Education is so truly important to me! While I encourage my children to play, I try to make them play with educational toys that would benefit them in the learning process. One of my most favorite stores that I frequent is Lakeshore Learning. This is the store where I buy all my kids their toys, as well as any birthday presents I need because their toys promote healthy learning. While I did know all about the store Lakeshore Learning, I had no idea that they had all their wonderful products that they sell in their stores online for people to purchase as well.
Lakeshore Learning is dedicated to providing innovative products that promote young imaginations with a sense of love and nurture to support a lifelong love of learning. They specialize in early educational programs, as well as providing supplies for home and schools across the country. What I love about Lakeshore Learning, is the products you will find, will allow your children to have fun, but readily allow them to learn simultaneously.
At Lakeshore Learning, you will find products and toys from the infant stage right through the 6th grade. They also have geared products towards teachers to help them implement their lesson plans in the school year. While I currently go online or in the store to look at their preschool selections, I definitely have bought many products from their older age selections that were fabulous! Their divisibility of products to promote fun and education is astonishing.
I had the opportunity to review the Phoemic Awareness Plinko Game from Lakeshore Learning. This plinko game helps build phonemic awareness by allowing your kids to participate in their own little game show. The Plinko Awareness Game reminded me of the Plinko Game in the Price is Right but smaller and much more fun! The free-standing game board comes with a plethora of game chips and is quite easy to play.
To get started, simply have your child take one of the Plinko chips and drip it down the Plinko board. All the chips have pictures of various places, animals, activities, etc. Once they drop it down, it will fall into three categories- Say the beginning sound, say a rhyming word, and say the ending sound. Hayley absolutely loves playing this game over and over and practicing on all her sound skills that she has been beginning to master. She also loves rhyming words although some of her words are made up- we are working on that! It truly is a wonderful product to help instill the love of education into your children. Trust me when I say, Hayley has no idea that she is learning when she is playing it. That is the best part- hidden education into one awesome learning toy!
Buy it: You can buy Phoemic Awareness Plinko Game (ARV:$50) or many other fine educational products at Lakeshore Learning.
Win it: One winner will receive a $25 e-Gift Card to LakeShore Learning to use any way you would like. They have some awesome toys, and some that are relatively inexpensive, so this will come a long way. This giveaway is run via rafflecopter so click continue reading to see the actual giveaway. The only mandatory entry is to tell me which is your favorite toy from here: Lakeshore Learning. While the other entries are optional, I highly suggest you fill them out to increase your chances of winning. US only. Good luck!
*Thank you to Lakeshore Learning for supplying me products to review. As always, all my opinions are my own and not swayed by outside sources.
Um, I love Plinko so I think I would want it for myself! LOL
I couldn’t agree more, educational games are sooo important. But if you don’t have the cashola, making your own board game with flash cards are easy. Plinko is like my favorite game! It look really fun, even for me! LOL
Thanks for the giveaway
~Vero
I like the What’s Inside? Soft, feely box
plinko, obviously!!!
I like the Fill-In-The-Blank Phonics Stamps
I like numbers & counting library
There were so many wonderful things to choose from. I like all of the library folder games. They would be great for our homeschool classroom.
I love the magnetic fishing game
I love the Marbulous Marble run, so much fun!
Oh. MY. GOSH. I LOVE Plinko. I now want to make a Plinko game for me–to help me decide what to make for dinner, what to wear, etc.
I think this is a great company and a great product!
I love all their toys!
My daughter has been using a box of project ideas from Lakeshore Learning this summer. This particular box deals with reading comprehension. It has been a great tool!
They have a lot of great things. I need the Good For Me Reward Kit
fun to move skill building kit!
hide and seek beehive
Looks like an awesome product. My kids are teens now but in our early days of homeschooling this would have been perfect.
I like the classroom calendar kit.
The plinko game for sure. All of their games look like fun, though. Thanks for sharing this.
I like the motorized spin art center
I like the Pull & Play Animal Train.
I like the instruments around the world and the plinko looks great….if I win I would get the plinko
What a cool idea! I love plinko and to make it a learning tool PERFECT!
Their collection of educational software looks great! I love educational toys that are also a lot of fun and don’t make kids feel like they’re taking a quiz or that they should be all serious when learning can be a really fun activity.
I love the plinko I know my boys would love it!
I have never bought from Lakeshore, but have often checked out their site–looks like great, great stuff!
Lakeshore has so many great products! We definitely love the classroom projects and crafts as we try to do a little homeschooling during the summer months.
I love Lakeshore Learning! I’ve had my eye on their number lines for awhile.
I love the My First Cash Register. Also, I love Lakeshore and I love Plinko!!
Thanks for such an awesome giveaway!
giant knob first puzzle set
I like the tub of magnetic letters….
I am digging the marble run!!!
I love the shapes discovery blocks!
I like the All-Around Balance Board.
Love the Early Math Activity Jars
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/seo/ca%7CproductSubCat~~p%7CFF668~~f%7C/Assortments/Lakeshore/ShopByCategory/mathematics/viewall.jsp
Love the Giant Clear View Water Play table!
My kids would LOVE plinko! I love the student work organizer!
favorite is lakeshore dough assortment set 1
Love the Plinko!!!
marbulous marble run debbie jackson,
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I would like the How Long Is It? Measurement Center
Magnetic Write & Wipe Lapboard
I love Lakeshore!!! I love their shape/color games. They also have wonderful crafts to do on Saturdays & my toddler loves going there!
All sensory toys
Lakeshore has an awesome selection of Art Supplies and Craft ideas for children.
Kims2312@verizon.net
The Little Hands Tool Tote is my favorite.
I love the Science Activity tubs. Solar system and Electronics especially!
My nephews would love the all around balance board!
I could use some of those Easy-Lock Storage Caddies and they are a good price too
I love the What’s Inside? Soft, feely box.
I like the Mobile Listening & Storage Center – – Paul T/Pauline T aka Paul Tran….. emscout9 at Hotmail dot com
I like the Easy-Build Puzzle Blocks
My favorite product is the Shapes Discovery Boxes.
FB fan as Kathy Newsom Davis
Love the Can Do! Science Discovery Kits and Math in a Flash! Discovery Cans!
Heather N.
I like the equation tiles…yes, I’m a math geek
I Love the Magna-Tiles
The Marbulous Marble Run Game
Man, I love nearly everything!
Lakeshore Hands-On Math Trays – Complete Set
Soft and safe building blocks
The Hide + Seek Beehive!
i like the linking cubes
tcogbill at live dot com
Dough assortment (set1) is awesome!
I love the Soft & Safe Building Blocks
It’s hard to say what my favorite product is but I know my children would really enjoy the easy-build puzzle blocks
I like the Instruments from Around the World Collection
love the crawl and climb caterpillar
Like lots of products especially the Lakeshore Magnet Kit
i love the let’s fo shopping counting game
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My kids would love any of the science kits!
The Flexible Digital Microscope looks awesome…
So much to love on this website but the Lakeshore Giant Treehouse is on our wish list.
I love the Fun to Move! Skill-Building Kits.
I like the Explore & Discover Science Viewers
i love all their art products.
i love the Lakeshore Magnet Kit
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The giant pipe builders.
Lakeshore Multicultural Clothing Set is something I really like!
My son would like the Hardwood Construction Vehicles
Love the Washable Face Paint Assortment Pack!
The big pipe builders! Fun
this is actually the thing i want most since im having a carnival birthday party for my son and this would be a fun game to play
Magnetic letter tub
The Easy-Ride Taxi-Trike is pretty cool
I love everything there. We have so many things from them. I love the quality and the prices are competitive too.
They have so many cool products, but I really like the Good For Me Reward Kit
heavy duty play tunnels
Lakeshore Scented Dough! I haven’t seen scented dough since I was a kid!
All in one adjustable easel.
I like the Lakeshore Heavy-Duty Hardwood Easel
I like the hide and seek beehive
I love the tempera paint no spill cups I just bought!
I like plinko or science kits
the Hopscotch Carpet
I love the cube chairs!
the plinko board… i think… i like alot
I like the sea life readalong kit
I can only pick one?? I like so many of their products but would have to say my heart keeps going back to Plinko!
This Phoemic Awareness Plinko Game looks fun enough to keep a kid entertained, but they’ll learn something too!
They have awesome products, I like the Lakeshore Heavy-Duty Play Tunnels.
I love their costumes!
it’s expensive but i love the Toddler Sand & Water Table
i like the Easy-Ride Jumbo Wagon
plinko!!
Plinko! That looks so fun!
I’m a teacher, so those pocket charts are always great!
Foam Number Dice – I don’t know why, but I love them.
the NUTRITION INSTANT LEARNING SET
My kids would love the magnetic fishing game!
I love the Color Discovery Boxes!
i liked the my first chunky puzzles
I LOVE Lakeshore. I would like to get some more things for Dramatic Play. I have a LONG list of things I want from Lakeshore. Thanks for the giveaway!
dianebode@mediacombb.net
hide and seek beehive
My favorite product is the Don’t Let the Bugs Fall! Game!
I like the Magnetic Write & Wipe Board!
the magnetic pattern blocks are awesome!
I love the hard unit blocks
I love the Window Blocks. They’re so pretty.
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i like there moods and emotions puzzle!!!
I like the crawl & climb caterpillar!
I like the marble run.
I love the Learn To Recycle! Activity Kit.
I like the What’s Inside? Soft, feely box.
Love the my first cash register. Such cute things!
I like the ’Smath game for my kids.
reejen at comcast dot net
I like the Giant Magnetic Letters.
rainbow design blocks
Read & Relax Book Station
My favorite product is the toddler Career costume set.
ooh, Plinko!
I like the cut and play sandwich set. Thanks!
We bought a table and chairs at lakeshore and Cam loves to sit and play at it!!!!
plinco. I loved that game onn price is right and i have been dying to get the mini one for the kids to play with at school
I love the Whizzy Spinner
My favorite product is the Giant Knob First Puzzle Set. Thank you for the lovely giveaway!
Erin E
busymom369 at gmail dot com
I like the chair cubes, those are great!
Hardwood Unit Blocks.
I love the Giant Soft Building Blocks!
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/seo/ca|productSubCat~~p|GB619~~f|/Assortments/Lakeshore/ShopByAgeOrGrade/18mo3yrtoddler/blockplaymanipulatives.jsp
Write & Wipe Lapboard Erasers
I love PLINKO! That is my favorite product.
I really like the Double-Sided Learn to Print Write & Wipe Boards.I home school my 4 kids and these would be great for us.Thanks!
I’d love the Indoor/Outdoor 3-Station Easel for my class.
I love the Super-Safe Craft Tape Center!
our son would enjoy the magnetic fishing game!
The Crawl & Climb Caterpillar, and the plinko game is pretty cool.
I like the Name that Word! vocabulary Game!!
I love the plinko too!
The Career Costumes for dramatic play are pretty cute!
I am loving the plinko and my kids would love it too.
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I like the Linking Number Monkeys
I like the Giant Knob First Puzzle Set
I like the magnetic fishing game