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Hooph Arted? asked:


I have to buy a gift for my cousin. He has just about every toy sold at Toys R US, Target or Walmart. He is turning 5. He doesn't really like educational games. Is there anything really cool that isn't mainstream?

I am looking for something in the $40 - $80 range.

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Heather S asked:


I have been trying to think what to get my son for christmas. I have so many ideas but not so much money. I'm just afraid he will grow out of it fast. He likes to play with the play kitchens at the day care at the gym where i go and i thought he might like to have one at home. What do you think. What else are some good ideas. I want educational toys for he as well. He already has some leap frog stuff.
yeah i agree with both, my husband is kinda like he a boy, kitchens are for girls,blah blah. and he does like to help me in the kitchen Its so cute! He likes to pour things in bowls for me, and stir stuff. thats why i wasnt sure if i should get one for him as well cus before long he will want to get more involved, but i thought that my friend has a girl that is 1 and when she comes over that would be something nice they can both play with, its always a tug of war with the toys with my son, as soon as she picks up something he takes it from her, but thats why i thought if they had something they could both play with that would be cool

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Ashley asked:


Hi, I posted something like this awhile ago but I don't think I gave enough information. So, let's try again. I have a few hobbies and I thought I would try to sell some of them online, like ebay or etsy and I need help thinking of a good name for my store.

I have mostly felt food, dress up dolls, and plush educational toys for kids(shapes, colors, etc.) but I also like making jewelry and would like to try to add that to the store also. And last but not least I always wanted to learn to make soap and candles. Now I know that this is kinda all over the place so it makes it harder. If you think it would be to hard to have it all together then just give me some ideas for the kid related stuff and I can do something later about the soap/candles/jewelry type stuff. Though some of the jewelry is kid based too, like a personalized flower pendant.

Would love a play on words or something that wouldn't only have to be used for the kids stuff and is more general would be great. But any help would be awesome. Thanks in advance!

Some ideas I had were with "Creative Play" in the title or maybe a play on "felt" or "sew" but I am kinda lost at this point, I think I am over thinking it and that is why it is getting a little harder now.

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ak60107 asked:


I am looking for word game educational toy/laptop for my kid (7 year old) to build her vocabulary. I have seen one (kid's playing take anywhere with you laptop) few years back that has scramble word games, missing letter games. It also had synonym game, antonym games and some others. it was kid laptop/educational toy for word/vocabulary building but don't remember now which one or who makes it. I have come across some on internet but nothing with synonym or antanyms word games. Anybody knows any good vocabulary laptop for 6-8 year old kid (not board/card games).

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Malia asked:


My daughter is 18 1/2 mo old now. She will obviously be 21 months at Christmas.
What are some good ideas for Christmas presents? Educational toys, fun toys, not toys, etc. Names of items and/or links would be great.

Oh-I am trying to find this being sold somewhere in the states but so far to no avail.This toy is at a local moms get together group place but nobody knows where it came from. So, if you know anywhere that sells this, PLEASE PLEASE let me know.

http://www.earthlets.co.uk/product/82/m22006/glutting-giraffe.html

Thank you!

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A little sled weighs one pound. It is set in motion over frictionless ice by a toy rocket motor. After the rocket fuel is expended, the sled is coasting over the ice at one foot per second. How much force did the rocket exert on the sled to make it go?

a)1 pound
b)4 pounds
c)16 pounds
d)32 pounds
e)There is no way to tell from the information given.

Choose one answer only please. A correct answer accompanied by a correct explanation trumps a correct answer alone (so first to answer doesn't exclude others from being selected for "Best Answer."

I already know the answer (I think!) to the question. I offer it for the fun and educational value. I love to share physics puzzles that at once make a person think while simultaneously teaching basic physics concepts in a different and creative manner. My questions are meant for individuals of all levels of expertise. If you don't like a question (for whatever reason), just move on to another that suits you better.
General Advice: Equations are useful abbreviations of relationships and are indispensable to the physcist. But often they are misused -- when they become substitutes for understanding. Never put your efforts toward memorizing equations until you understand the concepts the symbols represent. Only after a conceptual understanding are the equations truly meaningful.

There are some terrific answers so far! Don't worry. I never ask a question that requires more than a basic knowledge of algebra. The concept is the important thing.
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Now for my "official" explanation...
The correct answer is E. That's right, you can't tell you say! The rocket motor might have provided a small force for a lng time or a big force for a short time, but from the information givein you can't tell which. This question is very much like asking how long is a rectangle which contains 12 square inches. It might be one long and twelve high or two long and six high or three long and four high. In the case of the sled, its moomentum is like the area of the rectangle and the force and time during which the force acts are like the sides of the rectangle which multiply together to make the area.

Area = Height x Length

Change in Momentum = Force x Time

Thank you for your insightful answers and sharing your knowledge with others so that they can learn.

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needhelp00 asked:


There was a book from the early to mid 90's that was a treasure hunt children's book.

The book itself was very large and brown. It had a huge tree on the cover. And I believe it came from some kind of children's thing where you can buy educational toys, books and such.

The book was about a treasure hunt. You had to find the animals hidden throughout the pictures. I'm not certain of how many pages it had, but I know one page had the same tree that was on the cover. And another page had peacocks on it.

The words were rhythmed and were wrote as, well, one were 'treasure hunting'.

It may or may not have been set on an island. But you had to find maybe five animals on each page, the names of which were hidden in the borders. They got progressively harder. At the end, you had to figure out what was hidden on the island using clues sprinkled throughout the book.

If anyone has any idea what the name of this book is, please respond!

Thank you very much!
I've been googling it. And thus having not discovered what the title was, I came on here.

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Jessica asked:


All you have to do is answer these questions (you must be a teacher) Please indicate if you teach K-2, and the number of years you have been teaching. (just copy and past the questions into the answer box and add your response)

Math topics covered in this grade level:

Technique for teaching math:

Tools used to teach math concepts:

Which of the following do you use to teach math (check all that apply): Blackboard, timed quizzes, computer tutorials, computer games, prizes for best paper, competition between students- (individual or group), 'power point' type lectures, worksheets, video tutorials, in class games, or something else.

What kind of toold or technilogy is readily available for your students to use? (check all that apply) educational toys, hand held games, computer tutorials, workbooks, computer games, other.

What problems should I expect to find if I teach this grade level?:

What discipline techniques do you find works?:

Other comments, suggestion?

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Ashley asked:


Hi, I posted something like this awhile ago but I don't think I gave enough information. So, let's try again. I have a few hobbies and I thought I would try to sell some of them online, like ebay or etsy and I need help thinking of a good name for my store.

I have mostly felt food, dress up dolls, and plush educational toys for kids(shapes, colors, etc.) but I also like making jewelry and would like to try to add that to the store also. And last but not least I always wanted to learn to make soap and candles. Now I know that this is kinda all over the place so it makes it harder. If you think it would be to hard to have it all together then just give me some ideas for the kid related stuff and I can do something later about the soap/candles/jewelry type stuff. Though some of the jewelry is kid based too, like a personalized flower pendant.

Would love a play on words or something that wouldn't only have to be used for the kids stuff and is more general would be great. But any help would be awesome. Thanks in advance!

Some ideas I had were with "Creative Play" in the title or maybe a play on "felt" or "sew" but I am kinda lost at this point, I think I am over thinking it and that is why it is getting a little harder now.

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Noah's Mom ~Kelly~ asked:


We don't have a lot of money so He has the following for his Christmas:
-Child Drum Set
-Remote Control Car
-Thomas the Train, Train Set.
-Play Food
-will be getting him a grocery cart to go with his food.
-Pots/Pans Play set
-Play Cleaning Set
-Will be getting the Little People Farm Set.
-Maybe a bubble machine & thinking maybe a cash register possibly?

Some of these things are from a local store that sells discounted items, I saved a lot of money but this year we are just a little low on money.
He's otherwise already got a nice tool workshop, easel w/many art supplies, every kind of blocks galore, educational toys, MANY wooden puzzles, books etc..
I feel like when writting all this he is spoiled but he isn't Sometimes I feel us moms buy these things more for us "THINKING" they will play with them but in the end they don't ugh.

I'm really trying to promote his Imaginary Play as he doesn't have much at the moment and he is speech delayed, so these toys are great ways to get words in as well.

If you have anymore ideas for presents then send them a long. But I'm feeling this might be enough & if I see something extra special along the way.

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