Reviews for Crafts & Hobbies
Standing Easel & Companion Supply Set$79.95 at Amazon.com |
Outfit your Picasso (around 3 or 4 and older) with quality equipment. This kids wooden easel and companion supply set by Melissa & Doug is the best value we’ve found. It’s solidly constructed, height adjustable, and folds easily for storage. It features a chalk board on one side and dry erase board on the other. It also includes: a holder and clips for easel paper, and extra large trays (for chalk, crayons, markers, brushes, paints and other art supplies). The companion supply set comes with 4 bottles of poster paint, 4 spill-proof paint cups (these are great!), 1 roll of easel paper, 10 jumbo triangular chalk sticks, 1 felt eraser, 1 dry-erase marker, and 4 paint brushes. Dimensions are 27 inches x 47 inches x 26 inches. Turn your grandkids’ rooms into a museum!
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Parents will love this Highlights Creativity Tower as much as your grandchildren. We do, since it comes with its own built-in organization system. The 5-drawer tower measures 6″ x 8 1/4″ x 5 1/4,” each drawer holding various stickers, colored card stock and metallic crayons. Of course, once supplies run out, the tower can be re-filled with the many tools a budding artist may need. The tower of drawers lets young children be independent, as they can help themselves to create their works of art! Although kids craft supplies are notoriously difficult to store, this tower manages to keep things in order. You’ll love the masterpieces that result!
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Remote Control Moon in My Room$29.95 at Amazon.com |
Whenever we drive at night, our kids will always try to spot the moon. With this authentic, remote control Moon in My Room bedtime moonscape, your grandchildren (ages 5 or 6 and older), can now study the moon up-close and personal! It features a built-in sensor that illuminates an astoundingly true-to-life moon when it gets dark. The moon rotates through 12 lunar phases, and turns itself off when the sun comes up. The kit includes detailed instructions, a moon phase chart calendar, and a guided “moon and beyond” tour CD that is well paced and kid-friendly.
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Everything your grandchild needs to build 17 different full-proof paper airplanes is in this Highlights Paper Planes That Soar book kit. 96 sheet of paper are patterned and “flight-ready,” and the designs are kid-tested with plenty of flight hours clocked. The book gives step-by-step instructions and diagrams to guide your grandchild through the process. Prepare for takeoff!
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Unbelievably true-to-form, this Lego Eiffel Tower kit is for serious Lego fans — they recommend 16 years or older, but a younger teen could probably take the project on with some help. The idea for replicating this monumental Parisian landmark came from requests from Lego enthusiasts, and is based on the original blueprints of the Tower. Built to 1:300 scale, it measures 20.1″ wide and 42.5″ tall! Once built, it can be separated into three sections, so it can be easily stored or transported. Of course, it’s a challenge to build, with 3,428 pieces to be secured just so. But once it’s complete, it’s an amazing showpiece that your grandchild will boast about and admire for years to come. If you’re not ready to commit to this set, but still want to treat your grandchild to a Lego building kit, simply click “Click Here,” and search under “Toys & Games” for “LEGO.” C’est magnifique!
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This company (BeBoP) specially designs acoustic kids guitars with small necks and soft nylon strings for easy playing. You can order them in 1/4 size, 1/2 size (shown here), and 3/4 size, depending on your grandchild’s age. Unlike many other beginner guitars (or toy guitars), they’re built with high quality materials and come with a one-year limited warranty against defects. What’s also great about these guitars is that in addition to their size, some are decoratively designed solely with kids in mind — this one has a nice dancing animals pattern around the soundhole. Be-Bop guitars are not toys. They have a linden laminate top with basswood back and sides, black body binding, gold 14:1 geared tuners with perloid buttons, and a mahogany neck with ebonite fingerboard. And the guitar’s tone is sweet and clear. This gift package includes a padded “gig bag,” guitar strap, 2 picks, an electronic tuner, and special edition songs CD. This is a great value starter set. And for granddaughters who are a bit more serious about learning guitar, check out Daisy Rock guitars (click “Click Here,” then search on Amazon.com under “Daisy Rock”). Daisy Rock guitars are not inexpensive, but they are beautifully crafted by a female guitarist especially for girls! Any of these guitars will be music to your ears.
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In this ultimate educational gift for boys and girls 10 years and older, History and Science are combined to provide a fabulous learning opportunity. The Milestones in Science kit takes an interdisciplinary approach, helping kids reproduce 100 experiments, while learning about the 140 scientists and civilizations that spawned them. Most importantly, your grandchild will appreciate the kit’s fun, hands-on approach to learning what would normally be considered “heavy stuff.” Also included is a beautifully illustrated 96-page book that walks your junior scientist through a world of microelectronics, atoms, light, magnetism, and much more. An amazing gift for your amazing grandchild who enjoys science, science kits, and history.
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If you’re looking for a hot new electronic gift for older kids — this Flip Video Camcorder is it! Its most appealing feature is probably its size, easily fitting into your grandchild’s jacket pocket or purse. It’s also simple to use, with one-touch recording and digital zoom. This model holds 60 minutes of TV quality video on 1 GB of built-in memory — meaning tapes and memory cards are not required. Your grandchildren can watch their videos instantly on TV (connection cable is included), or email and share them online (similar to the way one would share digital photos on Snapfish or Kodak Gallery). The Flip does have a USB that plugs directly into a computer, but the configuration may not work with every computer setup. So you can also puchase a USB extension cable for less than $10, and ensure that when they receive this gift, they will be ready to open, aim and shout, “action!”
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You may be saying “cheese” more often, but the look on your grandchild’s face when presented with this gift will be well worth it! Users tell us that this Fisher-Price Kid Tough waterproof digital camera for young kids (in both pink and blue) is indeed, “kid-tough.” It has a binocular-like viewfinder with chunky slip-resistent grips, an easy to find delete button that makes noise when you press it, and a wrist strap to help prevent mishaps. Now for the technical stuff that kids need not worry about. Features include: a 1.6″ color LCD preview screen, a USB cord for computer connection (compatible with Windows 2000/ME/XP/VISTA and Macintosh), built-in autoflash, 8 MB of built-in memory that stores up to 60 pictures (depending on resolution), and 1.3 interpolated Mega Pixels (or 640 x 480 resolution) for 4″ x 6″ prints. Everything your grandchild needs for instant photographic fun is included.
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You may be saying “cheese” more often, but the look on your grandchild’s face when presented with this gift will be well worth it! Users tell us that this Fisher-Price Kid Tough waterproof digital camera for young kids (in both pink and blue) is indeed, “kid-tough.” It has a binocular-like viewfinder with chunky slip-resistent grips, an easy to find delete button that makes noise when you press it, and a wrist strap to help prevent mishaps. Now for the technical stuff that kids need not worry about. Features include: a 1.6″ color LCD preview screen, a USB cord for computer connection (compatible with Windows 2000/ME/XP/VISTA and Macintosh), built-in autoflash, 8 MB of built-in memory that stores up to 60 pictures (depending on resolution), and 1.3 interpolated Mega Pixels (or 640 x 480 resolution) for 4″ x 6″ prints. Everything your grandchild needs for instant photographic fun is included.
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