Borders has greatly expanded its toy and game offerings in its more than 500 superstores nationwide to include products from leading brands such as Melissa & Doug®, Creativity for Kids®, LEGO Systems, Inc, Playmobil, Scientific Explorer™, Chicco®, Battat®, Blue Orange Games®, ALEX® and many others. The expert buyers at Borders selected many of the toys and games because they play a role in promoting discovery, fostering creativity and helping build cognitive skills in youngsters, all of which are critical to developing good learning and reading habits-and a lifelong love of reading. Importantly, Borders knows that not all customers know what they want to purchase when faced with a variety of toy and game options, so the company is staffing the Children’s Department with a dedicated kids’ specialist, who can answer questions and make toy, game and book recommendations. (The specialists’ hours will vary by store.)
We were recently invited to take a peek at our local Borders location to see the changes that were made. We went as a family and spent over 2 hours reading and playing. Rob and I scoped out the extensive selection of gifts throughout the store and immediately I knew that Borders could easily become someone’s One-Stop Shop for the holidays. From music to movies to books to games and even fun finds like cute stationery and arts and crafts kits can be found littered throughout the entire store. It was a bit overwhelming actually because everywhere I turned I saw something new.
We ended up shopping for Shaun and Shae; Up the movie, Dora books, Legos, an adorable Mister Men/Little Miss game and more. We spent close to the $100 gift card that we were supplied and I felt that with the in-store sales going on we did pretty well.
Border’s wants you to see the great things they are bringing to the stores. Win one of two $100 gift cards right here at LookWhatMomFound…and Dad too! Visit Borders and check out their new Toys and Games section. Let me know what toys and games you played with as a child and why they would be great for today’s youth.
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I loved playing with Lincoln Logs & Tinkertoys as a kid. They let you create… that is always good for todays kids… on top of that they made mighty fine weapons in the fights with my brother
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I loved my Barbie dolls and Cabbage Patch dolls when I was a kid!
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The one that jumps to mind is MouseTrap! My mom still has my version and I think my kids will enjoy it because you have to follow the directions!
We also like playing Hi-Ho-Cherry-O as a family, just a classic counting game!
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As a child I loved playing with my dollhouse. I think it would be a great toy for today's youth because they gets to role play and act situations out. The perfect way to practice real life situations they may come across.
I loved playing with my interactive robot, Alphie II. It was very similar to any other educational toy around now, playing matching and counting games, so it's safe to say that it'd make a nice, current toy as well.
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We played Connect for all the time. It's a great game that teaches you strategy and counting!
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I loved playing teacher…had my class, my rolls, my papers. Great memories!
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I loved playing with musical instruments as a child. From banging pots and pans. To tambourines to bongos. I think it's great for today's youth to get interested in music it helps them enhance their critical thinking skills and their ability to work together as a team. And the more engaged in school they are the less likely they are to drop out.
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My favorite toys were tinker toys and cabbage patch dolls. It seems liek EVERYTHING today needs batteries and I miss the basics.
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I grew up playing Uno and Candyland, and I hope kids are still playing them today! They're great tools to teach numbers, colors, and turn-taking
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A lot of the things I played with as a child were either dangerous or decidedly non-educational, but fortunately I spent more time with Legos than with anything else. Legos are great for developing spacial skills and even greater for unlocking the imagination.
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I played with Lincoln Logs and they are still around today.
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I played with legos and barbies mostly as a kid, and my kids have those toys too. My favorite game as a kid was Monopoly.
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Great giveaway. One of my favorite games of all time was Clue. There's another one I loved, but can't remember the name of. I don't believe they make it anymore. I'll have to ask my cousin what it was called.
As far as toys, I loved MLP, Cabbage Patch dolls, Care Bears, Barbies, etc.
I think many modern toys do too much and don't give the child a chance to use their imagination. I loved playing with dolls when I was young and making up stories as I went along. Great giveaway – Thanks!
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My favorite toys as a kid were those big tonka construction toys. They would be great today because kids use their imagination when they play with these. Not to mention the actual physical activity.
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I remember playing with Tinkertoys,lincoln logs and legos when I was younger. Of course they were all my brothers toys but I think they are great for children of either gender. They allow children to use their imaginations and teach them to dream big when it comes to creating something.
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I enjoyed playing with Play dough as a child. I think it's good for kids to play with play dough now because they can be creative. It doesn't require batteries or make noise. They are able to create and do what they want.
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I loved board games like candy land and life! They were good family fun and still are!
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when i was growing up i played alot of scrabble, rummy and checkers with my grandparents. I think checkers will always be a childhood hit.
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As a kid I played with a wooden doll house that my Grandpa made for me. He also made all the furniture for it too. I think every kid needs handmade toys to cherish. They are unique and special for the kids.
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Wee played board games and read books. I always liked Clue.
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I played with Lite Brite, jacks, Barbies. i think that if kids today played with these simpler toys, it would encourage hand eye coordination (jacks), broaden imagination (both Lite Brite and Barbies) and other than the Lite Brite, the other two don't take electricity or batteries and turn them into video playing zombies.
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We played a lot of word games like Scrabble and Upwords when I was young. I think these games would be so beneficial to my kids to learn how to spell and just to learn new words they may not know.
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My sister and I had Legos, Tinker Toys, and Lincoln Logs. We loved making and creating things for each other and for our parents. These are toys to have for kids in this day and age of electronics. I know that there are some kids that would look at them and think, "Where is the remote?". My son will be getting Tinker Toys (the older ones..off of eBay) for Christmas from my mom. We also read a lot (we still do, I have 29 brand new books on my shelf to read!!) bekki1820cb@gmail.com
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I played with my dollhouse so much, and it would still be great for todays' kids because it allowed to create different scenarios about home and fmaily, and to role-play.
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When I was a kid I played lots of board games like Sorry, Monopoly, and Scrabble. These games still have value in teaching children about money, number sense, and vocabulary and spelling skills.
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I used to LOVE to play games when I was little! Memory and Sorry were two of my favorites. I think any game is good for kids to be playing now because it gets them socially interacting in a healthy manner!
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I remember playing cat's cradle for hours with my sister. It's simple and cheap to make, so anyone can play it and it's fun!
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It would have to be my basic sets of Legos that occupied my time for hours!! I wish you didn't have to buy the Legos in sets these days as I like the basic ones that allow you to build whatever you want.
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I play bingo with my grandmother, she loved to play that game. I played with dolls, lincoln logs, twister, card games, checkers with my dad and memory. It was fun playing with the family members and the games we played taught me that I would not always be the winner. Some games taught me colors, numbers, builder but most of all just having fun.
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As a child I played with LEGOs a lot. They are so wonderful because the stimulate creativity!
One of my favorite games was a game called Masterpiece which was about famous pieces of Art. It was a great way to introduce kids to Art!
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I have always loved the game Sorry!. It is great for kids, easy to play, involves reading, counting, following directions,and learning to be gracious in being sent back, it is after all jsut a game and not personal. great teaching toll with my neices and nephew in fair play the difference in being mean and playing the game due to attitude.
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I always loved Tinker Toys. I could always be so creative. I think they are perfect for today's kids, because it does require them to think, and create. Every kid needs that!
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I loved my Cabbage Patch Kid when I was little… didn't make any noise and you actually had to use your imagination and pretend with it!
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Well, I must be too old for all the toys listed on the Borders website! I think one of the only brands I used as a kid was Lisa Frank. Her stuff is timeless. School folders, stickers, and crafts are great for those pre-teen kids.
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I loved playing Guess Who (is this game still made?) and it is a great game for kids because it hones language and communication skills.
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I use to play with wooden blocks, I would build things for hours. I think that wooden blocks will always be a child's favorite thing to play with because it stimulates their creativity.
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I played mostly with barbies and my little pony and they are both still around
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When I was a kid we use to play games like Yahtzee, Cat's Eye, Life, Hungry Hungry Hippo, among many others. But one game that us girls use to love to play was Chinese Jump Rope. I wonder if they even sell them anymore. It was so much fun and very challenging. I think any kid would love to play.
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I played with dominoes and connect four. Both are good for teaching math, strategy and patience.
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Puzzles were always fun for me. I remember once my dad and I pieced together a 1000-piece puzzle and we all felt so good afterwards! we hung it up! puzzles are stimulating for the brain, and are great for any age.
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Borders doesn't carry any of the toys I played with as a kid but when I was little I had one of those Fisher Price Televisions that you wind up and it plays songs while the picture rolls across the TV screen, I LOVED it! They actually still have it today. I think it makes a great toy for kids because it introduces them to traditional songs for kids (none of this Lady Gaga stuff off the radio!) and keeps them engaged visually as well!
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As a kid, I loved playing with a variety of toys…Fisher Price Little People were big with my sisters and I, but one toy I wish I could find for my own kids was my Texas Instruments Speak and Spell. Does anyone remember that? I played with that thing for hours on end and it really helped me with spelling and reading. I wish they still made them. I think it would be a great educational toy for kids today. I know there are Leap Frog, V Tech, games, etc. but that was a really simple cool toy
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I played outside (gmaes) alot as a child. I remember that the most. I think kids now days have so much toys and video games that there is not enough outside play! I'm guilty of it my kids are in playing too much!
Thanks so much…this would be super fun!
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Well I didn't have a lot of toys…my fav was a little duck and mouse I had, which made me use my imagination. (Which I think kids lack today)
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I didn't find the two games I played a lot as a child – Dominos and Parchesi. Both are easy to play, easy to handle and are good for all ages.
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As a child I played dominoes with both children and adults. Borders has a Dominoes: Ages 2 to 6 Years Set. Dominoes is still a great game today because it brings families together and does not require electricity or batteries!
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We had lots of things like Lincoln Logs and Tinker Toys and erector sets…probably because I have an older brother and it got passed down to us girls. LOL But, they are wonderful toys for any child! They spark creativity and promote thinking skills.
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The paper bag puppet kit looks like something I did when I was a kid. I think it is good for kids because it inspires creativity.
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I liked Candyland as a kid and my daughter does today. It helps with numbers and colors.
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I love Borders, I could spend hours browsing in this store or on their website, what a great giveaway
When I was a kid we had great toys like Lincoln Logs and Legos. I think they still a great toys today because they promote imagination.
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my favorite was lincoln logs… they are great because you can be creative with something so simple.
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I played with many things, especially my Barbies. But my family were really big game players. I love the science kits like the spa science or the really disgusting science kits. What a great way for kids to be hands-on in their play and learning at the same time.
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I loved playing the children's version of Scrabble which is good for learning how to spell and increasing vocabulary.
I played Monopoly when I was younger. It's a good game to teach kids about handling money.
i like legos and monopoly! they are classic!
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I love word games and always have. It has helped me to be a good reader and writer all of my life, and has paid off in my career. Scrabble is, and always was, a great favorite of mine. I think it teaches kids not only about a variety of words, but how to think creatively.
Things like Lincoln logs, Tinkertoys and Legos are great because they let the child use the imagination and there is no technology involved. Just hands on fun!
I loved playing toy instuments as a kid. I had a recorder, a tamborine (sp?), and even a banjo. I think that toy instruments help children to be creative.
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I loved playing with lincoln logs as kid.
There's a number of items that I love. The Make Your Own Sock Puppet would really be a hit with my kids. Thanks so much.
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Books and Barbie's, those were the best toys of my childhood. Hope I win
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I played with Legos as a kid and I think they are a great toy to build creativity and analytical skills.
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As a kid, my siblings and I played checkers and Chinese Checkers for hours. It was great for the mind and engaging in conversation together.
I didn't play any of the games on that site, but I loved my speak-and-spell. It would be great for kids today because texting has made spelling become even more atrocious!
I played with Lincoln logs when I was a kid and I think they are still a good toy for kids because it lets them use their hands and their imaginations.
I played with sticks and stones when I was a kid! OK. We weren't so broke that I had no toys. We had a few, and a lot more than my dad did when he was a kid. But the best toys for us were the little trees we hacked down to make lean-to huts, the crawdads in the streams and the snowballs we threw. Great toys don't have to cost $! Today's youth could stand to get out of the mall and back into nature!
That said, I'd love to get some Borders books and stuff for my own kids!
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We used to play agame with marbles called aggravation that was so fun! I don't remember how to play it or if it's still available but it was great!
I didn't know Borders had so many games! We used to play with monopoly, probe, authors, racko…all the old time games. They were calm, thinking, get the family together games.
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As the oldest of six kids, we played house, school, store, etc. My kids like to play pretend but would still rather be on the computer or texting. I think pretend play is good for kids, exercised the fun centers in their brains without being over stimulated.
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We had dolls and puppets and board games and coloring books, train sets and the like, which were wonderful. But we also had outside toys, like pogo sticks, key roller skates, and hopscotch (needed chalk for that!). I wish the kids today did more non-organized outside activities, to get more exercise and develop sportsmanship and camaderie.
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I don't remember a lot of the games that we used to play but I do remember having a secret diary. I love Border's Pink Diary with a Lock for girls. Very cute. Perfect for my daughter.
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I loved my cabbage patch kid growing up and playing with my easy bake oven.
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I played monopoly a lot. I think it is a great way to teach counting and money management.
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This is a great giveaway. I played with my Barbies a lot. They are great because they don't need batteries.
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I loved Lego blocks! They're still great today for fostering creativity and imagination.
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My favorite toy when I was a child was my etch a sketch,Merry Christmas
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I remember loving the game Payday it taught me how to manage money!
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In these hard, uncertain economy, "Good Time Crafts" is a good gift- I grew up poor, so I had to get by with homemade toys and decorations.writer61@yahoo.com,
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As a kid, I was a big fan of Kelly dolls. (Barbie's younger sister). I think they are a good alternative to Barbie since they obviously don't come with a 10 inch waist and bulging bustline:)
BTW, the sorting shapes cupcakes from Borders is such a cute idea! My niece would love that.
I had tinker toys my son had legos
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Legos were and are still amazing!
I played with pick up sticks. Kids can gain great manual dexterity from this.
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I remember playing with large cardboard boxes and making forts out of the coffee table and some blankets. We eventually played some board games, but we were more bookworms than anything else. I liked the Magic Science Wizard's Kit – that probably would have held my attention when I was going through my magic trick phase.
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candyland was always fun and wholesome, that's what we need today.
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Loved Legos and I still do. Love to watch the stuff that the kids make with them!
I played with Lego quite a bit when I was a kid. They are great for todays kids because they help foster imagination and are great for manual dexterity.
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The my first chemistry kit is alot like a chemistry kit I had as a kid. It is a great toy because it gets kids interested in science and that interest follows them to school. jennielee226atgmaildotcom
I loved playing Operation and it is still fun now for kids.
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I had a science kit complete with microscope set that was so much fun! It really got me interested in learning about science, biology and even math. Those are subjects that come in handy in nearly any field in today's world.
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I loved Legos as a kid and they're great because it helps children with their fine motor skills.
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I really liked the game Cootie–it was fun, easy for kids, random enough that anyone can win, and then you can just put the cooties together and play with them.
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I loved my bicycle because it was anything I imagined it was. a horse, a car, a taxi, a motorcycle. It is still the best way for a child to get outdoors and get exercise.
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Boy, I didn't have anything like any of those toys when I was little. Those science kits would be awesome for my science loving 7 year old for Christmas though.
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My daughter loves to read this would make a great Christmas gift for her!
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I always loved to do puzzles when I was a kid and I have always bought puzzles for my children to do. Now that my kids are a little older we can work on them together.
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I played with sock puppets and science activity kits both of which they carry at Borders. I think that these activities are still good for kids of today.
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We played a lot of card games, such as Old Maid. They are still good, both because they are fun and because they encourage memory skills.
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I was so happy to see Paint-by-Numbers, which I loved as a child. They teach patience and attention to detail, which are still needed in today's world!
Borders did not have the toys I played with as a kid; tinkertoys, Mr. Potato head (using a real potato), Barbie dolls. My kids are so dang lucky they have pedicure and spa science kits to play with now!
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I always loved Monopoly, Scrabble and Yahtzee as a kid and my son really enjoyed them too. They're not only fun games but also learning games as well. Thank you!
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I used to love playing with the American Girl dolls when I was about 8 or 9. Those dolls would be great for kids today also because they are positive role models for kids rather than Barbie dolls with scantily clad outfits
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I like Candyland and Chutes and Ladders.
None of the games, we had dolls and stuffed toys however
Make Your Own Sock Puppet!! I made my own as a kid for myself and my friends and family! I think it's a great toy for kids because it teaches them to communicate without repercutions.
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As a child, we played games like Dominoes and Monopoly. From these games we learned to solve problems, especially math. Our mother would have us find dominoes that equaled a certain number, i.e. find the dominoes that would equal 15, or 20. We learned about money playing Monopoly!
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I really loved playing with my Strawberry Shortcake dolls. Thanks for the chance.
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I played with Monopoly. It would be great just spending time with the kids and playing.
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I remember making paper bag puppets as a kid, but we only had lunch bags and crayons to work with. The Paper Bag Puppets kit at Borders looks awesome and would really help inspire creativity.
I loved Legos, Lincoln Logs, and Matchbox cars…none of which are stereotypically "girl" toys, but my brother and I had a blast! They stir the imagination and encourage creativity, and they never get old.
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I loved Monopoly. Kids today can learn something about money and responsibility by playing.
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We played Old Maid. It taught us someone has to lose and it was okay to not get our way!
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I like Beckett the Panda Bear – Borders Exclusive. I think kids will snuggle up to this.
As a child, I played Candyland and also spent hours and hours with Legos and tinkertoys. These kinds of board games and toys are still interesting for today's kids.
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One of my favorite games was Trouble! Its a good game for counting purposes and friendly competition!
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I loved playing with Colorforms. I was able to totally use my imagination. I had so many different types. One of my faves was a big dream house. I remember the fridge opened and you could place the Colorforms food inside. I think this would be great for kids because it allows them to imagine doing all sorts of things and it is like a new game every time they play with them. Thanks for the chance.
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I loved crayons!
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We loved playing Trivial Pursuit for kids. I think it would be great for today's youth because it really made you think and so many of the answers were really common sense.
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Card games (such as War and King's Corner) are great for kids today. It keeps the brain on its toes!
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I played with Matchbox cars. These would be great for today's youth because they encourage imagination of the environment for cars to move around in. Thanks!
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We used to play with our PogoBall! We loved that thing and it was great exercise!
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