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Kids love to color. Get them this box and marvel at the abstract art they'll produce. Built in sharpener too!

If you have a few unwanted colors (the ones that look like vomit usually) you can make candles out of them! Great for a rainy afternoon. Just melt the crayon, sans peel, in an aluminum tin filled with boiling water.

Have fun!

Updated Nov 15, 2007

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Geyser Blast Sprinkler

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In the warmer parts of spring and the hot summer, children need sprinklers. It's that simple. Have you ever seen one of those things (a child) not run around in glee when the sprinklers go on?

This one is cool cause it blasts water in all directions. But even a regular, old fashioned sprinkler is a great toy.

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Latex Color Balloons

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Balloons! ALWAYS helium, never air. If you want all the time fun, get a small tank of helium and refill it from time to time (some florists do this). You will also need ribbon; otherwise what's the point?

I always loved tying a few balloons together and seeing how much stuff I could get them to lift. I never managed to get myself airborne though.

Kids can also use them in water fights - the possibilities are endless!

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62-Piece Block Set

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Blocks! Everyone loves blocks. Or at least they did, before their architectural masterpiece came crashing down because of a stupid, tiny jiggle. Argh.

Every kid should have a set of blocks to create with. Teach them how to make solid foundations and then make them try to say the word 'foundation'.

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Big Bubbles Toy

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Klutz makes lots of fun 'books'. They almost always include some cool toys.

But that's besides the point. Every kid/toddler should play with bubbles! Get them 99 cent bubble bottle and wand and watch them squeal. You can get slightly older kids this book and let them make ENORMOUS bubbles. Cmon, you know you want to try that.

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Lamaze Octotunes

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Every kid is going to need something to make noises. If you don't get them something that will, they're very good at finding more sinister ways to produce their desired cacophony...

I actually tried this at a relative's house (she has a child). I couldn't stop using it! Ok, well I could, but it was fun. Each tentacle of this octopus play a different note following standard keys when you give his leg a squeeze. It even comes with a book of songs that shows you how to play them by color (each leg is a different color).

Updated Nov 15, 2007