, computer games can also be educational for your children as well, as long as parents are involved. You should make sure that you just give your child an educational computer games. The computer game will, however, lack in family interactions. You will often find that offering your children board games rather than computer games is a much better way to offer your kids with educational fun while you also interact with each other. When you play a board game together as a family there never will be an isolation problem and you will also have a great time.
While you might also think that board games are outdated and boring, they have actually come up with quite interesting ways and means in the past years. There are a number of excellent board games available that are fun and develop various skills like math, business and language. These board games make learning fun and would also offer entertainment for the entire family. If you can pick the right board game then you can actually teach your children various fundamentals like language, math and various other aspects. Spending time together is important and the best way to do this is just start playing board games together.

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Finding the Perfect Occupants for your Dollhouse

December 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Finding the Perfect Occupants for your DollhouseMuch thought and effort is placed into the design, building, interior decorating and furnishing of a dollhouse. Often, however, the actual dollhouse residents are given little or no thought. While some dollhouses sit as empty and vacant showpieces, many dollhouse owners prefer to add a bit of realism to the dollhouse by adding a doll family.

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The dolls that you select will depend on the age and interests of the dollhouse owner, as well as the function for which the dollhouse is used. If the dollhouse is for a small child, dolls should definitely be included in the package. It is by playing with the dolls that the child will learn important life lessons. Be sure that the dolls are sturdy and large enough that no pieces will present a choking hazard. Also, be prepared for the dolls to end up in extremely strange locations and situations. Some unexpected occupants will also move in, mostly other dolls that the child owns. A child’s dollhouse should be considered a toy rather than a showpiece.

 

For a display dollhouse, the dolls should fit with the theme of the house. You can custom make dolls, have commissioned pieces made from your own design, or order pre-made dolls. A wide variety of pre-made dolls are available. Most are designed to fit the common 1:12 scale, but you can find dolls in all miniature scales.

 

The number of dolls and their apparent ages will vary according to the style and era of the dollhouse, its size, and the story you are trying to portray. If you wish to show the everyday life of Victorian aristocracy, the dolls you select will be far different from those used to show life during the American Great Depression.

 

Remember that the focus should remain on the dollhouse. Feel free to take artistic license in selecting the dolls. If the average number of children in a family of the era was 12, you do not need to fill the house with 12 individual child dolls. It would be perfectly appropriate to have three or four children of a range of ages.

 

Doll clothes can be either purchased or made by hand. When making doll clothes, remember that scrap fabrics from a variety of sources work extremely well. At the scale of a dollhouse doll, elaborate detailing can be implied more than created outright. A simple scrap of black velvet, for example, can be formed and decorated with a gold pen to create the illusion of a ball gown.

 

Whether you purchase or create your dolls and their clothes, keep in mind that the dolls’ function is to balance the dollhouse and create a sense of life. Do not become so focused on elaborate dolls that you throw the dollhouse out of proportion. Bring the dolls into the overall interior design plan of the dollhouse for the most realistic and harmonious effect.

 

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Outdoor Playset Designs: Different Options For a Great Playtime

December 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

One of the conveniences offered by outdoor playset purchases are the different designs that your children may enjoy. As you sit down with your children and discuss about these things, you will surely come up with the right choice. These creative play pieces will make your children look forward to their playing time.

Why are different outdoor playset designs necessary? These designs will allow you to see what fits your backyards accordingly. Additionally, you may look at it as a good backyard attraction too. Even if most of the choices you see are made of wood, the variations will make you feel that there are options that will blend well with the bonding time you set with your kids.

Enjoying outdoor playset designs – size choices
Outdoor playset designs were created to construe with the needs of your children while looking at the available space you have allotted on your backyard for the project. Basically, there are play sets that may go as tall as 15 feet and 6 inches to as short as only 8 feet and three inches. The basic width for an outdoor playset ranges in between 13 feet and 1 inch to 17 feet and 3 inches.

Aside from looking into these dimensions, you are required to provide at least 6-foot perimeters around the outdoor playset. This will make a safer play place for your children. The perimeters should have grasses or synthetic material for proper cushioning in case your children will have minor accidents.

Roofing and basic features for outdoor playset designs
Creativity is promised in your outdoor playset designs. Generally, you will see play sets with roofs that are triangular in form. These ones are often made of wood while some may also be made out of other materials. Typically, you will also see canopy and tent styles for your outdoor playset roofs.

The playhouse will not be complete without the slides, ladders and rock climbing walls. Slides are available in eight to ten-inch height in wave forms. You may also have angled-access ladders with flat steps. Deluxe versions of play sets considered putting up rope ladders for older and more adventurous kids. Monkey bars, trapeze and swings are also worthy of praises for different outdoor playset designs.

Other features for your outdoor playset – making bonding time even better
Additionally, manufacturers have incorporated built-in sandboxes or built-in picnic tables for your outdoor playset. Lunch counters also add up to the beauty of the slide. These items can make bonding time even more favorable for you and your family.

You may build picnic grounds during weekends where you may cook food and eat what you have prepared for lunch. You may also lay down sleeping mats on the garden and enjoy a breath of fresh air while you rest after taking your meal. Listen to your kids as they laugh their hearts out and enjoy their childhood with the outdoor playset you have invested on.
The different outdoor playset designs will make your children happy. They may also benefit you as parents. Make it a point that you spend a break with your family through these playground pieces.

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Educational Video Games for your Child

December 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

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Your kid’s education should be one of your primary priorities as a parent. You should get them the best education that you can afford, and you should also let them have time for games and toys. There is a lot of gaming consoles available in the market today but you would also want your kids to learn from the games they play.

However, not all kinds of games available for the different gaming consoles are educational. Some games are even integrated with violence, blood and gore that can negatively affect your child’s psychology. It is recommended that you should purchase games that your children can learn from.

In the past, kids learn through shaped blocks and other toys that they can physically hold. Some of these toys can prove to be dangerous. So, you want to buy them something that is safe and something that they can learn from.

It is a fact that playing is one of the best ways a child can learn. It may be logical thinking, language or it can even be math. With the right games, you can really develop your child’s intelligence. Handheld games for children have existed for a long time. However, with today’s advancement in graphics and sound technology, a lot of handheld games for children now have better graphics and better sound quality.

An example of an educational gaming system for children is called the Leapster L-Max Learning Game System Pink Edition. Developed by Leapfrog, you can be sure that they offer quality education and quality toys for your children.

It is a fact that learning can be boring, this is why the Leapster L-Max Learning Game system Pink Edition have took it to the next level and made the learning experience fun for children. This particular gaming system is handheld. However, you also have the option on plugging it to your TV for a much better learning experience.

Leapster L-MAX Learning Game System Pink Edition is recommended for children aged 4 to 10 years old. It also has different gaming titles that you can integrate in the gaming system as your child develops.

It has animations included where your child can easily learn how to identify and write letters and it also has games where your child can play with their favorite cartoon character. This gaming system also teaches math, and language skills for different age levels.

Here are the things that you can expect this game system to teach your kids:

•    Letters
•    Rhyming
•    Spelling
•    Phonics
•    Numbers
•    Addition
•    Subtraction
•    Counting
•    Art

Depending on your child’s capability, you can effortlessly make learning easier for them with this gaming console. Besides, what more can be fun for a child that having the ability to interact with their favorite cartoon character?

No other gaming console for children offers this kind of learning experience than the Leapster L-Max Learning Game System Pink Edition.

So, if you want your child to learn and at the same time have fun, you should purchase this game system for them. With the features that this game system offers, you can be sure that your child will use it for hours to have fun and at the same time learn about things that they will usually get bored off in school.

Language, math and art skills can be developed by using this game system. This game system also has a vast game library where your children can choose which game they want to play. They can choose to play with Dora the Explorer, Scooby Doo, SpongeBob SquarePants and they can even choose to play other different games.

There are different games for different age levels. All you need to do is choose which of the games can accommodate your child.

So, if you want your child to have fun and at the same time learn something while they play, the Leapster L-Max Learning Game System Pink Edition is your choice. With this game system, you can expect your child to learn faster and play at the same time. Think of investing in this game system as investing in your child’s education.

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Dolls Houses Dolls And Dolls House Furniture Are Great Toys For Kids And Parents

December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Dolls Houses Dolls And Dolls House Furniture Are Great Toys For Kids And ParentsWhen I was a little girl, my biggest dream was to have my very own dolls house. I knew exactly what I wanted too. It had to open up so I could place the dolls house furniture all over and move it all around at will and it had to have a functioning front door. There had to be two stories; upstairs would be a complete bathroom and two bedrooms – one for the mummy and daddy dolls and one for the baby doll – and of course, what would a dolls house be without a downstairs kitchen, lounge and dining room.

There are few things that bring as much joy and happiness to a little girl than being able to play with her own dolls, dolls house and dolls house furniture. I would recommend that every parent or grandparent of a little girl make a plan of some sort to either buy or even build a dollhouse for their precious child. The hours of play that come from having one of your very own is worth all the money spent and effort put into making this magical childhood dream come true.

Dolls houses can also meet the likes and preferences of any little girl from Victorian to modern day. The options are endless – almost as much the same as they are for a real house. Miniature houses are great for play areas with space constraints, child-size, walk-in houses are wonderful for a bigger girl and one who has more play space. A garden, pool, club house, stables and tennis court are all optional extras to bring even more imaginational play into your daughter’s experiences.

The dolls themselves are also a big factor in playing house. They have to fit into the house and they need to be flexible so that they can move around and use the furniture. For example a doll with legs that don’t move makes playing slightly frustrating as her movements are very limited. The more ‘real’ the experience, the more fun there is to be had. These dolls can also if chosen carefully be a collector’s item with real value, adding another dimension to this fun activity.

It also helps if the furniture is as close to a real-life setting as possible and by this I don’t mean that it has to be operational or even look exactly the same. It just has to have all the accessories like the kitchen and bathroom appliances too. These can found to match any dolls house or bought in a set, with so many detailed and varying types and designs, from porcelain to plastic, or they can be custom made which makes them all the more unique and personalised.

Having a dolls house fitted with furniture and dolls isn’t only something little girls enjoy either. Many adults enjoy collecting and adding to their childhood collections of their dolls houses and furniture. So you never know this could turn out to be a future hobby of your little one. On top of this, there are also the generations of children who follow in the family who can share in the joy of real play and using their imaginations, instead of just sitting in front of the television or computer.

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Best Games For Any Kids’ Party

November 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

There are some great games out there that you could put together for a children’s party, and this article has two great ideas for you! One of these would be a trivia game on children’s toys. In fact, there is some great information out there. For example, there is the story of President Theodor Roosevelt’s compassion and how it led to a popular toy.

Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, was known to the public affectionately as “Teddy.” An outdoor enthusiast, “Teddy” was once on a hunting trip to Mississippi when he was told to shoot a black bear that had been captured alive by his hunting crew. He refused, on the grounds that killing an already helpless animal was unsportsmanlike, and not proper hunting. This act quickly captured the imagination of the public, and was portrayed again and again in many newspaper drawings and caricatures. And according to Wikipedia, this story inspired a toy maker to design a little cute plush bear, which he named “Teddy’s Bear.” So this is how teddy bears got their name. In fact, they are called the same thing in many other languages.

This would make a great piece of trivia at a child’s party, as its both interesting and educational. When you are telling the story, get a toy soldier and a realistic appearing teddy bear so you can make the scene come alive! Then have crayons, pencils, sticker letters and paper so the kids can draw the scene, and then create their own newspaper page on the historic event! Have them assemble their drawings on the big piece of paper and then let them create a fun headline that they can put as the front page news. You could even cut out some paragraphs of newsprint from a real newspaper to make theirs look more authentic. Then, give each of them a little black teddy bear as a door prize that they can play with.

If you want to add a second idea, here’s another fun activity you could make using stuffed animals: create a boardwalk!

Create a few stations throughout your home. One of them could be a basketball station. Get those wall hopes that will stick on any surface, assign a certain number of tries and a line from which they must throw the ball, and you have a fun game! Just remember not to make it too difficult, but not too easy either. As a prize, have plush toys, like a big stuffed tiger, stuffed lion or even a teddy bear. This will definitely be a hit for your party guests!

The fishbowl game would make another great station. Get different sized containers (these could be something as big as a cereal bowl or something as small as a water bottle, use whatever you have on hand) and arrange them relatively close to one another. Then let each kid have three chances to throw a small soft ball through the containers openings. The smaller the opening of the container the bigger the prize they can win. The smaller prizes could be things like crayons or stickers and the grand prize could be a teddy bear or other large stuffed animal.

Another great station would be a bowling arena. Split the kids into two teams. The team who knocks down the most pins is the winner after a certain number of tries. Have a consolation prize for the runner up so that no one feels bad. Because after all, hurt feelings ruin parties. For example, the winning team could get a stuffed tiger while the other team would get a box of crayons.

So there you go, trivia, boardwalk games and stuffed animal prizes and you have the perfect kid’s party. You’ll probably find yourself having just as much fun planning it as the kids will have playing with it!

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