We all have mysterious items in our refrigerator that are wrapped in tin foil or Tupperware that either loses its way or gets shoved to the back of the shelf and becomes a breeding ground for new life forms. This ingeniously designed day counter lets you know with a glance how long ago it was […]
This is a wonderful music CD that parents and children alike really enjoyed listening to. The songs are fun and upbeat, well-written and memorable. Kids quickly memorized the melodies and the rhythms and were jumping and moving with the boundless energy that only children this age can. A particular favorite is the opening track “The
A wonderful addition to any preschool curriculum, this high quality, easy to use “game” system really impressed our testers. Using a fun approach to logic and deductive reasoning, instead of traditional teaching methods, bambinoLUK sets out to develop children’s intellect. Children testers really responded to and retained the lessons they were taught. The construction of
Certainly one of the most unique educational systems we have ever seen miniLUK really impressed our testers with its novel approach to getting children to think. At the heart of the system is a controller with 12 tiles as well as a series of workbooks. Children using the miniLUK system are effectively playing and learning
This soft cover book, made especially for the very youngest “reader,” delighted our testers. Very easy to handle and extremely lightweight children loved looking at the faces that looked right back at them. Printed with bright beautiful colors this book really grabs hold of your child’s attention and the subject matter is something that all
If your school aged child has come to you and expressed a genuine interest in learning how to play the piano, Piano Made Easy is a great place to start. The package includes a 49 key piano with AC adaptor. There is a CD-ROM game that offers instruction as well as some fun games. Parents
It’s not easy for parents to reach the point where they recognize that they need help in getting through to their teenagers. There is pain in realizing that the level of communication has reached a point where you simply cannot effectively talk to your own kids. If this is the situation you find yourself in
Whether you play this on the board or just take the cards along as a great travel game for long drives, this knowledge testing/building game is a great way to teach essential facts about the United States. The questions are varied and range from basic to quite challenging. This is perfect for classrooms and home
Many of our parent testers laid eyes on 3D5 and recalled playing 3D tic-tac-toe years earlier but when they sat down with their kids to form rows of five marbles in a row they quickly learned that the rules had changed. The challenge of being the first to place your color marbles in consecutive order
AOL has really jumped into the educational realm with both feet and the results are impressive. Writing Wizard provides students with personalized, online writing feedback on organization, grammar and spelling. Using something called E-RATER technology, the Writing Wizard lets students submit their essays and other written work, and receive individualized analysis and critiques electronically. (Note