Blocks And 3d Puzzles

Lord

Again and again I have asked You

To robe me in splendor—

To spark my life with radiance

Until there burns within me

A soft unquenchable glow.

Now today as I read Your Word

Your answer to my longing is so direct:

“They looked to him and were radiant.”

Lord, the mystery is solved!

I must look steadfastly to You

A shimmering reflection of Yours.

Combine fun and learning and you have a happy child.  Educational daycare toddler learning toys play an important role in your child’s development.

Toys have to hold your child’s attention and advancing technology is leading to new innovations is toys specifically designed for toys in daycare centers.  Classic toys such as musical toys, coloring books, paint sets and time tested wooden kids toys are appearing in waiting rooms, Sunday schools, and daycare centers.

Did you know that daycare toys and toddler learning toys are now appearing in shopping malls and toy shops in every possible field?  The variety of children’s wooden toys for parents and educators to choose from includes activity centre toys, sports, science, painting, building block toys and even electronic and computer toys.

Children’s toy collections should include age appropriate toys and with subjects that they are interested in or subjects that you want to introduce to your children.  Remember if a child is bored with a toy, or he finds it too difficult, he will set it aside.

Kids love toys and wood puzzles with a variety of shapes and sizes and in bright primary colors.  By 2-1/2 to 3 years old children have good hand and finger coordination making chunky 3d puzzles a perfect daycare toy. A popular wooden kids toy is our bunnies number puzzle pictured above.  This toddler toy has small parts and is not for children under 3 years old.

A snail lives in a shell and moves very slowly. To teach kids about snails it helps to have a live specimen available.

If you have a garden you probably have a snail nearby.  Did you know garden snails feed on both living and decaying plants which can damage your garden’s crops?  Because of this fact, snails are not very welcome in your garden and are considered pests.

Regardless that the snail is a pest they do make an interesting educational lesson for your children.  Snails are neat to learn about and fun to watch.

Let’s get back to the “snail trail hunt”.  So where do you look for snail trails? Most garden snails live in and around moist areas such as near ponds, in the woods, and of course, in the garden. They usually travel in irregular paths, oftentimes in a circle and sometimes even upside down.

Take the kids for a walk on a cloudy day along a nature trail or at night in the backyard to see if they can spot any snail trails. Hunt for snail trail in the garden along walks and walls or beneath stones, leaves, or flowerpots. Follow the snail trail to see where it leads. Be aware, however, that not all snail trails are the same. It could belong to the slug instead. A slug is simply a snail without a shell. So how do you tell the two trails apart? If the snail trail is continuous, then it’s a slug. If there are breaks in the trail, it’s a snail.

If you find a snail have your child capture him and put it in a clear container with a lid and air vents. When disturbed the snail will retreat back into its shell.  This is how they also sleep and hibernate during the winter. Find more snail facts online or at your library. 

For craft ideas you may like a website I just located: http://daniellesplace.com/HTML/snailcrafts.html

If you have a young child 3 and up who is learning his numbers he will love our snail 3d wooden puzzle.  This wood puzzle is made from splinter-proof hardwood and measures 6” x 5”.  Painted in bright primary colors that kids love each chunky piece has an individual number painted on it.

The wolf is the largest member of the canine family. Gray wolves range in color from grizzled gray or black to all-white. As the ancestor of the domestic dog, the gray wolf resembles German shepherds or malamutes. Wolves are making a comeback in the Great Lakes, Northern Rockies and Southwestern United States.

Wolves like to eat Ungulates (large hoofed mammals) like elk, deer, moose and caribou. Wolves are also known to eat beaver, rabbits and other small prey. Wolves are also scavengers and often eat animals that have died due to other causes like starvation and disease.

Wolves live, travel and hunt in packs of 4-7 animals on average. Packs include the mother and father wolves, called the alphas, their pups and several other subordinate or young animals. The alpha female and male are the pack leaders that track and hunt prey, choose den sites and establish the pack’s territory. Wolves develop close relationships and strong social bonds. They often demonstrate deep affection for their family and may even sacrifice themselves to protect the family unit.

Wolves have a complex communication system ranging from barks and whine to growls and howls. While they don’t howl at the moon, they do howl more when it’s lighter at night, which occurs more often when the moon is full.

The most common cause of death for wolves is conflict with people over livestock losses. While wolf predation on livestock is fairly uncommon, wolves that do prey on them are often killed to protect the livestock.

We hope you enjoyed reading a few facts about the grey wolf.  You can easily find more facts and crafts by doing an online search.  And your children may love to have a grey wolf of their own.

Available online are 3d wooden puzzles from ImagiPLAY’s line of wooden kids toys. When you want quality built educational childrens toys your children will take great delight in a new wolf puzzle.

Although pickles and planets may not have anything in common I did find an interesting idea on the Internet.  Memorize this: “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pickles”.

Now you are ready to learn the names of our planets.  Ready?   It stands for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.  I do not know why learning things in the form of a poem or through a song is helpful but it really does work.

Teaching young children about our planets can be an exciting experience.  There are many games, activities and wood toys that you can find to help keep the learning fun.  And we know “play” is a child’s learning tool when they are not at their desk.

You can begin with telling your children that our galaxy is known as the Milky Way.  It is home to nine planets, their moons and the sun.  The sentence that you just memorized is a way to remember those planets in the order in which they are situated from the sun.

To keep children interested in learning about space and our planets remember to watch for the manufacturers recommended age for any wooden kids toy, craft project or game.  You may like this website  Elementary GLOBE that I just found:  http://www.globe.gov/fsl/html/templ.cgi?elemGLOBE&lang=en . 

Elementary GLOBE is designed to introduce students of grades K-4 to the study of Earth System Science (ESS). Elementary GLOBE forms an instructional unit comprised of five modules that address ESS and interrelated subjects including weather, hydrology, phenology, and soils. Each Elementary GLOBE module contains a science-based storybook and classroom learning activities.

And don’t forget to take a look at our own playset, a wood toy called “ Zoom to the Moon”.  This is an award winning wooden toy for kids 3 up which includes a  portable rocket ship set is perfect for take-along space adventures with 7  hand-painted wooden figures and 5″ x 8.5″ rocket ship tote that has zippered closure for secure take offs and landing!  Hand-crafted for ImagiPLAY from Rubberwood  - an environmentally-friendly hardwood.

You will love the child safe paints and splinter-proof wood this toy is made from.

We are updating our blocksand3dpuzzles.com website.  We have removed many natural wood 3d puzzles in preparation for our new arrivals in March/April. 

Our spring collection of new wooden children’s toys will include unique lacing toys as well as a variety of beautifully designed EcoYoYo’s just to name a few products.

 Did you know the Yo-Yo is the 2nd oldest toy in the world and has made a comeback?  This wooden kids toy is an eco-friendly version of a timeless toy that has been popular with kids around the world since ancient times.

Simple, elegant and fun! There will be an animal picture on one side of the Yo-Yo and a picture of his favorite food on the other side on our tiger and panda bear yo-yo’s. There is also a moon and stars and fire and water and two others that we will keep as a surprise.

Thinking “way back” to my childhood, I remember having several yo-yo’s and trying to learn to do all the tricks such as Walk the Dog.  Do you remember Gravity Pull, Sleeper, Forward Pass, Around the Corner and Breakaway Pass? You can find them online and re-learn them when you get your new toy.

I did not succeed in mastering any tricks, did you?  But I did have fun trying.  I plan on getting one of our new wooden children’s toys from my supplier and trying again.

O God, thank You

That Your promises are valid

As long as the world lasts.

They do not suddenly dissolve

When my faith is feeble

And my courage fails.

When You have given a promise

You will perform  it-

Sight or no sight

Feeling or no feeling.

You may take me

Through the darkest night

The deepest waters.

The very worst may happen

But out of it

You will bring the very best

For Your Word remains secure.

Lord, keep me faithful in my trust.

When I can articulate no other prayer

May my waiting heart

Continually avow:

I trust!

I trust!

Lions consume a wide variety of prey, from wildebeest, impala, zebra, giraffe, buffalo and wild hogs to sometimes rhinos and hippos. They will also feed on smaller animals such as hares, birds and reptiles. Lions are also known to attack elephants when food is scarce.

Both male and female lions roar, and that roar can be heard over five miles away!

The lion population in Africa has been reduced by half since the early 1950s. Today, fewer than 21,000 remain in all of Africa. 

Though lions used to live in most parts of Africa, they are now found only in the south Sahara desert and in parts of southern and eastern Africa. Historically, in addition to Africa, lions were found from Greece through the Middle East to northern India

The only social member of the cat (Felidae) family, lions live in large groups called “prides,” consisting of about 15 lions. Related females and their young make up the majority of the pride. A single male, or sometimes a small group of 2-3 males, will join a pride for an indefinite period, usually about 3 years or until another group of males takes over.

We hope you enjoyed reading about the Lion, one of our favorite animals.  And, if you have children two and up you may be interested in a wonderful wooden kids toy, our Safari Stacking Blocks (pictured above). Buying open ended educational childrens toys will open up many teaching opportunities as your children play, learn and increase their self-esteem.

Young children aged twelve up to twenty-four months are learning words and even short phrases even before they can begin speaking. Knowing this fact may encourage parents not to use “baby talk” when talking to their children.

Even when you child is in your womb you can begin talking to them and letting your child get to know your voice.   And because children will be gathering even more information from their environments playing classical music is a good idea.

After your child is born they will be gathering information using senses such as sight, touch, taste and hearing.  This is why the toys you select for them is so very important.  Choose baby and toddler toys that encourage your child’s development by stimulating the senses we just mentioned.

Wooden baby toys are an excellent choice to begin with.  Two examples are wooden baby rattles and wood clutching toys both manufactured by ImagiPLAY and are available online.  And always watch the manufacturers age recommendation’s that are listed on baby toys and toddler toys.

Quadro™ construction kits are designed to help children become more secure, confident and socially responsible and will help them develop balance, strength and a range of motor skills. Children’s activities with Quadro™ play structures are only limited by their imagination.

Children of all ages and physical abilities can safely and confidently play with this brightly colored construction kit which may be set up either outside or inside. Waiting rooms, doctor’s offices, health clubs, day care centers will all benefit by owning at least one of these beautifully constructed child’s toys.

Kits come with directions to make a large variety of structures and when you add a vehicle kit the wheels you are provided open up even more play opportunities.

Quadro playsets are weather proof and the colors are mostly UV resistant. Each of our Quadro™” play structures kits encourage creative, open ended play time that children thrive on mentally and physically.