Tag: toys and games

Learning Resources Ring it Up! Cash Register

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 

Barney Most Huggable Moments DVD

** Complimentary DVD Received for Review ** Barney®: Most Huggable Moments is Available On 2-Disc DVD Set, Digital Download And Video On Demand September 17th, 2013 From Lionsgate And HIT Entertainment. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION – Celebrate more than 25 years of sharing, caring and imagination with 

The Sea Squad Puppet-on-a-Stick Set by Educational Insights

The Sea Squad

** Complimentary Products Received for Review **

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 seasoned educators and parents who know that children love to learn when you make that learning experience fun!

For our review we were sent the cute, fun & loveable  The Sea Squad” Puppet-on-a-Stick set to review for all of you. This fun play set is made for ages 3 and up and comes packaged in a cute storage box. It’s great for pretend play, puppet shows and self-expression.

sea puppets

Meet The Sea Squad: Flipper the anglerfish, Dipper the octopus, Chomper the shark, and Bob the clam.

There are two ways to make their mouths move: (1) You can use the lever on the stick or (2) you can pull down on the ball at the bottom of the stick.

Our Thoughts: Princess is just now enjoying this type of creative play and we had a blast playing with these fun sea-themed puppets-on-a-stick! We set up our own little puppet theater using an empty cardboard box and she played with these puppets for hours! Later that night…two of them found their way into our bath tub for more playtime fun!

The puppets are extremely well-made and over-sized…which makes them perfect for preschoolers and school-aged children to play with. Their mouths are really easy to open/close and the Princess prefers moving their mouths by using the lever but my god son prefers using the ball at the bottom of the stick. Glad that there are 2 different options with that.

They are brightly colored which makes them very appealing to young children and out of the 4 puppets included in the set…the Dipper and the Bob were Princess Gia’s favorites! Not sure why…but those two are the top of her list! A great set that provides hours upon hours of creative playtime fun!

stick puppets

You can purchase the Educational Insights The Sea Squad Puppets directly from Amazon for a great price. What a great holiday gift!

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Raccoon Rumpus Matching Card Game by Educational Insights

** Complimentary Sample Received for Review ** 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, 

TINKERTOY: 65 Piece Essentials Building Set

K’NEX is a children’s toy company that I am very familiar with since I have many kids in my family who request that we purchase K’NEX brand construction and building toys, for their Birthday and Holiday gifts. I have purchased at least 20 sets of 

Gears! Gears! Gears!® Motorized Spin & Glow Building Set by Learning Resources

Gears Gears Gears

** Complimentary Product Received for Review **

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: For the review we received the new Gears! Gears! Gears! Motorized Spin & Glow Building Set to check out for all of you. We were really excited about this review because Princess Gia loves to build things and building blocks, building games and puzzles are some of her favorite things!

This particular building set is for ages 5 and up (or grades K and up) and is great for both little boys and girls. This set combines geared movement, flashing lights and the power of a motor to bring fun & learning together. The motor requires 3 AA batteries which you will need to supply, but the button-cell batteries for the flashing lights are included with the set.

With this award-winning building set, your child(ren) will be able to snap pieces together to create moving, spinning and glowing objects. Way too cool! There are additional Gears! Gears! Gears! sets that you can buy to add onto this one to really stretch their imagination when it comes to educational creative play. The set includes 115 durable plastic gears, a power motor, flashing lights, glow-in-the-dark stickers and more, all stored in a handy tub to keep things neat & organized.

gear gears gears set learning resources

As soon as it arrived we sat down with Princess Gia and played with this set for almost 3 hours one evening. The following day she came back over and again…played with this set for hours! What is really nice is that your kids can build all kinds of different things and it will indeed keep them busy!

The building pieces are perfectly sized, fun and colorful. They are very durable pieces that can handle the rough & tough life that a kid will put them through. The Princess calls them her “Carnival in a Bucket” because she likes to use them to build various “carnival” style rides (at least that is what she thinks! LOL).

This is not one of those toys where they play with it once and it’s done. Nope…I can see this building set being handed down through the generations and becoming a classic toy!

You can purchase the Learning Resources Gears Starter Building Set (60 Piece) directly from Amazon. They also have additional sets that you can buy to add onto any of the other sets. Really cool.

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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!

Mike the Knight Glendragon Castle Children’s Toys

I have a little grand daughter and while most people associate Mike the Knight with little boys…I am here to tell you all that Princess Gia loves anything that has to do with Mike the Knight! That includes toys, games, television shows and DVDs. Recently 

Primary Science Plant & Grow Set by Learning Resources

** Complimentary Product Provided for our Review ** 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