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Educational toys engage your child for a longer time, as they feed his or her brain hungry for neural stimulation.  More importantly, the impact of educational gifts lasts a lifetime.  These gifts give him a head start in reading, math and science.  They develop his love for learning, the most important attitude to make your kid grow up smart.  A great educational gift even triggers what will be your kid's lifelong passion. 

The following are the top educational toy and other unique educational gift sites on the internet.  They are in no particular order, so you have to go through the the whole list to find which will benefit your kid‘s intelligence the best:

1.  Ebeanstalk.com

Ebeanstalk.com has a collection of toys that are selected by a team of child experts.  Ebeanstalk toys gives your infant to toddler a headstart in his mental and physical development.  The stimulation your kid gets from these toys contribute to the structure of his brain and its capacity - effects that can last for the rest of his life.

 

2.  Amazon.com Educational Toys

Amazon.com offers the widest selection of engaging toys that, unknown to your kid, are making him smart. As far as he is concerned when he is playing with these hot toys, he is just having fun. In Amazon.com, you can find educational toys for kids of all ages - from babies to tweens. The site consistently offers the best prices with free shipping on orders over $25.

 

3.  MagazineDiscountCenter.com

Magazines for kids start off your kid on a life-long passion for reading.  National Geographic Kids, for example, caters to your kid's love for animals, and this will make her learn about geography, adventure, wildlife, science, and youngsters of special distinction from around the world.  With magazines, your kid's special interests will lead her to a love of reading that will open her up to more knowledge. 

Other magazines that you can subscribe to at a great discount are Children's Playmate (for beginning readers, it also contains puzzles, games, activities, simple recipes, comic strips and book reviews.) and Sports Illustrated Kids which covers sports the way kids like it - interviews with sports heroes, hilarious comics, awesome action photos and much, much more.

Your kid will eagerly await the next issue of her magazine!  The anticipation will just fuel her hunger for knowledge.

 

4. Piano Wizard.com

Many studies have proven that learning music has a profound effect on your kid’s brain.  Music is shown to increase IQ, improve school grades, and prepare your kid to learn the advanced concepts of math and science.

PianoWizard.com introduces your kid to the piano in a fun way.   It combines the fun of a video game with the fundamentals of piano lessons.  Anyone can sit down at a keyboard today and with The Piano Wizard EASY MODE , experience how Allegro has magically turned what once felt like boring, difficult practice into child’s play with its patented, 4-Step Method.

 

5.  Planet CDRom

Planet CD-ROM has a vast collection of educational software that teaches kids math, reading, spelling, science, and even languages - while they play with the computer! Their Jumpstart series of fun software is very popular and gets rave reviews from kids and parents. Planet CDRom also has a lot of multimedia reference software (like the Encyclopedia Brittanica series) and software that develops your kid's creativity (Crayola, Lego and Print Shop series). And most of them are free - just pay the shipping!

With these software in your home computer, your kid will beg to learn!

 

8. For Babies: TeachMyBaby.com

The GeniusMaker Program from TeachMyBaby.com is an easy-to-use, fun tools for you to teach your kids or baby to get a headstart in life by training them how to read, learn mathematics and have an encyclopedic knowledge base at a young age.

Note that a learning tool like this is only very effective when using them involves loving interaction with parents. "Experiences that have emotional content and human interaction are what is pleasurable and meaningful to a baby. They act like glue for their memory, helping them to retain what they are picking up and learning," says Nina Sazer O'Donnell, director of National Strategies for Success By 6, a United Way of America learning initiative.

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