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4 year old Girl

• Galt Tee Pee Play tent. Does she like to play pretend?

• Cotton Reels and Fun Buttons Is she interested in sewing or weaving? These are popular to develop fine motor skills needed to weave or sew.
• Nate & Nellie Marionettes Marionettes are a lot of fun if she likes dolls.
• Shape 'n Color Coaster Very popular for leaning colors, shapes, patterns while continuing to develop hand-eye coordination.
• Ring Toss Helps develop depth perception for physical activities.
• Bear Puzzle Here are some real popular puzzles you could pick and choose to group together and reach your $20-25 range if she likes puzzles.  They each have their own educational value.
• Name Train If she hasn’t already learned to spell her name this would be great.
• Number Puzzle Associates quantities with the numerals.

Does she like to play computer games?  These are a lot of fun and great teachers. Does she like any particular character—Muppets, Clifford, Blue’s Clues?

• Muppets Educational Software (Muppet characters)
• Crayola Educational Software (encourages artistic creativity)
• Clifford Educational Software (Clifford the Big Red Dog)
• Blue's Clues Educational Software (Blue’s Clues)

 5 year old Girl

Is she artistic? You could combine any of these top 4 together?

• Water Color Paints
• Art Apron
• Finger Paints
• Paint Brushes
• Educational Puzzles Does she like puzzles? I sell a lot of these.  I can’t think of any that are poor sellers so just pick one that reflect her personality.
• Galt Tee Pee She may like the Tee Pee Tent also.  It’s great to have your own place and tents are cool.
• Nate & Nellie Marionettes She would probably like Marionettes also if she likes dolls. (Most girls love dolls but not all.)
• First Craft Kits There are a lot of first kits on this page for the domestic type girls. Sewing, knitting, weaving…
• Magnetic Maze 5 year olds need to learn coordination for writing.  This maze is a great way to do that.
• Name Train Name trains make great décor and are fun to play with. 
• Rocking Moon Game Fun game of balancing, shapes, and colors. 

 Just like I said before.  Software is great for learning while playing.  If they have access to a computer check these out.  

• Reader Rabbit Kindergarten Reader Rabbit Kindergarten
• Reader Rabbit 1st Grade Reader Rabbit 1st Grade (If she is an advanced reader.)
• Crayola Software (encourages artistic creativity)
• Variety of Educational Software Here are MANY more to look through.  There’s something to fit any kid’s interests.

5 year old Boy

Is he artistic? You could combine any of these top 4 together?

• Water Color Paints
• Art Apron
• Finger Paints
• Paint Brushes
• Marble Run A marble racer is fun.  They get to make their own tracks and then race the marble down them.  Great prep for physics minded kids.
• Educational Puzzles Does he like puzzles? I sell a lot of these.  I can’t think of any that are poor sellers so just pick one that reflect his personality.
• Galt Tee Pee He may like the Tee Pee Tent also.  It’s great to have your own place and tents are cool.
• Racing Boats There are racing cars too.  These are fun for kids.  Helps them use their imaginations and figure out what makes them go faster and what slows them down. 
• Magnetic Maze 5 year olds need to learn coordination for writing.  This maze is a great way to do that.
• Name Train If he likes trains, Name trains are great too.
• Rocking Moon Game Fun game of balancing, shapes, and colors. 
• Reader Rabbit Kindergarten
• Reader Rabbit 1st Grade (Is he advanced?)
• Large Variety of Educational Software Here are MANY more to look through.  There’s something to fit any kid’s interests.

• Handmade wooden helicopter

• Handmade wooden train. 
• Coca Cola Alarm Clock An alarm clock that runs on Coca Cola.  This is great, getting him ready for science fairs he will have the opportunity to enter in the future.  Does he want an alarm clock? (It never ceases to amaze me all the things you can do with cola.)

The 7, 8, and 10 year old boys

• Science Kits Anything on this page would be fun for them.  Science kits and robotics will keep these kids entertained.  The robotics aren’t just put in a battery and play, they get to learn how they work and how to put them together.

• Gyrobix Infinity - These are fun.  Experience the laws of motion and centripetal force.

• Gyrobix Revolution
• Gyrobix Explorer
• Clue Finders Educational Software - Clue Finders present problems for every age group. (7 year old maybe 2^nd grade, 8 year old 3^rd grade, and 10 year old 5^th grade)
• Language Learning Software - Are they learning a second language?
• Carmen Sandiego Software Games - Carmen Sandiego is great for teaching Geography.