Rody is an inflatable vinyl bouncy ride - and when we say kids think they are fun we know it’s the truth since we see it every day! The Rody Horse at our Park Place store gets ridden over and over again each day as new little riders discover how fun Rody can be!

Rody helps kids learn balance and coordination as they bounce away, using its soft head and ears to hang on. Rody is complete with a saddle seat and a tail and comes in a wide variety of colors.  The Rody Horse is made of latex-free vinyl in Italy by Gymnic and is free of banned phthalates.

Rody also has a support base available if you want to transform Rody into a rocking horse. Rock ‘n’ Rody is a super fun take on a traditional rocking horse toy.

As kids grow, Rody can grow too! Just add more air and your child will be up and bouncing whether they are 2, 3, or 4 years old.

Get a Rody inflatable horse today for your own bouncy fun!

Magna-Tiles are a series of flat shapes with magnetic sides or edges. The tiles can be used to build 3-dimensional structures or can used on a flat surface in an endless combination of designs. Talk about gratification; take a series of small, flat objects and turn them into an amazing creation!

We love Magna-Tiles because while they’re building, kids are also learning math concepts including geometry and calculus.

We sell the Magna-Tiles 32-piece Clear Colors set , and the Magna-Tiles DX 48-piece set , which also includes wheels, a door, curved and holed pieces.

From learning basic shapes to the creation of advanced multi-dimensional structures, Magna-Tiles are a wonderful toy to help develop patterning, shape recognition, building and motor skills.

Magna-Tiles , offering hours of open-ended fun and exploration, are ideal for children three and older, and are made by Valtech.

Click here for more info or how to buy from The Learning Tree .

The idea behind Keva Planks is simple - but what results from children’s imaginations when they build with them is anything but! Each and every plank in the set is the same size - roughly 1/4 inch thick, 3/4 inch wide and 4 1/2 inches long. By stacking the planks, structures take shape - either from imaginations or from a guide book that comes with the set.

And while Keva planks are a spectacular building tool for children as young as 5, they are also wonderful for older children and adults. Each person builds to his own skill level and what they build can be simple or complex, detailed or abstract. Building with the planks can help with mathematical skills, as well as verbal if the users are building in a group setting.

Keva Planks are made of renewable maple wood and the set contains no glue, no connectors, no different-sized shapes or sophisticated pieces and parts. Experience the unique simplicity of Keva planks; they are certainly one of our favorite building sets here at The Learning Tree!

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Your little doctors will be giving the medical news to their patients (friends, parents, dolls, stuffed animals, little brothers and sisters and more!) when they receive this wonderful doctor set.

The award-winning Learning Resources Pretend & Play® Doctor Set promotes imaginative play with its 19 medical-themed pieces. Your little doctor can monitor heartbeats with a stethoscope that is complete with realistic sounds, use the thermometer to "take" temperatures, apply bandages, use forceps and more as they learn about each piece.

They can receive emergency notifications with the realistic-sounding pager or can call in a prescription or make a call to the surgical suite with the set’s cell phone (which requires batteries that we sell at The Learning Tree also).

Not only is this doctor set a great kit to promote education and imaginative play, it can also help children frightened by doctor’s visits ease their anxieties - afer all, once they are the doctor and use all of the tools of the trade, everything seems much less scary!

All of the durable, plastic pieces store in a sturdy, portable case. The set is perfect for children ages 3-6.

Click here for more details or to purchase.

]]> http://www.The-Learning-Tree.com/doctor-doctor/feed/ http://www.The-Learning-Tree.com/gears-gears-gears-gear-up-for-fun/ http://www.The-Learning-Tree.com/gears-gears-gears-gear-up-for-fun/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:06:45 +0000 The Learning Tree team http://www.The-Learning-Tree.com/?p=493 Do you have a builder - a child who likes to take things apart, put them together, figure out how to make things work? Imagine their sense of delight and satisfaction when they get to do what they love - and are then rewarded with motorized movement and real lights!

The Gears! Gears! Gears!® Lights & Action Building Set is a wonderful construction toy that combines gears-and-cranks building with a power motor, flashing lights, glow-in-the-dark stickers and more.

Construction toys are ideal educational toys for kids, because there is no right or wrong way to use them - whatever kids can think to do or want to do is the right thing to do. Each and every time they sit down to build they can both dream and create something new. With 121 pieces, this set has endless possibilities.

The Gears! Gears! Gears!® Lights & Action Building Set comes with its own storage tub and works fully with other Gears, Gears, Gears sets . It is the perfect next step for kids who have the Basic Building Sets (or would be a great companion to the Basic Building Set if your child hasn’t experienced the fun of these great construction sets!).

From Learning Resources, Gears! Gears! Gears!® Lights & Action Building Set is ideal for ages 5-10.

Click here for more information or to buy.

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And then building it yourself…from magnets?! Even cooler!

Working Trucks from the makers of Magna-Tiles give your little builder the chance to build a vehicle just like they do at the factory! Our Toy Experts think this set is pretty fun in that kids can build their very own imaginative creation or fun vehicles like bulldozers, police cars and fire trucks.

The 27-piece modular magnetic system comes with 4 wheeled base units and plenty of other pieces for little vehicle builders to create their own fleet. All of the pieces are held together with magnets, adding another element of fun, as well as the promotion of fine motor skills (no pun intended!).

Working Trucks Magnetic Combination Vehicles are perfect for children from ages 3 to 6.

Click here for more info or to purchase from The Learning Tree.

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Each of our Kansas City metro-area Learning Tree toy stores has a Calico Critters playtable and they are never short for action. We’ll walk past them once and the Cottontail Rabbit family will be sitting in chairs "listening" to Mom Rabbit read a story. Later we’ll see that an inventive child has tucked the Buttercup Cat Twins into beds and they are dreaming away.

Calico Critters is an ever-expanding set of miniature animals that are designed with an incredible attention to detail. They live in homes like the Deluxe Village House, Townhouse, and the impressive Cloverleaf Manor that can be decorated with furniture and accessories.

From the family room with an aquarium to a baby’s pink bedroom set to a kitchen set with 9 pieces of furniture and more than 40 cooking utensils, there is a full line of furniture sets to keep all of the Calico Critter animals living comfortably.

Calico Critters encourage creative, imaginative play. We love that the animals are tiny and easy for kids to pick up, play with and move around, which encourages them to continue their inventive play. We carry a full line of Calico Critters It’s a great line of toys to ask grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends to add to as holiday or birthday gifts throughout the year.

Calico Critters, from International Playthings, is ideal for children ages three and up.

Click here to see all the Calico Critters we’ve rounded up for you at The Learning Tree.

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• Ah, the power of launching a missile, just with a jump!

One good hop onto the Blast Pad® sends one of the three Metalix™ missiles high into the sky - the jump forces air through the launch tube to vault the missile into space! We think there are lots of good things here:

• The flex launch tube extends almost 3 feet, points safely away from children and only launches in the vertical position.

  

  • To make the missiles launch, it takes a jump - that’s action , people! Kiddos playing with this toy have to get their hops on and be active, making the Blast Pad a great toy - it’s fun and promotes physical activity.
  • The action continues, as the jumpers or their friends have to run, walk, skip or hop (or any other way to get from point A to point B) to reclaim the missile after it returns to earth.

  

  • All of the parts store neatly into the base.
  • The Blast Pad includes 3 missiles and comes in three different colors: Comet Tail Red, Electric Extra Terrestrial Green and Exploding Sun Yellow.

The Blast Pad Advanced Launch Missile System is recommended for ages 8 to 11 but big kids like us have a great time with it too!

We make sure everyone on our staff is familiar with all of our products so they can retain their Learning Tree Toy Expert status and help our customers find the best kids toys and gifts for their children, families, friends, and themselves!

Our store has been a trusted resource for safe, quality, educational and fun childrens products for our KC metro and online customers for several years now. We work hard to make sure we are familiar with all the new games, books and toys that are on the market. (Although we have to admit that learning to play all the new games is hardly hard work.)

We got to play lots of games after our meeting….

Ducks In A Row, which is perfect for young grade-schoolers…it’s a fun and creative version of checkers.

Sarah liked Spy Alley - it’s a board game for families with older kids. 2 to 6 people can play. The object is to unmask enemy spies without blowing your own cover.

Horton Hears A Who - You To The Rescue! was very funny - Lori looked especially fetching in the elephant nose - don’t you agree?

Players scatter clover pieces around the house, then go back to the board. If you land on a clover tile, (Lori!) you get to wear the Horton hat.

In Animal Soup, you grab a spoon and a flipbook and dig in. It’s silly and fun for kids 5 to 11.

We have a huge assortment of classic and new games, books, and toys for all ages and learning abilities that kids will love to get for Christmas - and keep playing throughout the year.

We also provide gift-wrapping if you’re in a hurry (who isn’t?) or are shipping your gifts directly to your recipient. Call us during store hours if you have questions about whether a gift is age-appropriate, fun to play, easy to learn, good for all ages - or if you’re totally stumped and don’t know what to buy.

We’ve got tons of great ideas for infant toys, toddler gifts, pre-school books and toys, science kits, art supplies and kits, even kid’s play furniture.

Click here to visit our store.

Flip ‘n’ Tip Fred! is one of the WOW Toys we carry - a unique line of toys that require no batteries yet still have delightful moving and animated parts. Flip ‘n’ Tip Fred! is friction-powered and is the perfect toy for all of those kiddos who run to the window each time they hear the trash truck rumble down the street!

Not only can they make the truck do a mini-version of rumbling down the street (aka your floor!), kids can use the bucket to tip trash into the truck or sort the bins and flip them into the rear. Other animation includes an automatic trash crusher that spins, as well as a sliding door that opens to empty the truck.

Flip ‘n’ Tip Fred comes complete with three different recycle bins, a boy and girl recycling team and a sturdy carrying handle - this is a great role-play toy that your child will want to play with over and over again.  For ages 18+ months.

Gift Wrap? No Thanks! Birthday (+$1.00) Christmas (+$1.00) Hanukkah (+$1.00) Price: $49.99 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16