Educational Toys for Kids

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Educational Toys In Childhood Development

Toys, and educational toys, are typically built for and used by children. Most children are constantly interacting with and learning about the world around them.

The difference lies in the child's perception or reality of the toy's value. An educational toy should instruct, promote intellectuality, or emotional and/or physical development.

An educational toy can teach a child about a particular subject or can help a child develop a particular skill. The key difference is the child's learning and development associated with interacting with the toy.

More toys are designed with the child's education and development in mind today than ever before. As parents and educators grow more sensitive to the real or perceived development needs of children, toy manufacturers seek to manufacture and market to these parents.

As mentioned previously, educational toys enhance intellectual, social, emotional, and/or physical development. Educational toys are thus designed to encourage reasonable development milestones within appropriate age groups. For preschool age youngsters, simple wooden blocks might be a good starting point for a child to begin to understand causal relationships, basic principals of science (e.g. if a block falls from the top of a structure, it will fall until a surface stops its fall), and develop patience and rudimentary hand-eye coordination.

For a child moving towards elementary school, other, more sophisticated manipulatives might further aid the development of these skills. Interlocking manipulative toys like Legos or puzzles challenge the child to improve hand/eye coordination, patience, and an understanding of spacial relationships.

Finally, a child in elementary school might use very sophisticated construction sets that include moving parts, motors and others to help further understand the complex workings of the world. Importantly, the educational value derived by the child increases when the educational toy is age appropriate.

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Educational Software for all Ages

Jumpstart Advanced Kindergarten (PC & Mac) [OLD VERSION]

Amazon Price: $22.49 (as of 12/28/2009)

Toy Story Animated Storybook

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Pet Pals: New Leash on Life

Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Yearn 2 Learn Peanuts Snoopy 5 Educational & Entertaining Games + Snoopy Toy

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Barbie Explorer

Amazon Price: $37.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Books on Educational Toys

Making Toys That Teach: With Step-by-Step Instructions and Plans

by: Les Neufeld

Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 12/28/2009)

LeapFrog LittleTouch LeapPad Educational Book: Let's Get Busy, Baby

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Smart Play Smart Toys: How to Raise a Child with a High PQ

by: Stevanne Auerbach

Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 12/28/2009)

Teaching Physics with Toys: Activities for Grades K-9

by: Beverley A. P. Taylor, James Poth, Dwight J. Portman

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Discover Educational Toys for Children

by: Hilary Werdel, Tracy Watkins

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Educational Toys for Infant

LeapFrog® Learn & Groove Musical Table [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]

Amazon Price: $37.47 (as of 12/28/2009)

LeapFrog Learn & Groove Alphabet Drum

Amazon Price: $21.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Busy Zoo Activity Center

Amazon Price: $64.21 (as of 12/28/2009)

LeapFrog® Learn & Groove® Piano

Amazon Price: $15.94 (as of 12/28/2009)

Toysmith Battat Ready Set Go Cars Toy

Amazon Price: $34.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Electronic Learning tools

LeapFrog® Tag Reading System (16 MB)

Amazon Price: $49.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

LeapFrog My First LeapPad Educational Book: Dora The Explorer To the Rescue

Amazon Price: $46.49 (as of 12/28/2009)

LeapFrog® Leapster® Learning Game: SpongeBob SquarePants Saves the Day

Amazon Price: $24.97 (as of 12/28/2009)

ONE MAN BAND

Amazon Price: $12.50 (as of 12/28/2009)

Learning Resources Rainbow Peg Play Activity Set

Amazon Price: $15.12 (as of 12/28/2009)

Brain Stimulators

Learning Journey Notebook Wizard- Bilingual

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Robotics

Amazon Price: $46.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Sharp EL-T100AB Brain Exerciser 10-Digit with Punctuation Tax Keys

Amazon Price: $8.76 (as of 12/28/2009)

EDUCATIONAL LAPTOP FOR KIDS TOP OF THE LINE SPANISH LEARNER

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

NerdKits USB Microcontroller Electronics Starter Kit

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

More Advanced Discovery Projects

Triple Action Solar Car

Amazon Price: $42.95 (as of 12/28/2009)

Konus Academy 1000x Biological Microscope 5304, 5325 Models: Konus Biological Microscope with Adapter for U.S.A. Plug Model 5325

Amazon Price: $234.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Resistor Substitution Box Kit

Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 12/28/2009)

IBotz SpyListener - Radio Controlled Robotic Snooper

Amazon Price: $74.74 (as of 12/28/2009)

Solarscope Fixed/Glued Wooden Solar Scope 05P105

Amazon Price: $159.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Learning New things Daily

Everything from Robots to the Stars

Quadrabotz Kit

Amazon Price: $78.83 (as of 12/28/2009)

The Guide Robot

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Elenco Electronics Science Tech Star Tracker 50x Telescope with Retractable Tripod (floor model)

Amazon Price: $55.02 (as of 12/28/2009)

Velleman 1A 1.5V-35V Power Supply Kit

Amazon Price: $15.00 (as of 12/28/2009)

Fiber Optics Voice & Data Learning Kit

Amazon Price: $24.95 (as of 12/28/2009)

Preschoolers learn too

LeapFrog Learn & Groove Alphabet Drum

Amazon Price: $21.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Alphabet Trainer

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Math Mat Challenge Game

Amazon Price: $34.02 (as of 12/28/2009)

IQ Baby Knock-Knock Blocks

Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 12/28/2009)

LeapFrog Spin and Sing Alphabet Zoo

Amazon Price: $26.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Some Helpful Tools

for some of the more advanced discovery projects

Cables To Go 27449 Solder Wick

Amazon Price: $1.28 (as of 12/28/2009)

ROUND PKT CLP SCRWDRVR

Amazon Price: $2.18 (as of 12/28/2009)

Cable Polarity Checker Kit

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

7PIECE SCREWDRIVER SET

Amazon Price: $38.42 (as of 12/28/2009)

Discovery and Exploring

GeoSafari Light Writer

Amazon Price: $16.12 (as of 12/28/2009)

Math Whiz

Amazon Price: $19.98 (as of 12/28/2009)

Explore the Earth

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Scientific Explorer's Disgusting Science - A Kit for Studying the Science of Revolting Things

Amazon Price: $14.98 (as of 12/28/2009)

Build-It-Yourself Kids' Watch Kit #KIT1

Amazon Price: $20.00 (as of 12/28/2009)

Educational Electronic Game Consoles

LeapFrog® Leapster® 2 Learning Game System - Green

Amazon Price: $49.00 (as of 12/28/2009)

Vtech - Write & Learn Letter Pad

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

LeapFrog® Didj Custom Learning Gaming System

Amazon Price: $56.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Discovery Toys

Discovery Toys Think-it-through Tiles Sample Bk Set 3001

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Educational Laptop For Kids Top Of The Line

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Blue SEA MONKEYS aquarium OCEAN zoo TOYS science

Amazon Price: $9.50 (as of 12/28/2009)

MAGNETIC PATTERN BLOCKS

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Floor mat Puzzles

Big Floor Toys

Large 12" Foam Floor Mat Puzzles-Pond Animals

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Large 12" Foam Floor Mat Puzzles-Fruit and Vegatables

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

"OUTLINE BRITAIN " Educational Puzzle

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Large 12" Foam Floor Mat Puzzles-Birds

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Horse Pony Educational Alphabet Number Wood Puzzle - Primary Colors

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Musical Instuments for Children

to learn sounds with

Sassafras Daisy design 6-Piece Music Set

Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Sassafras 6-pc. Music Set - Fish

Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Sassafras Stripe design 6-Piece Music Set

Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Edushape Sea Sound Drum

Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 12/28/2009)

Antara Pan Flute Pan Pipe 13 Notes Varnished

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Play Music on your Water Warbler Flutes

Water Warbler Whistle Ocarina Flute Flying White Dove

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Learn to Take Pictures

With these Digital Cameras

Educational Insights - Prismatic Binoculars

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Celestron Heavy-Duty Altazimuth Tripod

Amazon Price: $86.15 (as of 12/28/2009)

Go Photo Inc - Easy Pix 30 VGA Digital Camera - Pink - ALSO AVAILABLE IN BLUE

Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 12/28/2009)

Go Photo Inc - Easy Pix 30 VGA Digital Camera - Blue - ALSO AVAILABLE IN PINK

Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 12/28/2009)

Go Photo Inc - Easy Pix 100 Digital Camera with Deluxe Case and Wrist Strap

Amazon Price: $34.95 (as of 12/28/2009)

How to "See" far away

Prismatic Binoculars or regular Binoculars

Go Photo Inc - Hot Pix VGA Kids Digital Camera and Photo Center PC Educational Software featuring a "Talking Story Book"

Amazon Price: $24.95 (as of 12/28/2009)

Carson Hawk Kid's Binoculars

Amazon Price: $13.77 (as of 12/28/2009)

Elenco Electronics Science Tech 10 x 25 Binoculars

Amazon Price: $34.95 (as of 12/28/2009)

Kids' Homey VIP Chair - Black

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Educational Insights - Prismatic Binoculars

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

More number/letter 10 Sided polyhedral Dice

Set of 5 Dice - 10 Sided polyhedral - Word Japanese Numbers

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Set of 5 Dice - 10 Sided polyhedral - Arabic Numbers

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Set of 5 Dice - 10 Sided polyhedral - Word Spanish Numbers

Amazon Price: $3.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Set of 5 Dice - 10 Sided polyhedral - Word Norwegian Numbers

Amazon Price: $3.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Set of 5 Dice - 10 Sided polyhedral - Word Portuguese Numbers

Amazon Price: $3.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Teaching-learning Videos

Colors, Shapes & Counting, Letter Sounds, Alphabet Circus, Vocabulary Builder and much more

Rock 'N Learn:Colors, Shapes & Counting [VHS]

Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Rock 'N Learn: Letter Sounds

Amazon Price: $17.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Rock 'N Learn: Alphabet Circus [VHS]

Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 12/28/2009)

Baby Einstein - Baby MacDonald - A Day on the Farm

Amazon Price: $19.49 (as of 12/28/2009)

Spanish Bee Smart Baby, Vocabulary Builder 2 [VHS]

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

Mathmatics on Video

Addition & Subtraction, Multiplication, Fractions & Decimals, Numbers Super Activity Kit, Division and much more

Rock 'N Learn: Addition & Subtraction Rock [VHS]

Software for Early Deveopment

Kids Dress-Up Clothes

Kids love to dress up and expand upon their imaginations

COSTUMES VETERINARIAN

Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)

COSTUMES CONSTRUCTION WORKER

Amazon Price: $15.95 (as of 12/28/2009)

Dress Up and Pretend

Dress up from Around the World

Tricycles Big and Small

Potater Sacks and Playground Balls

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