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Melissa and Doug Easel

February 16th, 2012 Posted by T Akery | Arts & Crafts, Product reviews
The Melissa and Doug Easel is a station where children can express their creativity. There are two sides, a white board and chalk board. It also comes with a roller on which a roll of paper can be placed and colorful trays on both sides.  (Photo shows a similar easel -- Ed.) Unfortunately, the easel does not come with paint or chalk, which must be purchased separately.

The easel isn't that hard to put together. The main pieces are pretty big, and the legs come in two parts, which can be adjusted. I recommend making the height adjustment before completely
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Disney Princess Soft EVA Play Mat 4 X 4

February 2nd, 2012 Posted by T Akery | Preschool, Product reviews
The Disney Princess Soft EVA Play Mat is an option for kids to play on. The challenge for them starts when they have to put it together. It comes with 16 squares and numerous border pieces. Since it is a puzzle, it is meant for kids to assemble, which is nice.

Kids in the 5-to-6 year old range can easily handle the assembly part of the mat. However, kids younger than that may need some help with figuring out what pieces go where. It can get a little confusing if you have thrown the outer wrapping away because that is
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Fisher Price Dora Fiesta Favorites Kitchen

January 16th, 2012 Posted by T Akery | Product reviews
For kids who love Dora, the Dora Fiesta Favorites Kitchen from Fisher Price is really the only kitchen they need. This kitchen is all about Dora and speaks both English and rudimentary Spanish. Most 2- to 3-year-olds will get a kick out of cooking food with Dora.

The kitchen is actually simpler to assemble than other kitchens that I have tried. It is a basic click-into-place with a few screws to hold the base in place. It comes with a basic food kit designed to match the color coded cards, a few kitchen utensils, and a phone. The sink is
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Color Me Playhouse

January 4th, 2012 Posted by T Akery | Arts & Crafts, Product reviews
The Color Me Playhouse combines the idea of playing in a cardboard box with a child's love of coloring. Basically, it is a big cardboard box with a house design on the outside that kids can color and play in depending on their whim.

The Playhouse comes in a flat box. But don't let the size of the box fool you. The house that box makes is much bigger than it appears to be. In fact, you might be a bit surprised at the actual size. It is big enough that several children can fit in comfortably.

There is some assembly
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The Nook

December 19th, 2011 Posted by T Akery | Product reviews
The Nook is a handheld book reader device that offers a lot of different features. Since this site is about kids, this review is for the applications that kids would find interesting. However, it is not something that your kids should play with unsupervised unless they are mature and responsible enough to handle electronic equipment.

The best feature of the Nook is the color storybooks that you can buy from Barnes & Noble. Some of these colorful storybooks such as Go Dog Go and many of the Dr. Seuss books have a feature that not only reads the book but
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