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Launch into intellectual orbit with a revolution in brain busting fun. The moment you pick up the Moonscape, all of your senses suddenly light up with intrigue. Great Scott. What a beaut. Start spinning the inner core and twisting the four cratered terrain disks and pretty soon youll begin to feel the rumblings of a revolution growing in your mind. No longer is your head stuck here on earth The new frontier is space. And your mission? Black out the craters of the moon. Twist and turn the core and terrain to line up the craters in the disks with the corresponding sized black dots. Think hard, think fast, and try not to lose your place. (Or your marbles.) Once you perfectly match the dots with each of the eight crater openings, then thats it. Youve done it. Youve solved one of spaces great mysteries. (Go ahead and unfurl your flag, its certainly a feat worth celebrating.) Now, do you think youre ready for a space race? See how fast you can solve the puzzle. The Apollo Moon Landing was a big leap for mankind. Experience the big leap of THINKING kind with Moonscape.

Get your brain in motion and discover the exhilarating fun of physics. Jumping beads, flying Popsicle sticks, climbing goo Youll be amazed by the things simple motion and everyday objects can do. Open up the booklet and start following the step by step instructions for nine brilliant experiments. Fill a glass with a long string of beads. Give it a pull and watch as the whole strand comes flying out onto the ground. Thats inertia. Weave the fifty Popsicle sticks just right into a long track. Release the last one and a chain reaction of jumping sticks moves all the way down the track. Thats potential energy transforming into kinetic energy. Experiment after experiment, kids accomplish amazing feats while learning about real concepts in physics. Forget lectures, books, and complex diagrams, and start learning physics with your HANDS and the Sick Science Fast Physics experiment kit.

Candy for your brain 5,000 awesome facts (about everything.) will keep you coming back for more. Lively photography, entertaining topics and 5,000 facts. kids pick it up quick, guests flip through, age is of no concern Parents, grandparents, kids, teenagers. This book never ever gets old for anyone. Heres a quick sampling of info; Many fruits, including apples, peaches, and plums, are members of the rose family. Ophidiophobia is a fear of snakes. The library of congress has some 838 miles of bookshelves. Some of the first soles on Nike shoes were made by pouring rubber into a waffle iron. Shrek means monster in Yiddish. In the Wild West, the word Dude was used to describe a city dweller. Flip through the pages. youll be reading for a while Its completely full of topics kids love. Pandas, moons, pirates, electricity, celebrities, shipwrecks, battles, sand, 3 D printing, sports, blood, medieval times. Keep reading and keep learning You wont be able to stop once you pick up this second volume of 5,000 Awesome Facts About Everything.

Trick out your bike or scooter with a buzz of lights and sounds. Press the left arrow buttons to choose between twenty five fascinating sound effects. Set it to the classic bike bell. Turn your bike into a WWII bomber with the bomb dropping sound. Make laser sounds, UFO sounds, or even become an angry hornet. Once youve found your sound, just hit the big right button to play it any time. Then, press the front button to choose your light solid white, flashing white, solid green, flashing green. The top back button shuts everything off while the far back button lets you choose between 3 volume levels (the parents will love that one.) Strap it onto your handle bars easily with the rubber wing straps and even use the remote trigger for easier control while riding. Your bike riding experience will never be the same once you hook up the Mini Hornit bike horn.

Honk your horn and get ready to race. Six unique race cars fit easily atop the two tier trailer of a MASSIVE semi truck as you roll and ride all around the playroom. Arrive at the starting line with a big honk of your horn. Swing the top level down to release the top cars and then use that level as a ramp for the bottom cars. Now youre ready to race. Each car is brilliantly painted with exciting colors while vivid numbers designate each of the racers. Kids naturally get into sorting, sequencing, and grouping skills while also building important cognitive skills, all throughout the start, climax, and finish of each race. But most importantly, the thing kids notice first, is this truck is HUGE. With a high quality design, extreme durability, plus extension activities for parents to teach and play with their kids, the Mega Race Car Carrier is everything your little racer has been dreaming of.

It looks like sand. It feels like. thats a tough one. Sands Alive is similar to cookie dough, except its completely dry. Its fluffy like a cloud, except you can hold it in your hand. Its kind of like molding dough, except it loosens up and flows right through your fingers. This sand is really alive. At least. Thats how it feels. Moving by itself, gliding through your fingers, continually rearranging itself You wont believe your senses. Pack it hard and squeeze it into shapes Amazingly, it holds strong no matter how you mold it. Build a snowman, castle, roadway, or anything your imagination can conjure. Sand sculpting tools compile sand and etch details, faces, and names while a roller lets you clear pathways and make streets. Youll see quickly Its not just fun to feel, its fun to build too. And whats more amazing is this stuff NEVER dries out. Leave it out all day, all month, all year. Its no problem. Plus, it always sticks only to itself and nothing else, so its incredibly easy to clean up off of any surface Your lap, the table, the floor, even the carpet. Great for engaging kids and adults in school, at work, in therapy sessions, at home, or anywhere else you can imagine, the Sands Alive Starter Set is the perfect introduction to a new revolution in sand molding fun.

The ultimate GoldieBlox building set is waiting for you to bring it to life. Over 190 pieces fit together in all kinds of ways for endless construction possibilities. Follow along with Goldies Diary of Inventions to get a wide eyed perspective of her world, her friends and family, plus all kinds of inventions shes never told anyone about. Meet Beau Blox (Goldies dad), Grams, plus all of her friends. Then go crazy constructing. Build and decorate a teacup ride, a drum set, a dune buggy, dog house, guitar, ice cream truck, and more. From beginners to experienced builders, all kids get to choose their own difficulty so no matter what their skill level, they have loads of fun. What could be even more amazing? This set is completely compatible with all other GoldieBlox building sets The building capabilities are limited only by your imagination. Designed like a fun, imaginative play story, yet packed with all kinds of educational aspects, GoldieBlox and the Builders Survival Kit gets kids building, learning, problem solving, and exploring all on their own. Once the storys over, theres no telling what your kids will build next.

Your one box stop for pre reading success. Open up the slide out magnetic dry erase lid and just like that kids are ready to begin. Brightly colored alphabet magnets in both upper and lowercase letters are waiting to get alphabet learning rolling fast. Kids learn their letters, spell their name, and begin to arrange simple words with a snap. Play a game of memory with twenty one cards printed with common letters and corresponding images. Flip them over again and again for quick associative learning. A Flip it to find an acorn or apple. G Flip it to find a giraffe or goat. Quickly, kids begin to get the picture. Alphabet puzzles are the perfect fit for little ones learning their sounds and letters. An image is pictured on one piece and both an upper and lowercase letter on the other. Connect the correct image with the letter and the pieces are a perfect fit. Trace the letters onto the dry erase lid for early writing skills Grip the marker and write your first ever letter. Then, decorate the wooden box with fifty brilliant stickers. Meanwhile, a special parent guide filled with oodles of activities and tips keeps the learning fun and on track. Play games, match letters, learn their sounds, and more Theres so much to do and so much to learn when kids start playing with the Now Im Reading ABC Kit.

Build one KNEX model every week for an entire YEAR. 52 models, thats a lot of building fun. Children open the lid and dump out 618 KNEX building pieces logic and excitement build together. Construct a camel, butterfly, praying mantis, golf cart, sailboat, dinosaur, hummingbird, centipede, lizard, pickup truck, skyscraper, windmill, train engine and thats just the first 13. Build one model a week and this tub lasts a whole year, or build all 52 models in one week kids are energized with creativity. Follow the instructions or your imagination. Build and rebuild all day long. With the KNEX 52 Model Building Set, how you build and play is entirely up to you.

Beautiful music comes easy with the simple pluck of a string. Use the included tuning tool and follow the super easy instructions to first tune your harp to perfection. Then, grab the pick and slide the scale sheet under the strings. Pluck the strings from bottom to top youve just played an F Major scale. Once youve figured out how easy it is to play, slide one of the four melody sheets under the strings and before you know it youll be plucking and playing like a true guru. London Bridge, Mary Had A Little Lamb, Happy Birthday, and Row Row Row Your Boat Its super easy. The notes are marked directly beneath the strings you pluck. Wonderfully crafted, beautifully resonant, and terrifically easy to play, the Happy Harp gives little ones a chance to enjoy playing music without any frustration.