Toys

 

We Loan Toys!

In addition to our jigsaw puzzle swap, we also have a collection of toys you can take home! 

 

chess

Chess Set:  Age 7+


The 9 Best Benefits of Playing Chess

Develops perspective.
Improves memory.
Deepens focus.
Elevates creativity.
Boosts planning skills.
Increases self-awareness.
Protects against dementia.
Helps ADHD.

back pack

Buckles Toddler Backpack:  Toddlers

BUCKLES - 12 child-friendly buckles in a variety of clasp styles
DEVELOPMENT – Helps toddlers develop fine motor skills, cognitive skills, hand eye coordination, problem solving
ENGAGING - Easy glide zipper and snap pocket; Decorated with numbers and shapes will engage child to learn early math and counting
COLORS - Playful bright plush with vibrant colored straps, and buckles to hold child's attention

blocks

Wooden Blocks Set:  Ages 1+

Early Developmental Skills - Comprehensive Blocks set with multiple shapes to encourage a child's imaginative and creative cognitive skills.
Next Level Learning and Educational - Blocks play promotes color recognition, matching, stacking and sorting skills.

clock

Telling Time Activity Set:  Ages 4+

SKILL DEVELOPMENT: Telling time, Time matching (analog and digital), Writing time (analog and digital), Problem solving, Fine motor skills, Self-help
LEARN to identify the hour and minute hands, learn the difference between analog and digital time, identify time to the hour, half hour, and more!
A hands-on activity kit that turns Learning into a game
41-Piece Set includes plastic clock with movable hands, write & wipe clock, 24 double-sided analog and digital puzzle cards, 12 double-sided, write & wipe daily activity cards, 3 time dice plus activity guide.

brain flakes

Brain Flakes:  Ages 5+

Includes over 500 interconnecting discs an idea booklet with instructions to build a Brain Flakes ball ; Discs easily click together for ages 5+ with some children as young as 3 having no problem
Child safe ; BPA, lead, heavy metal, and phthalate free ; Compliant with ASTM US CPSIA safety regulations
Develops spatial intelligence and thinking ; A great solo or collaborative group activity Countless design possibilities and hours of skill building play ; Engineers Start Here

knex

Knex Model Building Sets:  Ages 7+

FUN LEARNING TOYS - Foster your child's education with the STEM toy building sets that help boost skills in creative thinking, reasoning, and more.
BOOK OF IDEAS - The kids building toys also come with 42 designs for beginner, intermediate, and advanced builders for hours of educational fun.
SAFE TO USE - These non-toxic, colorful engineering toys are easy to wash and certified Phthalate, Lead, Cadmium, and BPA-free.

tiles

Picasso Tiles:  Ages 3+

This Set Lets Kids Build, Play & Learn for Hours of Educational Entertainment; Recommended for Ages 3+

FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Engineering Toys Stimulate Problem Solving, Motor Skills & Shape Recognition; Perfect for Preschool Games & Group Activities

logs

Lincoln Logs:  Ages 3+

DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS:  As they stack the different part together and discover how the building system works, they’re strengthening hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, problem-solving skills, spatial awareness and exercising their imagination!

botley

Botley 2.0 Coding Set:  Ages 4+

CODING TOYS FOR KIDS: Code right out of the box with the next generation of our Toy of the Year winning coding robot!
DISCOVER: 16 fun interactions—transform Botley 2.0 into a train, police car, ghost, and more!
EXPANDED CODING STYLES: Features expanded coding styles—code through music, lights, and movements!
SCREEN-FREE FUN: Coding helps kids learn coding and STEM skills without a tablet or phone!

ranger and zip

Ranger and Zip Early Coding Toys:  Ages 4+

Toy of the Year Award Winner

EARLY CODING SKILLS: Code along with your first coding friends and their screen-free storybook coding adventure
PLAY MODE: Play fetch, hide and seek, and more with brave Ranger and mischievous Zip  Design your own endless coding challenges. 

PET PLAY: Feed, pet, and take care of your interactive pets in play mode
 

meta lab

Meta Lab Coding Set:  Ages 4+

Entry-level and no coding experience required: An easy-to-play STEAM coding robot set, kids can play and learn in a concrete way. Learning to code is becoming as easy as playing building blocks. Kids are able to create the program a robot, create music and art!
Hands-on and no screen required:No tablet or PC required. No Internet required. Coding Set  provides multiple tangible Coding Blocks with intuitive symbols to represent programming commands including movement, loop, music, angle, and number, your kids can construct their understanding of coding and logic with their hands directly.
Words free and no literacy required: Coding blocks are designed with intuitive symbols. Being different from the text-based programming, They will learn basic coding concepts, including command, sequence, parameter, debug, loop, and moreover, angle and art!

maze

Gravity Maze:  Ages 8+

Develops critical skills – Playing your way through the challenges builds spatial reasoning and planning skills, and is partly an engineering and building toy that provides a great stealth learning experience for young players
What you get – Gravity Maze is a combination logic game, marble run, and STEM toy for ages 8 and up, It contains 60 challenges from beginner to expert, a game grid, 9 towers, 1 target piece, and 3 marbles

snap circuits

Snap Circuit "Arcade" :  Ages 8+

(Snap circuit's) arcade building sets has 30 snap modules to complete more than 200 projects!
With a programmable word fan, dual LED display, and a pre-programmed picaxe micro-controller, the possibilities are endless.
Arcade supports both STEM and steam curriculum.
Clear, concise, and illustrated manual allows for easy to follow instructions.

linkages

Linkages:  Ages 6-14+

BRING COMPLEX CONCEPTS into clear focus for budding engineers and Scientists with award winning components and step by step illustrated assembly instructions
DISCOVER how levers can be used for increasing an applied force or changing the direction of motion and how they integrate with structures