On November 25, 1995, turtle lovers in Hawaii showed how important sea turtles are to them. They put up a stone monument at Punalu’u Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. The monument honours Hawaii’s sea turtles. It also honours the “Legend of Kauila.”
According to Hawaiian legend, Kauila was a turtle with special power. She could turn herself into a young girl. The people of Ka’u loved Kauila because her spring gave them drinking water. They loved her even more because during the day, Kauila took human form and watched over their children as they played along the shoreline of the bay. She did this because she, too, liked to play.
Kauila kept the children safe.
Punalu’u Beach is a beautiful cove of black sand. There are many green sea turtles there. These turtles are tame and friendly. They often swim close to children playing and swimming in the water. This makes the children really happy.
See more information on other turtles, where I found this information. Go to: http://www.turtles.org/monu.htm
Most kids are fascinated with sea life and the wonders of the deep blue sea. Therefore we would like to introduce you to one of our wooden kids toys from our puzzle play collection.
These toddler learning toys are for ages 3 up and come in a variety of themes such as Rainforest, Sea, and Dinosaurs. These are wood puzzles that double as a playset and each puzzle piece is a separate toy.
Educational children’s toys make the perfect gift and are played with all year round. Kids can play alone or with a friend and create their own adventures as they learn about various sea life creatures, such as the turtle, when they receive a 7.75” x 7.75” “Sea Life Puzzle Playset”.
Do You Know Who Said “Imagination is more important than knowledge”?
“For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand” continues Albert Einstein. So, it is nothing new that children explore their world through play and are more likely to develop healthy relationships when playing with open-ended toys.
Pretense, or the ability to engage in pretend play, is the child’s way of thinking. Children have the ability to use one thing to stand for another. Toddlers between ages 18 and 36 months will bring pretend play into full bloom and it is said that the roots of pretense extend back somewhat into infancy.
When selecting toddler learning toys one of the recommended toys are play sets. Providing your child with a playset with a theme he/she is most likely interested in will help ensure he will stay interested in the new toy.
Children love all the toy animal figures that are included in our wooden kids toys manufactured by ImagiPLAY. One such toddler toy for ages 3 up is our heirloom-quality, hand-crafted Noah’s Ark. This toy is destined to be a classic and comes with male and female animals creating 14 unique animals.
As a ”bonus” all the wooden animals store in the base of the Ark for safe keeping. The set also includes Mr. and Mrs. Noah. What fun your child will experience when he opens up this marvelous wooden toys this Christmas.
Wire Bead maze toys are an educational wooden kid’s toy for toddlers and help develop your child’s fine motor skills. From small to large table models you can be sure to find just the right model for your home, waiting room or nursery school when you do an online search.
Your babies and toddlers will develop manipulative and fine motor skills as well as improve their color and shape recognition when they play with bead maze toys. And these toddler learning toys are the perfect manipulative toy that will encourage curiosity and will enhance your child’s concentration skills.
Promoting visual tracking and eye-hand coordination bead toys belong in all classrooms, clinics and therapeutic and rehab centers. Appropriate for both children and adults who are physically, mentally, or emotionally challenged rollercoaster toys have another advantage; there are no loose parts.
When you require a very large bead toy do a search for Anatex toys. If you have limited space or want a maze toy to travel with our selections are sized to fit in a stroller or car seat and are for play on the go. Give these toys to toddlers ages 2 and up.
When you want quality wooden kids toys you will love exploring our line of ImagiPLAY safe, non-toxic kids toys. Pictured above is our Bear Bead Toy.
Toys that become labeled as “classic toys” are most often your wooden kids toys. Rollercoaster toys, otherwise known as wire and bead maze toys, are educational learning toys for kids 2 up.
Our pretty frog could be one of those educational toys you take everywhere. Our bead and maze toys are sized to fit in a stroller or your child’s car seat and are perfect manipulative toys and games for play-on-the-go!
Easy to carry around when you travel or go on vacation these brightly colored, non toxic toys are a great toy to take on vacations and when you take your family camping.
Parents and teachers in preschools agree that wire bead and maze toys are one of their favorite toys. Because there are no loose parts they are safe for your children to play with limited supervision.
Pediatricians, sports centers, health clubs and anyone else who has a waiting room or playroom for children waiting for their parents will find these toys indispensible.
These wooden toys also come in varieties such as Apple Tree, Kitty, Bear and Flower. Kids love the bright colors and the feel of the wood.
Children will use and develop fine motor skills and have fun with this Binocular craft and game. Explore nature and find exciting things in the park, zoo or your back yard.
Spending time in nature is a wonderful idea to help your kids develop their senses. Here is a craft idea you may like to try. I found this at: http://www.twigglemagazine.com/March-activities/binoculars-craft.html
Materials
- 2 toilet paper rolls
- Craft paper
- Crayons, markers, stickers
- Glue
- Scissors
- Yarn
- Directions:
- Cut a 2½ inch wide strip from craft paper lengthwise. Let children decorate the strip with crayons and stickers. Punch one hole at the end of each paper roll. Let children paint strip around the other end of the paper roll and let dry. Add glue to the middle of the paper rolls. Place strip colored side face down on the table. Place paper rolls one inch apart on the strip (see pic 1). Let dry. When dry, add glue to the strip (see pic 2) and wrap around the paper rolls. Place a book on the top to hold in place while drying. Thread a length of yarn through the holes to make a necklace for children to wear the binoculars.
Tell children that they will be using their binoculars to look at specific objects inside the room or outside in nature. Encourage children to describe in detail what they see. Note: Instruct children not to walk while looking through the binoculars.
When it is time to come in and have quiet play-time offer your children one of our wooden kids toys featuring animals of the Rainforest, Sea or Dinosaurs. Unique puzzle playsets are wonderful toddler learning toys for ages 3 up.
Your kids will love the animal figures from the puzzles; each individual puzzle piece is an animal toy and will stand up by themselves. Your children can play with the animal figures or fit them together as a puzzle while they sit at a table or on the floor.
These are great educational children’s toys to open up exciting learning opportunities and can be a useful prop during their lessons.
Get ready for school with new wooden toddler toys. Now is the time to save yourself some money!
If you are a preschool teacher, Sunday School teacher, owner of a preschool or even a home schooler parent you can receive a ten percent discount coupon by sending us an e-mail with your school’s name and address.
Wooden kids toys are a great investment! When you purchase childrens wooden toys for your school you will be receiving safe children’s learning toys manufactured by ImagiPLAY.
Browse through our unique wood blocks sets such as Safari Stacking Blocks and our new Circle Blocks sets. See our Spinning Tops Game – a global game that promotes eco sensibilities and social awareness.
And, for the ultimate in developmental toys you will want at least one Toy Store in a Box for your school.
For added fun see our Zoo Playset that includes eleven hand-painted wood figures or our Zoom to the Moon Play Set that includes a space ship and velcro-closure blue and green spaceship.
Your kids will love our 3d wooden puzzles to paint! These natural wood puzzles are two sided and are hand-crafted. 1-1/2″ thick puzzles include a Kitty Alphabet puzzle, marine turtle, panda bears and more.
It has been said that “complex block-play is linked with advanced math skills in later life”. Toddlers as young as two years old should have several sets of toy blocks to play with.
Whether your child has foam blocks, cardboard blocks or wooden blocks to play with he will have a toy that will provide him open-ended play time. They will be able to create their own structures into their own play scenarios.
A set of blocks can help your child develop such things as language skills, social skills, creative problem-solving skills, spatial skills as well as motor and hand-eye coordination.
Toy blocks and other construction toys are among the best developmental toys that money can buy. An investment in quality wooden kids toys can’t be over emphasized. One such kids toy is Toy Store in a Box, by ImagiPLAY.
ImagiPLAY’s owner believes that the single most important toy a child can have is a set of blocks. Every block set they manufacture us multi-functional and is designed to inspire hours of imaginative play.
Toy Store in a Box is the ultimate developmental toy for ages 2 up. There are 28 stacking/nesting boxes of various sizes and they all fit into one another. They all stack in such a way that they can be stored in the largest block, the green, 9” x 9” cube.
Kids will love the feel of the wood and the bright colors, red, yellow, blue and green. This is one wooden kids toys you must see!
This ancient tree is between 800 to 1000 years old and has a waistline of 33 feet. What makes this magnificent tree so popular is the belief that it was Robin Hood’s shelter where he and his merry men slept.
Transcending times and cultures, the oak has symbolized strength and endurance. For this reason it stands tall as the national tree of England, Estonia, France, Germany, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the United States, Basque Country, Wales and Serbia.
The smoke from oak wood chips is used for smoking fish, meat, cheese and other foods. It is also used for tanning leather, as the bark is rich in tannin. Some of the best professional drums are made from Japanese oak by manufacturer Yamaha Drums. These drums give off a brighter and louder tone compared to regular drums, owing to the rough, hard surface of the oak.
SEE OUR MAJESTIC OAK TREE! All I Can Imagine, our website, has unique wooden kids toys including safe 3d wooden puzzles. Our puzzles are manufactured from hard, splinter-proof rubberwood trees and painted with lead-free paints.
Read more interesting facts about the majestic oak tree from the website where I found these facts: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/facts-about-oak-trees.html
Camping with your children will be a wonderful bonding experience. And, when children can play outside there are less rules and restrictions, making it fun for the whole family.
Besides all the running around and exploring and the normal camping chores, there will also need to be a time for quite play. Planning ahead of time you could prepare some simple crafts for kids to make while sitting at a picnic table.
Here is one I thought would be fun and children will learn about design in nature from this toddler craft.
LEAF PRINT
You will need:
* Paper
* Different types of leaves
* Paint or crayons
Put the paper flat on the table and then put the leaf under the paper. After you’ve done that, use the crayon to shade the print of the leaf on the paper.
If you are using paint, you put the leaf in the paint and then print in on the paper.
You could bring some zip lock bags to store their leaves in if your child does not have some other idea of his own – such as decorating his tent.
If you liked this craft idea and want more I would suggest going to this website: http://www.parentingtoddlers.com/toddlercraft.html
See one of our unique children’s wooden toys. You can easily pack some wooden kids toys when you go camping and this outrageously fun eco-balancing game can be played at a picnic table when the family gathers around together. See this Tumblin’ Tree Game on our website, All I Can Imagine.
It’s ok if you do because snails (Gastropods) are found in almost every habitat, be it damp land, fresh water, or sea water. Snails are small, soft-bodied mollusk that crawls very slowly. Most snails have spiral shells on their backs into which they can pull back for protection. There are land snails, freshwater snails, and marine snails.
Did you know that a snail has only one foot? Or that it has no bones at all?
Snails move slowly making them easy to watch. Slow-moving snails are great for studying animal motion. If you find a snail in your garden and turn it over, you’ll see that it uses a large, muscular foot to crawl along.
There are two types of snails. Gilled snails have gills and can close their bodies into their shells with a plate, or door. Gilled snails usually lay their eggs in jelly-like cocoons above or under water. The trapdoor snail (actually a livebearer) and apple snail are two of these.
Pulmonate snails have lungs. They either come to the surface to breathe, or some breathe through their body surface while underwater. They cannot close their bodies into their shells. Pulmonate snails usually lay their eggs in gelatinous masses under water (the Malaysian trumpet snail though is a live-bearer). Examples are pond snails and ramshorn snails.
This information was found on: http://www.abc-kid.com/snails/ and http://www.teacherwebshelf.com/classroompets/insectsandco-snails.htm. See these websites for more interesting snail facts for kids.
Of Special Interest - See our 3d wooden puzzle collection. Splinter- proof wooden puzzles for kids 3 up. Brightly painted in colors that kids love, our animal puzzles will be a great addition to your child’s collection of wooden kids toys.
