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Win a Top Trainers DVD set!

August 6, 2011 by Samantha 320 Comments

(This information was given to me by the sponsor in order to run this contest- I have not tried these products, so I cannot tell you about them from my own experience. This is not a personal recommendation for this reason, but here is the product information for you 🙂 )

Each time a celebrity sheds a massive amount of weight or gives birth and miraculously regains their post baby body, most of us regard this with envy. We think, “Sure I could do that too, if I had their dream team of personal trainers.” Personal fitness trainers are expensive and depending on the city one lives in, they can range as high as $300.00 an hour.

Fitness trainers certainly have their benefits; they are motivational and ensure that work out regimens are varied and target different areas of the body including strength, toning and aerobic endurance. Those who cannot afford trainers or seek more privacy in the comfort of their own homes often turn to workout DVDs. The drawback to most is that they focus on one type of exercise such as Yoga and kickboxing. Even more limiting are the celebrity DVDs that focus only on one body part! Now you can shed pounds and tone like a Hollywood A-lister with 10 DVDs and 10 “personal trainers in a box” from HealthyFitBodies.com.

Paying for a gym or health club membership these days can take more weight off your wallet than it does off your waist. “The average gym membership costs between $40 and $50 a month, but when you add the initiation fee, you’re looking at as much as $800 a year,” says Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt, the authors of Freakonomics. They stated in The New York Times that, “People who buy annual gym memberships often overestimate how much they’ll actually use the facilities by 70%.” With HealthyFitBodies.com you can trim the fat in your wallet and on your waist and get a year’s worth of value with a one time only purchase of $89.95. What’s even better is that you don’t have to leave your home to exercise.

The founders behind HealthyFitBodies.com have collaborated with the best trainers nationwide to provide one DVD set, offering fitness enthusiasts a dream team of personal trainers in a box. The Top Trainers program is designed to constantly challenge you and your body. The program uses the “blend method” offering workouts from multiple fitness disciplines. By blending all different techniques for weight loss they have created the optimal mixture of exercises to have the maximum effectiveness.

With the BLEND METHOD, you will be challenged with workouts for:

Cardio Buns Latin Dance

Thighs Yoga Plyometrics

Core Ballet Interval Training

Abs Pilates Kickboxing

Each of the ten DVDs features a separate trainer with a specific workout routine. If you’re not in a Pilates mood and want to workout some frustration simply pop in the kickboxing DVD. Feeling more Zen? There’s the Yoga DVD. For those who want to spice things up, there is the Latin Dance DVD. The Top Trainers system gives people options and the opportunity to explore fitness routines they may not have tried. Here’s a quick run down of what each of the DVDs features:

Lindsay Brin’s Shed Five Fast

Lindsay’s program gives you two different 30 minute workouts that are total body and balance toning exercises with bursts of energetic cardio.

Ellen Barrett’s Yogini

Ellen incorporates classic yoga poses subtly intensified with Pilates and body-sculpting techniques. You get the flexibility benefits of yoga plus the firming benefits of muscle toning. If you want to blast fat, firm up and de-stress, this is an all in one workout that is perfect for you.

Angie Miller’s Core and Strength Fusion

Angie’s workout is a fresh, creative and fun total body workout. It is a challenging program that will give you the tools you need to achieve a stronger fitter you!

Jennifer Galardi’s Ballet Body

Jennifer’s workout allows you to achieve the coveted sleek, toned muscles of ballet dancers. Jennifer has created five mini workouts blending exercises from classic ballet, Pilates and yoga to deliver a workout that elongates and strengthens your entire body and it feels amazing.

Tracey Mallet’s Six Minute Quick Blast Method

Tracey’s workout includes a total body calorie blast that fuses cardio with deep toning techniques to lengthen and strengthen your entire body. It targets the core for a flat, lean belly and healthy back.

Michelle Dozois’ Your Best Body Circuit

Get ready to create your best body ever! Michelle’s workout is a complete weight and fat loss system which utilizes a powerful combination of fun and easy to follow cardio intervals and metabolism boosting exercises.

Ilaria Montagnani’s PowerStrike 5

An intense kickboxing workout filled with energy packed, exciting new drills and challenging choreographed routines.

Christi Taylor’s Mission: Possible

An exceptional step and multi-impact workout for all exercise levels. Christi’s workout will help burn calories and increase your flexibility.

Susan Tuttle’s Latin Sensation

You will love exercising to spicy Latin rhythms with Susan Tuttle’s Latin Sensation dance workout. Listen to great music as she takes you through a variety of Latin dance routines such as Salsa, Meringue, Cumbia, Cha Cha and Reggaeton.

Stephanie Vitorino’s Ultimate Body Shaper

Allows you to get in the shape that you have always wanted. This workout takes your body where no workout has gone before.

For those who have “felt the burn” with other fitness DVDs, there are no extras that need to be purchased. Top Trainers come with 5 free gifts including:

• Fitness Guide

• Wall Calendar

• 1 free month subscription to ediets.com

• Resistance band

• Yoga for weight loss DVD

With Top Trainers you can rest assured that you are getting the best fitness trainers.

You can win this set here!

Here is how to enter.

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– Follow any of the Collective Media Magic Back To School event Bloggers’ sites!

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– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)

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OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!

DISCLOSURE: I am receiving no compensation for this post . I have never tried this product. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. Open to US shipping addresses only. Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Sponsor is responsible for providing and mailing prize. Ends Aug 26, 2011.

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Win Strawberry Shortcake Twirling Flower Fashions Doll

August 5, 2011 by Samantha 547 Comments

I know, my Little Man is a boy- but I thought it would be nice to include a few girls things in the Birthday Bash 🙂 So, for you mommies of girls- here you go! Strawberry Shortcake– but this is not “our” Strawberry Shortcake, mommies! She has been redone for the new generation. Sigh. All things must change, I guess?
Strawberry still has her trademark scent, though!

This is the Strawberry Shortcake Twirling Flower Fashions Doll Playset.
It’s a great summer toy, because it also involves water play. So it is fun for outdoors, or for the kitchen if you are worried about a mess 🙂 I’m not- I could care less about water, LOL. I just put it on a towel.
My Little Man and Kamikaze had fun playing with it, as did the girls at the Pre-K. One of the girls, if fact, “borrowed” it, and has yet to bring it back, haha. Kids! What can you do.
Here is a little more information for you-

“Create fashion “magic” with your sweet-smelling Strawberry Shortcake figure! Put your stylish red-haired friend on her flower stage and start the spinning action. While she’s twirling, spray water from her flower spritzer and a design will “magically” appear on her skirt! Are you two ready to create a new look? Put on her other color-change skirt or just wait for the first one to dry and then use your flower spritzer to create another new design!

Scented figure comes with 2 color-change skirts, dress, flower stage, flower spritzer, splash guard and instructions.

Ages 4 and up.”

You can buy this cute toy here for $19.99, and you can also enter to win below. Here is how to enter!

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– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at kangabunnie@gmail.com
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OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!

DISCLOSURE: I will receive the above products for review . I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. Open to US shipping addresses only. Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Sponsor is responsible for providing and mailing prize. Ends Aug 25, 2011.

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39 Dollar Glasses Review and Contest

August 4, 2011 by Samantha 352 Comments

Since I don’t wear glasses- this review is done by daddy! Take is away, daddy! 🙂
(Reader beware- he is a weirdo and says strange things, LOL)

When is the last time you left the eyeglass store and felt good about it? Put down your hard earned money and actually felt like you got a bargain, not just did something you had to? Well I did and only a few days ago. Also I was able to pick out the glasses in my underwear and no police were involved.

39Dollarglasses.com is the store I ‘went’ to and when I checked out it cost alot less then you would think glasses would cost. At $39Glasses, they have absolutely great prices on perfect frames, not only are they great frames but they can also tint your lenses for sunglasses, and give them a UV coating to help with computer glare. Lenses themselves come in 4 flavors, full time wear, reading glasses, regular bifocals and even progressives. Just about every option you can think of for glasses is available from 39dollarglasses.com, metal frames, plastic frames, you name it. The shipping was super fast too. As fast if not faster then the big glasses chain or the optometrist.

Well now for the fun part, what is the catch? How come its so cheap and so fast and able to do it from home? The answer: You need a prescription in order to order. Go to your eye doctor, get an exam and ask for your prescription. They HAVE TO give it to you. Do not take no for an answer and you probably need an update to your prescription anyway. After you have your prescription you are set. pick your frames, pick your lenses, input some values and measurements and you are well on your way to a new pair of glasses for so cheap you can get 2 of them for less then the price of one from a brick and mortar.

I’m back! 🙂
One of my lucky readers will win a pair of glasses from 39 Dollar Glasses. Here is how to enter!

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#Win 39 Dollar Glasses Review and Contest http://t.co/EPhjMoB @HaveSippy @39dollrglasses #B2S

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– Follow any of the Collective Media Magic Back To School event Bloggers’ sites!

3 Princes and a Princess 2, Closer to Lucy, Have Sippy Will Travel, and The Thrifty Things. You can Follow GFC, Twitter, or Facebook- each is worth an entry.

– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)

-Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

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-Add me to your blogroll, with a link back to me

– Vote for me on “We’re On The Fence!” (Just Click the Button to the left that says “We’re On the Fence” until it confirms you voted for your’s truly!) *Can be done daily

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OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!

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Glide Bikes Review and Giveaway

August 3, 2011 by Samantha 806 Comments

Every child needs to learn how to ride a bike at some point of his or her life. It is just a part of childhood! We all remember when it was our turn, the excitement, the fear, the crashes, the boo-boos, the joy once we finally figured it out! It is one of those “moments”, a coming of age. And something we will always remember doing. I don’t know what it is about our first bike– but it’s a magic thing, and it will always stay with you.
Teaching our kids to ride a bike can be a little different, because there is a new bike in town. It’s called “Glide Bike“, and it uses a relatively new concept for us here in North America. No pedals.
I know, I know- I bike with no pedals? What? and Why? Well- it may seem really strange, but there is a motive. Children will learn to balance on the bike, without having to rely on the training wheels, or third wheel of a bike. After all, balance is key for riding a two-wheeler, or “big kid” bike, isn’t it? Once your child has that mastered- it will be nothing at all to switch to a pedaled bike and ride like the wind!

notice how they are not using the pedals? they can’t do it- or they don’t feel steady enough to

see again- the girl in the back, not using her pedals? Little Man is ZOOMING by, LOL

As a Pre-K teacher, i LOVE to see something that helps kids learn and builds confidence! If it also gives them exercise, and fun to boot? I’m IN!

One other thing I have noticed- small kids, many times, won’t use the pedals, anyway. They just use their feet and push along the ground, and the pedals are unused at all. Perhaps they are not ready for the pedals, perhaps they don’t know how to use them- I’m not sure. But at least half of the kids here at the Pre-K don’t use the pedals on the trikes that we have. And they ALL want the Glide Bike whenever I bring it! It is easier, and more fun for them. Plus, they feel like big kids.

Here is a little more information on Glide Bikes-
“A balance bike, or glide bike is a training bike that helps kids learn to balance and steer a bike safely. Balance bikes do not have pedals, crank set, and chain or training wheels. Glide Bikes are built for small children and special needs kids who are ready to learn how to ride a bike. Glide bikes utilize Downhill mountain bike geometry to achieve a very low speed balance point of less than 2mph and are light weight 8lbs for the Mini Glider and 10 for the Go Glider. “

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#Win Glide Bikes Review and Giveaway http://t.co/AKoqTgo @GlideBike @HaveSippy #kids #birthdaybash

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– Follow any of the Collective Media Magic Back To School event Bloggers’ sites!

3 Princes and a Princess 2, Closer to Lucy, Have Sippy Will Travel, and The Thrifty Things. You can Follow GFC, Twitter, or Facebook- each is worth an entry.

– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)

-Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

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-Add me to your blogroll, with a link back to me

– Vote for me on “We’re On The Fence!” (Just Click the Button to the left that says “We’re On the Fence” until it confirms you voted for your’s truly!) *Can be done daily

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OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!

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Win The DINOSAUR TRAIN: Dinosaur Big City DVD

August 3, 2011 by Samantha 345 Comments

The Jim Henson Company, Random House Children’s Books and Paramount Home Entertainment have partnered with Amtrak for a nationwide promotion in August to support the season premiere on PBS KIDS of Dinosaur Train: Dinosaur Big City on August 22 and the DVD release on August 23.

From August 1 – 31, families can embark on their own DINOSAUR TRAIN adventure by entering the Amtrak – Dinosaur TrainSweepstakes. One lucky family of 4 (2 adults / 2 children) will win an Amtrak Vacations® Rocky Mountain National Park Tour to visit the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center in Woodland Park, Colorado as part of the grand prize. In addition, the promotion will feature DINOSAUR TRAIN placemats on Long Distance Trains, while seatbacks, counter cards, activitybook giveaways will be in over 100 stations nationwide to promote the sweepstakes and DVD release. One million ticket jackets will be used system wide featuring DINOSAUR TRAIN. The “Dinosaur Big City” DVD will also include an Amtrak offer in 50,000 units. Visit www.henson.com/Dtsweepstakes for promotion details.

The DINOSAUR TRAIN: Dinosaur Big City DVD includes eight fun and engaging learning adventures, as well as interactive games, coloring pages, a dinosaur reference guide and information for parents. The DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.99 U.S./$15.99 Canada. The DINOSAUR TRAIN: Dinosaur Big City DVD is presented in widescreen with Dolby Digital English Stereo and English SDH subtitles. The run time is 100 minutes. The DVD includes the following:

Adventures:

· Dinosaur Big City – Part 1

· Dinosaur Big City – Part 2

· Dinosaur Big City – Part 3

· Dinosaur Big City – Part 4

· Troodon Train Day

· King Cryolophosaurus

· The Theropod Club

· Laura Giganotosaurus

Special Features:

· Interactive Games

· Coloring Pages

· Dinosaur Reference Guide

· Dinosaur Discoveries with Dr. Scott, the paleontologist

In “Dinosaur Big City,” join Buddy the T. rex and his Pteranodon family as they gather all their Theropod friends together to travel to the big Theropod Club Convention which is being held in Laramidia, the “Dinosaur Big City!” Among the travelers is King Cryolophosaurus, who’s more than a little nervous about giving a concert in front of his biggest audience ever. Can Buddy and Tiny help him overcome his fear of performing?

Here are some ways to connect with Dinosaur Train and the Jim Henson Company-

www.pbskids.org/dinosaurtrain
www.pbskids.org/parents
www.henson.com

One of you can Win this cute DVD!

Here is how to enter-

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– Follow any of the Collective Media Magic Back To School event Bloggers’ sites!

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– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)

-Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

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OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!

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Thomas & Friends Crane & Cargo Figure 8 Set Review and Contest!

August 2, 2011 by Samantha 611 Comments

My little boy is SUCH a fan of all things train-related. They are easily some of his favorite toys. He is not unique in this, I think most boys, and many girls as well, in the 2-6 year old age range are just super-into trains. And Thomas? Who can not love Thomas? He may be the most well known of all the children’s trains, and certainly one of the most collected. I don’t think I know a single boy who doesn’t have at least one Thomas the Tank Engine toy, of one sort or another.

Thomas is kind of like potato chips- you can’t have just one! Thomas has so many friends, fun playsets, and accessories, that if your son is like mine, it is hard to keep up with what the latest Thomas toy is!
So let me help you out a little bit, LOL. This is the new Thomas & Friends Crane & Cargo Figure 8 Set!
This playset has wooden tracks,and will fit with all your other Thomas sets.
“Little engineers will admire this unique and diverse Wooden Railway Crane and Cargo Figure 8 Set from Thomas & Friends. Thomas can use the crane to pick up and drop off cargo at his favorite destinations.”
The Thomas & Friends Crane and Cargo Figure 8 Set comes with 20 pieces to make the set photoed below, and includes:

Thomas;
Cargo Car;
Cargo;
Crane; and
an easy-to-assemble wooden track.

You can buy your own set at Toys “R” Us, Amazon, or by clicking HERE– and you can also enter to win one below. Here is how to enter!

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– Follow any of the Collective Media Magic Back To School event Bloggers’ sites!

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– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)

-Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

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-Add me to your blogroll, with a link back to me

– Vote for me on “We’re On The Fence!” (Just Click the Button to the left that says “We’re On the Fence” until it confirms you voted for your’s truly!) *Can be done daily

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– Like this post on Facebook, Stumble it, or hit G+1 button (each is worth one entry)

OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!

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Learn Spanish with Boca Beth! Win Kid’s Prize Pack

August 2, 2011 by Samantha 154 Comments

Boca Beth is a fun, interesting way to introduce your child to a new language, or brush up and practice your child’s Spanish. My own Spanish is faltering at best, LOL, it used to be much better! But I do want Little Man to learn it from a young age, so I have been playing Spanish music and children’s DVDs since he was a baby for him.

Studies show that children who are exposed to second languages from a young age have a better chance of retaining them, and at fluency. They also tend to have higher IQs, and have a better chance at learning more languages as well. More jobs will be open to speakers of multiples languages. Not to mention travel being easier, and being able to communicate with more people, more easily. With all these things that can only benefit your child- why wouldn’t you want them to learn a foreign language? 🙂

Boca Beth is really two “people”- founder Beth Butler, who writes and preforms the songs, and “Boca”, the puppet.
Combine the two to create a fun pair of language dynamos, ready to entertain and teach your child all about the Spanish language, and even some culture. There are music CDs with fun beats and rhythms, DVDs, workbooks, Boca puppets, and more! Check out the website and see all the options that Boca Beth can offer your child. You can buy just one, a few, or bundle and save. A few of the parents here were so happy with Boca Beth being used here in the classroom to help teach their kids a foundation in Spanish (where the kids just love it!) and then the kids using their new Spanish words at home, that they asked me for more information. Sometimes, the proof really is just in the pudding, so to speak. And when I give the kids the choice of which Spanish DVD they would like to watch, they almost always choose “BOCA!!!!”

Here is a bit more information on Boca Beth-
“My goal now is to create better communication within our increasingly diverse society by providing the youth of today a fun and easy introduction to Spanish and English with music, movement and creativity. I spent more than 15 years in preschool and elementary school classrooms prior to having our daughter and have now committed myself to focus on sharing The Boca Beth Program that now features four bilingual music CDs in Spanish and English, three bilingual educational movies, a fun coloring/activity book in both languages, puppets and musical shakers. “

You can buy various Boca Beth products HERE!

One Lucky winner will also receive a Boca Beth bilingual music CD and DVD combo set, with a coloring activity book. The CD is the Sing Along with Boca Beth music CD shown here plus the I Like Animals DVD shown here and the book shown here. Total value of the set is $36.00.

Here is how to enter!

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Back To School! Win a great outdoor explorer kit from Learning Resourcs

August 1, 2011 by Samantha 212 Comments

It’s August, so you know what that means! Yes, it’s hot, LOL. I can think of two things that August brings- back to school preparations, and BUGS! Buggies, buggies, everywhere. While this is super-lame when the mosquito come out, it’s great for grabbing a magnifying glass and mason jar and going on a bug hunt! You can even identify your finds with a bug-book before letting them go again.
I recently had the opportunity to check out a great product that puts a fun, new modern twist on this classic summer pastime- the Big View Bug Jars by Learning Resources.

“It is a bug jar and magnifying glass all in one! They come in a box with 6 containers, each a different colored ladybug that spreads its wings to show you the bug within at a magnified view.
Adorable jars feature ladybug wings that open to invite little learners to investigate insects. “

Supports scientific observations with a 3.5x magnifying lens, hidden under the bug’s wings
Engages even those children who shy away from bugs, thanks to cute (and secure) design
Features screw-on cap and air vents for live-critter observation
Durable plastic jars measure 4.5″H x 3.5″ in diameter
Grades PreK+

Little Man had so much fun with these, and they are sure to be a hit in my classroom for “Bug Week”. Back to School is for teachers, too! We need to be ready for our classes, and projects, activities, and all that goes with it.
You can also use them with your kiddos for projects, identification, show and tell, or just exploring the great outdoors. Any child from Pre-School age on up to about 9 or 10 would have not only a fun time, but also an educational one with these fun Big View Bug Jars!

Make exploring even cooler with the Early Science Explorer set, with a magnifying glass and washable, plastic, easy grip tweezers- great for picking up all those things momma won’t let him touch! And for helping to grab those wiggly bugs, sticks, his dad’s finger when he is not looking….LOL
Little Man LOVED the set, and carried them all around, to school, camping, to the park- you name it!

“Encourage young scientists to take their investigations further with these perfectly sized tools!”

Includes durable magnifier with built-in stand for hands-free observation, 4.5x magnification, and 4 1/2″ diameter viewing area
Exercises fine motor skills as children use the easy-grip tweezers—depressions on the colorful 6″ tweezers guide small hands into the proper pincer position
Washable plastic; colors may vary
Grades PreK+

Want to win this set for your little explorer?
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OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!

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