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My Playhouse Theater (All Wood) by Alex
 | Children will play for hours in this sturdy wood and laminated panel playhouse. The playhouse assembles easily without any tools and is fully illustrated both inside and out. The working stage door and colorful fabric curtains add to the playful environment. The red peaked roof top is canopied with a brightly colored awning and there?s even a chalkboard and play clock in front to complete this wonderful play space! 47"W x 60"H x 34"D Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award WinnerFREE SHIPPING NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS ITEM.Ages: 3,4,5,6,7,8 Manufactuer: Alex |
I Play Dolphins Go Round
 | Dolphins spin as top cup pours water into water wheel. Awards: Oppenheim Gold Award.Age: 1,2,3,4,5 Manufacturer: International Playthings |
Chinese Jump Rope by Klutz
 | Complete rules to nine classic games, spiral-bound for playground referral, along with two Chinese jump ropes in brilliant colors. Plus instructions for making your own rope out of rubber bands. Written by Anne Akers Johnson. Awards: National Parenting Publications Gold Award.Age: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 Manufacturer: Klutz |
Chomp Card Game
 | Plunge into a fast-paced undersea world where life is survival of the quickest. Identify the lowest creature in the food chain then slap it before other players scarf it down. Big fish chomp little fish and everyone chomps plankton. Watch out for the ink-squirting octopus and if you spot an electric eel, get ready for an all-out feeding frenzy! Collect all the cards and you're ruler of the deep blue sea! Chomp! is a great tool to help teach children about the food chain. Players learn about the hierarchy of ocean species through employing skills such as visual discrimination and sequencing. It also helps to sharpen reflexes and teaches quick thinking and analysis while playing a fast-moving game. For 2 - 5 players. Awards: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award, Dr. Toy's Best Children's Vacation Products, Canadian Toy Testing Council ***, Nick Jr. Magazine Best Toys Selection. Age: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,Adult Manufacturer: Gamewright |
Railroad Rush Hourr by Think Fun
 | It's a switchman's nightmare: The freight yard is jammed with boxcars, tankcars, locomotives, cabooses, and bulky baggage platforms. Can you clear the tracks and engineer your red locomotive to the exit? 50 new challenges from Beginner to Expert. Ideal for travel! Awards: Parents' Choice Award: Approved--1999, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award--2000, Dr. Toy: Best Vacation Product--1999. Age: 6,7,8,9 Manufacturer: Binary Arts Dimensions: 8.875x10.5x2.5 |
Friendship Bracelets by Klutz
 | Super-clear directions for ten different kinds of bracelets, with all the colorful floss and beads you need to make all of them. A built-in clipboard provides the ideal work surface for this coolest of crafts. Written by Laura Torres. Awards: National Parenting Publications Gold AwardAge: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 Manufacturer: Klutz |
Math Shark by Kidology
 | A fun, fast and easy way to practice and learn hundreds of math facts. The Math Shark teaches all the major math skills: subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals and percents. Eight levels of difficulty for each operation. Skill building math practice plus a calculator all in one that really makes math easy and fun. Awards: Dr. Toy: 100 Best Children's Products--1998. Age: 6,7,8,9,10 Manufacturer: Educational Insights |
Rush Hourr Jr.
 | Get Home Before the Ice Cream Melts! The traffic is terrible and the ice cream truck is stuck between the school bus, the jeep, the police car, and other vehicles. Can you help the driver break out of the gridlock before the ice cream starts to melt? All new Rush Hour Jr. is the ideal game for kids ages 6-8, with all the delight of the original Rush Hour. Playful vehicles and simpler, age-appropriate challenges will amuse kids for hours. Includes 6 x 6 gameboard grid, 16 playing pieces, and 40 new challenges. Awards: Parents' Choice Gold Award (Fall 2000). Age: 6,7,8 Manufacturer: Binary Arts |
Read All About Me Activity Kit By Alex
 | Create a personal history of you and your family. Begin by coloring the 12 themed pages of line art and then embellish with the crayons, markers, glitter, glue, scissors, and 24 sheets of colorful construction paper that are included. Decorate and bind the pages together for your own unique family keepsake. Awards: Early Childhood News 100 Best Product Picks Age: 6,7,8,9,10 Manufacturer: Alex |
Rat-a-Tat Cat Card Game
 | A Fun Numbers Card Game with Cats (and a few rats). Get rid of the rats and go for the cats! Win by having your cards add up to the lowest number (a poker face helps). Exchange a card on each turn, with Peek, Swap, and Draw Two cards adding an extra twist. Cagey thinkers of all ages will crow with delight over this game of strategy, memory, and a little luck.As children play Rat-a-tat Cat, they develop a sense of timing and an understanding of basic, but essential, mathematical concepts. They learn ways to remember their cards and strategies to figure out what cards other players might have. They also begin to develop an intuitive sense of probability. Rat-a-tat Cat requires skill, strategy, and awareness, challenging both young children and adults. For 2 - 6 players. Awards: Dr. Toy's Best Children's Vacation Products, Mensa Best New Mind Game, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award, National Parenting Publication Association (NAPPA) Honors, Games Magazine Top 100 Game, Canadian Toy Testing Council ***, Canadian Toy Testing Council Children's Choice Award. Age: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,Adult Manufacturer: Gamewright |
Safari Rush Hourr
 | In this exciting jungle escape game, a Safari Rover is trapped amid wild animals in the African wilderness. An outstanding playing experience for the entire family, with richly detailed animals, multiple ways to maneuver your escape car, and game-within-a-game 50 challenges including 10 Junior challenges. Awards: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award 2001, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award 2000, Parents' Choice: Approved--2000, The Lion & The Lamb Project: Top 20 Non-Violent Toy List--2000-2001.Age: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,Adult Manufacturer: Binary Arts |
Fun with Your Dog
 | Filled with activities and experiments, this kit will lead you to new discoveries about man?s best friend. Gain insight into the canine world by finding out what colors dogs see and how they communicate their thoughts and feelings. Lots of fun! Awards: Parent's Choice Award. Age: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,Adult Manufacturer: Scientific Explorer |
Nail Art by Klutz
 | Tips, techniques, and hundreds of designs to paint on fingernails (and toenails, too). No artistic genius required. Comes with six colors of non-toxic, peel-off nail paints. 58 pages. Full color. Awards: Parents' Choice Approved.Age: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 Manufacturer: Klutz |
Twisterr Game by Milton Bradley
 | The game that ties you up in knots! Spin the spinner then move your hands or feet from one colored circle to another. Awards: Dr. Toy Best Classic Toys--1999. Age: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 Manufacturer: Hasbro |
GeoSafarir AntZone by Kidology
 | So much like a real ant hill that ants behave as if they weren't even confined! AntZone features a unique rounded-lip design to allow kids to watch their pet ants roam the open-air expanse of this container without worry that they'll escape. Getting started is easy. Children simply fill the AntZone with sand, use the tunnel starting tools to create canals for ants to travel, fortify the sand with the special Sugar Cement nutrient formula, and watch Harvester Ants forage and explore! Includes dual magnifier, tweezers, water dropper, and an ant-sized watering hole. Also comes with a 17" x 22" full-color "All About Ants" poster that describes the ant reproductive cycle, five types of ants, and ant behavior. Instructions for setting up the AntZone habitat are on the back of the poster. Ants are shipped separately in 2-4 weeks with the mail-in coupon provided (nominal additional fee required for shipping, handling, and insurance). Awards: Parents' Choice Silver Honor (1999). Age: 6,7,8,9 Manufacturer: Educational Insights |
The Shrinky Dinks Book by Klutz
 | Shrinky Dinks is amazing shrinkable plastic. Draw or trace a design on it, color it, cut it out with ordinary scissors, bake it for mere minutes on a cookie sheet in your oven and, presto, your creation shrinks to 44% of its original size. You get six sheets of Shrinky Dink in this book, along with a mind-boggling collection of ready-to-trace, ready-to-color, ready-to-shrink artwork. 38 pages. Full color. Awards: Canadian Toy Testing Council Best Bet Award, DiscoverySchool.com Award of Excellence, Parents? Guide to Children?s Media Award. Age: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 Manufacturer: Klutz |
Slamwich Card Game
 | Flip and stack this clever loaf of cards to build slamwiches and double-deckers. Tomato, onion, tomato... slap! Get there first and win the pile. But watch out?you'll have to catch the thief and stop the muncher from stealing the stack of cards. When you're out of cards you're out of the game. The player who collects all of the cards wins. Parental alert: a sharp eye and fast hand will prevail. Play all out, but the kids will beat you every time! Slamwich teaches reading readiness skills, like visual discrimination and sequencing. While kids are flipping and stacking cards, they're actually learning how to recognize a series, make combinations, and anticipate what might happen. From 2 to 6 players. Awards: Parents' Choice Approved Product, Games Magazine Top 100 Game, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award, Specialty Retailer's Top Toys?as voted by readers, Canadian Toy Testing Council ***. Age: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,Adult Manufacturer: Gamewright |