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Full of medical and office supplies (like forms and signs) so that your child can take care of every single ailment their stuffed animal comes up with!

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Car, Boat or Airplane Design Workshops

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Three choices available: Car, Boat or Airplane

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"If you could design your own car, what would it look like? Classic? Compact? Futuristic? A truck? Design these vehicles and more with the cool components tucked in this handsome blue portfolio.

Included are 10 pages of different car and truck bodies to trace, 2 pages of accessories (tires, mirrors, steering wheels, roof racks), 2 pages of stickers (numbers, racing stripes, and other ultra-cool finishing touches), 12 colored pencils, an eraser, heavy vellum paper, and helpful instructions. Use Metallic Colored Pencils to make custom paint jobs gleam.

For ages 9 and up.

Let your imagination soar with our Add-On Kits that include design sheets, a #2 cedar pencil, and 20 sheets of heavy vellum paper, packaged in a colorful cardstock envelope.":

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Star Performance Theater

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Perfect if you have a drama king or queen under your roof this Christmas....

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On stage! Young musicians, thespians, and fashion models (as well as announcers for and participants in every imaginable kind of performance event) earn a walk down this red "carpet."

Made of durable polyester with a mesh ceiling to aid air circulation, the theater features a curtain door both in back and front so performers can change costumes between acts or before the curtain goes up. Great graphics of speakers, footlights, and spotlights set the stage for real excitement. For ages 3 and up.

Young actors ages 4 and up can enchant the audience in resonant tones produced by our adjustable Star Performance Microphone. Use it in either handheld or standup position (with or without the headset) and be sure to go heavy on the applause button. Two speakers enhance its sound quality, and it will even play 4 background songs with echo sound (there's also room to add an MP3 player in the bottom to play your own music).

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Scrabble Onyx Edition (B&N Exclusive)

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I'm a rabid fan of Scrabble. And black. And Barnes and Noble. So I fell in love with this edition earlier this year. Even before realizing it's on a lazy susan. That's right. It spins. Mmmmm.... sexy, sexy Scrabble.

Updated Aug 16, 2008

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String Games

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I've probably said this here before but just to be clear: I didn't have three ten-pound babies for nothing. My payment? The chance to passive aggressively encourage them to rewalk my own childhood footsteps. Kind of like a "life do-over." Only I hope they do it more gracefully.

The purpose? So that I can answer deep, provocative questions like, "How different would my life be if I hadn't sported 3-inch high vertical bangs in high school?" (Sidenote: I grew up in So. Cal in the 80's. So it was only partially my fault.)

This book made me think of one thing when I saw it: "I played those games. Now THEY will... err... I mean, can if they would like... play those games."

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Cat's Cradle, Crow's Foot, Jacob's Ladder - we remember well the happy hours spent playing string games handed down to us by our mothers and grandmothers.

Thankfully, Richard Darsie's careful, step-by-step instructions and photographs will help us teach our children. Three rainbow-hued cord loops that are much easier to work with than the yarn we used as kids are also included.

A special kind of heirloom for ages 4 and up.

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Hardcover, 8" x 8", 95 pages

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Balance Board

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I had a typically dysfunctional reaction to this toy when I saw it. My first thought? Wouldn't it be awesome if it was used for sobriety tests for adults? I had a flash of driving along the expressway and seeing various adults tanked up on too much spiked eggnog wobbling back and forth on wooden discs.

Yeah, I know I'm whacked in the head. That's not a newsflash.

Aside from that nonsense, I must admit it looks like a heck of a fun toy and is a great idea. Kids actually get a bit of exercise while playing and working on focus and concentration. Imagine that. I think I really like this. Yes. Yes I DO really like this!

Updated Nov 13, 2008

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Dragons and Pagodas Building Blocks

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This is one of those toys (in this case, a themed series) that makes you say, "Why didn't I think of that?" Archiquest took famous architectural themes from around the world- Ancient China is the subject in this set- and re-imagined them in intricate and stunningly colorful detail on wooden blocks. The result? A visually exotic and educational take on a classic toy.

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Reconstruct the world's architectural masterpieces! Take the "tect" out of architect, substitute imagination, and you get a stunning set of building blocks.

Fully illustrated with original artwork inspired by famous architecture from around the globe, these blocks invite kids to share the amazing spatial, proportional, and dimensional discoveries celebrated in that architectural style.

Each set includes a hardbound book on the history and culture that inspired the architectural style it features.

Dragons and Pagodas features 50 blocks and 50 pages inspired by unique designs from ancient China.

For ages 5 and up.

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Empire and Arches Building Blocks

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This is one of those toys (in this case, a themed series) that makes you say, "Why didn't I think of that?" Archiquest took famous architectural themes from around the world- the Roman Empire is the subject in this set- and re-imagined them in intricate and stunningly colorful detail on wooden blocks. The result? A visually exotic and educational take on a classic toy.

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Archiquest
Reconstruct the world's architectural masterpieces! Take the "tect" out of architect, substitute imagination, and you get a stunning set of building blocks.

Fully illustrated with original artwork inspired by famous architecture from around the globe, these blocks invite kids to share the amazing spatial, proportional, and dimensional discoveries celebrated in that architectural style.

Each set includes a hardbound book on the history and culture that inspired the architectural style it features.

Empire and Arches features 68 blocks and 46 pages that explore engineering advances and architectural masterpieces of the ancient Roman Empire.

For ages 5 and up.

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Kings and Castles Block Set

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This is one of those toys (in this case, a themed series) that makes you say, "Why didn't I think of that?" Archiquest took famous architectural themes from around the world- the Middle Ages is the subject in this set- and re-imagined them in intricate and stunningly colorful detail on wooden blocks. The result? A visually exotic and educational take on a classic toy.

from the site:

Experience the majesty of medieval architecture with this unique multidimensional building system that inspires young builders to construct countless castles, gothic chapels, fortresses and so much more.

The 68 heirloom-quality wooden blocks feature incredibly detailed artwork reflecting motifs of real-life castles of the Middle Ages.

Set includes nice wooden storage box, plus a 48-page hardbound book with illustrated building plans, creative ideas and fascinating information about architecture.

For ages 3 and up.

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