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SensoryEdge Kids Furniture and Educational Toys Blog
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Sand and Water Outdoor Fun!
 What could be more fun than a sandbox? A sand AND water box! The Activity Sand and Water table has the best of both worlds for your kids to explore and enjoy. And you're not limited to just sand and water, you can fill the "water" bin with not only water but pinto beans, marbles or just use good old H2O and you can vary the sensory input the kids get. The size of this table allows four to six children to play at once and it encourages group play. For easy clean up and storage, the lid snaps on and keeps the items in the sand table - inside. The table stands 24-inches and has 4 caster wheels. There is a handy drain valve on the water side of the sand table that lets the water drain out easily. This is a great toy for kids 3-years old and up to enjoy outdoor play along with different sensations. Your kids can spend hours creating different play scenarios and this is a wonderful toy to encourage not only group cooperation, but also pretend play. Labels: boys, girls, outdoor-toy, pretend-play, pretend-play-toys
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Thursday, May 01, 2008
Teach Your Kids About Nature the Fun Way
 Want to teach your kids to appreciate nature? Growing their own garden is a great way and you can do this one even if you reside in a little apartment in the middle of the concrete jungle. Gardening is easy and most children take to it like ducks to water. What's not to like? There's dirt, learning and fun to be had! The Indoor Gardening Set by Green Toys is a great way to let your kids learn the value of patience. This indoor gardening kit is not only fun and educational but also very environmentally friendly as it is made in the United States by recycling plastic milk containers. This is a safe plastic that you can feel good about using. The set includes a planter tray to hold your pots that is shaped like a peapod, 3 planting pots, 1 hand trowel, enough soil for your project, 3 packages of organic seeds and very easy to follow instructions for setting up your indoor garden. Even if your own thumb is brown, you'll learn right along with your kids about the right wayt to water, let the light hit your plants and watch them grow! After you get your feet wet with this project, try planting green beans and let your kids pick them, wash them and "snap" them - you'd be amazed at how much your kids will finally enjoy their vegetables. Labels: boys, girls, green-toys, learning-toys
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
From Crib to Big Kid Bed!
 When you toddler goes from a crib to a "big kid bed" it's a big deal. Let your child have a little say in the bed she'll be sleeping in and you might find the transition from crib to toddler bed is a whole lot easier. A crib has sides and this gives many children security. Moving to a toddler bed with small rails to keep them from failing out, still works well but it may not offer the mental security that a crib did. Letting your child look at different beds and choose the one that she'd like to have her nighty-night in and you will find that the step from crib to toddler bed will be pretty seamless for most kids.  If your little guy likes firetrucks, why not go for a toddler bed shaped like a fire truck? If you have a little princess that loves all things pink, let her rest her pretty head in a bed fit just for a pink princess. There are also beds shaped like boats and for the child that likes it plain and simple, well he can have that too. Another great idea is to establish a bedtime routine. Boundaries and routines make children feel secure and a nightly ritual of a bedtime at a specific time, along with getting ready for bed that can include a bath or shower or just washing up and brushing teeth, putting on pajamas and maybe a bedtime story or a quiet talk time and doing that every night will let your child settle into a relaxation mode for bedtime quickly. Labels: boys-bedroom, children's bedroom furnishings, children's-bedroom-furnishings, girls-beds
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
An Indoor Sandbox?
 Yep, you read that one right. An indoor sandbox will be a great toy to keep your kids entertained on those days it's just too yucky to go outside and play. This is also a fun toy for waiting rooms or if you own a child care facility - all of these are great reasons to incorporate this fun toy. The Happy Trails Sand Table is made by Educo and the design of this fun sandbox has been extremely well thought out. The sandbox is entirely sealed inside of a solid wooden table and there is a clear acrylic top that the kids can look down and see the sand with both vehicles and creatures inside. The vehicles and creatures are magnetic and using the magnetic hand pieces that are attached to the bottom of the sandbox, they can move the vehicles and creates all over the place inside the enclosed area of the sandbox. Kids can have races, make designs and even arrange the pieces in shapes and forms. One to four children can play with this interesting toy at once and for added stability, the table has steel legs that can be bolts to the floor. No worrying about the magnetic pieces getting lost or being a hazard, they are firmly enclosed within the box. This is a fun and safe toy that will deliver hours of fun for kids. If you have a group of kids that you keep as a day care or you have a waiting room where kids need to be kept busy, this is a fabulous way to do it! Labels: hand-eye-coordination, sand-table-toy, waiting-room-toy
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Saturday, April 19, 2008
Building Self Confidence in Your Child
 Do you have a child that doesn't want to play with other kids or participate in activities? It may not be that your child is a wallflower, she may just lack self confidence. Building self confidence in a child is paramount to helping her be a successful and well adjusted adult. Children with self confidence are a lot less likely to be pressured into less than positive activities by other kids once they reach their teenage years. How to build self confidence in your child is another matter. No one has to tell you that all kids are a different. Many parents comment how their own children can be different as night and day. However, any child can benefit from a self esteem boost. Finding something the child does well and can feel that they excel at will help build confidence. When you get toys for your kids, make sure they are age appropriate as giving a child a toy that is too advanced for her learning level can lead to frustration and a loss of self esteem for not being able to "work" the toy or use it. Art is a wonderful way for many children to develop self esteem. Show your child pictures of the works of various great artists from the past. Your child may be frustrated that her artworks don't look like photographs, and you can show her through the work of Monet or Picasso that art doesn't have to look like a photo - it's about the story the artist wants to tell. Try various avenues such as chalk, pastels, markers, crayons and it's even better if you have an art desk that its their size. Post his or her displays her works in the place arond the house and watch the giant smiles. This will create a sense of pride and build confidence that mommy and daddy think the product is good enough to display for guests. Labels: art-table, dramatic-play, Guidecraft, KidKraft
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
Rock It! with a Cool Rocking Toy
Sometimes when you're looking for a great gift or addition to your little one's toy collection; it's a good idea to think simple and forget the toys and play gadgets with all the lights, buttons, sounds, and other additions. Instead think back to some of the more simple pleasures and let your child enjoy some of the toys you loved as a child. A rocking horse is a great example of this type of toy. The simple rocking motion is something most child find soothing and what is a simple riding toy can turn into a whole lot more as your child grows older. Think back to your own rocking horse, did you pretend you were a cowboy, messenger, warrior or other character as you "rode" your horse? The pretend play value a rocking horse can bring is endless.   Also you're not just limited to a horse design for a rocking horse. If you're looking for a toy to have available at your house when the grandkids visit and you want to make your political stance perfectly known, there is a fun elephant or donkey and the animal wears a bib that reads, "Republican in training" (elephant) or "Democrat in training"(donkey). Other classic designs that will literally become heirlooms to be passed down from generation to generation are the classic designs in rocking toys from Guidecraft and one of their wooden retro rocker designs in a train, boat or classic old-fashioned airplane style rocker. They are crafted with the utmost in safety in mind and look fabulous! Your child will have hours of fun rocking in one of these retro beauties. Use these tips and give your child a fun toy that will let them expand his or her imagination instead of a yet another toy that is so advanced it does everything but play for the child. Give your child the gift of a toy that can literally do anything your child imagines it can - and give them the fun of a rocker! Labels: pretend-play-toys, ride-on-toy, rocking-horse, toddlers-toys
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Levels of Discovery Spring Sale 10% off at SensoryEdge
Our friends at Levels of Discovery asked us to run a 10% off sale on all LOD items until April 25th. Levels of Discovery offers a very unique line of painted kids furniture including table and chair sets, step stools, toy boxes, vanities, and more. 
About Levels of Discovery: After spending most of his adult life in the development of emotion-based products for Hallmark, The Franklin Mint and Enesco, Jeff Hutsell decided that he wanted to bring fun and innovative children's products to the marketplace that are truly something special. Thinking back over the years with his own three children, he realized that there is nothing so wonderful as to see the look of sheer delight on a child's face when they've discovered something new and unexpected! The name of our company comes from a lesson Jeff learned about creating products that will touch people's lives. Anyone can produce a product that is exactly what it appears to be. He wanted to take that a step further and create products that allow children to discover the "unexpected"!  An example from the Rock A Buddies product line shows what he means. The award-winning Schoolhouse Rocker has a fun "school" theme with primary colors, apple finials and movable abacus beads to help little ones learn counting and colors. Take another look and you'll find a flip-up desk (great for reading and writing) and an armrest pencil box with a sliding lid. Pull the chalk on the seat and the music box plays the "ABC Song!". Look again, and you'll find an understamp beneath the seat that can be "personalized" with the child's name, the name of the gift-giver and the special occasion when the chair was received.  We invite you to spend some time with us and discover all the little "extras" you'll find at Levels of Discovery! Thanks again for visiting our site and come back often! Labels: kids-furniture, Levels-of-Discovery, pretend-play
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