Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Discovery Toys Place and Trace Giveaway!

Talk about a blast from the past!
Several months ago, a sweet gal emailed me about doing a Discovery Toys giveaway. As we emailed back and forth discussing options, she sent me a link to what she wanted to offer to my readers:
No way! I grew up with those! Seriously! My mom had that set of three Place and Trace Puzzles, and my siblings and I used to sit around our own Little Tykes Table and play with them. Using my stellar drawing skills, I used to trace the dinosaurs and then draw silly smiley faces on them. Ha!

So when Amy suggested this as the toy that she was thinking about offering, I thought it would be perfect! Having personal childhood experience with these, I just knew that my kids would love getting to grow up with them as well.

All nostalgia aside, these toys are extremely versatile and easily grow with kids. That kind of flexibility is one of the top things I look for when picking out toys to take up space in our living room. The toy comes boxed up with a guide to help parents understand the different activities that can be done with them.

Right now, my kids are using the toys in the most basic format: as puzzles and as a way to encourage speech development. While we are putting the puzzles together, we practice saying the names of the puzzle pieces, like "dog," "cat," and "car." Because they are different colors, we can practice saying and identifying those as well.

Caleb and Abby

As they grow older, we will use them as templates to make rubbings, as cookie cutters for play dough, as a child's version of Bingo, and as stencils (and then, of course, draw silly smiley faces on the dinosaurs!)! Oh yes, we are going to play the heck out of these! And as a perk, I also know that the sturdy plastic toys can withstand being played with by quadruplets since I have five younger siblings myself!

Elijah and Ellie
So all that to say, I'm super excited to get to offer you a set of puzzles to play with at your house! There are so many different ways to use these, and they can easily be adapted to a wide age range. I'm sure you will love having them in your toy box!

And because I can't help revisiting the nostalgic side of this one more time, I saw a couple of other toys in her store that I grew up with too. Giant Pegboard, anyone? I can't be the only kid who got to play with these. Do you recognize anything from your childhood? Maybe it's time to stock up for your own kids!


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48 comments:

  1. Ohmy goodness there are so many FUN toys and memories, but as far as right now I think Block it. My 2 nephews would have a BLAST and they would last them YEARS!! :D

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  2. I love the Castle Marbleworks! I had one growing up!

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  3. There are lots of items I would love but the one that stands out is motor works. My son would love it. Sarah B

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  4. Marbleworks and playful patterns!

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  5. I love a lot of these toys! Castle Marbleworks, Motor Works, and Block It all look cool, but I think my choice would be Touch Tec Bricks. I had these "bristle blocks" as a kid and loved them!

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  6. Oh so many fun toys I, um I mean my kids, would love to play with! I always loved the marbleworks.

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  7. I like the castle marbleworks. Wow! So do many others. I also want to know how you managed to get pictures of all 4 of yours playing calmly!

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  8. Marbleworks looks great! Lots of great looking toys!

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  9. I lke the Human Works.
    http://www.discoverytoys.com/PUBLICSTORE/event/11264/product/HumanWorks,920,182.aspx

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  10. I like the measure up pots and spoons set!

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  11. I really like the look of the Keyboard Kylie

    (d schmidt in widget)

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  12. My son likes the Build A R/C Sports Car.

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  13. My daughter would love the Sunshine Market toy
    jjak2003 at gmail dot com

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  14. My son would be all about the Castle Marbleworks!

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  15. You sold me on the place and trace.

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  16. I like the Castle Marbleworks and the TouchTec Bricks

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  17. Place and Trace seem awful fun! Thanks for the multiple use ideas
    Tessa

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  18. My daughter would love the go go caterpillar!

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  19. I really like the Playful Patterns toy! Looks like it would be lots of fun!

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  20. I had the Giant Pegboard® as a kid and I know my son would LOVE it now!

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  21. The sunshine marker would be fun!

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  22. motor works and stone soup both look like fun

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  23. My kids are older so the competition Sudoku looks fun

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  24. Marbleworks! I love the measure up cups and the hammer away too.

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  25. I've always loved the marble works toys! Might have to wait until my toddler is a bit older before we get them!

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  26. I am looking for ideas to keep my almost 2 yr old busy. Discovery toys are awesome.

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  27. My family would like the castle marbleworks. This looks very educational.

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  28. The Crafty Princess sounds like a great way to let kids be creative.

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  29. There are lots of fun ones...our twins love music so I am thinking the Movin' Music Time would be great for them (they are 2 and a half years old).

    *Cool site...congrats on the quads! Found you through MSM.

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  30. I think my twins would like the groovy shapes.

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  31. http://www.discoverytoys.com/PUBLICSTORE/event/11264/product/Competition-Sudoku,938,183.aspx

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  32. we would have a lot of fun with the go go caterpillar found here http://www.discoverytoys.com/PUBLICSTORE/event/11264/product/Go-Go-Caterpillar,613,179.aspx
    susansmoaks at gmail dot com
    tony l smoaks on rafflecopter

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  33. So many fun toys but I think my son would love the TouchTec Bricks!

    cincyangel5 at yahoo dot com

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  34. Those place and trace puzzles look great!

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  35. I like the Marbleworks® Wild Ride
    vikki.billings@yahoo.com

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  36. I like the TouchTec Bricks!
    janet3rdgrade@yahoo.com

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