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Wooden Educational Toys

Dev — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:53:58 +0000

Toys are an important part of every child’s physical and mental development. The right kind of toys can further enhance this development. Educational toys in particular are much sought after by parents and are considered as a form on investment in the child’s future. Nowadays, educational toys have become much more trendy and flashy compared with the toys that were produced two or three generations ago. While this may certainly be a source of attraction for both children and parents, there are some dangerous aspects of such modern mass produced educational toys that make wooden educational toys a much preferred alternative.

Compared with conventionally produced educational toys, wooden toys are not made from plastics. Plastics are equally harmful for your child’s health and for the natural environment. It is a well-known fact that plastics are non-biodegradable and can exist as trash in landfills for ever. In the process they can leach harmful chemicals to the environment that can pose health hazards for the population. On the other hand, wooden educational toys are made from natural wood which makes them much safer for your child’s health. Wood is also biodegradable and does not harm the natural environment.

Modern wood farming techniques have also successfully tackled the concern over deforestation by promoting ethical and responsible wood cultivation. In addition, wooden educational toys are also devoid of poly vinyl chloride (PVC) which is extensively used in manufacturing more light-weight plastic toys. Like plastics, PVC can also leach harmful chemicals onto your child’s skin and when taken into the mouth. Wooden alphabet blocks, number magnets, animal figurines, stacking toys such as rings and blocks, etc. are commonly taken into the mouth. Wooden educational toys also do not use lead based paint which again has extremely toxic effects on human health. Wooden educational toys like handcrafted blocks and dolls, being manufactured from natural products, have a greater aesthetic appeal and help to bring your child closer to nature.

Coming to the mental development of your child, almost all toys manufactured from synthetic materials have a very short fad value. They are manufactured by toy companies to ride the wave of popular trends and fads which increases the sales of the toys. After a while, the toy is replaced with a trendier one and the old toys cannot be used again. They are either thrown away or given to a charity drive. Wooden toys have a more classic charm and can appeal to children throughout their childhood. They are always relevant and can be handed down to younger siblings. Wooden scrabble sets and other educational board games can in fact become family heirlooms!

The most important aspect is the development of imagination and creativity. Educational toys manufactured with synthetic materials come in bright colors and a lot of paraphernalia and flashy features. Wooden educational toys are simpler and encourage the child to use imagination and creativity to derive the maximum fun and excitement from the toys. Wooden construction toys and workbenches can be used to develop the child’s motor skills and creativity while protecting the child’s health and his environment.

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Solar Toy Kits

Dev — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:53:40 +0000

Solar kits can provide a utilization of great masses of energy in development, production, or assembly. Enhancements to our lifestyle are always appreciated from purposeful solar toy kits. Many kits require assembly and some provide great evidence for the mechanics needed to transform the sun’s energy. Exceptions are the kits that work immediately with no assembly needed. We live in a great era of appreciating the options for solar powered devices. A process for selection of a kit could vary from determining a planned purpose to seeing what makes a child happy. Kids and adults alike can enjoy the creativity offered in assembling a solar toy kit.

Many toy kits for solar use resemble battery-operated kits. Robotics is a large industry with many recent developments for solar powered units. Storage of energy is available to allow a unit to perform beyond the sun’s light rays. The cost for kits has been reduced dramatically with the explosion of production capabilities for solar cells. Importing for solar toy kits has also exploded with many providers from the Asian markets.

Choices are endless for solar toy kits. Families can create a special occasion just by partnering with their child to create a fantastic product with a purpose. Demonstrating enthusiasm for such kits is easy when you realize the endless possibilities for such energy freedom. Classroom models and play toys are suitable for people of all ages. An assembly team can include a single child or groups of children with a plan. Families can enjoy a special occasion with that first kit in their hands. Solar toy kits can be very diverse, such as radios, cars, boats, bubbleheads, steam engines, marshmallow roasters, moving plant ornaments, and exciting light displays. Powered by the sun, toy kits can be purchased to demonstrate the utilization of energy in its most natural state.

Energy usage is simplified with an appreciation of how easily power is derived from the sun. A surprising fact about solar energy is that certain cloud formations can also provide the power needed to make a unit function.

Kits can be purchased at many stores or acquired from online retailers. Science fairs and conferences demonstrate the latest developments with educational discussions about the industry changes. Children are learning in schools how solar energy works and teachers are integrating projects into curriculums.

Assembling solar toy kits can be most of the fun. Many toy kits developed today provide product descriptions and an overview of solar power. Directions can be simple or engaging as a long-term project. Some kits provide informative descriptions of each component and how the items operate with the sun’s energy. Children enjoy seeing their creations. Propelling a car with the simple knowledge that the sun is the fuel source can make a child laugh with excitement. Elimination of battery expenses is always nice too.

The great hope would be to purchase a solar toy kit that could help power all energy needs for a family’s house. Possibly a larger scale project but it could be a nice and enjoyable family event to assemble such a solar toy kit.

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Stirling Engine Kit – powered by your hands!

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:00:33 +0000

The Stirling Engine Kit is a unique educational kit that can help illustrate to children how effective even small amounts of energy can be. The engine apears to run from air alone, however it is the temperature difference caused by your body heat that powers this little device.

The Stirling Engine comes in kit form, it requires assembly letting you and your child get hands on in building the device. The engine operates due to the difference in temperature between the air around it and the air inside it. The air within the device warms up while you hold the device, causing the air to expand and contract as it moves from hot to cold. This causes the air pressure to increase and decrease, which leads to movement of a piston, thus causing the device to work.

The engine works best from only the heat of your hand when the ambient temperature of the air around it is around 10-15c, with your hand temperature being around 36-37c. If this is not possible then the engine will work well if placed above a mug of hot liquid. The kit comes with easy to follow instructions, helping you and a child to construct it quickly. It is best suited to children over 8 with adult supervision, though younger children (with supervision) may enjoy watching the engine once it has been constructed.

The Stirling Engine Kit is a lovely educational kit to create with children, or for those who want a unique desk ‘toy’. It helps to illustrate how even small amounts of energy can be used to power devices, and entertains all those who watch it in action.

The Stirling Engine Kit is just £45.95, with a small delivery fee.

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Solar Airship – Kite-like Outdoor Fun

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:00:08 +0000

The Solar Airship is like a cross between a hot air balloon and a kite. The 8 m long black plastic tube fills with air which heats up, sending it into the air. A 50 M line is attached to tether the airship like a kite.

The Solar Airship has been created by the Science Museum. The airship is constructed from heat attracting ‘Absorba’ plastic, this allows the air you have captured within to warm up enough for it to start to rise. The plastic is so efficient at absorbing heat that even on a barely sunny day there will be enough light for the airship to take to the sky.

The Solar Airship is supplied with a 50 m line to attach the 8 m long black plastic bag to, allowing you to fly the solar heated air bag as a very large kite. The airship is a great way to demonstrate the power the sun provides us every day, showing its warming effect while also displaying how effectively warm air rises over cold, a great fun science project for children.The airship is suitable for ages 14 + and does require adult supervision.

The Solar Airship is around £10, and is available from a number of stockists.

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Solar-Powered Flapping Seagull Kit

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:00:14 +0000

This Solar Powered Flapping Seagull Kit is a great way to teach children about the abilities of the eco-friendly energy source of solar power. The flapping seagull comes in kit form, once assembled the kit creates a plastic seagull that flaps its wings in the sunlight.

The Solar Powered Flapping Seagull Kit is perfect for children who have little experience in creating toys from kit form. The kit includes an illustrated instruction guide and only has 12 parts to assemble but does require you to have diagonal cutters and a pair of scissors. The flapping seagull is created from high density plastic parts, coloured to look like a seagull. The solar panel on the seagull’s back is used to provide power to flap the wings, allowing the seagull to appear to be in flight on a sunny day.

The Flapping Seagull Kit can be used as an educational aid to help teach children about solar power. Due to the model being supplied in kit form the child can get full involved with it, learning how the parts go together and visually experiencing how effectively light energy is converted into electrical power that causes the wings to flap. The kit is suitable for ages 10+.

The Flapping Seagull Kit is supplied with a suction cup that allows you to secure the seagull to a sunny spot. It is best to place the seagull in direct sunlight to allow it to work in optimum conditions and to help demonstrate the abilities of solar power. The kit is a great way to get a child involved with science and to help them learn about solar energy while providing them with an entertaining toy that will never require batteries.

Solar Powered Flapping Seagull Kit makes a great gift at just $13.11.

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Solar Powered Aerial Cable Car Toy

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:00:03 +0000

This Solar Powered Aerial Cable Car Toy can help teach children about the benefits of solar power. The cable car toy is a fun working model to construct, allowing a world of fun and imagination once created.

The Solar Powered Aerial Cable Car Toy is supplied in kit form, this allows the child to get involved with it fully, enjoying creating the cable car before experiencing how effectively light energy is converted into electrical power which is used to allow the car to move back and forth along its cable. As the solar panel works best in bright sunlight, the cable car is best placed outside, great for those with sunny gardens and outdoor areas, secret messages can be passed back and forth via the car, or whatever else your child can imagine.

The Solar Powered Aerial Cable Car Toy is supplied with an illustrated assembly guide, taking you step by step through the car’s construction. To construct the kit you will require diagonal cutters, a screwdriver, and scissors. The cable car toy kit is suitable for 10+, this is due to the level of complexity in constructing the toy and due to the small parts.

The Solar Powered Aerial Cable Car Toy can help teach children the abilities of solar power, while helping them develop skills at technical precision. Once constructed, the cable car toy can help inspire your child’s imagination.

The Solar Powered Aerial Cable Car Toy makes a great gift for just $17.95, and includes free delivery.

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Solar Powered Race Car Toy

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:00:57 +0000

This Solar Powered Race Car Toy is provided in kit form to help promote learning through play. By constructing the toy car and watching it race along in the light the kit helps to demonstrate the abilities of solar power while being an engaging fun toy.

The Solar Powered Race Car Toy includes all the parts required to construct a fully working toy race car. The car has been designed with an aerodynamic shape to help it truly race along when in sunlight with a bright orange chassis to allow it to be clearly seen. By constructing the toy car a child will gain satisfaction of constructing something from scratch and learn how the parts of a car go together. The assembling of the car includes building the motor and chassis, fitting the wheels, making up the gearbox, and attaching the solar panel to the top of the car.

The Solar Powered Race Car Toy is suitable for use as an educational aid to help teach children about the eco-friendly energy source of solar power. Due to being supplied in kit form the child can get involved with the car, enjoying constructing the toy before visually experiencing how effectively light energy is converted into electrical power. As the solar panel works best in bright sunlight, this is recommended when teaching a child the abilities of solar energy although the car can be run from an AA battery.

The toy car has a top speed of over 3 meters a second when in bright enough sunlight, it is also able to go up hills with a 30 degree incline or less. The car measures roughly 21 cm x 8 cm (8.27 in x 3.15 in) and is recommended for ages 8 and up. The Solar Powered Car Toy is an engaging way to educate a child about solar power through play and provides a child with an interesting moving toy car that does not require batteries.

The Solar Powered Race Car Toy is a just £14.95, and makes an ideal gift for any child.

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Recycled Cardboard Toy Fort

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:00:35 +0000

This Recycled Cardboard Toy Fort brings joy to children of all ages. Due to its construction from cardboard, the fort can be easily folded away when not in use, it also allows it to be decorated however a child wishes for use.

The Recycled Cardboard Toy Fort helps to provide children with a launchpad for their imagination. The fort is easy to construct from the recycled cardboard pieces and is also quickly dismantled when play is over ready for storage. The cardboard used for the fort is at least 80% recycled material, and the fort can be recycled when no longer wanted (depending on decoration). The fort can be decorated easily as cardboard is great for painting on or sticking items onto, this helps the child become more involved with the fort, creating the toy they desire.

The Recycled Cardboard Toy Fort has a classic castle fort design, with 4 turret towers and 4 walls. The fort measures 70 cm x 70 cm x 35 cm (27.56 in x 27.56 in x 13.78 in) when constructed, and only 69.5 cm x 36 cm x 4.4 cm (27.36 in x 14.17 in x 1.73 in) when flattened for storage. The fort is suitable for children from the time they are stable on their feet. This Recycled Cardboard Toy Fort is a great toy to help inspire a child’s imagination. Due to it being constructed from recycled cardboard, the fort toy is a green alternative to the many plastic toys on the market and unlike many of them it can be easily folded up and put away when not in use.

The Recycled Cardboard Toy Fort is yours for just £19.95 plus delivery.

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Solar Aircraft Construction Kit Eco Toy

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:00:42 +0000

This Solar Aircraft Construction Kit allows you to build either a airplane or a helicopter from the parts included. The kit aims to help promote learning through play, by piecing the aircraft together and watching the blade turn in light the kit helps to show the abilities of solar power while being an engaging toy.

The Solar Aircraft Construction Kit contains all the parts required to construct either the helicopter or the airplane. The kit contains over 180 parts which has a ‘mechano’ feel to them, the metal pieces screwing together to form either model using the screwdriver which is included. The kit is supplied with full instructions which show you step by step how to construct either model. The propeller/rotor part contains the solar panel and the motor which spins it when it is in sunlight.

The Solar Aircraft Construction Kit can be used as an educational aid to help teach children about the eco-friendly energy source of solar power. Because the models are supplied in kit form the child can get involved with them fully, enjoying creating either model before visually experiencing how effectively light energy is converted into electrical power which is used to turn the blades. As the solar panel works best in bright sunlight, this is recommended when teaching a child the abilities of solar energy although the blades will also turn when placed in bright artificial light.

The Kit is suitable for ages 8+, though this is mainly down to the small parts in construction. A younger child can still enjoy watching the model and learning about solar power with an adult’s guidance. The construction kit is a great way to educate a child about solar power through play and creates a entertaining ornament for a bedroom that will never need batteries.

The Solar Aircraft Construction Kit makes a perfect gift for child’s birthday or Christmas present. The aircraft kit is only £24.99.

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Solar-Powered Solar System and Planet Eco Toy

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:00:17 +0000

This Solar System Kit has been designed to help teach children about the orbit of planets in our solar system. By using solar panel to produce the electricity to power the model, the kit can also help educate them on this eco-friendly and sustainable power source.

The Solar System Kit is supplied in part form and requires construction. The kit includes all the parts needed to create the solar system, including 6 different colours of opaque acrylic paint and paintbrush to allow you or your child to paint each planet. The sun of the solar system has a solar panel on the top of it. This provides the electricity required by the motor within the sun to allow the planets to move. The kit comes with a detailed instruction manual to help you construct it with ease.

The Solar System kit can be used as an educational aid to help teach children about the solar system. Due to the kit using a solar panel it can also be used as an aid to teach them about solar energy. By constructing the kit the child can get involved with it fully, learning how the parts go together, helping them to understand the solar system better. This involvement and the ability to visually experience how effectively light energy is converted into electrical power through the turning the planets allows the child to learn through play. The solar panel would work best in bright sunlight, this is recommended when teaching a child the abilities of solar energy.

The Solar Powered Solar System Kit makes an effective educational toy and can make a great model for any child that has a passion for astronomy. The use of solar power allows the model to keep working without requiring an endless supply of batteries and can in addition allow you to teach a child about this sustainable energy source.

The Solar Powered Solar System Kit is available for just £12.99 plus delivery.

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