School has begun

Today marked the first day of school here in Monticello. Hurray! Hurray to all of you parents out there that have kept your children active over the summer. Hurray to all the teachers who are about to start educating our children.

Teacher's we would like to let you know about a website called www.gamesforeducators.com. The websites mission simply is to promote games in education, to help enrich the learning process for both teachers and students. It may be a great resource for you to use this school year. Bee Active Toys believes strongly in the use of games to teach. I myself have used the game Block by Block by Thinkfun in the classroom to help teach students 2 dimensional drafting techniques and to enable them to see what a 3 dimensional object would look like in a 2-D world. A lot of other games can help teach concepts, problem solving, and teamwork. What's even more interesting is that game play also fully engages the child's mind. We would be more than happy to assist you in finding the right game to meet your needs.

We at Bee Active Toys would like to wish everyone a terrific new school year. Study hard, Learn a lot and of course learn to play and play to learn!

It's almost time for Back to School

It's almost back to school time again and Bee Active Toys would like to invite you to come in and preview all of the educational toys and games that we carry. A lot of the toys and games in our store can help to refresh kid's memory and give them a head start to a great school year while having fun playing and learning through play.

Here is a list of some of the products in our store by subject area.

Reading and Writing:
Bananagrams, Words on my Mind. AmusaMaze, Whizzizzle Phonics, Poppo, Apples to Apples
Mathematics:
Math Dice, 99 or Bust, Sudoku, Head Full of Numbers, Pizza Fraction Fun,
Science:
Eino Science Kits, Amazing Animal Trivia, Gyroscopes, Prisms, Snap Circuits, I-Dig Fossils, Girder & Panels, Folkmanis Puppets
Social Studies:
USA States and Capitols Bingo, USA Map Puzzles, Go Mental
Art:
Mosaic Art kits, Shrinky Dinks, Tissue Paper Art

For certain developmental issues:

Spatial Relationships: Block by Block, Shape by Shape, Brick by Brick, Gordian’s Knot
Cognitive Skills: Rush Hour, Chocolate Fix, Poppo
Kinesthetic Skills: O-Balls, Chinese Jump Ropes, Zoob, Flip-n-Stack Monkeys, Flipping Frogs, Black Hole, Diabolos, Poi
Musical Skills: Tone Blocks, Guiro Shakers, Rhythm Stix, Tick Tock Blocks, Box Shakers
Interpersonal Skills: over 50 games in stock. Lots of other activities for team building
Multiculturalism: Putamaya Kids music CD’s, Kid's of the world puzzles
Manipulatives: Peg Stackers, Puzzles, Blocks, Lacing Toys

We carry top brands such as Educational Insights, Learning Resources, Thinkfun games, Lauri Products and a variety of other manufacturers. Cataloques will be available upon request for special orders.
We will be happy to demonstrate many of these items for you. Believe it or not, I really do try to play with everything that is in the store. With over 2400 items that is not always possible but I can still keep trying!

Come on in and let us show you how we can help your kids learn through play.