By: Paula Slade
This is the second installment of this series, which is designed to provide parents and caregivers with ideas for children’s entertainment gifts for the upcoming holiday season.
The products that appear here have been researched for quality as well as value, and are geared to provide the children in your life with many hours of positive and fun-filled entertainment.
Below are a variety of items and price points, which reflect the “Suggested Retail Price" (SRP) that is established by the manufacturer. This will allow you to cross-compare with various online as well as stick and brick retailers. (Oftentimes, you will find many of these items below, or well below the SRP, and if you shop on-line many retailers provide customer feedback, which you may find helpful.)
Today we take a look at items for the preschool set that serve a dual purpose – to entertain as well as educate – “edutainment toys”- from Learning Curve, an award winning and highly respected company that produces the very popular Super Why! toy product line.
As always, you are the best judge of what is appropriate for your child’s entertainment.
Super WHY! Vehicle Two-Packs
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Sturdy toy, perfect size for smaller hands, each features popular Super WHY! characters in their “Why Flyer” vehicles. Set contains two plastic vehicles with Super Why and Alpha Pig, or Princess Presto, or Wonder Red - helps inspire imaginative play and identity with the show’s characters. Ages 3 and up. SRP: $6.99
Super WHY! Style & Pose Dolls
A favorite for styling hair; comes with hairbrush, small accessories, some detachable clothing items for Wonder Red or Princess Presto - perfect for imagination and grooming play. Ages 3 and up. SRP: $10.99
Super WHY! Action Figures
These are well-constructed toys that are ideal for hours of imaginative play, Super Why and Alpha Pig action figures, each come with their own unique action motion and accessories. Ages 3 and up. SRP: $10.99
Super WHY! Electronic Role Play Sets
Preschoolers will have hours of fun transforming into their favorite Super WHY! characters. Princess Presto set includes jeweled crown, full-size cape, and electronic "Magic Spelling Wand" that lights up and says 11 unique phrases; Super Why set includes mask, full-size cape, and electronic “Why Writer” that lights up and says ten unique phrases Ages 3 and up. SRP: $14.99
Zap & Learn Why Writer
This is a hand-held, motion-activated toy, which combines role-play and interactive learning. The Zap & Learn features two modes for learning and focuses on word recognition and comprehension. There is a “Grow with Me” curriculum, which challenges literacy skills as a child grows - perfect for re-enacting favorite scenes from the television show by using the “Why Writer” to zap and change words in the story and help Super Why and friends save the day! This toy requires the use of 3 AA batteries that are included with the initial purchase. (Additional replacement batteries are recommended for continuous satisfaction.) Ages 3 and up. SRP: $19.99
Wave & Learn Magic Spelling Wand
This toy combines role-play and learning for interactive fun. The motion-activated handheld device comes with three learning modes, targeting letter recognition and spelling. It also features the “Grow with Me” curriculum that helps keep children engaged and challenged as their literacy skills develop. Ages 3 and up. SRP: $19.99
Save the Day Talking Super Why
This is a plush Super Why huggable doll, which activates favorite phrases as well as a short song from the show. Ages 3 and up. SRP: $19.99
Touch & Learn Super Duper Computer
This is fully interactive touch screen technology that offers 36 fun-filled literacy activities. Each Super WHY! character has a series of games that help children master such topics as alphabet, problem solving, spelling, word families, word comprehension, rhyming and reading. Included is the “Grow with Me” curriculum to keep children engaged and challenged as they master each new skill. Ages 3 and up. SRP: $34.99
If you found this helpful, you may also want to read:
2009 Holiday Gift Guide: Children's storybooks on DVD
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