March 2015 Notable Toys — Educational

FrankenWords™ is the fast-paced matching game that puts a thrill into making new words!  Stitch two words together to create new meanings and watch vocabulary come alive in amazing ways. Encouraging kids to be inventive and experiment with compound words, FrankenWords is the exciting word laboratory of electrifying play! For 2+ players.

Book contains four children’s stories written in English and Spanish. Each story has a lesson at the end. 
-    Ponkie Can’t Roar/Ponkie no Puede Rugir
-    The Bully Duck/El Pato Peleonero
-    The Bored Chick/El Pollito Aburrido
-    El Muciélago y el Pájaro

With the Mobile Device Microscope, kids can turn their SmartPhone or Tablet into a MICROSCOPE! Kids can examine bugs and minerals up close and personal. Turn your device to camera mode, and attach the mini-microscope to the camera's eye - suddenly, you have a microscope!

This great new science kit from Science Wiz lets kids accomplish college-level experiments with sound by building an Edison-Style phonograph and downloading free apps from the web. There are twenty different activities that kids can do with this kit.

With this kit, kids can create an arcade out of electrical circuits - and then have fun playing with their creation! It's like two toys in one. Combining lights, sound, and motion, this is the most elaborate Snap Circuits kits yet!

This brand new offering from Boogie Board re-envisions the board as a transparent screen that can be used for tracing anything. Practice letters, numbers, and shapes, then press a button to clear the design.

Dinosaur habitats include a high-quality figurine, and environmental base, and prehistoric slime, like lava, swamp slime, tar, or swamp water! Dinos can be slimed, and demo beautifully thanks to their themed base and hands-on slime.

LightUp combines the best of both worlds by bringing together an engaging hands-on electronics platform with an interactive iOS mobile app. LightUp kits introduce key STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) concepts, teaching kids how to explore their world with electronics and code. Snap together magnetic blocks to build circuits in seconds (no soldering or wiring needed). Download the free LightUp Learning iOS app for project ideas and personalized guidance. See electricity flow with the in-app augmented reality LightUp Lens. Learn 100+ key STEM concepts about electricity, circuits, and engineering with the Edison Kit.

Geocaching is a GPS based treasure hunt. Containers of various sizes are hidden and the co-ordinates are recorded and logged on www.geocaching.com. These co-ordinates are loaded into handheld GPS devices. Then the GPS device directs you close to the location hidden geocache, then you must look for the hidden geocache. The Geomate.jr comes preloaded with 250,000 geocaches covering all 50 states (or your country.) Just switch on the Geomate.jr, then follow the distance and arrow to the closest Geocache. See, we told you it was easy! The Geomate.jr will display the 20 closest geocaches to your location. The Geomate.jr also gives you information about the geocache such as cache ID, difficulty, terrain and size.
Worried about getting lost? Don’t! You can set and save your home waypoint with the Geomate.jr so you can always find your way home. The Geomate.jr also saves your found caches, so you can review your found list at any time.

Spell words that combine the consonant cards in your hand with the vowel dice. The first person to shout out their word wins the hand. Includes 6 vowel dice, 53 cards, Dice Slide and easy-to-understand instructions. For 2-4 players. Part of a collection of games that include the storage and gameboard in one. Patented design allows you to take and play dice anywhere. Each game sold separately.

Brainy Baby® has been a leader in preschool video development for more than a decade. Created by educators and parents, this award-winning series uses a time-tested, proven teaching method that follows a lesson plan format. Each video reinforces lessons through engaging, real-life objects and fun sing-alongs to which kids can relate. Brainy Baby® helps children discover a world of learning with quality products that children love and parents trust. A complete line of complimentary DVDs, books and flashcards are available to help your child develop a love of learning for a lifetime.®

Now all volumes of the award winning Baby's First Impressions DVD series are available in Spanish! Same great content as the traditional Brainy Baby, but in Spanish. 10 volumes available.

Now all volumes of the award winning Brainy Baby DVD series are available in Spanish! Same great content as the traditional Brainy Baby, but in Spanish. 12 volumes available.

Augmented Reality (AR) flashcards. See the flashcards come alive with any tablet or phone with a camera. Just download the free app and instantly the images on the flashcards come alive in full 3D and rotation. Fun facts and audio included. 3 styles available, Animals, Letters and Numbers.

Deluxe puppet book includes Story book, coloring pages, removable puppet and free DVD! Great value and extended play time for kids! 5 different volumes / puppets available. Cow, Gorilla, Cat, Dog and Frog. All ages.

Super Hero Henry is part of our new storybook series from our creative team at Small Fry Beginnings. Beautiful illustration and cleaver writing that inspires and captivates children. Life lessons in every story. For ages 2-5. The perfect bedtime story.

Twinkles & Luna is part of our new storybook series from our creative team at Small Fry Beginnings. Beautiful illustration and cleaver writing that inspires and captivates children. Life lessons in every story. For ages 2-5. A great bedtime story.

Sunny Sun Sunshine is part of our new storybook series from our creative team at Small Fry Beginnings. Beautiful illustration and cleaver writing that inspires and captivates children. Life lessons in every story. For ages 2-5. A book children will want to read over and over.

The Bilingual Baby Collection includes a 45 minute DVD that teaches more than 60 words and phrases and also includes a set of flashcards for extended learning. 12 language volumes available. See website for complete titles listings.

Bilingual Baby is a 45 minute DVD that teaches more than 60 words and phrases. 12 language volumes available. See website for complete titles listings.

Bilingual Baby is a 45 minute DVD that teaches more than 60 words and phrases. 12 language volumes available. See website for complete titles listings.

Get preschoolers excited about science and introduce them to the miracles of magnification with My First Microscope! Magnify any small object – flat or dimensional – at 8x with this real, working microscope designed especially for little kids! Encourages scientific exploration; Rewards curiosity ; Introduces kids to a key scientific tool.
— Matt Peel, manager of Toys & Co. in Greensboro, N.C., told TDmonthly in a January 2015 survey that the GeoSafari line from Educational Insights was their store's best-selling STEM toys.

4 popular kits in one big box! This ultimate box contains Ball Blast Bouncers, Dazzle Dino Crystals, Jelly Wiggle Bugs. Includes 2 ball molds, 4 packets of ball powder, 2 re-sealable bags, 2 bug molds, 2 colors of magic jiggly gel powder, paper dinosaur, paper tree, magic crystal liquid (.7 fl oz), plastic tray and easy instructions. SMALL PARTS. Not for <3 years.
Launch date: Spring 2015

Mark the spot in your current book, hang a note on the fridge, or organize your papers with Re-marks magnetic page clips. Each clip is made of sturdy, UV-coated paper with a vinyl magnet, and can be used as a paper clip, fridge magnet or a staple, making both reading and organization fun!
Page clips are collectible gifts at friendly price, so they're perfect for a register-adjacent impulse buy.