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Furniture For Kids: “People Safe. Planet Safe”

Ms. S — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:03:53 +0000

We are continuing our list from Wednesday of cute, low-toxic, eco-friendly furniture and design elements for the children’s rooms! Below are a few more eco-chic products. A fantastic resource has been the website Inhabitots. Inhabitots aggregates the latest eco-friendly products so it’s a fun and interesting website to explore!


Storage by The Q Collection		The Q Collection Junior Abiding by their mantra “People Safe. Planet Safe,” The Q Collection Junior makes beautifully designed low-toxic children’s furniture and organic cotton bedding. All of their products are free of formaldehyde and polyurethane so you can feel comfortable having them in your home. They also use water-based glues, stains, and topcoats. Paints are zero- or low- VOC finishes. The adorable (but pricey) storage units have water-based ink and low- or no- VOC finishes so they won’t impair the air quality of your home. The crib sheets are made of 100% organic cotton and no toxic chemical treatments or finishes are used.
Tree Shelf by Graphic Spaces		Graphic Spaces — Book Shelf Graphic Spaces was started by husband and wife team Christy and Joe Wernert. Their family wood shop supplies the wood for their unique furniture and room accessories, like this fun book shelf. The wood used by Graphic Spaces is sealed in non-toxic finish making it safer for children.
Wall Decals by Graphic Spaces		Graphic Spaces — Removable Wall Decals Graphic Spaces also makes a fun variety of removable wall decals that are perfect for the children’s room or playrooms. These removable vinyl wall decals are made in the USA. They offer a fun and easy DIY project for you and your kid. They can also be labeled with your child’s name ensuring a personalized touch to any room!

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Chic Eco-Friendly Children’s Furniture

Ms. S — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:00:46 +0000

While looking for design options for my children’s bedroom, I hoped to find low-toxic, environmental-friendly ones. I was quite charmed by a lot of what I saw online. The price tags are pretty hefty so I’m sharing these options below for fun, informative “window shopping.”

Organic Acorn Pillow by Jaya Loves Tekeko		Jaya Loves Tekeko Jaya Loves Tekeko is a Miami-based company that uses organic bamboo, organic cotton and other natural materials in their fun, colorful, eco-friendly products. Their organic blankets and pillows are stuffed with kapok, a hypoallergenic seed that is harvested in the rainforest; and the ink used to create their adorable pillows is non-toxic and water-based. The company also uses recycled and biodegradable packaging materials.
Fish and Pebbles Organic Twin Sheet Set by Argington		Argington Artist Jenny Argie and husband, architect and mathematician Andrew Thornton, formed Argington in 2003 to solve everyday problems that arise when raising a family. Argington is dedicated to producing clean, simple and durable designs while minimizing impact on the environment. It uses wood made from renewable and sustainably-harvested solid birch and low-VOC birch plywood with 0% formaldehyde emission on wood products. We have the Argington crib, which we’re happy with. I’ve been admiring its organic crib bedding, which is made with 100% organic cotton and low-impact dyes. All of its materials, glues, stains and finishes are HAP-free, non-toxic and low-VOC; and any dyes used are formaldehyde-free.
Caterpillar Activity Bench by Green Play Furniture		GreenPlayFurniture GreenPlayFurniture is an inventive children’s furniture company that uses only recycled, renewable and low-impact resources for their furniture. When applying finishes, Greenplay uses low- or no- VOC emission finishes. Staying fully committed to re-usability, Greenplay offers a take-back program in which Greenplay furniture products can be given back to the company to be re-purposed and donated. This fun Catepillar Activity Bench to the left is perfect for a child’s play room table! The top is made of recycled plastic and the entire bench is made with low-VOC emission finishes.
Sam Nightstand By MUU		Muu Made in the USA, Muu products are inspired by the Zen concept that “there is no difference between us and our environment.” This mantra reflects the company’s commitment to sustainability. Muu creates safe, non-toxic and family-friendly furniture that are made from locally-sourced wood and certified recycled wood fibers. All products are finished with non-toxic finish. The Sam Collection by Muu is named after the founder’s grandfather and is full of fun, colorful custom-chosen design panels that can also be personalized with your child’s name. How cool is that?!

organic acorn pillow

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Watches — Did You Ever Think They Could Contain Toxins?

Ms. S — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:58:30 +0000

Someone had given my daughter a pink, Hello Kitty watch a while ago. I knew right away from the soft plastic wrist bands that it probably had phthalates and other toxic chemicals that I so often see in the news. Since my daughter loved it so much, I let her enjoy it (but hid it for periods of time, until she asked for it or found it).

Sprout Watches: Low-Toxic, Environmentally-Friendly!

After she evolved to putting the watch in her mouth with more frequency, I threw it out, hoping that she’d forget about it. She didn’t though. She’d ask for it, get sad about her missing watch, and ask me to find it.

I searched for low-toxic watches but couldn’t find any. Then, while browsing Alicia Silverstone’s blog The Kind Life, I discovered a company, Sprout, that creates low-toxic watches.

Depending on the materials, watches may contain phthalates, PVC, BPA and lead. Sprout watches, however, are entirely lead- and phthalate- free. Most of the materials — the case, buckle and inner parts — are made from 100% corn resin (corn resin is a biodegradable material made out of a renewable resource, corn). The watch strap is made from organic cotton and the dial is constructed out of bamboo (bamboo is a natural, non-synthetic fiber that is also a quick-growth plant with a harvesting period of only 3 to 5 years). And, Sprout batteries are mercury-free! How cool is that?

Dedicated to making the most eco-friendly watches possible, at least 80% of Sprout watches are made from eco-friendly, biodegradable materials. Instead of using plexiglass for the lenses, Sprout watch lenses are made from mineral crystal, a type of sand. Sprout’s mission to being as eco-friendly as possible comes all the way down to their commitment to using recyclable packaging materials and reducing the size of their packing cartons.

Please note that the watch is kind of large (larger than it appears in pictures), especially for a child (the face is large for her wrist, and I have to make an extra hole in the wrist band so that it can close to a smaller circumference). Regardless, my daughter loves her new pink watch, and I love that there’s nothing in it that may impair her health!

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Tips For Buying Safer Toys

Ms. S — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:39:37 +0000

Tegu, the toymaker of these engaging magnetic blocks, aims to create safe non-toxic toys and is devoted to addressing unemployment and fostering entrepreneurship in Honduras, where the blocks are made.

Over the past few months, I’ve been hearing from increasingly more moms about their children’s high levels of lead. Most recently, I’ve been hearing about children in modern buildings having high levels of lead. For some reason, I had the impression that lead was an older issue, mostly a concern in older homes. I’ve been surprised to learn how pervasive it still is, recently hearing that it has been found in our (NYC) drinking water, some Pottery Barn ceramic dinnerware, reusable grocery bags, and many toys!

Toy companies are not required to divulge what’s in their products

Yesterday’s LA Times had a great article, Before You Buy That Train Set, Do Your Homework by Amanda Leigh Mascarelli, recommending that parents research their potential toy purchases.

Many of the 80,000 chemicals used in manufacturing are used in toys and other children’s products. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the government agency responsible for protecting the public from hazards in consumer products, regulates only 14 chemicals in toys: eight heavy metals and six phthalates, which are used to soften plastic. The phthalates, which have been linked to reproductive and developmental abnormalities in animal studies, have been restricted only since 2008. Toy companies, unlike food manufacturers, are not required to divulge what’s in their products.

A ghoulish fake eyeball toy made in China was recalled after it was found to be filled with kerosene. Sets of toy drums and a toy bear were also recalled because of lead paint, and an infant wrist rattle was recalled because of a choking hazard.

– “As More Toys Are Recalled, Trail Ends in China” in The NY Times online, by Eric S. Lipton and David Barboza, June 19, 2007

Ms. Mascarelli continues: The U.S. government has since adopted a handful of regulatory measures to hold companies more accountable and to tighten restrictions on the use of toxic substances. But there are many toxic chemicals in toys that are not regulated at all, says Rachel Massey, a policy analyst at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell and a coauthor of a November study on gaps in regulation of toxic substances in toys and children’s products. Cases highlighted in the media for violation of standards are just “the tip of the iceberg,” she says.

Toy Recalls in the Media Are Just The Tip of the Iceberg…

Ms. Amanda Leigh Mascarelli, writes: “Most famously, in 2007, Mattel — the largest toy company in the world and the brand behind such household names as Ken and Barbie — recalled more than 2 million toys that were in violation of the U.S. standards for lead in paint. The total recall count that year because of lead paint violations: more than 17 million.”

Lead causes permanent brain damage. Lead exposure — even in relatively small doses — has been linked to learning disabilities, behavioral problems, reproductive issues, even violence.

Beware of Toys Made in China

A NY Times article in 2007, As More Toys Are Recalled, Trail Ends in China, stated: “Over all, the number of products made in China that are being recalled in the United States by the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission has doubled in the last five years, driving the total number of recalls in the country to 467 last year, an annual record… It also means that China today is responsible for about 60 percent of all product recalls, compared with 36 percent in 2000.”

China manufactured every one of the 24 kinds of toys recalled for safety reasons in the United States so far this year, including the enormously popular Thomas & Friends wooden train sets… The toys were coated at a factory in China with lead paint, which can damage brain cells, especially in children.

– “As More Toys Are Recalled, Trail Ends in China” in The NY Times online, by Eric S. Lipton and David Barboza, June 19, 2007

Tips for Buying Safer Toys

Ms. Mascarelli offers a great summary of tips that are below. Please visit her article for even more information: Before You Buy That Train Set, Do Your Homework by Amanda Leigh Mascarelli.

Avoid buying costume jewelry for children. As lead has come under closer scrutiny, cadmium is increasingly being used as a substitute for lead in paint, toys and children’s jewelry. Cadmium is a neurotoxin and carcinogen that children can be exposed to when they handle, suck or swallow the product. In January, the CPSC recalled a large quantity of children’s costume jewelry because it was found to contain high levels of cadmium.

Avoid purchasing vinyl products, also known as PVC (for polyvinyl chloride) when possible. These are several times more likely to contain hazardous additives compared with other plastics, says Jeff Gearhart, research director for HealthyStuff.org, a consumer product testing website. Items made with synthetic leather, such as kids’ baseball gloves, often contain vinyl. Vinyl products may also include certain balls, children’s bracelets and other rubbery and flexible items.

Inspect the plastic labeling and product packaging and look for the familiar triangular recycling symbol containing a “3″ with a “V” underneath the symbol. The labeling is not universal but is used on a significant number of vinyl products. Flexible, rubbery plastic products that emit a distinct odor are often good indicators that the product contains a vinyl plasticizer, Gearhart says. The Center for Health, Environment and Justice has a PVC-free guide.

Don’t buy brightly colored plastics when purchasing items that a young child might put in his or her mouth. Despite the recent tightening of federal regulations, these plastics could contain cadmium, lead, organotins or other toxic pigments or stabilizers, Massey says.

Consult sites such as Healthystuff.org and Goodguide.com to find out if certain toys contain brominated flame retardants (BFRs) — found in baby products, such as mattress pads, and toys, such as dolls, swords, action figures and ones made of foam and rubber. BFRs have been linked to a number of adverse health effects, and one family of BFRs is classified as a possible human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Healthystuff.org and Goodguide.com both screen for bromine, which is a likely indicator of BFRs. Choose products that have low or no bromine content.

When buying toys that contain textiles or leather garments, be conscious of “azo dyes,” which are widely used in the textile and leather industries. Azo dyes can form cancer-causing compounds when inhaled, absorbed through the skin or taken up by the gastrointestinal tract. Unfortunately, since these chemicals are not regulated, the best way to avoid them is to select toys made of wood and natural products, or toys that bear eco-labels, which are becoming more widespread. When buying a textile product such as a doll or stuffed animal, look for a European eco-label such as Oeko-Tex, which can be found in some specialty toy stores. The European Union has much stricter regulations on toxic chemicals than does the U.S.

Choking on toys, toy parts, balls and balloons is a hazard for children younger than 3. From 1990 to 2007, 196 children died after choking or asphyxiating on a toy or toy part,, according to U.S. PIRG, an umbrella consumer-advocacy organization for individual state Public Interest Research Groups. Use an empty toilet paper roll to test whether a toy or toy part may be a choking hazard. If the item passes through a toilet paper roll, it is too small for children younger than 3 or children who put toys in their mouths.

Also watch out for parts that are barely larger than this industry standard, because children have choked on parts that are larger, says Elizabeth Hitchcock, public health advocate for U.S. PIRG. “We always caution parents to really look hard at a toy, take it out of the box and use it before they put it in the hands of their child,” Hitchcock says. “See if there are parts that will break off, and don’t just rely on the label.”

Do not buy products bearing the California Proposition 65 label with wording similar to this: “Warning: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.”

Avoid toys containing small magnets that can be swallowed. When ingested, strong magnets will attract to each other and can cause serious internal injuries.

Though these are few and far between, look for toys and children’s products that have labels indicating what ingredients were used to make them.

Check out lists put together by groups that have conducted tests on toys. Healthystuff.org (www.healthystuff.org), run by Ecology Center, a nonprofit organization based in Ann Arbor, Mich., does independent testing on a range of consumer products including toys, providing snapshots, available online, of potential chemical hazards. Healthystuff.org has screened more than 5,000 toys since beginning its testing in 2007. It uses an X-ray technology to look for hazardous substances, but the technology can’t detect all chemicals of concern. It ranks products by level of concern based on about 10 priority chemicals. GoodGuide.com ranks products, including toys, based on (among other things) environmental and health effects.

Among the toy recalls, the problem is most acute with low-price, no-brand-name toys that are often sold at dollar stores and other deep discounters, which are manufactured and sent to the United States often without the involvement of major American toy importers. Last year, China also was the source of 81 percent of the counterfeit goods seized by Customs officials at ports of entry in the United States — products that typically are not made according to the standards on the labels they are copying. (“As More Toys Are Recalled, Trail Ends in China” in The NY Times online, by Eric S. Lipton and David Barboza, June 19, 2007)

Toys made in China make up 70 to 80 percent of the toys sold in the country, according to the Toy Industry Association, which represents most American toy companies and importers. (“As More Toys Are Recalled, Trail Ends in China” in The NY Times online, by Eric S. Lipton and David Barboza, June 19, 2007)
China’s own government auditing agency reported last month that 20 percent of the toys made and sold in China had safety hazards such as small parts that could be swallowed or sharp edges that could cut a child, according to a report in China Daily. Officials in China, of course, are fighting back, insisting that its food and other exports are safe and valuable, that new regulations are being put into place and that problem goods account for a tiny portion of all exports. (“As More Toys Are Recalled, Trail Ends in China” in The NY Times online, by Eric S. Lipton and David Barboza, June 19, 2007)

Safer Toy Options

There are some beautiful and engaging wooden toys that are a stimulating and low-toxic option. Some of our favorites are in the Amazon widget below:

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Trunki: A Fun Suitcase That You Can Pull Your Kids On At The Airport

Ms. S — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:37:31 +0000

My three-year-old daughter loves packing. She packs for hours.

Since I’ve recently been discovering some great low-toxic lunchboxes (we just received our PlanetBox lunchbox and love it!), I searched online for low-toxic children’s suitcases. I couldn’t find good options for travel but I did discover an adorable, fun, and award-winning suitcase: Trunki.

Trunki

The greatest selling point of Trunki is that your child can sit on this cute, fun suitcase for a ride. It’s a great way to entertain your children at the airport.

Since my daughter said that she likes it but doesn’t need it, I’m going to try to refrain from buying one. If you’re interested, however, there is some great insight by other bloggers about them. This has been a huge hit in the U.K. so most of the comments are from England. Check out this one by PlayPennies. More information is also available in the video below.

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PlanetBox: The Lunchbox My Daughter Won’t Stop Talking About

Ms. S — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:35:37 +0000

Soon after buying my daughter an adorable lunchbox that she helped picked out, I was disappointed to continually hear how much she loved another lunchbox at school. Having taken a few months to figure out which lunchbox she has been talking about, I now understand. When I asked my daughter, “What’s so special about the lunchbox?” She went on to explain the compartments.

My daughter has been entranced by these compartments

You can choose from different sets of magnets for the top of the box

You can choose from a selection of colors for the carry bag

Check out PlanetBox in the video below.

Furthermore, from my perspective, I like that it was created by a mom who was trying to minimize toxins and waste. The interior is made of 18/8 (300 SS) and 18/0 (400 SS, not 200 SS) stainless steel, which is food safe and will not leach toxic chemicals when in contact with food. These types of stainless steel have been used for food storage in many cultures for generations, and are preferred materials for hospitals, commercial kitchens, and other environments where sanitation is a priority. The other materials contain NO lead, vinyl/PVC, Phthalates, Bisphenol-A(BPA) or other harmful or toxic substances.

I’m embarrassed to admit that I’ve ordered this second lunchbox for my daughter. I’m hoping that it’ll inspire her to eat more of her lunch!

Click here to purchase: PlanetBox; and click here to learn of lunch ideas for PlanetBox.

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School Supplies — These Are Toxic Too?!

Ms. S — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:52:08 +0000

I was just reviewing a welcome package from my daughter’s preschool. After reading that I should be packing her lunches and snacks, I started shopping online for her first lunch box. As she and I were selecting which one to buy, I then remembered an email about toxins in school supplies. Searching through my email inbox, I found it: the Back-to-School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies by the Center for Health, Environment and Justice.

“Many children’s school supplies, such as lunchboxes, backpacks and binders, are often made out of PVC — an unnecessary toxic plastic that is dangerous to our health and the environment across its life cycle: from production, to use, to disposal.

PVC is unique among plastics because it contains dangerous chemical additives. These harmful chemicals include phthalates, lead, cadmium, and/or organotins, which can be toxic to your child’s health. What’s worse is the danger these chemicals pose — phthalates and other toxic additives can leach out or evaporate into the air over time posing unnecessary dangers to children. Over 90% of all phthalates are used to soften or plasticize PVC products. Children are at risk from even small exposures to these toxic chemicals. That’s why it’s important to purchase PVC-free school supplies.

Wow. The exposure to toxic chemicals is so pervasive: art supplies, backpacks, clothing and accessories, electronics, food wrap, lunchboxes, notebooks, notebook dividers, organizers and address books, packaging of school supplies, paperclips, three-ring binders, umbrellas, utensils and dishware!

Cancer-causing chemicals that contaminate the air and water of surrounding communities are used to produce PVC. When PVC is manufactured or burned, numerous dioxins are formed and released. Dioxins are a highly toxic group of chemicals that can cause cancer, and harm the immune and reproductive systems. These and other toxic chemicals released during the PVC life cycle contaminate our children’s bodies and may pose irreversible life-long health threats.”

I highly encourage you to check out the helpful list: PVC-Free School Supplies. It helped guide me towards safer purchases. (I ended up buying the Skip Hop Lunchbox Owl (below).) The guide is free and a must-read for every parent!

Potty Training Tip: Organic Training Underwear by Hanna Andersson!

Ms. S — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:00:34 +0000

In trying to reinforce my almost-three-year-old daughter’s potty training progress, I bought a few sets of these organic Hanna Andersson training underwear. She LOVES them and they have made saying goodbye to diapers much easier. This is a potty training tip that I wish I had heard about sooner!

From the Hanna Andersson website:

Our beautiful organic cotton in comfy training pants that are made with a durable four-ply crotch panel. Prewashed. Certified by Oeko-Tex Standard 100. Imported. Set of 3 pair $26.

Powerful and Practical Activities to Get Your Kids Thinking During Summer

Ms. S — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:51:59 +0000

Below are tips for fun and stimulating summer kids activities, written by Natalie Smith, a public school teacher who is BELOVED by my nieces (as students) and their parents. Natalie has been teaching for 10 years (3 years in first grade and 7 years in kindergarten) and is also a certified ESL teacher. She has a wonderful website, Wonder and Spark, that offers parents and teachers valuable insight on how to capitalize on a child’s natural wonder about our world and with that wonder, spark a desire to learn. Please check it out at www.wonderandspark.com.

As the warm days of summer are upon us, we want to enjoy the season with our children and engage them in activities that bring family members together and stimulate the mind. Check out our Top 5 Pick’s for the summer!

Book: ‘The Read-Aloud Handbook’ by Jim Trelease is a parent and teacher must-read! It offers insight on the process of learning to read, developing language skills, and strategies for helping your child foster a life-long love of reading. The second half of the book contains a priceless collection of book and poetry recommendations. It includes different genres, age suggestions and a synopsis of each book. Buy your own copy or borrow it from your local library!

Game: After an energetic day at the beach, you crave a game that can bring the entire family together; one that stimulates the mind while relaxing your sun-kissed and tired bodies. Try a game of dominoes! (Make sure you purchase double-nine dominoes.) This classic tile game gives children the opportunity to practice cooperation, good sportsmanship and matching quantities. Most important, when children play with these dot formations, number values become engrained in the mind. Children begin to recognize the patterns in our numeric system. (The 5 is simply 4 with 1 in the middle!) Ask family members to verbalize each domino they play and differentiate for the ages of your children. A toddler will say the colors he is matching, while a pre-schooler will say the number quantity of each side of a domino (nine and two). A school-age child can make a domino into an addition sentence (nine and two makes eleven), while an upper-elementary child will create a multiplication sentence (the nine is three rows of three).

Car Game: Mind Reader is a game modeled after ‘20 questions’, but challenges your child’s scientific thinking and language-building skills. A parent will say “I’m thinking of something that starts with mmmmmmm”. (Always say the beginning letter sound, instead of the letter name. This aids in the phonological development needed for learning to read.) Children will ask questions that can only be answered with ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Teach your child to begin with bigger questions (“Is the thing you’re thinking of living?” “Is it found in a house?” “Does it breathe underwater?”), then move on to guessing specifics. Most likely you will need to model this line of thinking for the first few games, but this thinking process (big ideas to small, asking questions to illuminate possibilities and matching guesses to the beginning sound) is exactly what your child needs to become successful in the areas of science, reading and creative problem-solving!

Website: StorylineOnline.net has a collection of books read by actors from The Screen Actor’s Guild. Hollywood’s Finest bring the stories to life and viewers can read along or just listen. You’ll see an excitement percolate when your children see the same books in the library and want to read the stories again and again!

Conversation: Your children have great ideas waiting to be unearthed and depend on you to stimulate their thinking and communication skills. During your summertime adventures, ask your children open-ended questions about your surroundings. This gives you insight into their thinking, which can drive further questioning and reasoning. Start with “What do you notice?” Take note of their observations and focus their attention to details that create new learning opportunities. Afterwards, ask “What does it make you think of/remind you of?” This elevates your child’s thinking to a higher-level and allows the brain to make connections with prior knowledge.

Wherever your summer plans take your family, powerful and practical activities are always at your fingertips!

Note: For your convenience, the above may be printed out by clicking on: Top 5 Summer Tips.

Magna-Tiles: An Engaging Educational Toy!

Ms. S — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:56:37 +0000

Over the past year, my daughter quickly fell in love with Magna-tiles, a fun educational toy, at her preschool. When picking up my daughter from school, there were several times that her teachers would make it a point to tell me that my 2.5 year old daughter spent a good 20 minutes that day absorbed in these tiles. My husband and I just recently bought a set for home. Watching both my daughter and my husband play with them for quite a while (and then I started playing with them!), I decided to share this wonderful product with SFile readers!

Magna-Tiles

Magna-tiles are created by Valtech! Co. From its website:

The Valtech! Magna-Tiles® line of colorful building toys have gained popularity among thousands of preschools nationwide and continue to enjoy strong response from teachers, parents and kids.

For children, taking flat objects and constructing 3-D objects is a new, exciting discovery. Various geometric shapes and other objects can easily be created.

Students learn informally and through creative play about geometric shapes, symmetry and other concepts with these colorful pieces.

Helps to develop:

Patterning	Shape Recognition	3 Dimensional Thinking
Building Skills	Fine Motor Skills	Magnetic Principals

Magna-tiles Is the Winner of Several Awards:

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