Star Wars Star Wars Science – Mustafar Volcano Lab

This science kit combines real science with imaginative play, providing a fun educational bonus.  Star Wars fans will like the realistic Mustafar landscape, where Anakin & Obi-Wan fought their breathtaking final battle.  Kids learn how real volcanoes work as they create realistic volcanic eruptions and lava flows – common to Mustafar of course.  The Mustafar Volcano Lab comes with Star Wars figurines and an educational booklet with facts & experiments.  You’ll have to provide the ingredients for the volcanic eruption (baking soda, vinegar, food coloring & dish soap). Lots of learning fun, & no batteries required!

200 Quality Plastic Play Balls

If you have a ball pit, you can replenish your supply of fun with these colorful balls.  If you don’t have a ball pit, all you need is an inflatable or plastic kiddie pool & you’re all set for hours of fun!  You can even keep it inside for those long, rainy days.  Keep the balls clean by putting them back in their plastic container & bring them out when your kids need something different to do.  Make a game of clean-up too, challenge the kids to get all the yellow ones or  see who can get the most in their arms – you’ll think of a million ways to get the job done.  A surprisingly simple way  for kids to have some healthy good times.

Bananagrams

Bananagrams is a fun game for all ages.  It’s similar to Scrabble, but without all the rules.  Bananagrams is a fast-paced game that can be played in as little as 5 minutes.  Just enough for families to get a little quality time in after dinner.  Create crosswords quickly, no pencil or paper required.  It’s portable, so you can take it to the beach or to Grandma’s and everyone can join in!

Ripstik Caster Board

The Ripstik Caster board is sort of a combination of a skateboard and snowboard.  The pivoting deck and 360-degree inclined caster trucks offer riders a carving ability like that of a snowboard.  You can pick up speed or turn by transferring your weight, just like snowboarding, only not as cold!  The Ripstik Caster board has spiked traction pads, kick nose, kick tail, rubber padded handle, tension bar and 76 mm polyurethane wheels.  The concave deck allows for fancy footwork and helps you improve your trick moves. Make sure you wear protective gear, including a helmet.  For riders 8 and up.  

Make Your Own Lip Balm

This kit combines 2 things girls love – creating something,  and lip balm!  The Make Your Own Lip Balm kit allows girls to create their own lip balms with 3 flavors to choose from – citrus, cherry and berry.  The kit includes 5 colorful containers which can be decorated with fun stickers to add even more personalization.  The kit includes 5 cosmetic tins, lip balm carrying case, lip balm base, 3 flavor colors, sticker sheets, stir stick, spatula, melting container, measuring cup, instructions & ideas.  Great for slumber parties or just a rainy day.

Math Blaster in the Prime Adventure

Finally, a DS game that they’ll love to play and they’ll learn along the way!  Math Blaster has been around on the PC for awhile, but the DS version is a new way to help your child master the sometimes elusive math facts.  A fast-moving game with 20 levels and 3 difficulty modes, the game keeps their attention and helps them learn math functions with improving accuracy each time they play.  Great for studying multiplication facts.

EyeClops Night Vision Infrared Stealth Goggles

Kids will love the Eyeclops Night Vision Infrared Stealth Goggles – they make a nighttime game of “hide & seek” even more fun!  They can pretend they’re performing a covert spy operation in the backyard with the goggle’s infra-red driven technology.  The Stealth Goggles allow you to see up to 50′ in complete darkness – dad may want to borrow them for the next camping trip! They won’t be afraid of the dark any more with these fun night vision goggles.

Crayola 3-D Chalk

Crayola 3D Chalk really is fun for the whole family!  The  chalk is like regular sidewalk chalk, but double-sided with contrasting colors so that even the youngest can scribble a cool 3D design.  The set comes with one pair of glasses (they’re clear, not the usual red/blue kind) and instructions on how to make the chalk work best.  Kids of all ages love to see their creations “pop” out of the pavement when they wear the glasses. I had 4 children from preschool age to teens try  it out and they enjoyed it  - taking turns with the glasses and offering assistance on technique. Lots of creative fun!

Jakks Pacific Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker

The Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker is an introduction to baking and decorating for the apprentice pastry chef.  Follow the “recipe” and mix the ingredients, bake in your own microwave oven for less than a minute and use the frosting maker to make fun, swirly frosting on top.  Voila – dessert in less than 10 minutes!  The kit comes with enough supplies to make and decorate 4 tasty cupcakes – one each of vanilla, chocolate, cinnamon sugar & red velvet.  All of your baking supplies are included as well – a little mixing bowl, measuring spoon, water dropper, spatula and a “baking” dish for the microwave.  The frosting tool assists in creating decorative swirls on your final project.  As with anything, the more practice, the better the end result will be!  The mixes are also available so you can choose your favorites for the next baking session.

Crayola Glow Station can create with Light!

Hang this Glow Station up and prepare to be dazzled by glowing masterpieces.  The “canvas” can be hung on the wall or used on the table and is easily rolled up when the artists are done working.  It comes with stencils, texture sheets and a “magic wand” to use for drawing.  There’s also an acetate sheet and dry erase marker for more creativity.  The drawings magically disappear themselves after about 5 minutes, so there’s a clean slate to work on without mom’s help.  It’s so much fun to work on art in the dark – an ironic twist on the creative process!