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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 …
Today I have a really cool kid’s product to introduce you to called a Photo Clock by Zazoo Kids. This is no ordinary kid’s clock, this is a multi-media kid’s photo clock that features a photo alarm, naptime setting, rotating photo frame, alarm clock, plays …
Zoom into action-packed fun with your preschool pals in this brand new DVD called Awesome Adventures: Races, Chases & Fun which will be available on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on June 12th, 2012 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment.
This wonderful new DVD features fun adventures with all of your favorite characters like Fireman Sam, Thomas the Tank Engine and Bob the Builder to name just a few! Zoom into action-packed fun with six rip-roaring adventures! These adventures always drive home lessons in friendship, loyalty, responsibility and teamwork, this trio takes the checkered flag every time!
DVD Synopsis: Racing engines, run-away go-carts, and monster chases lead to thrills, spills and rescues! Thomas and Hiro discover there’s no need for speed when trying to be a really useful engine; Fireman Sam is rescue-ready when Norman and James forget to put safety first; Bob the Builder’s Machine Team keep their eyes open to big adventure and big fun, putting the TEAM in teamwork and getting the job done! Get set and go with your favorite, fast friends in these six exciting adventures!
Episodes Included on the DVD:
* Thomas & Friends – Play Time
* Thomas & Friends – Hiro Helps Out
* Fireman Sam – Floating Cart
* Fireman Sam – When Fools Rush In
* Bob the Builder – Roley’s Rovers
* Bob the Builder – Lofty and the Monster
This DVD is geared towards kids ages 2 through 5 years of age and has an approximate running time of 62 minutes in length. The closed captioning is done in English.
Our Thoughts: We sat down to watch this video with Little G and my God Son N and popped a bowl a popcorn to go along with it. We watched every single episode which took almost an hour and had a great time! Even though Little G is a girl, she does enjoy these characters but frankly, N loves them even more since he is a boy. All of the storylines were fun to watch and we appreciate that they are educational in nature and help to teach our children valuable life lessons that they can apply to their day to day life in a way that the kids totally understand. Out of all 6 episodes on this DVD our favorite was the Thomas & Friends – Hiro Helps Out, but all 6 were good! What a great DVD to add to your child’s video library and collection. You can purchase the DVD from Amazon and the suggested retail price is $14.98.
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. Thanks!
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 a really cool children’s product called Poofin. This is a star-shaped plush pillow but that’s not all it is! This pillow is hollow inside and can be filled up with the Poofin Charms. The charms are all …
Today I would like to introduce you to the company called The Greenhouse Kids who publishes a line of children’s books by best-selling children’s author, Shelley Awad. The author sent us 4 books to review for all of you and today, we are going to tell you about them. Before I dive into the books, I would love for you to Meet the Greenhouse Kids Characters by visiting the site.
The first book is titled “Meet the Greenhouse Kids” and is geared towards children ages 3-6 years of age which is the perfect age group for my 3 year old grand-wee-one. This book has 40 pages with full color illustrations by Glen Hawkes. This book introduces young readers to the charming garden-themed characters & their flavor namesakes found in The Greenhouse Kids series of books. What I love about this book is that you do learn about the characters in a fun and loving way but the illustrations to go along with the character stories is absolutely beautiful.
This particular book is one I have been reading to my grand-wee-one for the past 10 days or so. She loves this book and has been learning all about The Greenhouse Kids characters. So far, she loves Lucinda the Ladybug, Foxy Gloves and Miss Yarrow.
The second book is titled The Greenhouse Kids, Dan Delion’s Secret which is a soft-cover book by author Shelley Awad. This is the 1st book in the Mysterious Adventure Series and is for children ages 8-12. It contains 127 pages with color and B&W illustrations sprinkled througout the book.
The third book is titled The Greenhouse Kids, Ghost Walk which is a soft-cover book by author Shelley Awad. This is the 2nd book in the Mysterious Adventure Series and continues the story from the Dan Dandelion’s Secret. It contains contains 173 pages with color and B&W illustrations sprinkled throughout the book.
The fourth book is titled The Greenhouse Kids, Dig Deep which is a soft-cover book by author Shelly Awad. This is the 3d book in the Mysterious Adventure Series and continues the story from the Ghost Walk. It contains 266 pages with color and B&W illustrations sprinkled throughout the book.
I have 2 nephews who are ages 11 and 13 who LOVE to read and they really like mystery adventure books so I knew they would love these books. Caleb who is 13 started reading the series first and he started with book one. He had it read cover-to-cover in about 4 1/2 days. He then passed it to Cameron who is 11 and he started reading it while Caleb moved on to the second book. Since this is a series of books, I wanted each boy to start with book #1.
In book #1, Dan Delion sets out to hunt for bugs and discovers a secret that is bigger than what he can handle. He decides to share his secret with the other Greenhouse Kids and then the mysterious adventure unfolds. Caleb and Cameron both loved this book so much that they were super excited to start on book #2. The second book continues on with the story and the Greenhouse Kids end up English Ivy’s haunted mansion where they must solve another mystery. Caleb LOVED this book and said it was even more fun to read than the first book. As I type this review, Cameron is mid-way through this book and Caleb has moved onto the third one. In Dip Deep, the story continues on but this type the mystery and adventure takes place on Kukagami Lake where the Greenhouse Kids must solve a mystery that includes the Ivy Tombstones.
Caleb is about 1/2 way through reading the third book so I asked him what he thought about the series so far. He told me “Aunt Shelly, will there be more books? I like these books, they are funny but have stories that are not too scary, but interesting.” He is a kid not filled with many words! LOL With that said, we hope to see more books in the series as the boys love them! Each book costs only $12.99 and would be perfect reading material for your child this summer!
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!
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 …
As part of our big “Fun in the Summer Sun” blog event we wanted to have a few items for the kids this summer. Today’s company is called HandTrux Toys who is a brand new toy company producing American-Made toys! The company sent us their …