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Posted in Gift Ideas, Hands on puzzles on Nov 30th, 2011
If you’re looking for a gift that is both fun and educational, you’ve got to check out Pattern Play from MindWare. This is the perfect holiday present for kids (and adults!) ages three and up.
Posted in Arts & Crafts, Best Board Games, Building sets, Games, Gift Ideas, Holidays on Nov 23rd, 2011
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 [...]
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.
Posted in Gift Ideas, Holidays, Science & Nature on Oct 25th, 2011
Halloween means tricks, treats…and educational toys from MindWare! We suggest going as a Mad Scientist this year—and to really get into character, MindWare has strange, disgusting, tasty and myth-busting science experiments for you to try! Strange Plants Collection: Grow four kinds of freaky flora within a germination dome! The carnivore plant actually eats flies and [...]
Posted in Best Board Games, Gift Ideas on Oct 24th, 2011
Good toys are about construction, not destruction. They’re about sparking imaginations, not stifling them. Good toys (and puzzles and games) offer new ways of thinking, new ways of seeing, and new ways of creating. Good toys, be they rooted in tradition or launched by technology, offer new approaches to learning; imagination, not a power supply, [...]
Posted in Science & Nature on Oct 20th, 2011
With its longer nights, fall is the prefect time to introduce your kids to the science of astronomy. Astronomy combines history, physics, geology, geography and art. It also encourages kids to use their imagination as they analyze and visualize outer-space objects. Here are a few fun facts to get you and your kids started on [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Early Learning, MindWare News & Events on May 13th, 2011
What do you get when you put a group of passionate, creative, innovative and smart kids together with scrap materials, duct tape, batteries and imagination? The makings of some of the most unique, mind-bending team challenges one could imagine—all thanks to Desitination ImagiNation! Destination ImagiNation is an extraordinary non-profit organization that provides educational programs for students [...]
Posted in Early Learning, Green Science, Science & Nature on May 11th, 2011
This time of year, many of us are itching to get our gardens ready for the seeds and plants that will hopefully flourish throughout the summer. Maybe we’ll end up with a bounty of red, juicy tomatoes or beautiful flowers to cut and put in a vase. Gardening is a great activity for your entire [...]
Posted in Healthy Bodies, Science & Nature on May 10th, 2011
Each year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) recognizes May as “National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.” With this time of year being peak season for allergy sufferers, now is a great time to get a jump-start on preventative measures you can take to reduce or prevent your family’s allergy symptoms. Allergies occur when [...]
