Tek Nek Encyclopedia Britannica Talking U.S. Puzzle

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Tour the USA with this talking, interactive puzzle map. When children place a state piece in the correct location, the puzzle says its name, capital city and nickname. In addition, it plays American the Beautiful" and recites "The Pledge of Allegiance". Pieces store in slide-out draw. Uses 2 "AA" batteries (not incl.) Durable plastic. Size 18"L. x 13-1/2"W. Ages 4 yrs +."
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- Teaches state names, capital cities and state nicknames for all 50 states
- Children put the puzzle together to learn geography with more than 150 talking phrases
- 44 pieces all fit inside built in storage drawer
- Push buttons teach the Pledge of Allegiance and sings America the Beautiful
- Includes free 90 day online trial to Encyclopedia Britannicacom and bonus wall poster
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 "My 2 yr old's favorite toy!" 2010-03-18
By Nerky (Texas)
This toy has been great for teaching my son how to do shapes and puzzles. He's 22 months and can put every piece correctly on the map. It's taught him so much about shapes, and he plays with it for hours every day. I strongly recommend this toy, just try not to lose the pieces! I wish this company would make more toys like this.

 "Map Helper" 2010-02-10
By Playful Mom (Rochester Hills, MI)
I bought this for my 2 year old because he loves doing puzzles. I knew it would be a little difficult for him, but he loves the challenge. I think it's cute to see my 2 year old saying "Californa" and putting in the piece. The storage drawer on the side is great.

 "Impressed!" 2010-02-08
By Mom (Texas)
We bought this for my 3 year old at christmas and he loves it!! It says the pledge of allegiance and sings america, the beautiful. He has almost memorized both! I love how when he puts the puzzle piece in, it says the state's name, nickname, capitol. My son is picking up the names fast and knows which state we live in. I thought maybe he would get bored with it, but I think the sound effects help keep him interested. I think this is a great gift if your child loves puzzles!

 "Best map puzzle out there!" 2010-02-06
By Susan Gardner (TRUSSVILLE, AL, US)
I bought this as a present for my 2 1/2 year old grandson. He already knows where most of the States go and has learned some of their names. The "voice" is easy to understand, and the puzzle pieces store neatly inside. A great product!

 "Great learning for everybody!!" 2009-12-03
By Tri runner
This product is great for everyone, not just our kids. Even my hubby and I have remembered some state capitals we'd forgotten. (It's been a long time since we were in 4th grade geography!) The fact that it's a puzzle really helps our kids learn the locations of each state. The manufacturer must have already fixed the mispronunciation that one reviewer had in theirs because the sound effects in ours are clear and correctly pronounced. This is really a cool toy to help our grade schoolers get a jump on their education, which if you ask me, is a wonderful perk in any toy! I love that all the pieces store in the drawer too.


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LeapFrog Tag Junior Book: Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?

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Tag Junior Book Panda Bear
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- Learn about animals wild and free through the wonderful lens of Eric Carle.
- Touch your Tag Junior book pal to any part of any page and discover more than 130 audio responses in this book
- More than 24 playful activities encourage toddlers to take charge and explore, while helping build confidence with books
- Each Tag Junior board book focuses on a different preschool skill. Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? focuses on animals
- See your child's progress through the online LeapFrog Learning Path, and get printable activities to expand the learning
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Vtech - KidiJamz Studio

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- Detachable music player and headphones with a record and playback feature
- 5 musical styles and 10 musical instruments
- Microphone with 2 voice effects
- Light-up keyboard shows how to play songs
- Songbook
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 "Fun but LOUD!" 2010-03-27
By M. Tiedemann (Millbrook, NY United States)
My 3 year old received this as a Christmas gift from my brother. It is AWESOME and it keeps him entertained. However, gives Mommy a bit of a headache. This is a VERY LOUD toy. We actually shoved a piece of cardboard in the volume control to prevent my son from turning it up to max volume. Worth the money overall!

 "Present that will keep on giving...." 2010-02-15
By Brook DRAWH (Illinois, USA)
I bought this as a christmas gift for my almost 2 year old nephew and he absolutely loved it! he's still a little young for all the intricacies of the toy, but i have a feeling he will enjoy this toy for years to come because of that. on christmas day, he spent most of his time turning it on and off, on and off. but then started to play with all the knobs and buttons... quality made product that can withstand a beating too! this should hold his interest for quite a while!

 "broke after 2 weeks - discontinued by vtech" 2010-02-11
By Valerie M. Garrett
We bought the Vtech Kidijamz Studio for our daughter for Christmas - she

was really wanting a keyboard. We thought this would be a great one for

her because it has so many activities. We thought it would keep her

attention for many years. She has loved it since the first day. But just

a few weeks after getting it we noticed it kept turning its self off - but

we would just turn it back on and try again. Well now it is at the point

it will immediately shut off as soon as you turn it on. You hit one

button and it shuts off. We bought this one and spent the extra money

thinking it would last a long time. My daughter also got a princess one

from Wal-mart that cost $10 and it has lasted longer than this one and we

spent close to $60 on it. I can't even get it replaced since it is

discontinued.We don't have enough money to just throw away $60, and that is why we went with Vtech - we have lots of your other products and have not had any

problems. So we were willing to spend the extra money on a product they

made. I'm just really disappointed and my daughter is heart broken - she

really loved it for the short few weeks it worked.

 "NOISE MAKER" 2010-02-06
By Spoonie11 (Savannah, ga)
It appears that this is a noise maker, i didnt buy it for myself nor am i around the person that owns it. but i have heard it in play. Its an toy, it will keep your child entertained

 "Defective model" 2010-01-18
By P. Robson (New York, NY)
After a bunch of great reviews, Santa brought this at Christmas. My kids love it! They REALLY love the microphone. Unfortunately, every time they speak into the microphone, it says, "Let's play again later" and turns off. How disappointing for them! I now am in the process of trying to return it to the company... not easy.


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El Concierto Charity Concert

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Your little explorer knows how important it is to change outfits. Let her change her Dora's Explorer Girls™ doll's look with this outfit pack. When you go online in the World of Dora's Explorer Girls, you can enter the included Secret Explorer Girl code and you will unlock a fashion, an activity, and a location.
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- Girls can explore new online environments with the Rock Concert Benefit inspired fashion pack
- You can play games and go shopping as well as many more activities
- Includes 1 outfit and 5 related fashion accessories for the Dora and friend dolls to wear
- All fashion accessories can be used online and offline and appear in Dora's closet when online
- Interactive online fun and games
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V Tech Vtech - Explore and Learn Helicopter

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Launch little imaginations. Put your baby in the pilot's seat with the Explore & Learn Helicopter. Watch playtime take off with propellers, a door that opens, and fun sounds. And with the Explore & Learn Helicopter, watch little minds soar with early lessons in numbers, letters, animals, and music. A spinning propeller for fun role-play Wheels that roll for take-off Exit door that opens and closes to release colorful balls 4 colorful balls for put and take play Recommended for children 12 months and above
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- A spinning propeller for fun role-play
- Wheels that roll for take-off
- Exit door that opens and closes to release colorful balls
- 4 colorful balls for put and take play
- Recommended for children 12 months and above
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 "Never shuts off!" 2010-03-29
By Bluemoon (Maryland)
Mu son received this as a gift for his 1st birthday. This toy never shuts off. There's a switch and you would think that the middle position, which is a solid circle, would be for shutting the contraption off. But no, it has to shut off itself and God forbid you should, move, bump, pick it up to put away, breathe too hard etc... it will just come alive all over again. This thing has gone off at night when I try to put it away or literally when I touch it. I like toys that can be turned off. Lastly, just when you think its done talking it just keeps going lol.

 "Fun toy! Entertaining, educational." 2010-02-22
By J. Baker (Louisville, KY)
Daughter received this for her first birthday. She is now 17 months old and still plays with it. Good for hand-eye coordination (putting balls in helicopter) and learning colors and numbers. Fun buttons to push and even has a string that makes it a pull-toy. Lots of fun sounds, only slightly obnoxious :)

 "Fun AND educational!" 2009-11-12
By Amy Mcfarland (California)
My daughter just turned one and she absolutely loves this toy. I like that it has educational value as well, and teaches early counting, letters, etc. She's been using it for about four months now, and it has held up very well, which is another plus. Overall, great toy!

 "Another great V-tech toy" 2009-10-19
By M.Johnson
My 7 month old loves this toy. It has many different buttons, etc. to keep her busy. Even her older siblings will "help" her play with it.

 "My son loves this toy!" 2009-10-06
By Theresa Anderson (Allen, TX)
My son loves this toy. He received this for his 1st birthday and this is the most played with toy so far.


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Vtech Bugsby Reading System Book - Wow Wow Wubbzy

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- Fully interactive pages bring the story of the Sparkle-Stone Ring to life. Touch the pictures and listen to the characters of Wow Wow Wubbzy tell you about their adventure
- Skill-building activities teach about syllables, capital and small letters, beginning sounds, rhyming words, and help children build early reading skills
- Reading comprehension activities test children on knowledge of the story and ask kids to identify key objects and characters
- Voices of Wubbzy and Daizy are used throughout the games
- Ages 3 - 5
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Educational Insights Talking Hot Dots Pen

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It's all new and better than ever! This amazing new Hot Dots Pen talks, glows bigger and brighter, and makes more of the fun sounds kids love. You select what you want to hear: cool phrases, wild sound effects, or both! Plus, the new slimline design makes it easy to use. Uses 2 "AAA" batteries, not included. Measures 6.2" x 1.6" x 1.1".
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- Talks, glows and makes fun sounds
- Slim line design
- Use with other hot dots cards or books
- Provides immediate feedback
- Great for independent learning
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 "Pen stopped working shortly after purchasing." 2009-10-10
By K. Nieminski (Oak Lawn, Il United States)
I changed the batteries, but the pen just does not work properly. Even when it was working, you had to touch the dot perfectly to get it to light up green. Very confusing for a small child! Plus, the cards are boring to look at.

 "This "pen" does not write" 2009-01-18
By Reviewer
For those who care to know: the tip of the "pen" (it's not a writing instrument) is made of two layers of conductive rubber. When you press the tip, an internal switch audibly clicks and turns on the pen's electronic circuitry and simultaneously the conductive rubber tip senses whether it was pressed against conductive surface or not.



And so, if you press the tip against your finger it will buzz "wrong answer", if you press it against bare metal surface it will praise you for correct response.



The black dots on the flash cards are made of plain black paper for the wrong answers and black conductive carbon material for the correct answer. All the dots look very much alike, except that the paper ones are more shiny than the conductive dots, and a smart kid with good eyesight could figure that out pretty fast.



These pens are sturdily built and use two AAA batteries (not included) - which is much more practical than using short-lived and costly button cell batteries. The audio level is set just right - enough for the kids to hear and not enough to annoy their parents. Overall, this is a clever idea put in a nice product, reasonably priced, but may not be for all kids.



Also, I think that the older kids (4th grade +) should take a small Philips screwdriver, a multimeter and take the pen apart to see how it is constructed and what makes the pen "know" which answer is which. This too would be highly educational since kids are surrounded by electronic gadgets of which construction, or principle of operation, they remain too clueless.

 "Why aren't these sold out?!? They're the best thing since sliced bread!" 2008-09-18
By H. Sapiens (Sacramento, CA United States)
Wow! I'm speechless. I purchased 2 hot dots pens made by Educational Insights (from Fat Brain toys - who offer free shipping w/min purchase and Amazon check-out through their website), several of the phonics/reading packs (pre-K, making inferences, using context clues, and main idea) and the multiplication and division math packs. However, telling time, U.S. States, and even make your own flashcards packs are also available.



What's so great about these? Provides instant reinforcement and encouragement through engaging sounds and visual cues (light turns green for right or red for wrong). My pre-K/K and 5th grader are both equally enthralled.



I will quickly go over the cards, since they are relevant to your purchase of the pen:

Notes on the reading comp cards:

For older kids: These can definitely be done solo. Some of the reading passages appeared in last year's annual achievement test. One caveat is that the cards offer a full range of grade levels in 1 pack (e.g. 2.0-6.0). So, they may have limited applicability to say an average sixth grader reader. 3rd grade would be ideal. However, there is a key card in the front that lists the story name and grade level (e.g. 2.1 or say 5.7) - plus they are arranged by grade level in the box. The questions are very appropriate, standard multiple choice type questions (what's the main idea...).



For younger kids: An adult or older reading buddy is needed to facilitate. The pre-reading phonics cards contain letter identification (match the upper case with its lower case letter), color and word identification (shows you a red apple and asks you to find the word "red"), number recognition (count the animals, number is shown below (e.g. 1 giraffe), identify the corresponding word - e.g. one, two...), and rhyming (picture of mouse on left, choices are pictures of a house, rake, car). The instructions are at the top of the cards. After a few rounds, I think the letter identification could be done solo. There are several different card packs, including consonants as well.



Note on the math cards:

There are several (10) answer choices on either side of the problem. So, it is tricky, however be warned that the fact the answer choices are there WILL provide visual cues. So, these cards alone will not teach children to master multiplication/division/addition/subtraction. My son seeing the 64 reminded him the answer to 8x8 correctly and quickly, but take away the card and he answered 65.



Notes about the pen itself: There are several sound settings; mute, low, and loud. In a classroom environment, mute would be preferable, but the child can easily control the volume as there is no lock-out option. There is no on/off button. The battery cap (on the top) itself easily screws on/off (not an actual screw requiring a screwdriver) releasing the batteries. I like this, but a K teacher in the midst of 20 curious 5 y.o. may not.



Notes about the cards: they are thick cardboard, nicely boxed. The smaller cards - pre-K phonics and math cards come in small plastic index cases that can actually hold a pen inside. The reading cards are actually quite large (nearly a half sheet of paper) and fit into a cardboard box, clearly labeled. One worry is that with rigorous/excited usage from multiple children, it is conceivable that the pen could mar the answer bubble thus providing a "hint" as to the correct answer. The cards seem reasonably priced, and since the make your own dots are super cheap, they could even be repaired if this were to occur.

 "Kids don't know they are learning!!!" 2006-09-30
By Carey Hudnut (Missouri)
My son BEGS me to use his multiplication facts and his states and captials thanks to this little device. It's a fun activity for him and he is learning in the process!


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Build Your Own Radio Control Car

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This is a Build Your Own Radio Control Race Car from Elenco®. Suitable for Ages 10 & Older. FEATURES: The idea behind this kit is to expand your understanding of basic transmitters, receivers and electronic switching theories. As you build the vehicle from the ground up, you will learn all about gears, motors, printed circuit boards & integrated circuits. Durable plastic buggy-type car body. Full-function, single channel transmitter navigates the car forward, backward, left and right. Light bulb illuminates when car is in motion. Pre-assembled circuit board so no soldering needed. Knobby tires. 2 motors: steering and driving. Optional peel-n-stick decals. Full color assembly guide. INCLUDES: (1) RC Car (1) Transmitter REQUIRES: Assembly (4) AA Batteries (SANP3501) (1) 9V Battery (SANP3505) Screwdriver Grease Tape Scissors SPECS: Length: 9"" (229mm) Width: 5-3/8"" (136mm) kr2/14/07
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- Build a remote-controlled racecar with electronic roadmap
- Seven remote-control functions (operates at 27.9 MHz)
- Race against friends once built
- No soldering required
- For ages 12 and up.
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 "Good learning experience" 2010-03-09
By J. Helgason
This product was a lot of fun to put together. That's the point: to put together. Once it is put together it's not much fun. It's slow and doesn't drive straight. There is a steering adjustment, but it doesn't help much. No matter what it veers off to the right. Also, it runs on 4 AA batteries that completely drain after 30 minutes.



One problem that I had is that it is very picky with batteries. It ran with 4 cheap off-brand TV remote control alkaline batteries, but with 4 brand new Duracell alkalines, it wouldn't even run. I thought maybe the batteries were defective, but they were able to run in another electronic device just fine. Also, you can't use rechargeable batteries in the car because you need the proper 1.5v per battery to correctly operate the RF receiver (6v) whereas rechargeable NiMh batteries only output 1.2v each or 4.8v total.



Also, I had to break out the soldering iron to connect the wires. This kit wants you to wrap the wires around each other and stuff them inside non-shrink tubing. That doesn't work very well. Best bet is to solder them.



All in all, it was a decent fun evening putting the car together. It won't last long and it is SMALL. I wouldn't buy it again.

 "RC car" 2010-02-11
By Andrea K. Padilla
Took a couple hours over a couple evenings, our 10 yr old son had a good time seeing how the car went together.

 ":( Car kit w/ r/c" 2010-02-11
By Marilyn Einspanier
I got this for my 10 year old for Christmas.

We tried to put it together. The motor didn't fit in where it was supposed to fit.

The reviews indicated that this was pretty straight forward. That was not our experience. We gave up on it when we couldn't get the motor into where it was supposed to go.



I felt it was an expensive mistake.



I didn't have time to argue with the company about whether or not they would take it back, so I didn't pursue that route.

 "more work than anticipated" 2010-01-29
By boomer sooner (OKC)
my husband and i bought this for our nephew for christmas. it seemed like such a great idea at the time but it was definitely more than we had anticipated. my husband is great at putting things together but he threw in the towel. they never finished putting it together and he even went out and purchased another radio remote control car for him in place of this one. this may be more appropriate for hobby enthusiasts than children.

 "Never worked" 2010-01-19
By Jimmy (Nor Cal)
I got this to build with my son. It comes with a notice in the box to contact the manufacturer if you are missing parts or if they don't work. Must happen often?



Of course once assembled the car did not work. I called the number and they said that the main board was probably bad, so they would send me a new one. 2 weeks later it arrived, and guess what, it was defective too. So I am giving up on this toy and sending it back to Amazon.



Cheap parts that don't always work, not worth $30.

Not worth buying, spend a little extra on a real RC car you can put together because this one probably won't work.


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Summit Talking Cash Register (Pink)

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Kids can ring up a fun time pretending to tend their cash register, all the while learning about money and numbers. Exciting sounds and realistic features add excitement to pretend play. Features talking function, play scanner, with cool sounds and reads bar codes, working calculator function, sorting microphone paging system. Also includes play bills, coins and credit cards. Requires 4 "AA" batteries, included. Measures 7.25"H x 11.5"W x 11"D.
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- Large LCD screen for sales totals
- Voice amplified microphone
- Scans real barcodes and barcode sheet included
- Includes lots of play money
- Cash drawer makes a ca-ching sound when opened
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 "pink cash register" 2010-01-30
By Durene H. Alter (Fort Plain, NY United States)
this was a Christmas present for my 4 yr old grand-daughter and she loves the microphone, scanning and ringing up items, and the credit card feature. it's up-to-date design and color are adorable and fun for this age. I highly recommend it for any little girl who likes to play store.

 "disappointed" 2010-01-12
By Mary K. Hughes
This was a Christmas present from Santa and we were very disappointed Christmas morning as the cash register drawer does not open as it should. Our daughter was very let down with this gift.

 "Niece enjoys register very much!" 2009-12-26
By Eugenia Wallace (Atl, GA USA)
I bought this for my niece as an Xmas present and she enjoys it very much. The sounds are very great quality and it opens and closes very well and is constructed excellently for the price.



It is also a workable calculator, so it helps the little one with her math skills! Definate A++!

 "A really fun and clever toy" 2009-05-26
By K. Harris (Chattanooga, TN United States)
My daughter loves this cash register and can play with it for hours on end. When her friends come over to play, this is the first thing they pull out and they play "store" and take turns being the cashier. It's a great size and I love how it helps educate kids on the concept of money.

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By Lia Anne Swanson (Raleigh)
Absolutly wonderful.

My niece adored it above all her

Christmas gifts. Here a month later

and she will not put it down.

Her mom is grateful that she plays

alone with it allowing her

housework time. Five Stars !!!!




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