Kids Educational Gifts: Part 5

Today's picks are for the budding scientist in the family. Star gazing and scientific inquiry are wonderful, educational family activities!




Celestron 44302 Handheld Digital Microscope
Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium
Celestron Accessory Kit
Orion SpaceProbe 130ST EQ Telescope
Orion StarBlast 4.5 Equatorial Reflector Telescope
Orion SpaceProbe 3 Altaz Reflector Telescope
Celestron 44306 Handheld Digital Microscope
Discovery Exclusive Sky & Land Telescope




Orion Observer 70mm Altazimuth Refractor Telescope
Vega 600 Telescope
Vivitar Telescope with Tripod
Crystal Radio Kit
LeapFrog LeapPad Learning System - Pink
Orion SpaceProbe 130 EQ Reflector Telescope
Learning Journey Notebook Wizard- Bilingual
Orion Aristocrat 12x30mm Brass Hand Telescope




130-in-One Electronic Playground (MX906 Replaced by EP130 or EP-130)
Orion AstroView 120ST EQ Refractor Telescope
SUDOKU GAME PUZZL TIME/DATE/CLK TCHSCRN
Mirus Educational Schoolmate Convertible 8.9" Tablet Netbook - Silver (TARCT9XP)



Volcano Creator Kit

HP 35S Scientific Calculator
Insultabotz Toy Robot Kit
Fiber Optics Voice & Data Learning Kit
Solarscope Wooden Edition, Solarscope Wooden Solarscope Solar Observing Device

Kids Educational Gifts: Part 4

Today's gift ideas focus on boxed sets of educational DVDs. I bought my granddaughter the "Your Baby Can Read" series and it really does work. She was reading real words in about five days. We would even write the words on plain paper to see if she would recognize them with different lettering, and she did.

There's a lot of different research out there about young children watching too much TV, but I believe that educational DVDs in small doses and with parental interaction are great.  Get involved, sing the songs and dance with your child, and have a great time!

Kids Educational Gifts: Part 3

Whether you know it or not, children love music, and believe it or not, they love classical music.  I play classical music in my classroom whenever my students need to concentrate.  These are children that normally listen to Hip Hop music, but they love the gentle and calming nature of classical music.  If I forget to turn it on during their independent work, they'll remind me to do it.  They call it their "concentration music."

Baby Einstein: Baby Mozart
Baby Einstein: Playtime Music Box
Baby Einstein:Baby Galileo
Baby Einstein: Sing and Play Music Collection
Baby Einstein: Music Box Orchestra
Baby Einstein: Music Box Orchestra
Baby Einstein: Baby Bach/Baby Beethoven
Baby Santa
Baby Vivaldi
Baby Beethoven
Baby Bach
Wake Up and Goodnight
The Mozart Effect Music for Children, Volume 1: Tune Up Your Mind
Green Eggs & Hamadeus
Baby Genius Classical Series: Bedtime Beethoven
Classical Music for Children: A Toddler's Introduction to Classical Music
Best of the IQ Builder
Brain Power
Mommy and Me: Mozart for Young Minds
Breakfast with Bach
Classics For Kids: Mozart For Toddlers

Kids Educational Gifts: Part 2

Yesterday I focused on children who love video games.  Tonight my focus is on children who love physical activities. These are unconventional toys and games that have an educational purpose disguised by fun. Many of these games are used in schools as a part of the educational program.  Children love them!

Nursery Trampoline
Guidecraft Balance Beam
Small World Express Active Play Homerun Hitter
Wooden Ring Toss
3915TD THROW & TELL FLYNG DISC DTC3915TD
QB Power Plays Visual Football Training Kit - PeeWee Size
In/Out Ring Toss
SSG Catch-A-Color Comet
The River Set of 6 (SET)
Everrich EVC-0063 30 x 48 Inch Hopping Sacks - Set of 6
Everrich EVC-0095 Deluxe Rhythm Ribbon - 5 Meters
Everrich EVC-0095 Deluxe Rhythm Ribbon - 5 Meters
Money Clever Catch Ball (EA)
Balancing Egg (EA)
GoGo Roller (EA)
Elenco EDU-36749 Metal Detector With Beep Alert
Just Jump It EZ-RS Ez-Stepper-Yellow
Everrich EVM-0028 Foam Bowling Set - 12 Inch