Review + Giveaway: Multiplication Slam: Extract Attention From Tension

Is this the cure for Table-itis or even Table-phobia?  Educational Insights decided to throw out the table and make slammable bubbles instead.  Works for us! For sure!

WHAT: Multiplication Slam by Educational Insights
INVENTOR: Fred Lusignan

DOES: delivers math learning through different roads which may be better suited for your child's knowledge factory 

INVEST:  $39.99 
AGES: they say 8+ but if your child is starting to skip count then you might want to consider this sooner than that.

TOOLS: My Body Needs to Move, I Can Take of Myself, 

GIVEAWAY: Yahoo! One Winner will get ONE Multiplication Slam! Canada and U.S. addresses only.

Review + Super Social Giveaway- Best Outdoor Toys- Keep The Play Alive This Fall

WHAT: Super Social Fall Outdoor Toys - a mini-salute to the U.S. Open

DOES: Outdoor Toys that are still fun even after summer is done. It's really not about being outdoors, it's about enjoying the outdoors with people.... 

INVEST:  $3- $100+
AGES: Some are 4+ and some are 8+

TOOLS: Social Scene Helper, My Body Needs to Move
GIVEAWAY: Totally Awesome: Win the OgoSport Raq set and ONE YoBaby Kick Flipper

Review & Giveaway: Creativity Week Part 2: eeBoo Scratch Paper - Good Art Sets are Simple Yet Fine

Pictured is eeBoo's Patterns Scratch Paper Set

WHAT: Scratch Paper Sets (Foil, Fluorescent & Patterns) by eeBoo
DOES: is a treasure chest of hidden designs in each paper; you won't know what you have until you scratch and create your effect.

INVEST:  $11.95 to $12.95 for each set that contains 4 sets of 5 different papers  (20 8x8 sheets with bamboo scratch stick... that price is awesome!)
AGES: 5+  (could go lower for kids who just want to draw)

TOOLS: Express Yourself, Think Like a Scientist or Engineer (pattern thinking)

EXPERT OPINION: Petra Pankow,  Manager of Tours and Gallery Interpretation, Montclair Art Museum and independent museum arts educator at various institutions (MoMA, Guggenheim)

GIVEAWAY:   Win all three sets (value $35 approximately) of Scratch Papers!!!  You are set for the summer!

Review + Giveaway: TENZI: Make a Decision and Roll With It!

No, it's not just dice. I can explain.

   
WHAT: TENZI from Carma Games, LLC
INVENTORS: Steve Mark and Kevin Carroll

DOES: good mood maker, great icebreaker, Q-bitz fans would love this, brings whole family together even the g-parents, absolutely adaptable for younger kids

INVEST:  $14.95

AGES: 7 and up (but you can definitely do younger ages!)

TOOLS: My Body Needs to Move, Lose and Win Gracefully, Social Scene Helper

GIVEAWAY:  TWO Winners will win their very own customized sets of TENZI.  (You can choose from the available colors- I am jealous that I can't enter this one so I'll be mad at you if you don't go for it.)