Christmas and the Holidays are just around the corner and Santa is busy gathering ideas for gifts to leave in those stockings hung by the tree.

Here’s a few gems that are sure to educate and entertain the kids.  Whether you’re a parent, or a grandparent, books, childrens music CDs and movie DVDs along with a new DVD CD player to take to Grandma’s house are always nice to tuck away for those snow days when daycare or school is cancelled!

Childrens Music CDs and DVDs Stocking Stuffer Ideas

 A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures

Born on a Baja, California beach in 1959, new hatchling Sammy must do what his fellow newborn sea turtles are doing: race across the beach to the ocean before a seagull or crab captures them. Thus begins Sammy’s incredible fifty-year ocean journey. Along the way he meets his best friend, a fellow turtle named Ray, and overcomes obstacles both natural and man-made while trying to fulfill his dream of travelling around the world. Throughout his travels, Sammy never forgets about Shelly – the turtle he saved on his first day and loves passionately from afar. Based on the actual course of a sea turtle’s life, this story of one creature’s breathtaking journey is a thrilling voyage the whole family will enjoy.

Mile In His Shoes

Only a miracle can help baseball coach Arthur “Murph” Murphy (Dean Cain) and his losing minor league baseball team. As Murph sets out to recruit new talent, he stumbles upon Mickey (Luke Schroder), a young farmer with an incredible pitcher’s arm. However, Mickey’s parents are reluctant in allowing him to join the team because he has Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism. Murph convinces Mickey’s parents that life in the minor league will benefit their unique son, but he doesn’t realize just how much his new recruit will help the team’s game and, more importantly, their spirit. Based on a true story, A Mile in His Shoes is an inspirational film that celebrates faith, determination and the power of friendship.

The Garfield Show: Dinosaurs and Other Animal Adventures

Everyone’s favorite cat is at it again! Join this larger than life feline and his animal friends as they embark on a series of adventures from digging up dinosaur bones, working with farm animals and discovering life under the sea. No stone is left unturned as Garfield takes us through the history of dogs, attends a pet show and even prepares to eat a pet goldfish! Being part of the animal kingdom has never been any more exciting!

A Christmas Wedding Tail

This is an adorable DVD brand-new holiday film for families from Anchor Bay Entertainment called A Christmas Wedding Tail. The heartwarming new DVD has a top dog cast, including the ever-popular Jennie Garth, Brad Rowe, Tom Arnold and Catherine Hicks – as well as real life husband and wife team Jay Mohr and Nikki Cox, playing the voices of two passionate pooches who fall head over tail in love.

Available at a retailer near you including Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart and Target

MSRP: $19.98

Genre: Family

Rating: PG

Run Time: 88 minutes

The Wiggles – It’s Always Christmas With You! Kids DVD

Yule be Wiggling this Christmas with this perfect stocking stuffer – The Wiggles newest holiday hit!

Studio:  NCircle Entertainment

Run Time:  110 minutes with bonus content

Available at a retailer near you including Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Kmart, Toys R Us or NCircleEntertainment

SRP: $9.99

Dr. Seuss The Cat in The Hat Knows A lot about That! Wings & Things

60 Minutes
4 Adorable Stories and extras

Preschoolers will love exploring exotic locations with Dr. Seuss as he travels the world with Sally and Nick on the Thing-a-ma-Jigger, and best of all They’ll never know their learning!

*Featuring Stories
*Show me the Honey
*Migration Vacation
*I Love the Nighlife
*Oh Give Me a Home
*Many Ants Make Light Work

SRP $12.99

Available at:  Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart, Target and Amazon

Sesame Street: 20 Years and Still Counting

DVD SRP: $14.98
Type: Home entertainment Premiere
Genre: Family, Children
Rating: Not Rated
Closed Captioned: English

Available at major retail stores, including Barnes & Noble

Website: www.henson.com

Kitten Party

Educational for kids and Fun for animal lovers of all ages! Over 50 kittens from a dozen different breeds. Hilarious kitten antics and cuddly kitten moments! Three sing-along kitten songs! Two bonus playpen chapters for more kitten fun! Shot in high definition!

Studio: NCircle Entertainment

Run Time: 70 minutes

Available at: Barnes & Noble, Kmart, Sears, Ross and Amazon

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Learning Activities for Kids

“Everything You Need for the Best School Year Ever”

The Carson-Dellosa Publishing recognizes the importance of summer learning loss and provides fun and educational Summer Bridge Activities Workbooks and Activity Cards for children grades Pre-K through 8 which offer daily activities in reading, writing, mathematics, language arts, science, social studies and geography.

It’s hard for me to believe, but my granddaughter ‘Lil Moomette will be starting Kindergarten this fall!  She’s been attending pre-school for several years now, and is excited to actually be taking the big yellow school bus to elementary school in her new town.

Both ‘Lil Moomette and her brother Slugger, age 3 had the opportunity to review the Summer Bridge Activities Workbooks and Activity Cards recently when I accompanied them on a camping trip.

Summer Bridge Activities Workbook

Bridging Grades Prekindergarten to Kindergarten

Featuring two extra weeks of cross-curricular activities, all new social studies material, integrated fitness and character development exercises, updated reading lists, and extension activities to encourage outdoor learning.

Stickers, flash cards, and a colorful award certificate are also included.

Grades PK-K / Ages 4-5
Grades K-1 / Ages 5-6
160 pages
ISBN:  9781604188189
ISBN: 9781604188172

Summer Bridge Activities Activity Cards

While we were at the campground, the grandchildren also enjoyed quiet time while camping by working with the Summer Bridge Activities Activity Cards. The Fact Cards are a great companion to workbook series and provided great fun for everyone The set includes 158 cards featuring hundreds of preschool to kindergarten activities such as jokes, math, fun facts, language arts, word play, picture puzzles and mind-bogglers.

All of the activities are self-checking, the answers provided on the back of each card. There were boxed sets that included two decks of 79 full-color cards which are held together with a corner grommet to keep the cards from getting lost, making it easy for children of all ages to hold and flip through the cards no matter where they are.

Grades K-1 / Ages 5-6
158 learning cards
$8.95
ISBN 9781609962081
ISBN 9781609962074

Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC. is a leading supplemental educational provider for both educators and parents. Founded by two teachers, the company boasts a 30-year history of enhancing teaching and learning through quality curriculum, supplemental learning materials, and classroom resources.

The educational products are searchable by grade, age, subject, theme, season (Bees, Birthdays, Butterflies, Classical Art, Music, Earth Conservation) or product type (Books, Borders, Accents, Bulletin Board Sets, Calendars, Accessories, Charts, Clocks).

You can also use the search function for US & Canadian Stores carrying Carson-Dellosa products, shop online, or request a print catalog.

If you’re a parent, grandparent, daycare provider or teacher you’ll be sure to find an education learning tool for any child!

Fore More Information:  Summer Learning Activities

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I am frequently called upon to be Granny Daycare when my oldest daughter and charming son-in-law step out on the town for an evening.  Usually what that means is the grandchildren are dropped off and Grandpa and I take them out to dinner, sugar them up with dessert and then send them home to their parents.

As we merrily roll along, the back-seat passengers (along with Grandmom and Grandpa) like to sing and recite nursery rhymes and songs.  The grandkids have learned so much from the preschool they’ve been attending.

Sadly though, they’ll be moving and switching schools and both Mom and Dad and Grandmom and Grandpa are hoping the new daycare preschool will be up to snuff.

This is where the Mother Goose Club DVDs and CDs comes in.   I keep them in the car now when transporting the little darlings hither and yonder.

Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

Featured on PBS stations, the Mother Goose Club is a series of 1-minute educational programs for preschools promoting early literacy. This live-action and colorful program, invites your little one to sing and dance along to their favorite nursery rhymes.

Let your children discover the world of Mother Goose Club!

TV time becomes learning time with PBS favorite and Midsouth EMMY nominated Mother Goose Club.

Children ages 2 and up can enjoy singing and dancing along to favorite nursery rhymes and learn all about rhyming words.

The live-action series features 40 minutes of uninterrupted nursery rhyme fun and six colorful characters from the Mother Goose world:  Teddy Bear, Jack B.Nimble, Little Bo Peep, Baa Baa Sheep, Mary Quite Contrary and Eep Mouse.

Early childhood research has shown that familiarity with nursery rhymes helps young children learn to read.  When preschoolers read, recite, sing or clap along to rhymes, they develop a feel for the sounds and structures of language, the first step in becoming successful readers.

Mother Goose rhymes also introduce children to characters, drama, simple story structure and a host of new vocabulary words, all building blocks for early literacy.  Perhaps most importantly, children are delighted by the singing, clapping and finger play in nursery rhymes, and learn to associate words and verse with joy, laying the foundation for a lasting enthusiasm for reading.

If you’re a mom, homeschool mom or daycare provider, put this DVD on your must-have list to add to your collection!  Also a Magnificent gift for grandkids!

The Nursery Rhyme Singing Time with Mother Goose Club DVD can be found online at:  Mother Goose Club

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My daughter and her husband also are in the process of buying a new house and wanted to take his parents to see it and show them the new town they’ll be living in.  The Hubster and I thought we’d make it easier for them to go on the grand tour without the grandkids so they wouldn’t have to take separate cars.

Grandpa and I were in charge of entertaining the little darlings for several hours, and thought that The Lutz Children’s Museum in Manchester, Connecticut would be an exciting educational daytrip to take the grandkids to see.

The Lutz Children’s Museum

The Lutz Children’s Museum has been around ever since my own girls were young, and surprisingly, we’d never been to it before!

The Lutz Children’s Museum was founded by a teacher, Hazel Lutz, to provide educational resources to families and schools.  We remain committed to her vision of providing hands-on learning opportunities that prepare students for academic success.

The museum is a non-profit organization, depending on patron support and staffed by volunteers.  I met with Joanna Lea Snyder, a Volunteer Coordinator who explained the layout of the museum and answered all of our question cheerfully!

When we entered the main Lobby, the largest bear that any of us had ever seen greeted us!  This one was a Kodiak Brown Bear, the world’s largest bear, from Kodiak, Alaska and puts the black bears here in Connecticut to shame!

There are three galleries which house the exhibits as well as a Shadow Room and Museum Store.

The grandkids were able to explore their newest exhibit of a 1940’s Main Street Manchester; 19th Century Manchester Farm Life and visited some of the wild and domestic animals that are housed in their Animal Room.

The Lutz Children’s Museum is noted as being the home of “Chuckles” the groundhog.  Chuckles is actually now “Molly” and has quite a reputation in the State.  Many people rely on Punxsutawney Phil, but we prefer to hear what Chuckles has to say on February 2nd, Groundhog Day about the status of winter or spring in New England.

While my granddaughter age 4 and grandson,  age 2 did get to see all of the museum, we didn’t get to spend as much time there as we would have liked.  We had another commitment that evening and had to meet back up again with my daughter and her in-laws. Both my husband and I enjoy visiting museums and nature centers, and we could have spent several hours there watching the grandkids enjoy the pint-size exhibits!

There was a party event going on at the time, and the grandchildren enjoyed interacting with all the other kids.  We actually couldn’t tear my grandson Slugger away from the trains once he figured out the buttons to make the trains run!

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• Junior Zookeepers
• Footprint Mysteries
• Junior Foresters

Humanities:

• Wildlife Artists
• Murals
• Drum Circles

Requested programs back by popular demand include:

Graphic Novels, Animals of the Night, Animals of the World, Water, Water Everywhere, Endangered Species and Fur, Feathers & Scales.  Additionally there are excursions and classes, which is magnificent if you homeschool the kids!

Children can enjoy having their Birthday Parties hosted in the special party room and kitchen space at the Lutz Children’s Museum, where several different themes (Art them, painting, Tie-Dye Sculpture) or Animal Theme (nocturnal animal, backyard animal, barnyard animal or reptile) are offered. Access to the museum for the entire day and choice of party activity are included as well as additional such as an add-on animal, goody bags and delux party option.

Family Memberships are encouraged, which entitle patrons to free admission at hundreds of museums offering reciprocity. Included are:

• Four LCM Guest Passes
• Priority Class Registration
• Six Annual Newsletters

Discounts on Events, classes, concerts, trips, parties and gift shop.
There’s also a Grandparent reciprocal membership!

If you go:

Lutz Children’s Museum
2247 South Mian Street
Manchester, Connecticut
www.lutzmuseum.org

Visit on Facebook: LutzMuseum

Do you have a family and kid-friendly attraction, lodging, restaurant or event that you would like me to visit, write about and feature? To forward information and passes please Contact me.

© 2011 Moomettes Magnificents

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PBS Kids Caillou

Each Caillou episode is about a simple everyday life situation that feels so BIG to a child. It’s about discovery and imagination. Watching Caillou helps children feel empowered and inspired. What Caillou does in the episodes reflects what every child does in their day-to-day lives. Caillou is an everyday hero and “a kid just like me.”

Designed for preschoolers, the Caillou television series is composed of 30-minute episodes divided into three 7-minute adventures. In each adventure, Caillou discovers the big, wide world, experiences new things, shares his imaginary adventures with us and sometimes, even sings for his little viewers!

The Cookie Jar Group of Companies is one of the world’s leading independent entertainment, consumer products and educational publishing companies.

Some of the educational toys that the Caillou website features are:

Caillou Plush 13-inch Doll

Features include:

A soft body and soft, latex head, arms and legs.  His trademark yellow shirt and blue shorts are made of 100% soft polyester, as is his blue and yellow baseball cap
Ages 3+ Up

Caillou Learning Train

Slugger, my grandson, being a typical active boy,  is fascinated with anything to to with trains!  With 2 figures, rolling wheels, detachable train, bell and green wind-up key.

Fan Club
Caillou on TV
Information for Parents and Teachers
Printable Activities

Parents, Grandparents, Homeschoolers and Daycare Providers will want to keep Caillou Kids from PBS toys as well as the clothing, books, CDs, DVDs and Bilingual DVDs on hand or as gifts for any toddlers and growing kids and grandkids!

For More Information Visit:  Caillou

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Caillou toys can be found at 272 participating Toys R Us stores (visit store locator at www.caillou.com/storelocator) and the following e-commerce sites: www.toysrus.com, www.fao.com, www.kohls.com, and www.tystoybox.com

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Creative For Kids

My grandkids are very close in age, 21 months apart.  The kids play very well together and ‘Lil Moomette, age 4, being the big sister, is a very good (most of the time) mentor for her younger brother Slugger.

Playing together enables tykes to experience things about the globe and to process information necessary to learning. By playing children see elementary concepts such as colors, counting, how to build things, and how to work out problems. Critical reasoning and thinking skills are acted upon each time a child participates in some area of active play period.

Children learn to connect to each other, manage purposes, share, and obey norms by playing They also learn how to be a team player. A child finds and keeps peers and friends by play.

Mega Bloks Domino Build

Who will build their animal first and win?  Domino build, the color and matching builder game, teaches children all about colors, numbers, matching and motor skills.

The game is played with Dominos by matching colors and animals.  If the kids make a domino match, they win a block to construct their zoo animal! Contents include 16 Maxi Mega Blocks; 30 Domino Tiles; 4 Animal Character Cards and 1 Instruction Sheet.

The educational benefits for preschool kids are plenty.  Children will learn:

Children perceive shapes and colors through observation, touch and taking objects into their hands.  The Mega Bloks Domino Build game offers a variety of solid colors and basic shapes imperative to teaching your child the distinctions among shapes and colors

Developing fine motor skills requires patience, practice and determination.  The tangible nature of playing and manipulating Domino Build Game gives your child or grandchild opportunities to develop muscle movement and hand-to-eye coordination.

I like that the blocks are big enough for little hands to be able to actually fit the pieces together, it’s great because it’s something I enjoy playing with the grandkids too!

Put the Domino Build color and matching builder game on your list if you’re a homeschool mom, daycare provider or grandmom who likes to have educational toys on hand!

Ages 3+ UP

For more information visit MEGA Brands

The Mega Bloks Domino Build Game is available at Fred Myers, Toys R Us Canada  (Quebec only), Wal-Mart Canada and Amazon

Mega Bloks Family Club

MEGA Brands is launching the Mega Bloks Family Club, a brand new MEGA Brands blog and online community.

It’s FREE to sign up! When you become a member, you receive:

* A PRINTABLE COUPON for $5 off of any $30 or more Mega Bloks purchase;
* Other exclusive OFFERS, CONTESTS, SWEEPSTAKES and PROMOTIONS on Mega Bloks toys;
* Information on NEW Mega Bloks toys for kids ages 1 to 6
* An EDUCATIONAL and INFORMATIVE BLOG by a leading panel of mom bloggers with articles on the benefits of construction toys, product reviews, pictures and more;
*FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER with great new building ideas, toys for kids ages 1 and up and more.

To sign up, visit:  Mega Bloks Family Club

© 2011 C. Matthews

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PreSchool Children love fairy tales. I can remember of no finer way to spend an afternoon than hearing my mom or grandmother read and recite favorite classic childrens fairy tale stories.

The Fairies is an enchanting, magical fantasy, come to life on DVD in pretty shades of pink.

Fairyland is just brimming full of fan-fairy-tastic friends, so dust off your wings, wave your wand, and start getting to know them a little better!

There’s the pretty purple fairy Harmony and her best friend, Rhapsody (who is always in pink)! Then we meet the yellow and black striped bee, Barnaby the Bizzy Buzzy Bee; their all-dancing, cake cooking friend, Elf the Fairy Cake Maker, and of course the ever perplexed Wizzy the Wizard (who never gets his spells right).

Friends drop in from time to time and will get to meet Bubbles the Beach Fairy and Twinkle the Tooth Fairy, and of course the Tots (young fairies and elves in training); Melody, Jingles, Treble, Acorn and Buttercup.

So many friends and so much fun in Fairyland, The Fairies new kids dvd release will make a magnificent addition or gift for your kids, homeschool moms, daycare providers or for grandparents and grandchildren!

For more information visit: The Fairies

© 2011 C. Matthews

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Kids DVD Releases

My grandson, Slugger who’s three, is just totally fascinated with anything to do with trains.  This past holiday season we took him for a ride on the trolleys at the Connecticut Trolley Museum, which he thoroughly enjoyed.

Your young “trainees” kids and grandchildren will honk their horns too when “Chuggington” makes its way into the station

An exciting new train property for preschoolers, “Chuggington” currently airs daily on Playhouse Disney, Disney Channel’s learning-focused programming block.  The colorful and contemporary CGI-animated TV series follows the amusing adventures of three young trainees, Wilson, Brewster and Koko, as they learn to “ride the rails” of life and become productive chuggers.  Featuring a dynamic fleet of diverse characters that the kids can relate to, each engaging episode of “Chuggington” is filled with positive life lessons that encourage and promote early social skills.

Chuggington: Let’s Ride The Rails welcomes preschoolers to the vibrant world of “Chuggington” with six fun-filled episodes that take young viewers on entertaining explorations, while gently reinforcing valuable lessons such as humility, trust, respect and teamwork.

The episodes featured on the new DVD  include:

• Clunky Wilson
• Braking Brewster
• Can’t Catch Koko
• Old Puffer Pete’s Tour
• Koko On Call; and
• Hodge And The Magnet

Special bonuses include “Chuggington”-themed coloring pages and activity sheets.

Surprise the kids or grandkids with this delightful new kids DVD release for their birthday, Easter Basket or good behavior!  It also makes a nice addition for homeschool collections or daycare providers.

(SRP: $16.98)

Available on Amazon

© 2011 C. Matthews

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With 3D being one of the hottest trends about, the Singin’ Sea Creatures 3D Puzzle are fun games for kids and are certain to certain to captivate your kids or grandkids attention. These 46-piece vibrant floor fun puzzle pieces are chock full of surprises!

Educational Games for Kids

On days when the kids are snowed in and experiencing cabin fever, or on school vacation, they can assemble the flashy colored sea and then slip on the sturdy 3D glasses that are included to undergo a magical experience!

Children will be astounded as they look on the sea creatures swim toward them and then attempt to get hold of them, reaching out to feel them.

But the magic doesn’t stop there! Concealed inside the puzzle are the complete letters of the alphabet along with the numbers 0-9 … pretty sneaky and stealth, don’t you think? Rush to be the first one to find all of them or connect for a mommy moment with your kids or grandkids as you mentor them in learning to recognize each letter and number in the whopping 2 x 3 foot picture.

A magnificent kids game for parents, grandparents, caregivers or homeschooling moms to have on hand!

For age 3+ and up

For more information on 3D Sneaky Puzzles check out Patch Products

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NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK AIMS TO TEACH CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS ITALIAN

“Impariamo L’Italiano con L’Aiuto della Mano!” is the First Book in the Arcobaleno Series Dedicated to Introducing Italian to English-Speaking Children

SEATTLE – June 17, 2010 – Gemelli Press today announced the availability of Author Giuliana Sica’s children’s book, “Impariamo L’Italiano con L’Aiuto della Mano!” (“Let’s Learn Italian with the Help of Our Hand”), which aims to help parents and children learn Italian at the beginner level by blending educational elements with entertaining games. “Impariamo L’Italiano con L’Aiuto della Mano!” can be purchased online at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.

With illustrations by Steve Kernen, “Impariamo L’Italiano con L’Aiuto della Mano!” is the first book in the Arcobaleno series, which is dedicated to introducing Italian to English-speaking children through books with interactive educational elements. “Impariamo L’Italiano con L’Aiuto della Mano!” includes carefully selected vocabulary rhymes and illustrations to stimulate interest and promote effortless language absorption. Through the guidance of the book’s friendly character, Papa Ditino, readers e x perience Italian and English translation references through colorful, easy vocabulary association learning games.

“Numerous studies have shown that children who are e x posed to foreign languages are more likely to do better in school and have a better sense of diversity,” said Giuliana Sica, author. “I wrote “Impariamo L’Italiano con L’Aiuto della Mano!” with the dual objective of educating both parents and children in learning Italian and incorporating it into their daily lives.”

Available at:Amazon and BarnesandNoble.com and www.gemellipress.com

Moomette’s Magnificents is hosting a Giveaway Contest! For a chance to win, there will be two (2) winners of one copy each of “Impariamo L’Italiano con L’Aiuto della Mano!”

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