By megret | February 2, 2012 at 11:14 pm | No comments
With Valentine's Day just two weeks away, everyone's mind is on "that someone special."
This new DVD from Scholastic Storybook Treasures, The Valentine's Collection...Featuring One Zillion Valentines, celebrates the special relationships we all hold dear -- between...
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By megret | January 3, 2012 at 10:04 am | 57 comments
New from Scholastic Storybook Treasures comes a 3-DVD set featuring the best of the Caldecott medal and Caldecott honor winners!
Caldecott Favorites includes twenty visually stunning, animated stories on three DVDs...one of which is a favorite story around...
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By megret | December 7, 2011 at 5:43 pm | No comments
Some of my fondest childhood memories revolve around activities and crafting we did. From hand puppets to tissue paper flowers to singing silly rhymes to painting Christmas ornaments, my family was always doing something fun and creative together.
Finally a book arrives...
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By megret | November 29, 2011 at 5:12 pm | No comments
If you have a little one who loves to draw as much as mine does, you're gonna want to look into getting this book.
Marion Deuchar's Let's Make Some Great Art by Laurence King Publishing is a hefty volume with a huge variety of "drawing starters" and write-on how-tos....
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By megret | November 16, 2011 at 10:27 pm | 5 comments
Our kids are learning Spanish this year. Well, rather, they're being introduced to Spanish this year. Research has shown that early introduction to foreign language has a wealth of positive benefits -- plus, it's fun!
Speekee is a Spanish language tutor/course for kids...
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By megret | November 14, 2011 at 1:00 pm | 64 comments
Hot Dots by Educational Insights offer an interactive way to charge up academic skills! The Hot Dots pen "magically" lets your child know if he or she has each answer correct or incorrect with lights and sounds.
One of the newest card sets available within the Hot...
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By megret | October 24, 2011 at 3:42 pm | 14 comments
Rock 'N Learn is the manufacturer of excellent, animated educational DVDs for children.
Rock 'N Learn began as an idea that would help children learn by putting educational material to music with a current sound -- the kind of music that kids enjoy and find motivating. Now with...
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By megret | October 19, 2011 at 8:34 pm | 12 comments
From the award-winning Families of the World DVD collection (via Master Communication) comes two new titles this fall!
The series – 27 titles and growing – enables future travelers to reach across the globe and visit other people and cultures, all from a child’s point...
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By megret | October 17, 2011 at 8:55 pm | 27 comments
For top-quality, creative, standards-meeting educational toys, teaching aids, and games, Educational Insights can't be beat!
Check out Educational Insights' Facebook page for new product info, team and inventor biographies, and cool contests!
Educational Insights is...
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By megret | October 11, 2011 at 3:15 pm | No comments
Putumayo Kids has won international acclaim and awards for their family music CDs, which always include information about cultures and countries. Putumayo Kids' globally-themed products expanded recently to include large coloring books and sticker collections representing...
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