Posts Tagged ‘Educational Toys’

Remember the electronic projects kit you had as a kid? In this episode of Gear Daddy, Daddy Troy reviews today’s version, the Elenco Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100. This product is one of the coolest educational toys for your kids. They can work on fun science projects using an electronic circuit and build things like a laser gun or a water alarm. Moms and dads will enjoy this learning toy too.

i dont know how affective are those educational toys and software.. i see them as play time for small children. I think they will remember them as toys much like how we used to play candy land

To what extent does the taking of technological decisions in the design of educational toys contribute to gender bias?

Seems like there’s been this explosion of educational toys and videos out for children in the past few years. LeapFrog, Baby Einstein, and many many more.

I’ve just been thinking though. Back when our parents and grandparents were young, their parents taught them everything. Every single thing they learned was something they learned from their parents. Does anyone else think it’s a bit sad that it went from parents teaching kids everything, to parents popping in a Baby Einstein video and saying "Look how smart they are!"

I mean, yes they’re getting smarter from these toys and don’t get me wrong because it’s wonderful. But it seems a bit sad that the only credit parents have in that is going out and getting the toy from walmart or popping in the dvd. What do you think?
Also, I hope nobody gets the impression that I am 100% against these toys or videos because I’m not. The only thing I’m against is parents who get all these things and act like they had something to do with how smart their children are when all they did was go out and buy the toy.