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his past week, Borders was nice enough to provide our family with a $100 gift card to Boarders books, and now toys, movies, and more. This was a chance to go and check out the new toy and games section at Borders. I haven’t been into Borders all year and I am surprised by how much they have added. It’s not your average bookstore anymore and they carry much more than just books.
Borders new toys and games section has a wide variety. They carry popular brands like Lego, Melissa and Doug, Alex Toys, and many more. They also have a wide assortment of games and science experiments. Kaila loves puzzles, so we like the wide variety they carry for children of all ages. Your average box store toy store isle doesn’t carry a wide selection of puzzles so if your child is into puzzles, I highly recommend Borders. Other game brands include Creativity for Kids, Thinkfun, Scientific Explorer, Blue and Orange Games, again with many more brands. All of these brands are recognized for their ability to foster cognitive skills.
Borders also has a wide variety of books, and they do different activities for children different times of the week. Last weekend was a Fancy Nancy party, which was complete with parade around the store. And right after Thanksgiving is a Polar Express pajama party! I love that the store is doing activities for kids, and especially on cold winter days it would be nice to have a place to take the kids especially living here in the Pacific Northwest.
Since they recently expand toy and game isles in 500 of their stores there is bound to be one near you! Plus they’re playing Christmas music which really helps to set the festive “mood.” One of our local Boarders store was having a buy two get one free deal on all toys so we got Kaila some toys and cool craft kits. They do have all kinds of toys for both boys and girls and from young to older.
Because of the buy two get one free deal on toys we were able to get all these toys and a giant coloring book for only $100. Honestly I really love the wide variety of craft kits, and since Borders has a wide variety of these kits we picked out some really fun ones for Kai. The Alex toys craft bucket is perfect for preschool crafting, it even comes with wiggly eyes! Water works bathtub set and the fishing bathtub set will give Kaila time of fun. The Fairy Garden Kit really grows small plants, plus Kaila will get to create a small little fairy cottage. We also got a Butterfly Decorating Kit for her room and a PlayFoam Set. All this for $100!
Check out your local Borders today for all these kits and more!
Borders has so kindly offered TWO of my readers a $100 gift card.
- Visit Borders and tell me what games and toys are of interest.
- THEN: Tell me what game you played with as a child, and why its a good gift still today.
Extra entry options:
- Enter The Maghound Sweeps, which if you win I also win a trip to NYC. Remember to enter under Our Ordinary Life. Earn entries
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- Grab my site banner (shoot me an email I’m willing to exchange banners)
- Also you can gain extra entries by blogging, tweeting, becoming a Google follower and/or following me on Twitter.
Also if you’d like another chance to enter head over to Robyn’s Online World where she is also giving away two cards!
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Borders kindly offered my family and two winners a gift card.
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Love the classic games like Monopoly and Scrabble. We certainly played them as a child and we’ve had the Jr versions when our kids were younger.
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I like Hello Kitty Bingo – I played regular bingo as a kid and obviously it has only gotten more fun.
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The S’Match game looks interesting. It reminds me of Memory, a game I played a lot as a child.
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My girls would enjoy the Good Time Crafts kit. I remember playing with a lite brite when I was smaller. I think it’s a great toy to play with since they use their imagination while using it. Thank you!
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Love the good times crafts and the paper bag puppets – used to play with barbies and fisher price little people – they are still great for the imagination and learning social skills!
Scrabble!
I like any of the Lego’s sets. I played them as a kid and still think they are great today since they allow kids to develop their imagination
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i like the Magic Science Wizard’s Kit and the Julius! Touch-and-Feel Stroller Cards
whoops missed the second part i didnt play with any of these games as a kid but i did love my mr potato head and its still great for kids because it inspires imagination
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I like the Make Your Own Sock Puppets! My kids would love to do that!
I used to like Candyland and it is still good today because it is light and fun and gets us laughing witht the competition!
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Hi Ho Cherry Oh was an all time classic in my family. It is still so great today as a learning tool for my babes.
The Magnificent Manicure kit is a lot of fun! I loved playing Candyland as a kid, I think it is a great game for preschoolers to reinforce color learning.
I like the Magic Science Wizard’s Kit . I used to play with Light Brite when I was young.
I think my daughter would love the Place a Face stacking cups. I had a Raggedy Ann doll as a child and carried her everywhere. I think any child needs a friend like that as a companion and to imagine with. Even today.
at Boeders, i liked the Melody Express
it’s a good fun/learning game.
the game i most remeber playing as a child, was monopoly, it has reaslly changed but still a great game. and again, fun/learning game
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I think Scrabble is a game that is just as good as it was when I was growing up. Thanks for the contest.
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The Santa Cruz borders kid section is so big! And with a new nephew I see all these books and games with more possibilities. I love their big bucket of stuffed animals-plush dolls with so much texture. And I think the game cranium– so silly- would be fun for our whole family.
I remember my sister and I made our own game of putting puzzles together of the world and of the USA and we would race who could put it together the fastest!
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We really like these toys and games:
Farm Finger Crayons
Paper Bag Puppets
Make Your Own Sock Puppet
We were just in Border’s yesterday to buy gift cards and of course had to pick up an adorable book for my Daughter called Skippyjon Jones (5*’s).
What is a great game I played when I was younger that is still great to play today… Candyland, Yahtzee, Chutes and Ladders, Hi Ho Cherrio… to name a few:)
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I played Yahtzee as a child and my we play it today with our children.
I love the Paper Bag Puppet kit, and we always loved playing Uno! It’s a great way to teach kids strategy and different ways to separate!
would like settlers of cataan
played monopoly as a kid