Bugsby Reading System

Bugsby Reading System

The Bugsby Reading System by V-tech is for children, 3 to 7 years old. While the technology is not new, the books and stories are. The Bugsby pen is touched to a page and your child will hear the story, individual words, or other words and sounds associated with the various pictures. The initial set comes with the Bugsby pen and a story about him.

Zippity From LeapFrog

The Zippity Learning System is a gaming system by Leapfrog that incorporates learning and motion with the Disney characters that kids are already familiar with. Children aged 3 to 5 use an interactive mat and joystick (bopper) that is connected to the television to play the games. Game skills include learning letters, music, colors, shapes, numbers and more.

Smart Fit Park

Smart Fit Park by Fisher-Price for children ages 3 to 6 is another gaming system which uses a mat much like the game Dance Revolution. Children are motivated to walk, jump, stomp and run in 8 different games and races. Not only will your child exercise his body, but his mind as he learns letters, numbers, shapes and more while interacting with the games.

Recommended for children over three years old, this Crusader Play Set will take your child away to another time, letting them imagine what it was like to be a crusader.

Crusader Play Set

This Crusader Play Set of five pieces includes a heavy duty plastic silver color armor breast plate (14″x15″) and shield (11″x16″) with dragon emblem, helmet with moveable face guard, and a 22″ sword with removable sheath. One size fits most children.

It’s not the most durable costume play set, but for the price, it makes a great secondary gift for the imaginative child in your life. If you son or nephew likes playing Knights, this play set will give them a little extra boost with their creativity and imagination.

If you’ve bought it, we’d love to hear from you – leave a comment below.

Do you remember the Original Star Wars hit movie from 1977? This movie has become a cult hit that has lasted over 30 years. Just like most hit movies, there were some great toys and action figures created to perpetuate the Star Wars phenomena. You may be expecting to see the top Star Wars toys from the series of movies made after the original. Not today.

These are time tested and much desired toys that can still be found through collectors, Amazon.com, ebay.com and various other outlets. While these are the original toys, you can still find similar toys branded with the Star Wars name, such as those made by Lego.

Millennium Falcon – The ultimate toy, the Millennium Falcon lasted through all three movies and is tops on the list of all-things Star Wars to have.

The AT-AT all-terrain armored transport was so popular that children wished they could join the Empire and attack the rebels in it.

Oh no!

The Ewok Village was a sought after toy with many moving parts, including an elevator, a rock swing, a ‘throne’ for C-3PO, a net to capture people, and a fire to hang Han over. (Many years later, this toy was reintroduced for the Kevin Costner film Robinhood: Prince of Thieves)

The X-wing fighter was and still is, a must have for every child building up their Star Wars collection. Most impressive is if you can get it with the orange-uniformed and helmeted Luke. Kids have, and will spend many hours racing this through the Death Star and blowing it up.

No longer is the kitchen the domain of little girls and their mothers.  Today’s children are now allowed to experience every aspect of creativity and play.  If your son likes to help cook in the kitchen, it’s okay.  With this in mind, we will examine what the top kitchen toys are for both boys and girls.

Once upon a time, kitchen sets were for girls and a construction sets and trucks were for boys. But with unisex becoming more popular these day, manufacturers are now designing intriguing sets that fit well into your child’s playroom no matter what gender they are.

In looking over the different types of kitchen sets available, we found that some of the best sets were of the long lasting durable material such as sold by the Pottery Barn Kids. While they may seem to be a bit on the pricey side, the durability will ensure long lasting enjoyment compared to the plastic and vinyl versions of all in one play sets that are available in the cheaper department stores.

Pottery Barn Kids offer a Retro Red Kitchen suitable to boys or girls, a Pink Retro set designed especially for that little Princess in your house, and the Gourmet Set.   Of the three main sets, the Gourmet offers the most selection of mix and match, and is more like today’s modern kitchens.

Any parent would be proud to watch their child hard at work using their imagination at the Island, or stove.  There are no more realistic sets on the market.  And they will be sure to hold your child’s interest for hours at a time, preparing meals just like Mom and Dad, or Grandma.