“Discover the Fun”… of Learning!

The new school year is fast approaching.  Therefore, we would like to pass you some notes on Timbuk's top toys for refreshing academic skills.

Brain Quest (Ages 3+) and Brain Quest for the Car (Ages: 7-12)

Are your children hung-up on hangman? Are you having trouble towing them away from tic-tac-toe? Allow us to suggest something new!

To make long road trips fun and educational, there's no better travel companion than Brain Quest for the Car, or any of the Brain Quest trivia booklets, for that matter. Multiple children can entertain themselves by quizzing each other; or, a single child can quiz their self. A sample question from the third-grade trivia booklet reads, "Change the verb to its past from: 'Yesterday, I eat too much.'"

Speaking of eating too much… Being small and compact, Brain Quest is also ideally suited for restaurants.

Pluses and Minuses Keyboard (Ages: 3+)

The pluses and minuses keyboard is a fantastic tool for learning basic addition and subtraction. On each key is an addition or subtraction question, and under each key is the answer. Pushing the transparent key allows children to quiz themselves, and thereby promotes independent learning skills.

Exact Change Game  (Ages: 6+)

Another staff favorite is the award winning game Exact Change.  The object is to play all of your cards as quickly as possible. The faster you can match currency values and make exact change, the faster you can empty your hand.

Maria, from our University Hills store, has played the game with her nephew and says, "I like Exact Change, because it is fun to play, and easy for young children to understand.  Because it is a game, and because they want to win, children are motivated to learn. There's no pressure-they aren't standing in front of a cash register. They can learn at their own pace; but they will want to learn quickly, in order to win!"

The Human Body Anatomy Kit (Ages: 8+)

For the more sedentary of "body-builders," this anatomy kit provides an excellent brain workout, while guiding children through the construction of their vey own human anatomy model. The kit comes with a 12" stand, 12 bones and muscles, 9 vital organs, a body parts organ-izer (pun almost certainly intended), tweezers, forceps, and a 32-page illustrated booklet, which features child-friendly explanations, such as, "Cells are like tiny water balloons: each one filled with liquid." Super summer symbolism for super summer learning!

Getting lost in educational toys and games is far more fun than getting lost at school. So, come "Discover the Fun" of learning at Timbuk Toys!

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