Posts Tagged by imagination
Fun St. Patrick’s Day Activities for Kids
Here are some of my favorite websites and links to articles with fun ideas and St. Patrick’s Day activities for kids and families to enjoy. more
Snow Day
These creative ideas for fun games and activities to play in the snow will help you take advantage of the winter weather and have fun with your kids. more
Fun Halloween Contest for Kids
Want to try a simple acrostic poem exercise to get your students or children in the Halloween spirit? Check out this fun Halloween contest for kids sponsored by a writer friend of mine, Kathy Foust. Here’s a quick rundown of the contest rules. more
Help Your Kids Dream About the Future
Kids love to dream about jobs they want to do when they grow up. They dress up and pretend they’re going to work to do a job. What does your child dream about being and how can you help? more
Cheap Date Ideas for Parents
Whether you are a new parents, a single parent in a relationship, or a seasoned married couple with children, spending quality time alone is vital to your relationship as a couple and as a family unit. Here are a few creative ideas for cheap, fun date ideas. more
Ramona and Beezus Movie Review
The wild imagination and crazy antics of one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature come to life on the big screen in Ramona and Beezus. more
How to Make a Card from Recycled Eggshells – Reader Idea
Are you in need of a card for Father’s Day, a birthday, or another occasion, but have very few supplies at home to use? Check out this inexpensive and unique card project made from recycled eggshells submitted by Creative Kids Ideas’ reader, Laurie Darroch-Meekis. more
Celebrating Seuss
In honor of this favorite icon in literature, we’ve come up with a few fun ways to celebrate his birthday and promote reading and creativity in kids. more
Toy Review: Activity Bus by PlanToys
Product Description
The Activity Bus is made of solid wood – chemical-free rubberwood – and creatively designed to turn into a classroom when opened up. Included with the bus are two action figures, three wooden desks, a teacher’s/bus driver’s seat, a chalkboard/map, and school books. All of the items can be conveniently stored inside of the bus for storage.
Here are the details:
- The school bus (closed) measures about 8 1/2″ long/ 5 1/4″ tall/ 4 1/2″ wide.
- The action figures are about 2 1/2″ tall.
- The recommended age is 3 years and up. There are small parts, so I’d advise parents to adhere to this recommendation.
- The product number for the Activity Bus is 7503.
- The toy is reasonably priced at $25-35.
Education, Learning and Development Value
The Activity Bus is great for individual role playing or for building social interaction with other children. Kids can pretend to be the bus driver taking the students to school or park the bus and open it up for class time. However the kids choose to use the toy, it offers excellent opportunities for sparking their imagination and thinking skills.
Quality & Durability
The adorable bus and all of its accessories are made from a durable rubberwood. The quality of the items is top-rate and environmentally safe. And there’s no need to worry about lead paint or other toxins with the product. All of the products provided by PlanToys are made from chemical-free rubberwood and toxin-free glue and dyes.
Fun Factor
Creative Kids Ideas believes this rating is best determined by kids, so the creator put the Activity Bus to the test with her four-year-old. The toy was a big hit! One who is typically ready to move on to another toy after a few minutes, she has spent countless hours on the floor playing with just the one toy. That proves the fun factor for us.
Would we purchase this toy or other PlanToys products for children in the future? Yes, without a doubt. This is a toy both kids and parents will love!
The Activity Bus can be found on Amazon.com, Only-Toys.com, Gifted Imaginations, KangarooBoo, and various other online locations.
Thanks to PlanToys for providing a free sample of this excellent product for Creative Kids Ideas to review.
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