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Today I would like to introduce you to the company called Learning Resources who makes a wide variety of educational toys and games for children. When you visit the Learning Resources web site…you can shop as a Parent or as a Teacher. Furthermore, you can …
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Today I would like to introduce you to the company called Learning Resources who makes a wide variety of educational toys and games for children. When you visit the Learning Resources web site…you can shop as a Parent or as a Teacher. Furthermore, you can shop by age group, category, by brand or by subject. I love how user-friendly the Learning Resources site is!
You will find activity sets & books, construction sets, active learning & play sets, discovery & exploration sets, electronic toys, games, puzzles, water & sand toys and a whole lot more! Everything on their site is extremely well-made and affordable.
My Review: The great folks over at Learning Resources sent us their “Pop for Word Families” Game to review for all of you. This family-fun game is made for ages 6 and up, and includes the storage box and 100 family word cards. I love how the storage box looks like a popcorn container and the game cards look like popped popcorn!
How to Play: Place the popcorn box in the middle of the game playing area. Take a popcorn card out of the box and spin the spinner to see how many words you need to say. For example: If you took out the -ake card and spun a 2 on the spinner, you would need to say 2 words that end in -ake (like cake and rake). If you said the correct words and the correct amount of words, you keep the card. If not, you place it in a separate pile of un-popped cards. If you pull the POP card, return all of your cards to the box and remove the POP card from play. Take turns playing until the popcorn box is empty. The player who has the most popcorn cards at the end of the game wins!
All of the instructions on how to play are printed directly on the box, no game sheets to lose! The instructions also include an alternate way to play the game.
We sat down to play this game with my 9 year old god son and my 11 year old nephew. I thought maybe the game was too “young” for them but I was wrong! The 2 boys had a blast playing this game with my husband and me on a rainy afternoon a few weeks ago. Since that time, we have gotten out the game and played it an additional 2 more times!
The game is really compact in size and would be great for those of you who live in apartments, travel by RV, take with you camping or any other type of travel. It can easily be packed into a suitcase, backpack or tote bag! Our family is really enjoying it and we think it would make a great upcoming holiday gift or birthday gift for any child on your gift-giving list!
You can purchase the Learning Resources Pop for Word Families Game
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Disclaimer: Shelly has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Two Classy Chics is not responsible for delivery of any giveaway items won from this blog. We are not responsible for injury or mis-use of any products won from the Two Classy Chics Blog. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering our giveaways. This giveaway is not affiliated with Facebook or Google+ in any way. Thanks!
Two Classy Chics 2012 Holiday Gift Guide! Goblin Kids makes a great addition to our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide because you can find a lot of great gifts for kids there plus…their products are affordably priced! Our Review: The company sent us a gorgeous Stephen Joseph …
Today I would like to introduce you to the company called Educational Insights based out of Southern California. Educational Insights is the manufacturer of playful products with serious educational value, including subject-specific classroom products, teacher resources, educational toys, and games. Their products are designed by …
Today I would like to introduce you to the company called Learning Resources who makes a wide variety of educational toys and games for children. When you visit the Learning Resources web site…you can shop as a Parent or as a Teacher. Furthermore, you can shop by age group, category, by brand or by subject. I love how user-friendly the Learning Resources site is!
You will find activity sets & books, construction sets, active learning & play sets, discovery & exploration sets, electronic toys, games, puzzles, water & sand toys and a whole lot more! Everything on their site is extremely well-made and affordable.
My Review: We received the set of 30 Jumbo Safari Counters from Learning Resources to review for all of you. This counting set is made for ages 2 and up and contains 5 animals in 6 different colors, for a total of 30 counting pieces. All of them come nicely packaged in a reusable plastic container for storage.
The 5 different animals include: Elephants, Rhinos, Lions, Giraffes and Gorillas, each one measures approximately 2 1/4″ high, depending on the animal. This is a great set for teaching; sorting, counting, colors, early math and animal names.
They are perfectly sized for toddler and preschooler hands and they are hollowed out & can be used as finger puppets for storytelling. They come with an activity guide that explains 5 simple activities you can do with your child and this fun animal set.
Over the course of a week, we did all 5 of the different activities with Little Gia and she had a really fun time doing them with us. We live 15 minutes from our local zoo and take her to the zoo all of the time. This set is great for helping to teach your child about animals, counting, sorting, colors, matching and since they double as finger puppets, great for preschooler storytelling too!
One of the ways we like to use this Jumbo Safari Animal Set is in the bathtub! During Gia’s baths, she likes to play fun games with the toys she has in the tub. Since these animals are made of durable hard plastic, we put them into the tub with her and play our educational activities and games in there. She also attends preschool and she has taken the container of the animals into school for “show and tell” day.
You can purchase the Learning Resources Jumbo Safari Counters
* This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, we may or may not receive a small commission which helps to support this site. Thank you!
Disclaimer: Shelly has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Two Classy Chics is not responsible for delivery of any giveaway items won from this blog. We are not responsible for injury or mis-use of any products won from the Two Classy Chics Blog. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering our giveaways. This giveaway is not affiliated with Facebook or Google+ in any way. Thanks!
For the past 1 1/2 years we have brought to you many reviews and giveaways from one of our favorite children’s companies called Educational Insights. If you are not familiar with this company, they are the makers of fun educational toys and educational games for …
Today I would like to introduce you to the company called Educational Insights based out of Southern California. Educational Insights is the manufacturer of playful products with serious educational value, including subject-specific classroom products, teacher resources, educational toys, and games. Their products are designed by …