toys & games: software     toys & games:       Melissa & Doug Birthday Party Birthday Cake63 reviews Melissa and Doug Melissa and Doug, 2006 Delightful I've been on a low carb eating plan for 6 1/2 years, and have lost 184 pounds and kept it off. I don't eat cake--period! But birthday cake is fun and special. This year it occurred to me that a wooden birthday cake would be all the celebration but no unwelcome temptation. I read lots of reviews, and decided on the Melissa and Doug cake. I'm so glad! It was just the right touch for celebrating ...             Melissa and Doug Food Groups24 reviews Melissa and Doug Melissa and Doug, 2006 Lasts and lasts The nice thing about Melissa and Doug wooden toys is that they will last through many children, light and hard play and will be enjoyed for a long time. My set is about 5 years old. It has been through 2 kids and is now currently getting a good beating from an overzealous 19 month old. He bangs them and tosses them and uses the food to bowl with. We play identify the food, we serve each ...             Melissa and Doug See & Spell36 reviews Melissa and Doug Melissa and Doug, 2006 True learning fun My 2 1/2 year old loves this... "toy". I love that it comes with 8 different boards each with a front and back (so you get 16 spelling puzzles in all). My daughter even likes to simply sort the letters on the floor and tell me what each one is or what sound each makes. The possibilities are numerous.             LeapFrog Clickstart My First Computer109 reviews LeapFrog LeapFrog, 2007 Fun and educational preschool computer! I got this as a gift for my 4-year old son's birthday and he LOVES it. I've read other reviews complaining about the graphics which I think is silly. Of course the graphics look like the old Nintento--look at the console it's very similar. You want high quality graphics drop $300 bucks and get yourself a PS3. You want a gaming system that your kid will love and learn from buy the click start. ...             Melissa & Doug Deluxe 27-Piece Nina Ballerina Magnetic Dress-Up13 reviews Melissa and Doug Melissa and Doug, 2007 Paper Dolls--Improved! As a child I remember spending hours playing with paper dolls. Now I can do it again with my grand-daughter, who's almost three. However, this version with wood and magnets is much easier for a young child to manipulate. One caution, we never play with this when her twin sisters--age 15 months--are around, because if they swallowed some of the little pieces the magnets in them would be very ...             Melissa and Doug Cutting Food Box122 reviews Melissa and Doug Melissa and Doug, 2006 *** The Perfect Gift! Even School-Aged Kids like this one! *** Wonderful Learning Toy! I bought this for my son--yes, a BOY!--when he was about two years old, (along with a play kitchen set-up, etc.). I wanted him to explore toys that are traditionally considered 'girlie'--he had the 'boy' stuff already covered--he has tons of guns, action figures & military stuff since his big sister is a Marine! As for this toy--along with just about anything that's ...             Melissa & Doug Deluxe 24-Piece Princess Elise Magnetic Dress-Up14 reviews Melissa and Doug Melissa and Doug, 2007 Easy to play with Dress up is always fun. This is easy to pick up the pieces and keep them in the box.             LeapFrog Leapster® Educational Game: Kindergarten48 reviews LeapFrog LeapFrog My 5-year-olds Favorite Game The Kindergarten and the Sonick leapster games are my daughter's favorite. She will actually plead with me each night to let her play it before she goes to bed. We also have Thomas, Spongebob, Disney Princess, Scooby Snacks, and Spiderman. But the Kindergarten game is by far her favorite, and one of the more educational games.             LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game System - Pink117 reviews LeapFrog LeapFrog, 2006 leapfrog leaning game system This toy is so much fun, I think the time a child spends on it should be limited or he/she will not want to do anything else!             Melissa & Doug Wooden Sandwich-Making Set16 reviews Melissa and Doug Melissa and Doug Fun Activity for Kids Kids really enjoy playing with this and it helps to teach them how food is prepared. They really like putting together different combinations of the inside ingredients. I like the wood better than plastic. I babysit my grandchildren and they like to "make meals" for me.             Leapster Arcade: Cosmic Math7 reviews LeapFrog LeapFrog Math Rocks! Cosmic Math is a great cartridge to add to your Leapster Library. Cosmic Math has Level one which is addition. Level Two is subtraction. Level Three is multiplication. Level Four is division. I love handheld video games and I love to learn new math facts (sometimes it just gets a little boring). So, this cartridge is perfect for me. This cartridge is only for Leapster Multimedia Learning Systems ...             Melissa & Doug African Plains Jigsaw 24 Piece7 reviews Melissa & Doug Melissa & Doug My 2 year old loves the animals on this puzzle My 2 year old has always loved puzzles, but before he's always had the easier, fit the animal into the correct spot, puzzles, so I decided to take it a step further and get him this puzzle. He absolutely LOVES this puzzle, it's easy for him to distinguish the different animals on the pieces and he loves the bright colors!             Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magnetic Calendar6 reviews Melissa and Doug Melissa and Doug, 2007 Great way to teach days/weeks/months/years My son is 4.5 years old and is learning his days/weeks/months/years. This is the one item that is really helpful to get this done. He has a lot of fun picking the squares for the events during the week. Overall a very affordable and effective way.             Melissa & Doug Deluxe Latches Board6 reviews Melissa and Doug Melissa and Doug Solid The Latches Board is a great toy. Like all Melissa & Doug products I've seen, it's durable, fun, and excellent for little-tyke brains. I try to find toys to help my 15-month-old daughter with problem solving and coordination, and though she's not strong enough to work a couple of the latches on this toy, the others work well for someone her age.             Leapster Arcade: Scooby-Doo4 reviews LeapFrog LeapFrog No instructions available I just want potential buyers to know that we received this game without instructions. Since we have many Leapster cartridges and they all came with a booklet, I contacted the company and was told that since it was a new game the instructions aren't ready and I could get a copy of them off their website in 4-6 weeks. I realize that many of these games are self-explanatory, but who sends a game ...             Leapster Arcade: Word Chasers5 reviews LeapFrog LeapFrog Different type of learning approach I gave this 5 stars because overall I think this is a great game. It operates like the video arcade game pac-man did. The difference is, you choose the level you want to start and the Leapster then gives you a word to spell according to that level. Then you have to correctly go through the maze and find the letters in order. So for example, if you picked level 1, you may have a simple word ...             Melissa and Doug Beginner Pattern Blocks32 reviews Melissa and Doug Melissa and Doug, 2006 2 year old daughter loves this toy! I do not have a single bad thing to say about this toy - my 2 year old daughter loves it! She was given this toy for her 2nd birthday.. and immediately took to it. All the puzzles are front & back and there are enough pieces to do all the puzzles (no matter if its front or back). She mastered all the puzzles within a week of opening it and still plays with them every single day. The ...             Fisher-Price Fun-2-Learn Smart Cycle Go Diego Go Animal Rescue5 reviews Fisher Price Fisher Price, 2008 Fun and educational My grandaughther loved this product. She is a avid fan of Dora and Diego and she was able to share the wonderful experience of learning and having fun.             Melissa & Doug Children Around the World Floor 48-Piece Floor Puzzle8 reviews Melissa and Doug Melissa and Doug A Welcome Change! It is a pleasure to divert my granddaughter's attention from yellow, orange and red plastic objects to this calming and educational-as-an-adult-makes it puzzle! I liked it enough to buy the fire engine puzzle twice; once for each of my grandsons! When they are completed, have an older child sketch what he or she sees for extended interest.             Melissa & Doug 6 Color Stamp Pad3 reviews Melissa & Doug Melissa & Doug Very Nice! I bought this stamp pad for my 3-year-old to go along with a "Melissa & Doug" stamp set. This stamp pad is really nice. It's very big (bigger than I expected) and the colors are really bright. It's easy for little hands to use because of it's size and the ink is washable, so it's easy to wash off hands and wash off of counters/clothing.              search for toys and games 24-piece, 27-piece, 48-piece, african, ballerina, beginner, birthday, calendar, chasers, children, clickstart, computer, cutting, dress-up, educational, fisher-price, fun-2-learn, kindergarten, latches, leapfrog, leapster, learning, magnetic, melissa, pattern, plains, princess, sandwich, sandwich-making, scooby-doo toys & games:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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