You are in a toy store and are browsing the building blocks. Carefully looking at the three choices; Lego, Mega-Bloks and Best-Lock, you need a little help in selecting which one to choose. No problem. As an avid collector of building sets, I have compared the various brands and rated them on price, compatibility, diversity ...
NASCAR Train Expansion Sets: These race car driver train sets are expensive but worth collecting. Each set includes different items depending on the driver that you choose. Some include four straight track sections, a flat car with trailer, flat car with car and a special team sponsor car. Other NASCAR train expansion sets come with ...
Manipulatives are one example of critical learning centers in a preschool classroom. Like other play centers including housekeeping and dress up, manipulatives are not only fun but offer many opportunities for learning. What are manipulatives? Manipulatives are a category of learning toys that can be “manipulated” by little hands encouraging fine motor skills. Often the ...
I was extremely luck to be in on a recent build of the Lego Eiffel Tower set. A friend ordered it a month ago and due to high demand and back orders, he just received it. He’s been building Lego sets for three years now but as soon as he opened the box he knew ...
Gifts for boys ages 8 through 12 for $50 and Under are probably some of the most popular this holiday season. $50 is the approximate amount that most retailers price new game releases, and it is also the price of some of the top toys this season. When shopping for a young boy between the ...
Is there a Braille reader in your life who has a birthday or special occasion coming up? Would you like to make the holiday season more personal this year by finding just the right gift for your visually impaired friend or loved one? Well, you’re in luck. There are all sorts of great Braille gifts ...
Released in 2012 as a supplement to the NinjaGo Spinner set and the NinjaGo building sets, the Booster Packs offer collectors and players the ability to add to their cache for about five dollars per pack. The Spinner sets are in the ten dollar range so if you don’t need the actual spinner element then ...
Whether you are a homeschooler or the parent of a mainstream educated child, you can use architecture themed building kits and toys to help with history, motor skills, building principals and geography. Lego is one of the leaders in large scale architecture building systems; one of the biggest perks to investing in them is that ...
The Lego NinjaGo building sets are different from the Spinners; the building sets offer you more replay value and can be combined with other themes. This is an excellent series to invest in if you liked the Lego Ninja theme and want to expand it. The building sets offer you a lot of visual variety ...
Released in 2003 under the Sports series, the Lego NBA Player packs were a popular item for basketball fans. Each set contained three different players, background cards and a small plastic display stand. Priced between $5.99 and $8.99 (depending on the store selling the set) it was an affordable limited edition product that outshined all ...
