If your kids are like my kids, they're probably both a bit fascinated and scared of doctors. Fascinated because doctors have all sorts of cool tools and gadgets. Scared because doctors also give shots.
The Bright Eyes Doc & Lambie and Happy Smiles Dentist Doc McStuffins sets are wonderful for preschoolers to demonstrate to them what will happen at their first dentist or optometrist visit. Each set comes with an exam table and chair that is similar to the real thing. As a bonus, the sets come with additional tools.
The optometrist set comes with an eye chart, eye drops, eye cover tool, glasses and even a super adorable box of tissues.
The dentist set comes with a cup, toothpaste, and toothbrush.
Role play with the characters that come with the set to demonstrate what goes on. Or maybe your little one would be so excited about the visit afterwards that they want to play doctor and treat their toys to an exam.
What's even better is that the set is about the same size as the Disney Princess Magiclip dolls. So if you have those dolls, they can join in the fun!
The Dolch word list is commonly used when teaching children sight words. Sight words are high-frequency words that should be memorized and easily recognized without having to sound-out. Below are the Primer words. Primer: all, am, are, at, ate, be, black, brown, but, came, did, do, eat, four, get, good, have, he, into, like, must, new, no, now, on, our, out, please, pretty, ran, ride, saw, say, she, so, soon, that, there, they, this, too, under, want, was, well, went, what, white, who, will, with, yes The video below teach primer sight words.
Oh, if only I could be a kid again. Every time I go to the toy section of a story I'm amazed at the doll selection. Growing up, there was just Barbie. If you want a 11" doll, you get Barbie.
But then I could be wrong. As a kid, I had exactly one Barbie and one My Little Pony. Both were birthday gifts as my family didn't have the financial means to spend much on toys in those days. So I didn't spend much time in the toy store. Instead I went to my neighbor's house where they had a three story Barbie house, at least a dozen Barbies, Ken dolls and a car. We had hours upon hours of fun with those dolls. Dressing, undressing, role playing... Good times.
Today, with all the selection, a kid can have a dozen dolls from each series alone! Disney Princesses, Monster High, Equestria Girls, Lalaloopsy, Bratz, Ever After High... How do you choose?
All the dolls are beautiful, but the Ever After High girls especially caught my eye. They are absolutely the most gorgeous dolls I've ever seen. They don't have the traditional small face but instead have softer, rounder faces that is just so pleasing to look at. The hair is beautiful and the outfits are just out of the world. So much detail is put into it.
To me, this isn't a doll to be played with by 4 yr olds, but rather something to be collected and displayed. In fact, I'm not sure if you can actually remove her outfit... The doll come with her own stand so maybe these dolls are for grown up kids like me who can now finally afford to get all the dolls I want :)
I got to watching the Ever After High show after my daughter found it on Netflix. I usually try to watch shows with her so that I know what's going on and the show is super cute. Beautiful drawing and the dialog isn't too annoying. The context of the story is pretty good and age appropriate too.
Raven Queen is my first doll from this series. I really like her character, she seems to be growing to become a strong, independent girl who care about her family and loved ones yet at the same time wanting to pave her own road in life. Or as the story puts it, create her own destiny.
Check out the unboxing of Raven Queen below.
Raven Queen in different outfits available at Amazon
The Jumping Jack game by Goliath is a great fun for all ages. Pretty much anyone who can pull out a carrot can play!
To set-up the game, you simply stick the carrots into the 'ground' then set the bunny in the middle. Then everyone takes turns spinning the spinner to see how many carrots to pull out. It can be none, one, or two. You then select the carrot to pull. But be careful! If you pull the right one, the bunny will pop into the air, and whoever catches it wins!
If you haven't heard, for mommies with kids under 5, the Disney Magiclip Princesses are the best toy ever invented. It's probably as important as the invention of the sippy cup :) What are the Disney Magiclip Princess Dolls? The Disney Magiclip dolls are about 4 inches tall and wears dresses that are EASY to REMOVE and PUT ON... I've you've ever seen a preschooler struggle to put on a dress on a Barbie doll or regular Disney doll you know that many times it ends in a meltdown. With the magiclip doll, you simply squeeze the bottom of the dress like a clothespin, the top of the dress opens up and you pull out the doll. To put on another dress, open the dress and slide in the doll. Release the dress and the doll is fully dressed!! The biggest problem you may have is getting nagged to purchase all the different princesses and sets out there. It seems like every few months there are new dolls and dresses to collect. The following Disney Princesses are available in the Magiclip style: Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Merida, Tiana, Rapunzel, Elsa, Anna. You can get them in singles, singles with an second dress, sets with multiple princesses, and sets with multiple princesses and multiple dresses! Some dresses are sold in a set but they usually come with a doll. You can also find princess and prince pairs, but the prince's outfit can't change... Rapunzel, Cinderella Ariel
This is another fun kit from Kracie Popin' Cookin'. In this set, you simply pour the powders into the candy mold provide then add drops of water mixture to make colorful and tasty gummies. It takes minutes to make and my kids keep asking for more.
There is enough powder to make 2 sets of gummies using the mold.
I got mine at a local Japanese store, but it can be found on Amazon for a bit under $4.
The optometrist set comes with an eye chart, eye drops, eye cover tool, glasses and even a super adorable box of tissues.
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