Flash Cards

While browsing through Etsy stores I came across these beautifully handmade flash cards for children. Using each animal of the alphabet, they are just adorable!

As stated on their site http://www.idesignmyworld.etsy.com/:

Zooples are furry, friendly, super cute little critters ready to teach ABCs and animals!

+ Great for toddlers and young school children.

+ Great gift for Baby Showers and Birthdays!

+ Great to have on hand for last-minute gifts!

+ Each boxed set contains 26 cards, letters A - Z

+ Cards measure 4.25 in. x 5.5 in.

+ Cards are professionally printed on sturdy card stock

ANIMALS INCLUDED IN THE SET:•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

ALLIGATOR + BEAR + CAT + DOLPHIN + ELEPHANT + FROGGOLDFISH + HIPPO + IGUANA + JAGUAR + KANGAROO + LIONMONKEY + NARWHALE + OCTOPUS + PENGUIN + OCTOPUSQUEEN BEE + REINDEER + SHARK + TIGER + UNICORN + VAMPIRE BAT + WOLF + FOX + YAK + ZEBRA

Butterfly Pavillion

http://storeforknowledge.com/ offers this wonderful and educational butterfly pavillion for your nature loving little one. Comes with a certificate for 10 larvae with special food and instructions.

"Witness the wonder of the butterfly lifecycle with this child-and-insect friendly habitat. The 2-foot tall, reusable Butterfly Pavilion is the perfect environment for young entomologists to raise butterflies. Lightweight, durable construction makes for easy hanging. See-through mesh with zippered entry allows easy access for care and feeding, and keeps butterflies inside until you set them free. "

Quality Playbooks by Nico & Zoe

I love hand made and wooden (note non-toxic) toys and toymakers. And I especially love books! They can keep the kids busy for a long time. So, when visiting 5minutesformom.com awhile back I came across Nico & Zoe's site that sells well made and hand made toys so I had to take a look.

While browsing I came across these fun activity books (there's the frog shown, a cat N mouse, snail and sun) and they are very appealing, especially to me with special needs kids (any book that offers help with fine motor skills is a bonus!) Here is what they had to say about this book:

This wooden play book will help your child develop fine motor skills. A little three dimensional frog is attached to this cute booklet by a red string and matches up to each page through a peephole. Watch as Frog hops into his hole and visits all his friends in the pond. The illustrations are printed directly onto timber derived from managed European forests, and will not peel off.

http://www.nicoandzoe.com/