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We are huge signing time fans in our family, and own this entire collection of DVDs, CDs, Books, and Flashcards. All have been instrumental in teaching our children American Sign Language (ASL). We discovered Signing Time when our oldest daughter was an infant, they are now 6 and 4 and still enjoy watching the Signing Time DVDs, listening to the music, and most importantly STILL use their signs! Our children do not have any hearing loss or speech delays, so we introduced signing time as a way to teach a hands-on second language. We have seen the benefits in multiple ways: early communication, ability to communicate before they could speak verbally, improved verbal communication, increased vocabulary, early literacy skills, ABCs, counting, cognitive development such as understanding concepts through a tactical approach to language development. Signing Time is fun, the songs are great, and even grown-ups will not tire of hearing them over and over again. I highly recommend this entire collection. Tirst series includes great starters such as “My First Signs”, “ABC Signs”, “My Favorite Things, and “Zoo Train” (just to name a few favorites) and the second series includes more complex signs, phrases, counting, and story time! The progression in this entire set is a perfect set for every family or school community. You won’t be disappointed!!!
Signing Time 32 Dvds

Two words: very useful. I bought this to be used with Garmin 255W and this works great. Heavy enough to prevent the whole unit from slipping when you drive. Most importantly, it provides a way to prevent theft.

Cons:
It’s big and takes a lot room to store;
You need to use some pressure to install your GPS onto the unit, and have to be careful when taking it off the unit.

Other thoughts: bought this when it was less than $16. The current price of $30 looks high (no high tech stuff to be honest) in the same time most GPS only cost $100+.
Legends of Old Time

I have never read a book of Eoin Colfer’s that didn’t impress me; his characters, his wit, and his plots are always excellent. The Artemis Fowl series, however, is Colfer at his best. The story begins with Artemis, a 12 year old Irish millionaire with a genius for crime, ruthlessly pursuing his plot to steal fairy gold. Helping Artemis is his bodyguard, Butler, who is possibly my favorite fictional character of all time. Fighting, cooking, obtaining false papers–you name it, Butler is on top of it. Together, these two kidnap a fairy to hold for ransom. Unfortunately for them, the fairy they capture is Captain Holly Short, of the Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance squad (that’s LEPrecon for short). Holly has a few tricks of her own up her sleeve (or down her boot). Nor are Holly’s friends back at LEP headquarters to be overlooked. Foaly, the wisecracking centaur, commands technology that’s decades ahead of any competition, and Julius Root, the politically incorrect LEP commander, will stop time itself to get his officer back. So are they too much for Artemis? He doesn’t think so. With combatants like this, there’s no predicting what will happen. And the series only gets better from here!
Beyond the Time Barrier | fcdthai

Great family fun!! Everyone loves it!. We have played this game a few times now at dinner time. My children (ages 11, 8, and 4) love bringing it to the table. It’s a way we can all become engaged and have fun while we eat. We have even played it with grandma and grandpa. Although some of the games have been a little hard for our youngest (naming states in alphabetical order or naming things that start with a certain letter) we have all had a lot of fun! I would recommend this to anyone with kids over 4.

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