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Of the three different LEGO flashlights, which would be best for your family? Watch as Abel gives a quick description and demo of each, so that you can find the perfect fit for your family.
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We’ve already demonstrated that Citiblocs are a terrifically simple construction set, but have you considered all the possibilities for deconstruction as well? In this video you’ll see that part of our warehouse team had a lot of fun demonstrating how Hot Rocketz can be used to knock down Citibloc towers! (Hint: This is a great family reunion or large group activity.) We apologize for the technical difficulties this week; thanks for bearing with us!
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“If you agree with the sentiments of Albert Einstein, that “Everything should be made as simple as possible,” and you long to fill your home with uncomplicated toys that require no batteries and make no noise, other than the ear pleasing clatter of wood against wood, then you’re in for a treat…” Buy CitiBlocs Now Here!
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Learning Robotics Has Never Been Easier
There is a fast moving trend to get robots in schools (there are around 10,000 robotics teams in schools around the USA), and you may have felt teaching robotics at home was too difficult and too expensive. But with the advent of the OLLO Explorer curriculum, learning robotics has never been easier, more affordable or more fun! Still not convinced? Find out more about the OLLO Explorer kit on our website or take a look at just the robots covered in this course:
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Puzzles are a vital part of any toddler’s education, but what if your puzzle did more? The P’kolino Bug Puzzle offers the additional benefit of having interchangeable pieces. This means that your little one will be motivated to assemble and reassemble the puzzle resulting in improved hand-eye coordination and strengthened manual dexterity, along with all the thinking skills a challenge like this will give.
P’kolino’s Multi-Solution Bug Puzzle’s smooth wooden pieces are a delight to handle and the bold graphic design means that every finished puzzle is a whimsical work of art. For children 18 months and older.
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“What shall it be today? Will we mix or match the antennas? Match the mouth to the legs? Have solid or multicolored eyes? Brightly colored P’kolino Multi-Solution Bug Shape Puzzle offers your child those options and more…” Buy Your Bug Puzzle Now!
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A glance at these colorful turtles may not immediately bring geometry to mind, but it would be difficult to find a manipulative better suited to illustrating complex geometric concepts than Reptangles. If rotational symmetries, truncated octahedrons, and lesser rhombicuboctahedrons sound like a foreign language to you, let alone your student, consider adding a set of Reptangles to your math manipulatives. With 80 puzzles included, your child will gain hands-on experience with all of these concepts and more. Even a child you wouldn’t ordinarily consider ready for geometry will spend hours with Reptangles reconstructing the various models and reconfiguring the turtles with all the benefits of a jigsaw puzzle and the fun of building a 3D model.
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“Colorful Reptangles by Fat Brain Toys are ingeniously shaped turtles that snap and slide together in over 100 geometric ways! If you want your child’s curriculum to be mathematically rich, with unique opportunities to learn important math concepts while broadening and deepening their spatial thinking skills, Reptangles can be a key addition to your resources…” Buy Your Reptangles Now!
