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Infant and toddler games and activities online

My son and I stumbled across the Fisher-Price online games and activities website. For over an hour, we played the games online for toddlers and infants. What was cool was that most games are set up where your little one can push any key on the keyboard and get a visual and sound reaction. Some […]

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LeapFrog learning toys

Established in 1995, LeapFrog has been on the cutting edge of merging education and technology. And, it’s products are popular, 90 million units sold as of 2008. The company’s products, such as the LeapFrog® Leapster® Learning Game System, prove that videogame-based learning is popular and that parents perceive it as a worthwhile investment. My son […]

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What types of books should we read to young children?

According to Sally Head at Expert Village, picture books, repetitive books, sing-a-long books, classics are all great types of educational books for nurturing your preschool child’s curiosity.
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I also wrote an article on ezine articles about how picture books are the ultimate learning toy […]

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Baby Einstein Color Kaleidoscope

There is a lot of discussion and controversy at the moment, about whether marketers are capitalizing on parental fears (much of it fueled by our present economic insecurity and worry that our children will be far worse off than us) and pushing unnecessary toys and gizmos on children designed to give them a purported edge […]

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Favorite Online Educational Toy Stores

For baby and toddler educational and developmental toys and gifts, ebeanstalk.com has about all you could want. The site allows you to shop by age and has a neat feature called The eBeanStalk Gift Series, where you can order a year of age appropriate gifts for a child. Four gifts will be delivered every three […]