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Realistic retail play!

Does your child love to “play store?” How about set up a lemonade stand every now and then? We play store (or post office) about once a week around here. What can I say? We all enjoy it — even me, since I jump in quite often as the “customer.” Our play became a whole lot more entertaining (and educational), however, when Learning Resources sent over their Teaching Cash Register for us to review!

This is no small, limited-function toy. The Teaching Cash Register:

- is durable and solid
- is multi-function for pretend play, practicing the value and counting of money, and completing quizzes focusing on sharpening sorting, addition and subtraction skills
- has working lights and sounds for “lifelike” effects and rewarding correct answers
- has long-lasting battery life thanks to an auto-shut-off feature
- includes a working cash drawer, credit card/coupon scanner, and barcode scanner.

When your child slides an item across the “infrared” barcode scanner, the machine beeps and a price shows up on the digital screen, the amount echoed audibly by the female narrator. Scan in items or enter in prices by hand — the cash register adds and keeps track of the total, then tells you the correct change.

G absolutely loves the coin quiz feature/activity. The coin slot recognizes by size the coin dropped in, rewarding him for correct answers. He also surprised me by doing exceptionally well at the “match the dollars” game…the very first time he played:

Teaching Cash Register from Megret on Vimeo.

The only negative thing I found about this product is that the coin quiz won’t work correctly with the cash drawer or coin bank open (not that we found). To play the game, G has to take the coins out and set them beside him or in front of the coin bank, shutting the drawer. This does nothing, though, to detract from the otherwise spectacular pluses this toy has!

It’s certainly no surprise to me that the Teaching Cash Register is one of Learning Resources’ best sellers, among both teachers and parents alike. It’s certainly captured my little ones’ attention, and I regard it highly as one of the best educational/teaching tools in our home. If I could give three thumbs up for the Teaching Cash Register, by all means, I would!

The Teaching Cash Register can be purchased for $59.99 from Learning Resources online. (There’s also a version with Canadian money, as well!) Their educational products and toys are also available at a host of online resellers.

Win it! Thanks to Learning Resources, one of you can win your very own Teaching Cash Register! Isn’t that exciting?! Simply head over to Learning Resources and browse awhile at all of their superior products and toys. Come back here and tell me, in one comment, another LR product you simply have to have. I will close the contest next Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 11pm EST. Sorry; US entries only this time. Good luck!

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.

Congratulations to commenter #51, Pixie13, the winner of the Teaching Cash Register by Learning Resources!

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Great giveaway! My sons (ages 4 & 6) would love it!

Another Learning Resources product I like is the Pretend & Play® School Set with US Map.

Thanks for the opportunity!

mfalcon13 (at) hotmail (dot) com

I like the Anatomy Apron. It would go well with a book my son has been really into lately.
iluvchrisnlevi@aol.com

Looks fun! There are so many choices, but another item we would like is the Pretend and Play Doctor’s Set.

I love the Alphabet Marks the Spot game!

I like the Explorer Set. Lucas is fascinated by every insect and creature he can find!

Over & Under the Sea™ Mat looks super fun!

I like the GeoSafari ® Talking Globe®

I like the geosafari talking telescope. thanks for the chance.

The Blokus 3-D looks like fun and it’s for ages up to 99! This is something our whole family can enjoy and play with together.

I like the 60 minute Jumbo Timer.

I like the ABC Chalk Talk!® Electronic Learning Chalkboard.

The Pretend n Play Tool Set would be so cute for my little boy.

I love the teaching cash register i would love to win this for my little girl. Thanks for the chance to win this i just love yall products.

Gotta have something to buy with the Cash Register so small picked the Pretend & Play Snack Shop! karenmed409(at)comcast(dot)net

The jumbo forest animals are cool!

What a great giveaway! My kids would also enjoy the pretend and play doctor set.

I LOVE this (I’m a baker):

Trace & Learn® Cake
Letters and numbers are a piece of cake!Ages 3-5

Love the Rainbow Sorting Crayons .. what a great site!

the pretend & play birthday set is uber cute too!

I like Number Fun Farm Electronic Talking Play Mat

janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

I would like the Smart Toss Bean Bag Tossing Game!

Like the Design & Drill™ Activity Center

I would like the Let’s Print!

Thanks,

Selinda

The Smart Toss™ Bean Bag Tossing Game looks like a lot of fun. I know my son would enjoy it.

Another Learning Resources product I like is the board game Money Bags: A Coin Value Game. I think this would really help my first-grader learn to count money in a fun way!

I like the Trace & Learn Cake, I think my daughter would have a lot of fun with it.

That Money Bags game looks fun! My kids are just starting to ‘get’ money and other than going over cash with them I didn’t think to look for games about it!

I love the Time Tracker Tags.

I like Number Fun Farm Electronic Talking Play Mat too! thanks clallen at ntin dot net

I love the trace and learn cake. Thanks for hosting this giveaway!

gigglesandlollipops @ gmail.com

THIS IS GREAT!! My little ones would have a ton of fun with this, also was interested in the Pretend & Play Doctor Set. They love to use their imaginations!

I like the GeoSafari® Talking Telescope™!

I think that the Alphabet Marks the Spot would be quite helpful to a young child.

My sons would love the Pretend & Play Fishing set. They think dressing up is fun, and there aren’t a lot of boy dress up items around!

My son would love to have the Nature Blocks too. Very neat!

My daughter would love the Gears! Gears! Gears!® Old McGear’s Farm

My kids would love the Marvelous Mosaics™ Set. Thanks for the chance!

I like the Pretend & Play® Doctor Set. Thanks.

sweet_soul_sistermi@yahoo.com

My nephew would love the
ABC Chalk Talk!® Electronic Learning Chalkboard!

I love the Pretend & Play Sliceable Fruits & Veggies!

I like the Pretend and Play Bakery Set

We would also love the have the Jumbo Forest Animals. Thanks for the giveaway.

The Light ‘N’ Strike Math™ Game looks like fun.

design and drill looks like a lot of fun!

Smart Splash® Memory Match Clams are the cutest thing.

I would like to have their Jumbo Magnifiers

I work in an elementary school as the school secretary and the teaching cash register would be awesome for the early childhood center. The GeoSafari Globe would be outstanding for the 4th graders! Love this site.

Learning Resources is a favorite of mine!
Their “Learn and Play Snack Shop” would be a great must-have!
Thanks, Cindi

the boys would love the
Gears! Gears! Gears! Super Set

This cash register is really cool. My kids would also love the Skeleton Floor Puzzle.

I like the Alphabet Marks the Spot™. Thanks for the great giveaway.

Love the cash register. Our littlest one would love the Smart Safari® Color Fun Turtle. Thanks!

I like the Gears! Gears! Gears! Super Set.

I would love the Smart Snacks® Stack & Count Layer Cake™.

I also like the pretend and play doctor set.

My son would love the Let’s Pretend Play Bricks. Thanks for the chance to win!

heidijo722(at)yahoo(dot)com

My daughters would love the GeoSafari Talking Globe!

I would love to have the Over & Under the Sea™ Mat for my niece!

My little grandson would love this. He’d also love the Smart Toss Bean Bag Tossing Game.
eswright18 at gmail dot com

My daughter would also like the Pretend & Play® Birthday Set

Another Learning Resources product I like is the Pretend & Play® School Set with US Map. My son would love it.

The sonic sleuth would be really fun.

I love the GeoSafari ® Talking Globe®! We own an older version of this game and our kids have so much fun with it!

Smart Toss Bean bag game looks nice.

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