Educational

The Valentines Collection (from Scholastic Storybook Treasures)

The Valentines Collection (from Scholastic Storybook Treasures)

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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Cozy up with Caldecott favorites! {Review + Giveaway}

Cozy up with Caldecott favorites! {Review + Giveaway}

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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Ready for some homespun fun?

Ready for some homespun fun?

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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Let’s Make Some Great Art!

Let’s Make Some Great Art!

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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Speekee: Learning Spanish Online

Speekee: Learning Spanish Online

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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Build up vocabulary skills with Hot Dots!

Build up vocabulary skills with Hot Dots!

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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Sight Words: A New Rock ‘N Learn Essential {Review + Giveaway}

Sight Words: A New Rock ‘N Learn Essential {Review + Giveaway}

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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Families of the World Introduces 2 New Titles

Families of the World Introduces 2 New Titles

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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Educational Insights Gift Card Giveaway!

Educational Insights Gift Card Giveaway!

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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Putumayo Kids Does Coloring Books & Sticker Collections!

Putumayo Kids Does Coloring Books & Sticker Collections!

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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