March 2014 New Specialty Toys — Educational

This budget successor to Orbotix’s popular smartphone-controlled ball is fast, handles well and can stop on a dime. The iOS and Android controlled Sphero 2B was first shown off at the Consumer Electronics Show last month. It’s in the prototype stages, but it still works like a charm.

Includes the DIWire, DIWire software, 1/8 inch and 1/16 inch bend heads and feed wheels. Shipping and sales tax paid separately. Currently, the DIWire will only ship to the United States, Canada, the EU and Australia. All shipments to New York state addresses are subject to an additional 8.875% sales tax. Shipping is estimated $65 - $160 (and up to $400 for international) depending on your location. Charges will not be applied until your unit ships. We will be contacting you at least one week prior to shipping.

Use this DNA model to build one (1) biologically accurate DNA model. Rediscover DNA with this larger-than-life model! It's easy — just attach the nucleotide bases to the backbone, pair the DNA strands, then twist them to form the familiar double helix. Just like a puzzle — and just as in nature — this DNA model fits together only one way: adenine (A) pairs with thymine (T) and guanine (G) pairs with cytosine (C) on the sugar phosphate backbones. Use this biologically accurate foam DNA model, over 2 feet tall, in a number of fun and educational ways: Show the right-handed double helical structure of DNA; Incorporate STEM concepts through the use of modeling; Illustrate the base-pair relationship between purines and pyrimidines; Engage your students with this friendly, interactive model. The DNA model includes everything you need to build one (1) biologically accurate DNA model, an instruction sheet, and 10 fun facts about DNA.

Skullduggery’s new SMITHSONIAN CRAFT KITS combine learning, discovery and education all in one exciting journey. Each kit is loaded with activities such as 3D mold making, coloring and a BONUS educational activity book packed with facts and fun. Your child will have a hands on learning adventure they can share with everyone!

Introducing the Round Table Puzzles, the new way to do puzzles! These circular puzzles have the top of the image in the center & the bottom of the image around all the edges. Just as the Knights of the Round Table all had an equal seat around the table, everyone has an equal seat around the puzzle.  The Kid’s Dinosaur Version, created by famed puzzle designer - Michael Searle, allows one to view this prehistoric moment in time including Dinosaurs of all sizes from the bottom up at every angle. The 50 pieces are large and sturdy to enable kids to easily handle the pieces and the pieces to easily withstand the kids. Jigsaw puzzles are a timeless family tradition, but traditional puzzles present a problem to those working on them—typically only one person (the person building from the bottom of the puzzle) has a normal view of the puzzle image. The Round Table Collection now eliminates this problem. The Kid's Dinosaurs Version of the Round Table Puzzles has united a diverse group of dinosaurs in their prehistoric environment—all captured for this unique moment in time!    50 pieces.

Introducing the Round Table Puzzles, the new way to do puzzles! These circular puzzles have the top of the image in the center & the bottom of the image around all the edges. Just as the Knights of the Round Table all had an equal seat around the table, everyone has an equal seat around the puzzle. The Creepy Critters Version, created by famed puzzle designer - Michael Searle, allows one to view some of nature’s smaller animals in all of their magnificent colors in their magnificently-colored habitat from the bottom up at every angle.Jigsaw puzzles are a timeless family tradition, but traditional puzzles present a problem to those working on them—typically only one person (the person building from the bottom of the puzzle) has a normal view of the puzzle image. The Round Table Collection now eliminates this problem. The Creepy Critters Version of the Round Table Puzzles has united a diverse group of nature’s colorful creatures—all living in perfect harmony for this unique moment in time! 500 pieces.

The Geek & Co. Science kits make science fun and affordable! With Crystal Nightlight, grow a big, beautiful crystal from alum powder, then wire up a color-changing LED circuit. Put them together to create your own nightlight that glows in a spectrum of colors! 

Explore electrochemistry by constructing a working clock powered by a slimy goop.

Contains over 40 parts. 165 experiments can be completed using the kit, like a spinning lighted fan, a small RC car that moves forward and backward, and more. It stimulates the mind and teaches kids about electrical engineering, gears and rations in a fun and educational way.
Awards: 2014 TDmonthly Top Toy Debut Award

Get noticed everywhere you go with the Boogie Board Jot 4.5 eWriter. The Boogie Board Jot 4.5 focuses on simplicity and style - with a compact design that fits easily in a pocket or purse. The contoured shape of the Boogie Board Jot 4.5 case is optimized to easily hold in one hand while writing or drawing with the other. The stylus uniquely clips to the side of the eWriter to always keep it within reach. The stylus can also be used as a stand by inserting it into the kickstand slot. The frosted plastic cover keeps unwanted marks off the Reflex LCD writing surface while on the go and easily snaps on and off. Choose from four accent colors (red, blue, pink, gray) to match your personal style.

Forthcoming educational animated DVD comprised on 26 x 11 minute episodes teaching kids math and science lessons for school. Each cartoon features the inspiring Yamie Chess cartoons, who all correspond to a chess piece on the board.

Yamie Chess is a Harvard/MIT math PhD-backed STEM learning aid based on classic chess. Supports math education for 12 year olds in the K-8 educational grades. The math learning aid has been designed by MIT, Caltech, Stanford, Columbia, Vanderbilt and University of Arizona math educators and engineers in collaboration with 2-time United States chess champion Jennifer Shahade. Made in America.

Praise for Yamie Chess:
"Yamie Chess is a beautiful, inspiring and very valuable educational tool. Teaching chess and math in a playful manner, embedding both in a fantasy story, is a great approach. The outcome is a feel-good-book for children and their parents with great pedagogical value. I recommend it highly." – Harvard University Mathematics Professor Christian Hesse

"I highly recommend Yamie Chess: The Adventures of Tigermore & The Mind Angels. When a child learns how to play chess, adds a lot to his or her science education, and has a wonderful time walking through a rich fantasy world, you can’t go wrong!" International Master Jeremy Silman, Harry Potter chess consultant on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Warner Bros, 2001)

Get ready to totally geek out on awesome science projects! Geek & Co. Science is a new series of 12 science-themed project kits that put fun first to make learning truly approachable and entertaining. With each kit, kids build a tangible, lasting item — an object worthy of keeping on display after the fun and educational process of creating it is over. Launch date: June 2014.
— In a May 2015 survey, two out of 11 retailers told TDmonthly that Geek & Co was their best-selling line of activity kits.

Whether you’re growing beautiful crystals, digging for dinosaurs, or hunting for fingerprints, this new line of $10 kits make science fun, fast, and affordable. Choose from 12 awesome topics or better yet - try them all!

Be a Prospector! This fun deluxe kit introduces kids not only to the activity of panning for gold, but also to the history of the 1849 gold rush.  Each kit contains a 7” miner’s pan, a bag of pay dirt, magnifier, pipet, tweezers, storage flask and educational guide.

Our new deluxe Gemstone Necklace Excavate & Explore kits are an amazing way to make learning fun. Each kit contains a fully dimensional, colored dig block, digging tool, dusting brush, magnifier, and coil style necklace to hold gemstones, keepsake bag and educational booklet. Each booklet has interesting information about the subject and fun activities.
Awards: 2015 TDmonthly Magazine Top Toy Award

Rock Clay provides hours of creative and educational play.  Each kit has 3 different dinosaur molds, 3 bags of Rock Clay, sculpting tools and play sheet. The play sheet not only provides a clean area for crafting, but also is printed with instructions and educational information about each dinosaur.

The mind-blowing Demolition Lab lets kids build unlimited warehouse structures and then demolish them with strategically placed blasters, all while getting inside the science of energy, momentum and gravity! Includes Triple-blast detonator with sounds and 3 blasters, 36 wall panels, 17 floors/roof tops, 2 smokestacks, 2 trusses, 2 pipe bridges, 1 storage tank, Footing clips, Booklet.

Where to buy:
NORTH EAST