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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, October 22, 2005 - 9:44 am
With Christmas approaching, I thought a thread where we could discuss and compare toys would be nice. Anyone know if either of these is better than the other? (for a 6 year old.)
This one has small metal balls and is smaller
This one is much larger and has bigger plastic ball. Can be used either as a skee ball or as a trampoline (if that even makes sense.)
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, October 22, 2005 - 10:02 am
how big are these things???? what has he said he wants?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, October 22, 2005 - 10:50 am
He wants it all!!! He says he wants them both. I'll post pictures with kids in them if I can find 'em... Please hold.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, October 22, 2005 - 10:57 am

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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, October 22, 2005 - 11:29 am
 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, October 22, 2005 - 12:37 pm
oh, the ball jumps on it like a tramp! thought it was for kids to jump on! LOL
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 5:40 pm
BLOWKUS--anyone know anything about this game?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 5:47 pm
Also RUSH HOUR or PIPELINE--anyone know if these are good games? For all of these games, I am thinking of a 6 year old.
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 6:05 pm
Ive never heard of those, but both my dd and nephew want that Bullseye game. It seems pricey to me, but I have been watching it for months and the price hasn't dropped (it is $30 here) DD wants a Tamagochi this year too. I have no clue about those...it looks like there are different versions? And she also wants this Friendchip thing that makes it possible to send text messeges between your friends. I can't find it on Ebay, but it is $20 at Target right now.
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Not1worry
Member
07-30-2002
| Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 3:49 pm
Julie, I haven't used any of those games, but I know that people on my homeschool message boards say that Rush Hour is wonderful. I'm thinking about giving it a try with my kids.
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 3:01 pm
Julieboo - Sorry I didn't see your post until now. My DS6 has Rush Hour and he LOVES it! It is a fun, challenging game that works on their thinking skills. DS likes it so much he wants me to see if I can find additional cards to go with his game. I highly recommend it. DS will sit for an hour or more at a time quietly playing by himself while I am studying.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 3:52 pm
WHOA--I love the "sit for an hour or more at a time quietly playing by himself" part... THANKS Serenity and Not1 and Silly! and Annie!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 3:52 pm
Hey WARGOD--what are the six items on Caleb's list?
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 10:09 pm
He saw a pirate ghost ship lego set and then there was another one which I can't remember off the top of my head. He also saw an army base set, it has several army vehicles and guys, and then picked out a couple other army things (a big helicopter with some guys and a tank or something.) Last was a video game that we happened to pick up a few weeks ago. He's pretty simple in the things he wants, legos, army guys, and video/computer games. He's also picky. Not just any Lego set or game will do so unless we know exactly what he wants buying gifts for him can be hit and miss.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, November 14, 2005 - 5:28 am
Thanks Wargod! Ryan is a little difficult in that when he sees a commercial for any toy (except any girl toy) he says he wants it. But if I ask him what he would want for Christmas, all he says he wants is a doodle monster. (And that is a recent development. Prior to that he would say he didn't know.)
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, November 14, 2005 - 8:46 am
Dakota's the same way which is why her list is pages long, lol. If she sees it she wants it. She's always been very hard to shop for because we never know really what to get her, even when she's standing there picking it out we have to wonder if she'll lose interest within a few days. Within the last year, year and a half she's gotten into Polly Pockets, Care Bears, and her doll house. Other than that though, except for outdoor toys (skates, jump rope, bike, etc,) everything else is hit and miss with her. When she was 3-5, we'd buy her toys, honestly! But people would come over and wonder because here'd be Dakota playing with a 2x4 or a rock or something, lol. She found the 2x4, drew a face on it, named him Woody and she carried him around and played with him all the time. She collects rocks, and instead of barbies or something like that, she'd pull the rocks out and play school or house. This was despite having a toy box full of toys!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, November 18, 2005 - 2:12 pm
Need suggestions for games, be they board or outdoor, for children 2-3 years old. Something besides memory, which she is currently learning. She loves playing games.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Friday, November 18, 2005 - 3:42 pm
what about a game where you put items that the child is familar with on a tray and then take one away and have them figure out what was taken. puzzles are awesome for little kids, you can get simple wooden ones. My kids also like this one puzzle we have. We have a little board that fits a bears head, shirt and pants and they can change the head, shirt and pants to what ever style they want. Hungry Hippo is easy to play. What about lego, my kids love it just basic wooden blocks, of all shapes and sizes they love to learn to stack them and watch them fall etc. Magna doodle is great, you can draw all you want and then erase
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, November 18, 2005 - 4:16 pm
She has all that, but what I am looking for are games with rules, structure and protocol more or less. I will try hungry hippos and maybe buckaroo.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, November 18, 2005 - 5:27 pm
I would start with CandyLand--which by the way, my six year old still loves! There are simple rules and it is easy to play. No counting required-just need to know some colors. Then you could move on to Chutes and Ladders (but man that game can take HOURS!) But my all time favorite game for a three year old is Cariboo (by the guys that make Cranium.) It is fun, easy and educational.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, November 18, 2005 - 5:31 pm
Cranium® Cariboo™ is the all-new, magical treasure hunt game, designed especially for young children. Kids will love exploring the golden island of Cariboo, where they'll find castles, boats, balloons, and more. Their eyes will light up as each turn gives kids the chance to match fun drawings, unlock secret doors, and even discover hidden treasures. Cariboo's matching activities reinforce four early-learning fundamentals - ABCs, numbers, shapes and colors. Each round of Cariboo takes about 15-20 minutes to play - perfect for young attention spans - but kids love to play again and again. Cariboo is ideal for ages 3-6 and is best played with two to four players. Reading is not required to play.

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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Friday, November 18, 2005 - 5:51 pm
There's also Hi Ho Cherri-O. Sarah really liked that one. At that age she also really liked Lucky Duck and Don't Wake Daddy and BINGO.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, November 18, 2005 - 7:35 pm
Hi ho cheerio is good, as are the various memory games and candyland (also no reading!) There's also Go fish, little motorized game that the fish move and you try to catch them with your fishing pole.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Saturday, November 19, 2005 - 4:49 am
I have this at home...my 8 year old is still playing with it making words and my 4 year old is learning the letters
you can find info on it here It tells you the letter, the sounds etc,. it also recites the alphabet too. What about a kids bingo..instead of numbers it uses pictures.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 4:00 pm
Ok, also I need to know if I can find somekind of projected toy that puts stars and constellations on the ceiling of a kids room in the dark, and maybe rotates them or something.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 4:04 pm
Escapee, I think Target has Cariboo on sale this week. $11-ish. (I PROMISE you will LOVE it!) It is simple, fun and educational.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 8:42 pm
We just hit Toys R Us tonight. They have a bunch of games (shoot, I don't know what I did with the paper) that you can get $2 rebates on. Not much if you're only buying one or two but if you plan on buying more than three or four it could be worth it. Some of the ones I remember, either cuz we picked them up or seriously considered them were Jenga, Operation, Twister, Connect Four. Also Monopoly, Scrabble, Life, and Clue. There were a few more. Escapee, again, you might want to try Toys R Us for that. They had a row of sciency toys and some light toys, though I didn't do much more than stroll down it. You might also try Spencers if you have one near by. We got a lamp thing when one of the kids was little, it had colored spots on it, and when lit it cast the colors on the walls and spun.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 8:54 pm
Escapee, here's what I was talking about: disco ball. I'm searching the site for some other stuff so I'll see if I see something with constellations.
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 9:00 pm
Escapee, Check out this. Is that what you're looking for?
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 9:12 pm
Oh, that's good Jmm! I didn't find much else on the Spencer's site around what you were looking for. I did find the cutest fiber optic butterfly though.
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 10:03 pm
Escapee, I got my DS a constellation thing at Costco. It sounds like what you are looking for. I also know that Toys R Us sells something called a Star Theatre 2. It shines the lights up on the ceiling. Not sure if it turns or not.
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 10:06 pm
We have Cranium Cadoo (note: it is different from Cranium Cariboo that Julieboo posted) and it is great to play as a family with our boys aged 3 and 6. We let them answer as many questions as they can. It is a favorite in our house.
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