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I love educational toys that encourage children to use their imaginations and create.  Magformers have so many fun and educational properties.  They can be used to teach colors, shapes, counting, construction, motor skills, and more. I love the Paw Patrol Magformers set that I was sent to review from Magformers.com.  It is the 36 piece Pull Up Pup Set and is one of many different Paw Patrol sets that are available from Magformers.  This set contains 36 pieces in a rainbow of colors that includes: 30 magnetic pieces 6 Inserts 6 Cards & 6 double-sided play mats Compatible with all MAGFORMERS® shapes and accessories, (excluding XL Pieces). Neodymium Rare-Earth Magnets for guaranteed connectivity. BPA Free HQABS Plastic. Recommended Ages 3+ MSRP $49.99 For those of you who may not be familiar with Paw Patrol , it is a series from Nick Jr series about rescue dogs in training. Each pup is inspired by real life jobs like fire fighter, c...

Have you heard of Smart Sketcher?  It is a projector which works with an app and is designed to help teach children to draw, learn letters, numbers, languages and more.  The Smart Sketcher was developed by Flycatcher. This unique learning toy embraces  STEAM learning and may help to improve fine motor skills while teaching. The Smart Sketcher sets up very quickly and the app only takes a few seconds to download, so you can start using it right away. Check out my video review and demonstration on how to use the Smart Sketcher. I love how the Smart Sketcher is not just a fun toy to play with, but it is an educational toy too.  It encourages kids to be creative and makes learning fun.  You can take a picture of anything you want and transfer it to the Smart Sketcher to be drawn. If you home school your children, this would be a fun way to incorporate your daily lessons into a fun project.  If you take your child to a museum or any other ev...