Posted in Building sets on Feb 21st, 2012
February 19th – 25th is recognized as National Engineers Week, a time to celebrate all the positive contributions engineers make to our society. Engineering is often referred to as the “invisible” or “stealth” profession, because many people don’t realize that just about everything around us was influenced by an engineer. From skyscrapers to delicate medical [...]
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Posted in Arts & Crafts, Building sets, Games on Jan 24th, 2012
When you’re shopping for an educational toy or game, you want to know you’re getting something that is unique, yet tried and true. This is where MindWare’s “best sellers” come in! These games are exclusive to MindWare and have received rave reviews from our customers. So if you’re looking for that perfect gift for a [...]
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Posted in Building sets, Gift Ideas on Dec 8th, 2011
Block Buddies from MindWare takes building to a whole new level! This is the perfect gift for children ages 3-6 years old. There are endless possibilities when it comes to creating with Block Buddies. Kids can use the colorful wooden blocks to replicate 50 different designs from the included pattern cards, or create something straight [...]
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The holiday shopping season is quickly dwindling away! But there’s still time to get some great toys and games to place under your tree. Here are some of MindWare’s favorite educational games, and we think they’ll make your family’s list of favorites as well! Block Buddies: A Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner, Block Buddies takes [...]
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We’ve run through the Best Educational Toys by Age Group, the Best Budget-Friendly Educational Toys, and now we’re focusing on the most popular educational toys this year! Let’s get right to it—here are MindWare’s top selling brainy toys this holiday season: Friendship Bracelet Maker: What better gift than the gift of friendship! My Friendship Bracelet [...]
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Holiday shopping is fun and easy when you know exactly what gift will delight that special child on your list! MindWare will be here for you throughout the holiday shopping season with “holiday checklists” to help guide you in your search for that perfect educational toy. We’ll showcase some of the hottest toys for the [...]
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Posted in Building sets, Gift Ideas on Oct 28th, 2011
Imaginets is a great way for kids ages three and up to exercise their creativity and visual thinking skills. With this educational toy, kids can design and decipher colorful magnetic images and work basic geometry skills at the same time.
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Posted in Building sets, Gift Ideas on Oct 19th, 2011
Q-Ba-Maze is a unique system of colorful cubes that interlock to form a marble run. The big difference? You can create marble maze sculptures in the form of animals, geometric shapes or any other design! With Q-Ba-Maze, there are no rules! Kids are inspired to use their imagination to create towers and sculptures while also [...]
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Thanks to everyone who participated in MindWare’s 5 Days of Giveaways last week! We had so much fun giving away prizes and participating in all of the conversations that took place. We really have the best fans! Here are all of the winners from last week (winners were notified via email): Day 1: A set [...]
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Posted in Building sets, Gift Ideas on Aug 26th, 2011
Your brain is a powerful organ. In fact, the brain comprises just 2% of the human body’s total weight, but uses 20% of its energy! Although the brain is complex, simple activities are powerful enough to challenge it and keep it sharp. The concept behind MindWare’s Contraptions building set is simple: use 200 identical wooden [...]
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