Find Me - a memory game
Flip all the cards over hiding the image on the front. Then take turns turning one over then another as you look for a match. This unique memory game has pictures of clowns, magicians, musical instruments, fairies of all kinds, fire sprites, gnomes, butterflies, plants and more. 72 sturdy cards made of hard cardstock, 36 different pairs. Germany. For ages 3 and up.
Hopscotch Set
Hopscotch is the world's #1 playground game and nothing works better than a Hoppy Taw. This multicolored rubber disc replaces the rocks that bounce and roll away. Set comes complete with colorful pouch, 2 pieces of chalk, one Hoppy Taw marker (not two as pictured above) and 20 page handbook with National Hopscotch rules and regulations, winning moves and tactics. All you need is pavement. USA Ages 8 and up.
SEt ~ a visual perception game
Shout SET and everyone checks to see if you have discovered the three cards that form a set from the twelve laid face up on the table. If so, get a point, and the dealer lays out three more cards and the search starts again. Each card is unique in its four features: color, symbol, shading, and number. A "set" consists of three cards on which each feature is either the same on all of the cards or different on all of the cards. For 1 or more players. Ages 6 and up.
Quiddler ~ a game of words
Quiddler®, the short word game - is a breakthrough in word games. Because short words, like 'at', 'is', 'of', 'ax','ow' and 'zoo' can lead to winning, readers of all ages can play and win. The challenge is to arrange your entire hand into words. Draw and discard in turn and try to use those high point letters, but don't get caught with them uncombined. Fast paced, for 1-8 players. Ages 8 to adult.
Pick Up Sticks
Originally played by the American Indians with straws of wheat and taught to the pioneers who settled this country. It requires a steady hand and has been an entertaining game in our house over the years. Our Pick-up Sticks are made from birch and tapered to a smooth blunt tip. Each set of 25 ten inch sticks is pouched in colored canvas with history and game rules. USA Age 6 to adult.
Rainbow Silk Streamer
9 feet of shimmering, rainbow dyed silk on a wooden waving wand encourages children to delightfully engage in movement while creating beautiful designs in the air. Wand is 18" long. Ages 3 and up.
Seasonal Puzzles
As with all Imagin’edition treasures, the watercolor-like images are of pictures uniquely crafted from dyed wool. These 15-piece puzzles have rounded corners and large, easy-to-grasp pieces making them suitable for children ages 3 and up. Thick cardstock puzzle comes with a puzzle-size mini-poster, each measuring 8.5" x 10.5". France
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Farm Animals in Spring
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Insects in Summer
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Forest Animals in Autumn
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Birds in Winter
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Natural Wood YoYo
Our classic maple YoYo is bookmatched and balanced then packaged with a tie dye pouch. The Art Of YO is not just a trick book. This 16 page handbook covers the history, techniques and skills, each illustrated. USA Age 8 or 9 and older.
Skipping Ropes!
Choose a 9-foot Skip Rope with wooden handles and a handbook of jump rope rhymes and games or double the fun with the Super Skip Rope, 15 feet of thick rope with wood bead handles and an instruction card with skipping rhymes for 3 or more. USA
The Complete Handy Book Series
First published in the late 1800’s and absolutely jam packed with things for children to make and do these could well be considered the ultimate anti-couch potato activity books.
The Field and Forest Handy Book is a year’s worth of engaging and wholesome activities and projects mostly centered on camping and making do in the out-of-doors, from Daniel Beard. Each book is over 400 pages. Ages 8 to 102.
The American Girls Handy Book is a magical cornucopia of projects, devices, toys, gifts, dolls, recipes, decorations, wax and clay modeling, painting, and even nutting. Vintage Americana from the feisty Beard sisters, Lina and Adelia, two of the founders of Girl Scouting in the United States.
The American Boys Handy Book contains a wealth of projects and games – 16 kinds of kites, bird calls, water telescope, 10 kinds of boats, fishing tackle, hot-air balloons, just to name a few - with practical directions by Daniel Beard, one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America.
Pull the Other One! by Michael Taylor
String Games and Stories, Book 1. Playing string games is a fun and forgotten art, but easily learned with this entertaining bunch of short tales accompanied by clear instructions and explanatory diagrams for string games and figures, including Cat's Cradle for Two. It even includes hints for teachers and performers. With something for everyone, these ingenious tricks and tales are developed and taught with utter simplicity, making them suitable from age 5 upward. Comes with a free rainbow string.
Now You See It . . . by Michael Taylor
String Games and Stories, Book 2. String games are fun, inviting children to exercise skill, imagination, and teamwork. They give hands and fingers something clever and artistic to do! Following the success of Pull the Other One!, here are more of Michael Taylor's easy to learn, favorite string games, ideal for family travel, for creative play and for party tricks. Comes with a free rainbow string! Ages 5 and up.
Rainbow String
The Children's Party Book
Full to the top with ideas for party activities and recipes, crafts and 240 games. All covered in a clear and practical way for children from three to twelve years old. A helpful resource for parents. Hardbound
Counting the dots on lady bugs is something we can all remember doing. A game of dominoes for children who already know how to count or are showing an interest in learning. Six different ladybugs with one to six spots on their back; 36 sturdy double cards. An Imagin'edition game. France Ages 4-8.
A traditional Japanese children's game which is very similar to the game of 'Jacks.' Small bags (ojami) filled with rice are passed around and with each turn are tossed and caught in various patterns of increasing difficulty. Players of all ages enjoy a positive effect on the brain. Set of 5 cotton bags and detailed instructions for a fun-filled game are included or be creative and make up your own game. USA Ages 7 to adult.
Bring together the pleasure of playing and the pleasure of learning English, French and German with this game of 7 nature families. Each family (flowers, trees, birds, insects, pets, farm animals, animals of the forest) is comprised of 5 cards. Sturdy, laminated and sized just right for children. Comes with a small piece of carded wool so players may experience the raw material with which the pictures are composed. 35 cards. (From Imagin'edition, based on the beautiful carded wool pictures by Serge Arzan.) France Ages 7 to adult.
We had to search far and wide to uncover these exclusive treasures with precious illustrations by Alison Uttley and Racey Helps. England
All three games are fun family or children's games for two or more.
