2017 NETS toy catalogue - VernonT&L

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What’s inside? What’s a Gold Star toy?Latest & Greatest 2 You’ve received this catalogue because you live near GOLD a fabulous independent toy store that is a member STARInfant & Toddler 4 of Neighbourhood Toy Stores of Canada (NETS). AWARDActive Play 7 Each year, NETS awards a Gold Star to several toy products. These are products that parents and NETS retailersConstruction 8 believe offer exceptional play value and repeatedly engageImagination 10 and fascinate children long after they have come out of the packaging!Science 12 ou find meGames & Puzzles 14 m on ever ? These boxes contain I’ handy, “good-to-know”Arts & Crafts 17 Can y information when y page! you’re looking for theFun & Fabulous 20 perfect toy!About NETS 23Latest & Greatest90-Piece Set $59.99 GOLD STARLet your imagination run wild! Click, stack,fold and hook pieces together to build AWARDboats, animals, rocket ships and more!Perfect for STEM education, developinghand-eye coordination, and hours of plainold constructing fun. AGES 4+ WORKS WITH OTHER 360 Cross $49.99 each CLICFORMER SETS! Ready for any kind of road test, indoors or out!2 With a two-sided driving system, we challenge you to find a terrain this remote control flip car from SilverLit can’t handle! Reaches speeds up to 12 km (7.5 mi) per hour! Assorted colours. AGES 5+

Latest & GreatestGOLD Ultimate LED Minifigure Display Case 16STAR Hanging Chair $39.99 each AWARD $99.99 Play, play, play and then display your LEGO® minifigures! Want a “hangout” all your own? Exhibit 16 of your favorite collectible minifigures in this This chair is the perfect place to read LEGO® display case that has gray baseplates to keep your a book or spend some alone time. minifigures perfectly posed. Stack cases as your collection grows! AGES 3+ You’ll love the LED lights that add a nighttime glow, and the two large pockets to store your stuff. For use indoors and out. AGES 4+ Quick Chess $19.99 MINIFIGURES SOLD S E PA R AT E LY.When we say “quick”, we mean it! Learn to play theworld’s favourite game in ten minutes! Master that, then Balancing Bees $36.99flip the board over to play a traditional game of chess!This is the quick and easy, two-games-in-one way to learn Be the best worker bee you can be! Stack and connectto play chess! AGES 6+ | 2 PLAYERS bees high and wide without toppling the hive. Learn about counter-balance design with this 3D stack-tacular game of skill that can be played alone or with friends. AGES 7+ | 1+ PLAYERS 3

Infant & Toddler Sweet Dreamz BEAR Twilight Buddies On the Go OWL Winged Unicorn $36.99 $24.99 each The dark won’t be scary anymore! This ultra-cuddly friend will help ease fear of the dark by projecting a A must-have, all-in-one baby starry night sky – with the moon and three constellations soother. With a built-in nightlight, in three soothing colours – onto bedroom ceilings and calming sounds and melodies, and walls. AGES 0 MO+ three different modes, you can create the perfect setting to ease baby to sleep. For fussy and tired babies, wherever sleeping time may be. AGES 0 MO+ Molar Mallet Spin ‘n’ Sort Spout Pro $39.99 $19.99 Who knew physics and STEM learning could be this fun? Designed specially for small hands, this water activity centre Pesky molars coming in? Chew boosts fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination with on this! Perfect for teething 10 different activities. Good clean learning fun! AGES 9 MO+ stages 4, 5 and 6, this sensory and activity teether is designed to massage gums and soothe teething symptoms. Bonus: the wobble base means it always lands right side up! AGES 12 MO+4

GOLD Friendship Activity Infant & ToddlerSTAR Cube $69.99 Classical Bus Walker AWARD Five sides of endless entertainment! With five different play surfaces $59.99 ranging from a ball maze and shape puzzles to gear explorations and Perfect for brave babies and adventurous toddlers! colourful mazes, little ones will enjoy Styled on the classic Volkswagen camper van, this spending time with Pepe the pup red push-and-pull walker (with a two-point adjustable and his friends! AGES 12 MO+ handle) will help little ones learn to walk or to push their favourite toys around. Sturdy, useful – and groovy! AGES 10 MO+Toddler Beat Box Set $49.99Everything you need for an afternoon jam session!This instrument set includes four different rhythmand music makers – perfect for youngmusicians to explore and discovertheir talents. Keep the beat on yourown or with friends. AGES 12 MO+ ALSO AVAILABLE IN BLUE Friendship ALSO Tower $19.99 AVAILABLE IN RED Five cubes of fun and learning! Join Pepe and his friends as they Beetle Walker $59.99 explore the bright colours and illustrations of this sturdy set of No driver’s license required! This blue push-and-pull nesting and stacking cubes. Little walker, distinctly styled after Volkswagen’s classic ones will love learning about Beetle, is right-sized for little ones learning to walk or numbers, shapes, animals and wanting to transport their toys. Perfect for that first colours. AGES 18 MO+ road trip around the house! AGES 10 MO+ 5

Infant & ToddlerMulti Flex Set $49.99Playtime can be anywhere, any time you choose!This innovative, modular system attaches easily to anywhere baby is (stroller, crib, carseat, highchair, change table, etc.). Includes changeable toy components for fun, flexible play! AGES 0 MO+ Pop Pop Piano $39.99 Little musicians will be “pop” stars in no time! Tap the keys to make silly sounds and watch the stars pop and fly! Flip the switch when you’re ready for classic piano sounds. Reinforces cause-and-effect learning and colour matching. AGES 12 MO+ Rainbow Play Arch $49.99 GOLD STAR Keeps baby busy and learning anywhere, any time! This multi-skill, on-the-go play arch is equipped with AWARD double-sided, interchangeable toys and full-motion “Dazzle Effect”, and Oly Active Baby attaches to most prams, Car Mirror $59.99 each strollers, and carriers! Baby’s best friend for backseat driving! AGES 0 MO+ With a friendly smile, wobbly ears and sensory surprises for baby – and a wide- IT’S TWO-SIDED! angle backseat view and remote activation for parents – Oly is the perfect car buddy.6 Available in pink, green and blue. AGES 0 MO+

Active PlayNinjaLine Zipline Kit $99.99Intro Kit $129.99 Turn your backyard into an adventure park in justTrain like a Ninja Warrior – in your own 30 minutes! Make your backyard the fun zone of thebackyard! Set up the seven hanging neighbourhood with this 12 m (40 ft) high-qualityobstacles in any way you want on the Falcon-series seated zipline from Slackers. Supports11 m (36 ft) slackline and get training! up to 91 kg (200 lbs). AGES 8+Increase the challenge by moving theobstacles farther apart. Supports upto 113 kg (250 lbs). AGES 5+ GOLD STAR AWARD GOLD STAR AWARDLED Ski Skooter Makii Tiny Tot Convertible Bike $129.99$54.99 A three-wheeler that becomes a two-wheeler –Go boarding on snow, grass, sand and when you’re ready! With airless tires, wall-friendlyeven carpet! This all-new snowboard and hand grips and a water-based, non-toxic finish, thiskickscooter in one has a three-mode LED convertible bike has it all for the beginner. Supportslight built in! Ride at dusk and at night with up to 20 kg (44 lbs). AGES 12 MO+your own light show. Assorted colours.Supports up to 100 kg (220 lbs). AGES 6+ IT FOLDS FLAT! 7

Construction Ask These Questions When Choosing a Great ToySmart Machines Robotics $179.99 1. Is the toy appropriate for theExplore physics, engineering and computer science all in one! personality of the child?Build eight different motorized machines anduse the Play It Smart app on your tablet or 2. Is the age range appropriate?smartphone to write the programs that control 3. Are there any special considerations?them. Batteries and tablet/smartphone 4. Is the toy well designed? Is it durablenot included. AGES 8+ and safe? Does it appeal to the senses? 5. Does it have good play value? 6. Will it inspire? 7. Is it fun? Source: www.neighbourhoodtoystores.ca Remote Control Machines – Straws & Connectors $29.99 Construction $129.99 What’s your next bright idea? With 175 straws and Remote-controlled engineering at its most fun! Build eight 125 connectors in bright neon colours, you’ll be creating different models of realistic, heavy-duty, three-motor construction forts, boats, rocket ships, igloos and more. You probably vehicles. Control them with an infrared remote-control unit and won’t need the idea guide, but it’s included anyway! drive them around on the floor to get the job done! AGES 6+ AGES 4+8

Construction Robot Invasion! $32.99 Boldly go where no kids have gone before! Build a legion of robots unimaginable before this toy set was invented! With 225 pieces, build robots using the easy-to-follow plans, or experiment to pioneer your own sci-fi creatures. AGES 4+ PROUD LY M ACA NAD ADE INAnimalia – Tropical GOLDRainforest Animals $34.99 STARExplore the tropical rainforest without getting bitten, eaten AWARDor rained on! Learn about the tropical rainforest while youbuild five animals using the easy-to-follow instructions. And ifyou want to, make up a few creations of your own. AGES 5+ Design & Drill Race Car $34.99 It’s time to build your first race car! Snap pieces together and bolt them securely using the kid-friendly motorized power drill. Perfect for STEM play, colour and pattern play, and developing fine motor skills. AGES 3+XL Cruiser Set $79.99Magnetic power – with extra cool factor. This 32-piece set isperfect for budding car designers. With sleek, silver-edgedpieces and instructions to follow or inspire, you‘ll be buildinga dream car and taking it for a spin in no time! AGES 3+ 9

Imagination Pasta Set $39.99 Salad Set $39.99 Prepare perfect pretend pasta Make awesome pretend play salads fresh to order! This perfectly – every time! Follow 52-piece set includes greens, vegetables, shrimp, grilled chicken, the guide to order up and “cook” toppings, and two kinds of salad dressing. Take an order, toss it pasta, then “top” it with sauce up and enjoy a fresh, yummy salad! Mmmm! AGES 3+ and cheese or other toppings. This 50+ piece set lets kids create countless imaginative pasta meals from start to finish! AGES 3+ Doctor Role Construction Worker Play Set $39.99 Role Play Set $39.99 The doctor will see you now! This role-play Look out – work zone ahead! You’ll be set includes a jacket and mask, a stethoscope ready for the job with this bright orange, with sound effects, a reflex hammer, an ear machine-washable vest high-lighted with scope, a syringe and a name tag reflective material, a tool belt, a yellow for personalizing. You’ll be fully- equipped to see patients or do hard hat, goggles, a hammer, a saw, your rounds! AGES 3+ and a name tag for personalizing. AGES 3+10

ImaginationWee Baby Stella Sleepy Wee Baby Stella TravelTime Scents Set $34.99 Time Carrier Set $19.99It’s bedtime for Wee Baby Stella! Tuck her in with Wee Baby Stella is on the go! Pretend parents,cozy, lavender-scented jammies, a snuggly bear, tuck her into this hands-free carrier and fit thea bottle and a book. This soft and adorable 30 cm straps over your shoulders. Soothe her with the(12 in) Wee Baby Stella doll will become a favourite clip-on magnetic pacifier. Fits all Baby Stellain no time. Sweet dreams! AGES 12 MO+ 30 cm (12 in) dolls. Enjoy your outing! AGES 3+ DOLL SET AND CARRIER SOLD SEPARATELYCook’n ServeKitchen $199.99Who’s hungry? Dinner’s comingright up! With a pull-out counter,a menu chalkboard and an extrashelf, this all-in-one woodenplay kitchen is terrific for buddingchefs. Just don’t forget towash the dishes after dinner!Bon appétit! AGES 3+ Playfoam Go! $24.99 Squishy, squashy on-the-go shaping fun! Keep eight bricks of colourful, no-mess, no-stick playfoam in one organized travel-ready case. It’s perfect for shaping and sculpting in the car, on the plane, in the waiting room or anywhere you choose to go. AGES 3+ 11

Science 3D M.E.G. $99.99 Take Snap Circuits to a whole new dimension! With colourful, easy-to-follow, curriculum-rich instructions, you will have hours of fun experimenting with M.E.G. (magnetics, electronics and gears) to build over 160 amazing projects. AGES 8+ Explosive Science $39.99 Grab your goggles and get experimenting! Learn how to make fantastic rockets and fizzy bombs. How to make an explosive bag. How to pierce a balloon without it popping it. Explore and learn with 28 awesome scientific experiments! AGES 8+ Snapino GOLD My First Spa STAR $69.99 $39.99 AWARD Forget everything for a bit, An excellent introduction to and enjoy some spa time! working with Arduino programming! That is, after you’ve learned Advance your knowledge of electricity, some spa history, and have engineering, circuitry and programming. This kit, played, explored and experi- used alone or combined with other Snap Circuits, mented to produce massage makes prototype coding a snap! AGES 12+ oils, bath salts, soaps, scrubs and face masks at home! Sooooo relaxing... AGES 8+12

ScienceConstellation andSolar System Explorer $29.99Stargaze from any room! View all 12 Zodiac constellationsin three view modes: celestial, connected, and illustrated.Check out the 28-page guidebook, packed with facts andstories. Perfect for STEM learning. Have a stargazinggood time! AGES 8+Tin Can Edge What doesDetector Robot “STEM” mean? And why is it so$24.99 important?Green science and eco-engineering STEM stands for “science,at its finest. Recycle a used drink can technology, engineering and math” – disciplines that play a role to build this edge-detecting in every part of our lives. robot. Watch it roam across STEM learning nurtures creators, doers, your table without falling off. thinkers, problem solvers, innovators, An awesome mechanical- and inventors. Toys that promote STEM science project you won’t learning gives children the opportunity believe – until you see it! to build a solid foundation and interest in those disciplines in many fun and AGES 8+ entertaining ways. Crystal Geode A close cousin to Growing $19.99 STEM is “STEAM”, which adds art Crystal beauty, right before your eyes! and, by extension, Grow beautiful crystal geodes with this creativity to round KidzLabs fun and exciting experiment out the areas kit. Add the crystal compounds and of learning. hot water to the geo containers, then wait 5-8 days for 13 beautiful crystals to form. AGES 10+

Games & Puzzles UD LY MPRO Canadian Trivia Code NamesCA NAD A ADE $29.99 $24.99 eachIN Are you a Canadian know-it-all? Win or lose, it’s fun to Let’s find out! This 150th Limited Edition figure out the clues. Two rival spymasters know the trivia game tests your knowledge on all secret identities of 25 agents, and their teammates things Canadian – geography, history, know the agents only by their codenames. Which arts, etc. – since Confederation. Which team will make contact with all of their agents first? happened in what year, by the way? AGES 11+ | 2-4+ PLAYERS AGES 14+ | 2+ PLAYERS The Best Reasons to Play Board GamesMosquito Madness PROUD LY M ACA NAD Playing board games with friends and$19.99 ADE family is fun – and good for you! They: IN 1. teach you to take turns, plan ahead,This is one time you’ll think mosquitoesare actually cute. Race to find the nine and formulate strategies;mosquitoes pictured on your card. But 2. increase your brain power;watch out – these absolutely adorable 3. let you socialize without a screen;mosquitoes will mess with your mind as 4. teach some wicked-fast math skills;you search for matching pairs! 5. teach actions and consequences; 6. demonstrates fair play and the upsAGES 4+ | 2-8 PLAYERS and downs of winning/losing; and Ant Colony PRO UD LY M 7. are just a lot of fun, okay? ACA NAD $19.99 ADE IN Are you ready to work with your fellow players? This game is loads of cooperative fun. Players must overcome obstacles as they work together to build an ant colony. Just watch out for hidden rocks, angry beetles, and pesky anteaters! AGES 5+ | 2-6 PLAYERS14

Games & Puzzles2 in 1 Crokinole $69.99 Farm Alarm $19.99Crokinole on one side, checkers on the other! The two It’s a silly, sequencing memory game! Learn animalclassic family games on this dual-sided wooden game sounds in the order of the cards. Remembering whoboard will provide hours of fun for all players. But can said what last and repeating the sequence of soundsyou agree on who picks the first game to play? – or getting one of three wild cards in the deck – will have you snorting with laughter! AGES 5+ | 2+ PLAYERSAGES 6+ | 2 OR 4 PLAYERS FOR CROKINOLE / 2 PLAYERSFOR CHECKERS Emojito! $39.99Ultra Dash $39.99 EMOJITO! Is a party game full of big emotions! The characters,Design your course, choose your game, animals and objects on the cards show a wide range of feelings.and then race to match the colours of theflashing targets! There are three game Your task is to express those feelings or guess them correctly.modes: Beat the Clock, Target Tally andRelay Race! You can play solo, head-to-head Sounds easy? You’ll be surprised!or team-vs-team! AGES 6+ | 1+ PLAYERS AGES 7+ | 2-14 PLAYERS 15

Games & Puzzles WINTER BARNYARDFamily Puzzles PORCH PALS$19.99 eachBig, small and medium – all in one. Thesefamily puzzles have 350 pieces in threedifferent sizes – bigger pieces for smallerhands, smaller pieces for bigger hands,and medium pieces for everyone – familytime made easy. AGES 8+ | 1+ PLAYERS SANTA CLAUS AND FRIENDS Puzzles with Figures KINGDOM OF THE DINOSAURS $14.99 each HORSE RIDE INTO Fantastic puzzles with added bonuses! THE COUNTRYSIDE These colourful and exciting 100-piece Schmidt puzzles, perfect for little hands, come with two original figures – which means play continues long after the puzzles are finished! AGES 6+ | 1+ PLAYERS16

Paint Your Own Arts & CraftsPorcelain Vases Paint Your Own Bank $15.99 each$34.99 Paint your (not-a-piggy) bank and start saving! Attention all youngShow off your artistry – and princesses and knights! These kits include everything you need tobeautiful flowers – at the same paint and personalize your own porcelain princess or knight bank.time! Design and paint the three vases, then bake It’s up to you to put the money in! AGES 8+them for a glossy finish. The easy-to-follow instructionsshow you painting techniques to create the effectsyou want. AGES 8+ My Fairy Garden: Magical Cottage $44.99 Grow your own magical, real, live fairy garden! Connect with nature as you grow the seeds, care for the plants, and play with Freya, the fairy, and her adorable woodland friend, Hazel the chipmunk! It’s a fun grow-and-play-with set! AGES 4+ GOLD STAR AWARDFrench KnittingFox Doll $16.99Find out how much fun French knitting can be! Follow thesimple steps to learn basic French knitting techniques and sewyour own cute fox doll with this everything-included craft kit.A great project to inspire every junior sewer and knitter!AGES 8+ 17

Arts & Crafts Hide & Seek Rock Painting Kit $16.99 What will you do with the rocks you paint? You can keep them for yourself or you can spread kindness, encouragement and happiness in your community – one rock at a time. This kit contains 10 natural river rocks for you to paint, decorate, hide, and post and track online! Rock on! AGES 6+ Fairy House Room Diffuser $24.99 Add style – and scent – to your room! Have fun decorating this adorable light-up fairy-house room diffuser to make your own. Then add relaxing lavender oil and power it up (by USB or by battery) to diffuse the scent in your room. Ahhh! AGES 6+ Emoji Bracelets $12.99 Let’s (taco) bout the best emoji bracelet kit ever! It’s so “ez 2 bead”! With so many (pizza)s of beads, (kiss) boring bracelets goodbye! You’ll (love) all the fun emoji beads, and your friends will (like) sharing them with you. Includes 70 beads. AGES 6+18

Plant a Arts & CraftsPizza Garden Color Your Mood$29.99 Crystal Jewelry $19.99Crafting and gardening are Make amazing jewelry to reflect your mood! Grow your crystals,delicious together! Decorate paint them any way you want, and then create beautiful jewelryyour growing tray, and then pieces (three necklaces, two rings, two pins and a pair of earrings)learn how to nurture your and have extra crystals to spare. How unique! AGES 8+garden from seed germinationthrough to harvest. A terrificSTEAM experience for children.Recipes included. AGES 6+Aquarium Terrarium $24.99Paint, decorate, plant, water and grow! Sprout wheat grass inyour vintage gumball-machine-inspired “aquarium” terrariumusing colourful water beads as a unique growing medium.Everything you need is included –just add water! AGES 6+ 19

Fun & Fabulous Travel Doodle $10.99 Storage Brick Draw and write to your heart’s content without wasting paper! $39.99 each The magnetic pencil, coloured board and sliding erase bar lets Clean up your LEGO® bricks – with a big smile! Store you draw and start again as many your LEGO® bricks in a cool, super-sized LEGO® brick that times as you want! Travel-sized, measures 50 x 25 x 18 cm (20 x 10 x 7 in)! Not enough colourful doodle fun goes room? Stack another brick on top! AGES 3+ anywhere you do! AGES 3+ UD LY MPRO CA NAD A ADE IN UD LY M Corner Creature PRO Bookmarks $8.99 A ADE Big fun in a small box! Use the ancient form of Origami and the IN easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions to make and decorate 10 adorable designs. You’ll never worry about losing your page again! Perfect for parties, play and rainy days. AGES 7+ CA NAD WATERMELON BANANA SWEET MINT Scented Modelling Dough $11.99 Traditional modelling dough reinvented – with sparkles! TuttiFrutti is rehydratable, non-sticky, non-flaky, and made with natural ingredients. Mix the colours and scents together for infinite possibilities. This three-pack comes with three moulds! AGES 3+20

PROUD LY M Fun & Fabulous ACA NAD ADE Natural Play Makeup Kit IN $16.99 Your face and fingernails are canvases just waiting for more colour! Kid-safe, environmentally-friendly, non-toxic products you’ll feel good about! Perfect for sleepovers, birthday parties – and playing dress-up with your favourite grown-up. AGES 3+ CHOOSE FROM TWO KITS: “PARTY TIME” (SHOWN), “BALLET DANCER”Slime Factory Lip Gloss, PROUD LY MMini Kit $9.99 Nail Sparkle Kit A ADECA NADCreate your own yucky ooze, slippery $11.99 INslugs, and more! Become a real scientist CHOOSE FROM TWO KITS:and learn how to make Love getting dressed up? Let’s get sparkly! “HOLIDAY MAGIC” (SHOWN),and experiment with This kit is bursting with colour, attitude, and “JINGLE LINGO SPARKLE”gross-out, slimy shimmery sparkle. Everything in it is madeviscous jelly. Try the from natural, non-toxic ingredients, so youexperiments included, can feel super good about your lips and nails,and then make up and the environment too! AGES 7+a few of your own.AGES 8+ 21

Fun & Fabulous Colour-Change Putty Peeps $16.99 each This is the colour-changing putty with personality! Stretch, twist, mould and bounce it into a new shape, then watch it melt. This non-toxic putty is solid and a liquid with no mess. The heat of your hands will change it’s colour, too! Assorted colours. AGES 3+ Handy Microscope $16.99 Take a closer look at nature – on the go! With 40x magnification and built-in LED, observe your world close up like never before with this all-in-one hand- held microscope, collection container, and belt clip for on-the-go exploration. AGES 8+ Akin Suction Cup Game $19.99 Baseball Dice Game $12.99 Can you spot the things that are related? (And we don’t mean Square off in an epic batter-pitcher dice duel! Ideal your family members!) This is a fast and furious party game where for all baseball fans, this fast-paced, easy-to-learn and players use suction cups to pick up cards that are related – or “akin” quick-to-play dice game has all the action of a real – to each other before their opponents can! AGES 8+ | 2-4 PLAYERS baseball game. Play one-on-one or in teams of two – and roll it out of the park! AGES 7+ | 2 OR 4 PLAYERS22

Fun & Fabulous About UsNHL Pinball Hockey $14.99 Neighbourhood Toy Stores of Canada (NETS) is a network of retailers, manufacturers and sales agentsYou shoot! You score? Go top shelf, stick-side, five-hole – that work together to provide quality specialty-toy and children’sor be denied by the goalie – in this fun, hockey-themed products in communities across Canada.pinball game! Got a favourite team or two? Customize yourplaying experience with stickers from all 30 NHL teams. Individually, each retail member is dedicated to being a superiorAGES 6+ | 1 PLAYERS source of new and innovative quality products for local children of all ages.Speedy Words $14.99 As a group, we share the values of customer service andAre you up for a speedy game for quick minds? community involvement, and look for ways that our collaborativeTo win the card, be the fastest player to find network can be of benefit to Canadian families.a word that starts with the letter that matchesa category. The player with the most cards at www.neighbourhoodtoystores.cathe end is the winner. Watch out, this game’shighly addictive! AGES 8+ | 2-6 PLAYERS Choosing Toys with Play Value Toys are children’s tools of positive play, and are essential for healthy learning and development. How do you choose a toy with enhanced play value? Look for toys that promote: Dramatic play: helps children explore their own ideas about their experiences through imaginative play. Manipulative play: develops hand-eye coordination and small muscle control through the use of small play objects, and promotes exploration into how things work. Game play: teaches taking turns, planning strategy, following rules, and sequencing. Creative play: develops fine motor skills, visual self-expression and use of symbols (to promote literacy and problem-solving). Physical play: promotes healthy body awareness and coordination, and encourages social interaction. Source: CocoKids Childhood Champions. cocokids.org 23

The Benefit of Play Play is much more than fun and games – it’s an important teaching tool with many physical, emotional, creative, thinking and social benefits!When children play, they learn valuable skills they’ll use for a lifetime! Design: frischborn.caVERNON LOCATION STORE HOURSTEACH & 3015 – 30th Avenue LEARN Vernon, British Columbia Monday to Friday V1T 2C1 9:30 am - 5:30 pm LTD Telephone 250-545-3611 Saturday Toll-free 1-866-545-3611 10:00 am - 5:00 pm www.vernonteachandlearn.com [email protected]