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November 2006 | Vol. V - No. 11
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Homeschoolers Rate Toys

Homeschooled Tweens Indulge Themselves

By Alison Marek
November 2006

Five homeschooling families evaluated 5 new toys, rating them on a scale of 1 to 5, with “5” being the highest score and “1” being the lowest. To view the full article, please CLICK HERE.

Products:
  1. Make-Up Artist Sketchbook by FASHION ANGELS (Gift Guide)
  2. Fashion Angels Design Studio Set by FASHION ANGELS (Gift Guide)
  3. Slumber Girls Purse Pillows by KIDZ BY DEZIGN (ToyShow)
  4. "O So Soft" Throws by KIDZ BY DEZIGN (ToyShow)
  5. BSG Book Series for Girls by BEACON STREET GIRLS (ToyDirectory)

Roundtable Questions

 Products
1
2
 3 4 5

How likely would you be to buy this product, based on packaging alone?

 4 5 5 4 5

How appealing are the contents once the toy is out of the package?

 5 5 5 4 NA

How easy are the instructions to understand… for you?

 5 5 NA NA NA

How easy are the instructions to understand…for the kids?

 5 5 NA NA NA

How satisfied were you with the amount of time it took to set up or prepare the toy?

 5 5 NA NA NA

How excited were the kids about the prospect of using this toy?

 5 5 5 4 5

How much fun did the kids have playing with it?

 5 5 5 4 5

How much did they think they learned while playing with the toy?

NA NA NA NA 5

How much did you think they learned while playing with the toy?

NA NA NA NA 5

How appropriate is this toy for a homeschool curriculum?

 NA NA NA NA 3

How likely would you be to buy this toy for your children or recommend it to other parents?

 4 5 4 3 5

How likely would the children be to buy it, request it, or recommend it to other children?

 5 5 4 3 5

Would they want to have another toy like this one?

 5 5 3 3 5
TOTAL
 4.8 4.9 4.4 4 4.7

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Alison MarekWriter's Bio: ALISON MAREK is a writer/artist/filmmaker whose work has been published by Fairchild Publications and DC Comics (Piranha Press), among others. Her short films have won awards in festivals around the world and have been broadcast on Showtime and other cable networks. Her new web series, "Mugg's Movers," was sponsored by FlatRate Moving Systems LLC and was selected for an NYU webseries showcase at writerslabwest.org/webshowcase. Alison is also the writer of the 2011 Emmy-nominated PSA "Tell Someone," for the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. Read more articles by this author

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