MagnaPlay Review and Giveaway! CLOSED

**Updated at bottom with winner**

Thanks to all who entered!

One of the most important criteria for me when purchasing toys for my children is that the toys be educational. With all of the technologically advanced toys on the market today education seems to take a back seat to music, lights, and sounds. As a mother I know my children’s desire to have the latest and greatest toys, but I also know my desire for them to learn while they play.

Recently I came across a company that makes educational toys that are both fun and portable. MagnaPlay takes the idea of magnetic toys and kicks it up a notch by making them easy to transport. “MagnaPlay strives to educate children and facilitate their creativity with its innovative educational activites. From learning the alphabet and numbers to coloring, word games, and puzzles, MagnaPlay offers fun activities for children of all ages.” With their main product the MagnaKase (which is a magnetic case designed to be an activity and storage center) MangaPlay built the rest of their products as accompaniments to the first. MagnaPlay’s mission is that they are dedicated to manufacturing innovative and creative activities that will enable children to learn while having fun anywhere, anytime! With all of their toys assembled in the US and tested by an accredited third party testing lab, MagnaPlay guarantees the safety of their toys and does so with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee! And just in case you need another reason to purchase MagnaPlay toys, 5% of their profits are donated to a Children’s Charitable Organization.

We received the Wooden Magnetic Number Puzzle from MagnaPlay. The Wooden Magnetic Number Puzzle comes with 30 magnetic wooden tiles that fit together to form 3-piece number, picture sets. The MagnaPlay magnetic number puzzle is designed to be used with the MagnaKase. I have to say that my two year old son really enjoyed playing with the number puzzle. With the help of his older sisters he was counting to ten (and recognizing the numbers) in a matter of an hour. The one gripe I do have about the MagnaPlay Wooden Magnetic Number Puzzle is that the product page is a little unclear about what is included in the purchase price. The picture shows the number puzzle being utilized with the MagnaKase, but the the MagnaKase does not come with the number puzzle. In the written description this is made clear by stating: MagnaKase not included, but by looking at the photos alone you get the impression that they are sold together. So while my children did thoroughly enjoy the magnetic number puzzle (they used the refrigerator in place of the MagnaKase) they could not take the puzzle along with them, which is pretty much what makes this product unique. I just wanted to make sure that was clear to anyone who may want to buy this product! * This has sense been changed on the website*

Buy it! You can purchase the MangaPlay Wooden Magnetic Number Puzzle and lots of other great MagnaPlay toys at MagnaPlay.com!

Great news…one lucky Misadventures in Baby Raising reader is going to win the MagnaPlay Wooden Magnetic Number Puzzle!

Win it! To be entered into this giveaway please go to MagnaPlay.com and look around, come back to this post and leave a comment telling me your favorite MagnaPlay toy (other than the Number Puzzle in the review). This is mandatory and must be completed before any extra entries are counted!

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This giveaway ends on Tuesday November 16, 2009 at 11:59 PM EDT. One winner will be chosen via Random.org and announced on this post! Winner will then have 48 hours to contact me and claim the prize, failure to do so will result in winner forfeiting the prize.

Good Luck!!!

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48 

Timestamp: 2009-11-19 06:39:43 UTC

So the winning comment is:

flowerchild on November 6, 2009 6:29 AM said... 48

entered the pearl paradise giveaway

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JumpStart.com review and giveaway!

I have been majorly slacking the past few days so I decided to take today and play catch up! And remember there are still a ton of great Fun in the Sun giveaways to enter so make sure you check them out!

If you have kids you know how hard it can be to get them to do anything education related in the summertime. I am always looking for ways to incorporate fun and learning and it's not an easy task! About a month ago I was introduced to JumpStart.com when I was approached to do a review and giveaway for them. As always I did my research and discovered that JumpStart is the perfect mix of fun and educational which is something that makes this mom of four very happy! JumpStart is an adventure-based 3D virtual world that is easily personalized, super imaginative, and tons of fun while still being educational! JumpStart teaches your kids math, reading, and critical thinking in a new and super exciting way! Here is a little bit more about JumpStart from the website...

A little background on our company – For more than 15 years, Knowledge Adventure has set the standard in kid’s software by creating the finest educational products for use in the home and the classroom. In addition to our CD games, we’ve launched a beta version of our first browser-based virtual world at www.JumpStart.com, for kids 3-10 years old. Kids can create avatars called Jumpeez for themselves and explore magical worlds, discovering and unlocking games, videos, and storybooks that teach everything from math to reading. Over the next year, we will continue to add more features, portals and learning games to this site. I encourage you to check it out at www.JumpStart.com.

My children are always playing games on the computer the problem is that the games that they choose to play are not at all educational and at their own admission are not always so much fun! My oldest daughter Taylor (10) and my middle daughter Savanna (7) were my guinea pigs for this review and they were absolutely ready and willing to help me out! The first thing I noticed about JumpStart was how interactive the game is! One of the very first activities is creating your own Jumpeez character which both of my girls absolutely loved doing! Once the girls got started playing they loved all of the different lands they could visit and mini-games they could play. I liked the fact that they were playing a game that they enjoyed and learning at the same time...what mom doesn't love that!





Now since the people at Knowledge Adventure (creators of JumpStart) are so awesome they are giving one of my readers a chance to experience JumpStart for FREE! Knowledge Adventures is giving of my awesome readers a 3 month membership to JumpStart.com!
How to Enter!!! All you have to do to be entered is leave a comment here telling me who you would like the JumpStart membership for...that's it! Make sure you do this before attempting any extra entries!
Extra Entries!!! Make sure to leave a separate comment for each extra entry! Each extra entry below counts as 1 unless otherwise specified!

• Follow my Misadventures via email, my feed, or on Blogger!
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• Enter any (or all) of my Fun in the Sun giveaways!

This giveaway ends on Saturday July 25, 2009 at 11:59 pm EDT. One winner will be chosen via Random.org and announced in a separate post!

Good Luck!

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