ideas 4 a very EL Christmas

[Mela Bala]

We decided Cayden's main present would be a light table
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RZO2DO/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
I have been saving ideas for EL activites from online blogs. I finally convinced my husband when I showed him images of my brain, legs, arms and chest taken from an MRI I had many years ago.  I don't even remember my parents asking for them but I am glad they did.
We also purchased some accessories from amazon
View-Thru Geometric Solids
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0034IX85O/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i02
transparent counters to make patterns
http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Resources-TRANSPARENT-COUNTERS-250-PK/dp/B00004WKPM/ref=pd_sbs_op_1
letter construction activity set - someone left a review that kids also enjoyed making numbers and shapes
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006RQ8UNK/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00

Soon I will talk with my husband about the xray stocking stuffers. 
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dtoys-and-games&field-keywords=xray+

I recently ran into a Usborne rep at the pumpkin patch who lives up the street (Yay!!!!)  She told me that they will be having a big sale during Thanksgiving weekend

[MarthaT]

Can't wait for the sale!

[Kerileanne99]

Light  boxes are absolutely awesome, with SO incredibly many EL opportunities! When Alex was just two, she managed to drag a heavy bowl off the counter-top onto her toe- resulting in a horrible experience, pain, and a resultant trip to her doctor for an X-ray! She was so fascinated by the bones in her foot (we have a full-sized skeleton puzzle we have labeled), that we immediately made a home-made version of a light box...and soon upgraded!
Have you seen the free lightbox activities from FSU : some of the ideas are designed for much older kids but I have find them quite adaptable for little ones!
http://bio.fsu.edu/science_on_the_move/labs.php

And so many other ideas I come across daily!

If you are interested in trying a lightbox, here are some instructions we utilized for our 'basic' plans:
http://www.imagescience.com.au/kb/questions/83/How+to+build+your+own+lightbox!

[lillok]

We will probably buy some more games of Smartgames:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=smartgames

We already have Camelot Jr. (http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Tangoes-USA-SG-011/dp/B004TGPQDW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1351840587&sr=8-3&keywords=smartgames) and Castle Logix (http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Tangoes-USA-SG-010/dp/B004TGVOOC/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1351840587&sr=8-13&keywords=smartgames), which my children really like to play with and which also pose relatively difficult logic exercises for the kids.

[TeachingMyToddlers]

We are doing a low key, more "traditional" Christmas this year. On the list is a train table, a play nursery (Lily is so into baby dolls these days), a new doll house, a remote controlled car, more art supplies to go with Lily's new drawing table, and a few others. But one sort of EL thing I am specifically getting for Owen is a Lite Brite! I remember having so much fun with these as a kid but I am specifically getting it so he can work on his fine motor skills and an work on his pencil grip indirectly. Just thought I would pass that along for anyone else who's child would benefit from the fine motor skill building of a Lite Brite.



Oh, and I guess these are sort of EL, too. Lily has requested a new spider and I have been eyeing this make your own spider kit:



A a couple others up for consideration...
Illuminated Ant Farm:



Insect Collection:



My daughter is into baby dolls one minute and all about bugs the next! 

[Korrale4kq]

This reminded me of the light brite. James got it for his third birthday a few days ago.

Good for patterns, counting, fine motor and just a lot of fun.



http://www.amazon.com/Educational-Insights-Design-Activity-Center/dp/B00012O42W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355456278&sr=8-1&keywords=Design+and+drill

[TeachingMyToddlers]

So cool!!!

[NPLight]

What would you propose for my 15 mo (16 for Christmas) twins? All these ideas are very interesting, but I find them most suitable for 2-3 year toddlers, am I right? I would appreciate any idea from you all, you have soooo much experience!!!
Thank you!!

[LDSMom]

My 5 yr old got the Snap Circuits Jr kit for Christmas and we are loving it!! I'm just not sure ifi want to spend $10 more to get the student book to really learn more about the science behind each project. http://www.amazon.com/Elenco-SC-100-Snap-Circuits-Jr/dp/B00008BFZH/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1356929792&sr=8-2&keywords=Snap+circuits

Would highly recommend it to older EL kids to use with their parents, great bonding time too.

[PY]

We decided Cayden's main present would be a light table
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RZO2DO/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
I have been saving ideas for EL activites from online blogs. I finally convinced my husband when I showed him images of my brain, legs, arms and chest taken from an MRI I had many years ago.  I don't even remember my parents asking for them but I am glad they did.
We also purchased some accessories from amazon
View-Thru Geometric Solids
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0034IX85O/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i02
transparent counters to make patterns
http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Resources-TRANSPARENT-COUNTERS-250-PK/dp/B00004WKPM/ref=pd_sbs_op_1
letter construction activity set - someone left a review that kids also enjoyed making numbers and shapes
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006RQ8UNK/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00

Soon I will talk with my husband about the xray stocking stuffers. 
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dtoys-and-games&field-keywords=xray+

I recently ran into a Usborne rep at the pumpkin patch who lives up the street (Yay!!!!)  She told me that they will be having a big sale during Thanksgiving weekend

There are lots of good option online, you know that you can make your own lighting table at home for maybe $5? search from some idea on bloggers, moms put great stuff for their kids very cheaple, at the end you child can't tell the difference at all, if you paid $200 or $5, as soon as it works he will never see the difference.

[hannahsmith]

You can choose a french learning program for your kids, becasue i have seen in many news papers, that there is a huge demand of this language trainer in many countries.
You can go for it.

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