Children's educational toys and Kids Furniture

When it comes to finding toys that both encourages creativity and stimulates the brain, there is no better find than a good construction toy.  Not only do they help your child learn to play independently, but they also help develop fine motor skills, which are imperative to strong development.  For the latest in educational construction toys, check out My Child Playhouses.

Building Sets are a fantastic way to teach your child necessary skills while still allowing him to have lots of fun!  These sets come in a variety of different activities.  From model building construction to artistic design, there is sure to be something to suit every child’s personality type.

Older children may enjoy creating model buildings.  With the Intelligence Mini Buildings, your child can construct an entire town from a church to a village house to a fort.  You can also include additional educational opportunities with a Young Architects Brick and Mortar Construction Kit.  This line includes famous buildings such as the Empire State Building, the Great Wall of China, and the Greek Coliseum.  They even have a replica of the White House! 

For younger children, blocks are an excellent beginner’s construction set.  With International Playthings Soft Busy Blocks or Sweet Baby Blocks, you can start your child out in infancy!  A popular set as children progress in age and ability level is the Small World Toys Unit Blocks 120 Piece Set.  There are a number of different shapes to insure endless construction fun.  Another favorite set is the GuideCraft RAINBOW BLOCKS.  These blocks feature fun transparent colors to add another dimension of creativity to your child’s building.

A timeless favorite construction set is a Lego set.  You can start your child off with the LEGO Basic Just Bricks set.  Once he has mastered these, you may want to invest in the LEGO Creator Bulk Set.  This set features 610 pieces for endless fun!

Researchers say that it is important to give children “dynamic construction sets”.  These are sets where the child is not forced to put things together in one “right” way.  There are endless possibilities for construction.  Not only will these help provide greater brain stimulation, they will actually provide more play life than preformed sets.

Learning Journey’s Learning Techno Gears Marble Mania set is an excellent example of a dynamic construction toy.  There are 215 pieces that can be connected in any number of ways to create a maze where your child can watch marbles drop and maneuver through.  Another fun set is the Learning Resources Dizzy Fun Land Motorized Set.  Your child can use the 120 pieces to create their own dream amusement park!  Pieces can be removed and reassembled for innumerable options.

Parents want their children’s experiences to be educational.  Kids just want to have fun!  Construction sets can prove to be the connection of those two desires.  Providing brain stimulation and motor skills development along with fostering creativity and fun, construction toys make both happy!

Check out My Child Playhouses educational toys store for these and many other construction toys sets!

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Kids musical instruments are really good for children to have. It really does not matter how well they play them as long as they are trying. I know that as a parent you are thinking of all the gray hair you may be getting from the sounds coming from your child’s room. Ear plugs are a wonderful idea. Kids musical instruments give your child that strong independence they need. Music is soothing in any form even if we want to admit it or not. Our children need to experience all forms of music. It is an enriching experience for a child when they can play along with the radio. It is great for them and certainly a boost when they can play for the family audience.

The Best Kids Musical Instruments

Some kids musical instruments are really designed for the child. There are instruments that are created for every level of your child’s development. You want your child to play and enjoy the music, not get frustrated with the instruments and the inability to play. Your child may even develop the urge to take lessons later on and really have something to fall back on. Music lends to a great hobby or a great career in music. You can never tell how far kids musical instruments will take them in their life. Positive things are in store for your child.

Some of the instruments you may want to start your child out on are very common. Age will surely dictate what the best is for them. The instruments should grow as your child’s interest and ability grows. Let your child be the guide when you are picking out the type of instrument they want to play. You may have to go through all of them before they find the right one for them. For ages 5 and up, it is recommended that your child be introduced to guitars, pianos, and drums. Many great concert pianists started out very young. Your little boy may be the next great rock star with his drums or guitar! Older children may enjoy trying the bongos. Bongos are great too because they offer manual dexterity and hand eye coordination to the child. They are indeed a very unique instrument and more soothing to the ears than the drums. You can teach culture along with the music.

Bonding Time

The time for bonding can not be any better when your child gets interested in kids musical instruments. Think of the wonderful possibilities of you playing along with your child. This is a wonderful opportunity to not only teach your child an instrument but you can learn one too! Your child will love the time spend with you and you will really get to know them better. Kids musical instruments will give your children the confidence they will need in the future. They will feel more secure with themselves and also with being around others. Kids musical instruments offer you a plethora of good things for your child. For more kids musical toys and other educational toys, visit My Child Playhouses educational toys store.

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Children love to pretend, to be creative and to discover new found talents along the way. Your child's creativity and imagination needs fuelling as much as possible; this is at the end of the day, the way in which they learn about the world that they live in. Pretend play need not be expensive and over priced, at MyChildPlayhouses you will find an abundance of toys and games that will keep all ages of children amused and entertained for hours on end. With new learning possibilities around every corner, do not miss out on the chance to indulge your children or any children that you know with lots of toys and sets to keep them learning, playing and having fun.

Many children are fascinated by horses and they way they look, move and act. Most children would love to own a pony or a horse, but for many this is not an option. Allow them a little luxury by giving them the next best thing; children's horse toys will have them thinking that these are better than the real thing because they don’t have to be cleaned out! With kits to make farms and already made sets available at MyChildPlayhouses, you will be watching your children have endless hours of joy and fun with these brilliant children's horse toys.

Why not introduce your children to animals from other countries and environments by giving them the Wildlife Park Playset to add variety to their horse toys. This beautiful set allows your child to see and experience what other animals look like; the animals included are so realistic you may need to look twice! With the animals being lovingly made and being create from a soft washable fabric, they are sure to keep your children whatever age, amused for hours. Why not take this opportunity whilst your child is playing with the Wildlife Park Playset to teach them about all the different animals and where they come from in the world. This is a great chance for your child to learn about the outside world and wow his friends and teachers at school the next day.

Why not treat the children to a wonderful red gable barn and side stall set for the ultimate in horse toys’ stabling. Sturdily built from high quality wood, this horse toy will be a lifelong favorite of your children. With real working features and a traditional barn play area, your children can learn the workings of a farm. You could use this opportunity to teach your children where their food comes from and how it is produced.

With an abundance of learning opportunities through children's horse toys, your children will want to play more and more, and they will learn all the while. Treat your children and yourself to some precious time playing and learning about the world around them with the help of children’s horse toys and farm sets and buildings available at MyChildPlayhouses. With so many features and accessories your children will love these well made toys and they will be passed on down for generations.  Visit children's educational toys and kids furniture store today!

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Children have masses of imagination and creativity in them and they learn as they play. Learning has never been so much fun with toys such as a puppet theater. Children need an outlet for all that imagination and creativity, so why not allow them to focus all that creativity and imagination on a puppet theater. Children get the chance to show their personalities through acting out scenarios and stories with a puppet theater, so they learn while they are having so much fun. Motivate your children to act out stories and make their own stories up as well.

They will love all the different types of characters they can play with and the puppets can become lifelong friends of your child to be passed on for generations. You could take the opportunity to teach your child about different social communities and how people are different to each other and to teach them about people and opportunities while they play with the puppet theater.

Children love to be someone else; they love to pretend and act out new and exciting things. A puppet theatre is a great way for younger or shy children to become a little more confident and independent. Also a fantastic way for children to play together and learn to share is to use a puppet theatre. Take a look at the range on offer at MyChildPlayhouses and you will soon see the opportunities.

There are a large range of different types of puppet theaters for your children to adore and play with, such as the Royal Tabletop Puppet Theater. It is portable so your little dears can play with it downstairs to show everyone their play or upstairs to practise away from prying eyes - nobody wants to give the ending away too early! It has plush grapes for the curtain call at the end of the show and is easy to put up and down, your children will love this Royal Tabletop Puppet Theater. Another tabletop theater to thrill and please all of you from MyChildPlayhouses is the Guidecraft Tabletop Puppet Theater. It is made sturdy with a wood and a chalk board sign give endless opportunities for many hours of creations and stories, told dramatically. Your children will surprise you with how creative they can actually be.

The versatility of the floor model puppet theatre will have your children playing for hours on end. With a large chalk board at the front of the floor mode puppet theatre, this can be anything from a shop to a post office, or an actual floor model puppet theatre. This is safe, non tip floor model puppet theatre and will entertain your children and give them a safe and entertaining outlet for their creativity.

With play puppet theaters, your children will be creative and imaginative, giving them an outlet that is safe and fun and can give them a chance to assert their own personality and they be as creative as they like. A puppet theater is a great way for the children to develop and hone their personalities, and a chance for you to wonder at how amazing and creative your children really are, so it’s got to be worth you taking a look at MyChildPlayhouses.com educational toys store right now.

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Music is essential to a healthy development for our children; they can express themselves through music as well as learning about all different areas such as sounds, cause and effect and so much more through music. Music can calm babies at a young age and even before they are born. They are said to recognize music that was played regularly while they were in the womb, and if you play that music when they are born, it is said to have a calming feel and make the baby feel more secure. Older children can learn all about rhythm and timing with the help of musical toys such as a toy piano. Dancing around to music is a great fun way to exercise and burn off some of that endless energy children seem to have! With babies, toddlers and older children being able to get involved in music, there are no limits to the fun and the sounds that can be achieved through music and playing with a toy piano.

A perfect toy piano for a toddler is the Schoenhut My First Piano ii, available from MyChildPlayhouses in a variety of colours to suit both boys and girls. Your little one will be playing piano like the greatest in no time at all! The Schoenhut My First piano ii, has 18 keys and is great for teaching and developing your child’s hand-eye coordination and allowing toddlers to express their creativity and musical noise! With a patented teaching method, playing by colours, this makes the learning and the fun easier for the toddler. There is a songbook to go with it to build basic playing skills and the love for a piano. There is a colour strip that can be removed to an adult or full size piano, for easy progression for the child from the Schoenhut My First Piano ii, to a proper full piano. With awards and accolades, this beautifully stunning toy piano will have your child tinkling the ivories with ease before you know it.

For older children and more advanced players, thrill them with a kids’ electric concert grand piano from MyChildPlayhouses. With 30 keys and a half octave span, your children will love this stunning range of grand pianos. With an LED guide to help your children make the progression from a small piano to a more adult piano easier, this model also has a playback and record feature. Your children will be showing off their own musical talents and abilities to the whole family before long. Children love to feel like they have accomplished something, which to them is amazing, allowing them to express their creativity and show off their masterpieces to everyone and a toy piano gives them that sense of achievement. Giving your children a toy piano is a wonderful way for them to learn all about music, timing and creativity. From toddler toy pianos to teenager toy pianos, your children will love the range, colours and the musical ability they will gain from playing and learning with a toy piano from MyChildPlayhouses educational toys store.

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No matter age you may be now, chances are you played with LEGO toys as you were growing up. Will endless opportunities to build whatever you please, follow instructions or build from your own imagination, the opportunities are literally endless when playing with LEGO toys. Building, breaking and building up again, your children will love being able to have the freedom and the creativity to build what they like and then take it down again. They may even want to display their mini or massive masterpieces that they have created with the LEGO toys. Let your children’s imaginations run riot with their great LEGO toys, whether it be a specific type of LEGO set such as the LEGO Community Transport set, or maybe just the LEGO Basics Just Bricks set. You can find them all at MyChildPlayhouses. Whatever your child's choice of LEGO toys, you will be assured a few moments of peace: that is - until you can’t resist joining in yourself!

Teach your children about the world around them and in the way we travel to and from places with the amazing LEGO Community Transport set. With accessories such as fire engines and police cars, even waste collection, ambulance and also a tow truck, your children can learn what jobs people do and the importance of what would happen if these people and services were not around. A wealth of learning opportunities are right here with the LEGO Community Transport set, a great way for your children to play, have fun, create and imagine, and yet also learn about their communities all at the same time. With it being the Duplo brand of LEGO toys, younger children from the age of 2 can really enjoy this set of wonderful LEGO toys.

Why not teach your children about dinosaurs while they play happily with the gorgeous LEGO Duplo Dinosaur set. With a staggering 95 pieces, your children will never tire of learning and playing with these wonderful LEGO toys. With four dinosaurs to play with, your children will love acting out scenarios and adventures, while you teach them all about the dinosaurs and what happened to them all those years ago.

Why not nurture your child's creativity and imagination and give them the LEGO Basics Just Bricks set of LEGO toys. With staggering amounts of LEGO at a very reasonable price, your children can build whatever they like to their hearts’ content. With so many possibilities, the wealth of experiences and opportunities when playing with LEGO toys will keep your children happy for hours. There are so many sets available at MyChildPlayhouses that you will find something to suit every child: a Duplo fire station, a LEGO Duplo Dinosaur set, a LEGO Community Transport set and many, many more. There will be a set of LEGO toys for every child to enjoy and create with for a long time to come at www.mychildplayhouses.com. Buy them a set, buy them just the bricks, you could even mix and match the sets if you wanted to, your child can have endless amounts of fun while they learn from you about the world around them at the same time! Whoever said learning wasn’t fun, never played with LEGO! If you don’t believe me, visit MyChildPlayhouses educational toys store and check it out.

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Science is a fundamental learning curve for our children, especially when they go into school. Science is a vital tool in our children's development and it can be masses of fun as well. Why not fuel that passion for all things scientific and get your children learning with a science experiment kit. Whether you are home schooling or your child is at a school and you just want them to learn as they have fun, these science experiment kits will be a great learning tool for you and your little scientists. At MyChildPlayhouses.com you can find such fun things as robotic scientific learning toys and microscopes that talk and even chemistry experiments. There is something for every child that is interested in science, and even if they are not, these brilliant science experiment kit are sure to delight and pique that interest.

Most children love loud toys, whether that is music or sounds; they simply want to make things loud. If this sounds like your child and you want to start a passion for science then why not get them a science experiment kit? “What? How can science experiment kits be loud?” I hear you ask. Well, the particular science experiment kit I mean is the Explosive Experiments Kit from MyChildPlayhouses.com You may need to cover your ears for this one but it’s perfectly safe.

The Horrible Science Kit may have you diving for cover too, great fun and a great way to learn; children who are 9 and over will love this. Secret lab notebook will hold all their ideas and learning, a great way to express themselves in the lab! With the ability to make lava lamps, volcanoes and even snot, your child will be a scientist by the time they are done with these great experiments!

Another great learning tool for your children is the Snap Circuits. Packed full with educational information and games, your children will be having fun and be learning all about science and electronics without even knowing about it. The snap circuits contain a book detailed over 100 experiments that your children can do safely and with a teacher guide and a student guide, this is perfect for schooling either at home or in a school. Some of the topics your child will be experimenting with, with these snap circuits are all about resistors, motors, switches and many other things related to electronics. Your child will be re wiring the house if you leave them too long with the snap circuits!

For younger children, from 5 and up there are also many fun experiments from MyChildPlayhpuses.com that can be done safely, with supervision of course and adult help. Why not use the kitchen chemistry activities kit for your little nipper. Teach them about volcanoes and even let them make one with this Kitchen Chemistry Activities Set. What about being able to make ice cream without needing to freeze it! There are many ways to amaze and astound your little one. They will know all they need to know about science before they even go to school with a science experiment kit from MyChildPlayhouses Educational Toys Store.

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