Summer
is a special time for both adults and kids to kick back and relax. But with all the extra free time parents and
grandparents will be looking for some non-screen time toys. Here are some great options with summer
themes that the kids will enjoy and the bonus is that they have educational
value. You don’t have to tell the kids
that.
All of the pictures here were taken by me at Toy Fair in February - no stock professional pictures. Some were just in prototype stage then so they may be slightly different than these pictures. And indeed some of the pictures are less than perfect. I saw thousands of toys and took over a thousand pictures and this is the best of what I saw. Most of the products are new on the market since May or later and are available on Amazon now.
I
have listed something for every age listed from youngest to oldest.
VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Take Flight
Airport
The
VTech Go!Go! Smart Wheels sets are established favorites for toddlers and
pre-school age children. This airport
set has six SmartPoint™ locations teaching letters, sounds, music and more. There
are over 120 responses that include phrases, music and sound effects. The
tracks can be used with other Go! Go! Smart Wheels® playsets and other smart wheel
vehicles can be used with this set. Note
that this set only comes with the smart wheels airplane and does not include other
vehicles. Taking your first airplane trip - check this out for sure.
LeapFrog Shapes And Sharing Picnic
Basket
Toddlers
love to play with play food. This
colorful picnic basket features picnic food and also serves as a dual shape sorter
on the basket and on both plates.
Insect Lore Very Hungry Caterpillar Growing
Kit
Young
children may have experienced an Insect Lore Caterpillar set at school. This is a new set with the Eric Carle Very
Hungry Caterpillar theme. The growing
instructions and theme book feature the fabled character and will make this
butterfly set extra enjoyable. This is a new product just on the market
now.
LEGO Minecraft Farm Cottage
Minecraft
has super popular video and online games.
They also develop planning and strategic skills and are considered a top
educational game. The LEGO Minecraft
line provides the opportunity to move seamlessly from the computer games to the
hands on building. There is a whole line
of LEGO Minecraft sets. I chose this one
because it is brand new and has a summer theme.
PLAYMOBIL® Aquarium Shop Building Set
This
set features an interactive pool which includes crabs and starfish and which
can be filled with water can also be used as a box to store small parts. The
shop sells working octopus water sprayers, souvenirs, and food and drink. Playmobil
sets always encourage creative play and are made extremely well. They are the kind of toys handed down for
generations. This new set has a summer
theme and caught my eye at Toy Fair in February when I saw this prototype.
Learning
Resources Beaker Creatures Bio-Home Toy
This is actually a collectible
science toy – and we know that kids love collectibles. How cool is this. Each pack comes with two
Beaker Creatures collectibles: one that’s ready to identify, and one that’s
encased within a mysterious Reactor Pod. After dropping the pod in water and
triggering its colorful bubbling reaction, kids can use the included
classification cards to count up their creatures’ physical characteristics and
determine which of the 35 Beaker Creatures they’ve discovered. The set includes
one Bio-Home, a habitat whose top also doubles as a magnifier that helps kids
take a closer look and two double-sided mini-posters. Each poster has one side which
features a quiz filled with amazing real-world science facts, while the other
features images of the creatures. There is a wider line of Beaker Creature toys also available.
Ravensburger Sneaker Underwater Design
108 Piece 3D Puzzle
Ravensburger has made this 3-D puzzle
in various designs and its newest design features an underwater scene. I made this puzzle featuring a flag design
with my grandson a couple of years ago and he loved it. You can use the finished product as a pencil
container.
National
Geographic Kids Absolute Expert: Dolphins
If
you know a child who is interested in dolphins or you have a vacation planned
where you may see dophins this is a perfect book for a child of any age – grown
up ones too. You will learn everything you have ever wanted to know about them
in this book. It features exclusive content from a National Geographic explorer
currently in the field.
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