MagnaPlay Toys (Review & Giveaway -Closed)
I am so excited to introduce a new toy company to you! MagnaPlay asked if I would be willing to let my kids try out some of their toys. I agreed, and they sent me the MagnaPlay Magnetic Activity Travel Set with the Wooden Magnetic Number Match Up Puzzle and the MagnaPlay Magnetic Coloring Travel Set.When the MagnaKases arrived on Tuesday afternoon, I wouldn’t let the boys open them. I’m so mean. I know. But, I really wanted to put them to the test on our drive to the dentist on Thursday. However, the boys wouldn’t stop asking to play with them. They went to bed really well for me that night, so I allowed them to play with their new toys first the next morning.
First, they had to decide who was going to get which case. Jace loves blue, so he asked if he could have the bright blue MagnaKase. It had wonderful magnetic number matching shapes in it. He
played with it for the longest time and was so proud of himself every time he found a match. I love that the shapes are not only fun, but Jace is also learning while he plays with them. He has a hard time with sight-words, and these shapes have already helped him learn what the number words look like.Here's Jace enjoying his MagnaPlay Magnetic Activity Travel Set with the Wooden Magnetic Number Match Up Puzzle:
Zander got the dark blue case filled with markers and lots of dry erase activity pages. He loved them! He easily read the directions and knew just what to do. I’m pretty sure that in the last few days, Zander has done each sheet about 10 times. He never gets bored with it, and I love that it’s helping him improve his reading skills.
Here is Zander playing with his MagnaPlay Magnetic Coloring Travel Set:
Even Lucy joined in the fun! She loved matching up Jace’s number shapes and counting all the adorable pictures on them.
When we drove to the dentist which, as you know, is 2 hours away, the boys played with their
MagnaKases the entire time…. There and back! At one point, I listened as Zander would write a word on his Kase, and then ask Jace what the word was. If Jace didn’t know, Zander would help him sound it out. Then, they would both draw a picture of the word that Zander had just written. They were nice to each other! No fighting. No screaming. No “He touched me!” Nothing. Just 2 little boys playing nicely with each other…. something this mom has only dreamed of until now!I love MagnaPlay toys! They are wonderful when we’re on the road or at home. The kids love playing with them, and I love that they are educational *and* fun. Living in the mountains, we have to drive everywhere. The grocery store is 20 minutes away, Walmart is about 45 minutes away, and the mall is almost 3 hours from us. Keeping 5 kids entertained for that long is next to impossible. However, MagnaPlay has proven that siblings can get along on a long trip, and they can have fun while learning!
If you don’t think that’s enough, I’ve got *more* benefits of the MagnaPlay toys for you:
- The toys are safe - CPSIA Certified
- There is no other magnetic case on the market like the MagnaKase.
- Can be used with other magnetic toys and activities you already have at home.
- 2 Magnetic surfaces for tons of creative play, and plenty of storage space inside the case.
- Comes with 2 magnet strips that can secure coloring pages to the activity surface. Great for coloring with crayons, markers, or pencils at home or on the go. You can even download coloring activities and puzzles on the MagnaPlay website.
- Easy to carry, and easy to clean up!
- The write-n, wipe off front of the case means your child can customize his case any way he wants to over and over again!
Would you like to have a MagnaPlay toy for your kids? MagnaPlay has graciously offered a MagnaKase Magnetic Dry Erase Activity Kase to one of my lucky readers!
Here’s how to enter:
-Visit MagnaPlay’s website and tell me your favorite item they offer and why.
For additional entries:
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5. Blog about this contest. Please include links to 5VinezMonkeys and MagnaPlay.
**Please leave a comment for each entry that you complete. If you already follow my blog, subscribe, have favorited us on technorati, or follow me on twitter, leave a comment for each that you already do. Thanks!**
Really want to win?
If you do all six of the above, you can have unlimited entries. The only catch is that you can only talk about MagnaPlay and their products.
The contest will end on April 10th at 11 pm. A winner will then be picked using Random.org. Good luck!
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March 28, 2009 10:17 PM
I really like the Magnetic Wooden Number Match Up Puzzle because it looks educational and fun! Thank you for the chance to win.
March 28, 2009 10:36 PM
I think the travel set is the best... at least, that is my fave. We do a lot of driving in our area too.
Thanks for the chance to win!
March 28, 2009 10:37 PM
Oh, I'm also following your blog... but I was before you did this, so I don't know if that counts.
March 29, 2009 1:06 PM
I like the MagnaPlay Magnetic Activity Travel Set. This would keep my little ones entertained.
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March 29, 2009 1:06 PM
I am a follower of your blog.
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March 29, 2009 2:04 PM
The girls would enjoy the MagnaColeraze What's Wrong With This Picture Coloring Puzzle.
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March 29, 2009 3:11 PM
the wooden magna case looks like it would be fun and a very sturdy
March 29, 2009 3:12 PM
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March 29, 2009 3:14 PM
I love the MagnaColeraze - what's wrong with this picture? My grand kids love finding what's wrong with in a picture. They love doing the "Where's Waldo" and find the hidden pictures too.
March 29, 2009 3:14 PM
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March 29, 2009 3:49 PM
I love: MagnaPlay Magnetic Activity Travel Set
March 29, 2009 3:49 PM
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March 29, 2009 4:35 PM
I like the MagnaColeraze. amsbolda@hotmail.com
March 29, 2009 4:35 PM
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March 29, 2009 5:15 PM
I like the Number Match Up set!
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March 29, 2009 5:15 PM
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March 29, 2009 6:07 PM
I like the MagnaColeraze Search-A-Word Coloring Puzzle.
March 29, 2009 6:07 PM
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March 29, 2009 6:20 PM
I would love to own the MagnaPlay Magnetic Activity Travel Set. This would entertain my kids well.
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March 29, 2009 8:40 PM
MagnaPlay Magnetic Activity Travel Set because keeping the kids quiet and distracted in the car is the hardest for us. We do a lot of distance traveling and would something to keep little hands and minds busy.
March 29, 2009 8:52 PM
I like the number match puzzle because it will help my son learn his numbers and work on his memory.
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March 29, 2009 10:31 PM
Thank you for the contest. I think the MagnaPlay Magnetic Activity Travel Set because, my children could play with it in the car, at the lake, anywhere we go and it would help keep them from bickering with eachother!
March 29, 2009 10:40 PM
wow nice giveaway, can I know if its open for international?
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March 29, 2009 10:59 PM
I love the Wooden Magnetic Alphabet Picture puzzle because my son loves puzzles, and it is made out of wood so it is sturdy. The magnetic part is a nice feature too!
March 29, 2009 11:03 PM
I like the Magnetic Wooden Alphabet Picture Puzzle because my 3 year old would love to play and learn with it. Thanks.
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March 29, 2009 11:04 PM
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March 29, 2009 11:06 PM
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March 29, 2009 11:57 PM
I like the alphabet picture puzzles because they would be perfect for my daughter. I think she would have a lot of fun with them
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March 30, 2009 12:28 AM
i like the MagnaPlay Magnetic Activity Travel Set because me son would be kept busy in the car
March 30, 2009 9:08 AM
This is such a great offer! I really like the travel cases, If I don't win I'll have to order at least 1. :)
My daughter is starting to learn to read, she also really loves to color and the fact that you can secure the coloring pages to the surface is wonderful. I take her lots of places with me and she tends to get bored in the car so this would be just perfect for her. Also we have really been working on numbers and letters with my son.
March 30, 2009 9:09 AM
I'm a subscriber. I just wanted to thank you again for the great opportunity!
March 30, 2009 1:46 PM
I like the Magnacoleraze! Cute!
March 30, 2009 1:46 PM
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March 30, 2009 2:07 PM
I like the Magnacoleraze because we love to color at our house and now he could anywhere!
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March 30, 2009 4:09 PM
I really like the MagnaColeraze What's Wrong With This Picture Coloring Puzzle...it looks like a lot of fun!
March 30, 2009 7:55 PM
My favorite is the Magnetic Activity Travel Set. It would be perfect in the car or for places like the Dr.'s office.
March 31, 2009 11:19 AM
So what is not to like? I like it all! I can so see my daughter playing with this at home and in the car. It's perfect for her. She'll be entering kindergarten and it's just the right things for her to be learning and doing! Plus there are some phonics involved and schools by us don't do much with phonics anymore. What a blessing! I can see my 9 year old wanting to play to - especially the color/puzzle sheets.
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March 31, 2009 11:42 AM
I like the number and letter match puzzles. KK knows her letters and numbers but putting names to numbers and sounds to letters would be so totally cool for her.
March 31, 2009 11:42 AM
C would LOVE the ColorAze pages. He is so good at puzzles and just loves them. The fact that they are reusable is even better! What a great thing for the car!
March 31, 2009 8:25 PM
I like the travel set. We travel to visit family in Kentucky quite often so this would be wonderful.
Thank you
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April 1, 2009 12:52 PM
MagnaPlay Magnetic Activity Travel Set looks like it would be great to travel with for the kids!
April 3, 2009 10:31 AM
I like the Magnetic Wooden Alphabet Picture Puzzle because it is fun and educational.
April 3, 2009 10:32 AM
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April 3, 2009 1:58 PM
The Alphabet Picture puzzle looks cool.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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April 4, 2009 12:05 AM
MagnaPlay Magnetic Coloring Travel Set is my favorite since it would keep the boys busy in the car.
April 6, 2009 11:00 AM
i like the Magnetic Coloring Travel set because the boys are really into drawing/coloring lately
April 6, 2009 1:12 PM
I really like the Alphabet Picture Puzzle!
vmlay@artsci.wustl.edu
April 6, 2009 1:40 PM
I think my son would like the Alphabet Picture Puzzle the best. He knows his alphabet and he's started reading some words!
April 7, 2009 6:18 PM
The Number Match Up Puzzle looks like a lot of fun. Thanks!
April 7, 2009 6:19 PM
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April 8, 2009 10:09 PM
the alphabet picture puzzles for my daughter because she loves her abc's now
April 10, 2009 3:28 PM
I like the MagnaPlay Magnetic Activity Travel Set!
April 10, 2009 6:34 PM
The MagnaPlay Magnetic Activity Travel Set is pretty great.Thanks.
April 10, 2009 6:36 PM
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April 10, 2009 9:55 PM
My son would the MagnaPlay Magnetic Activity Travel Set! He traveled all over the world, and he is only 4, soo he would relate to it.