my various business ventures... Kids things...

I'm going to break this up in a few posts. I hope these help all of you all that ask about websites and information on each of my crazy business ventures!!!

This topic, stuff for kids..

Discovery toys

Discovery Toys has been helping parents to "Teach. Play. Inspire." with our high-quality educational toys, books, games and music for over three decades.

The company was founded by an early childhood educator in 1978 and continues to grow from our passion for helping children through play. Today, we are the leader in learning toys for early childhood education as the foremost direct marketing company of its kind.

The company’s product categories are sold according to age-appropriate category segments:

• infant: 0 - 12 months
• toddler: 1 - 3 years
• preschool: 3 - 5 years
• school years: 5 - 8 years

When we develop our products, we design multiple layers of learning into every toy.  We also maintain the highest safety and quality standards beyond the nationally published governmental standards.

DT Educational Consultants, parents and children interact to deliver our promise of helping children learn through play.  It's no surprise that many of the thousands of Educational Consultants in our field are both parents and teachers who love to teach and play with their kids.

Today, interest in the intersection of education and play continues to grow. Discovery Toys is prepared for unprecedented growth for both the network and the children it serves.

If you’re interested in learning more about the Discovery Toys opportunity, visit the Business Opportunity or Hostess Opportunity pages.  You can alsoContact an Educational Consultant to help you get started!

Our Mission:

Teach.

Discovery Toys creates highly engaging learning toys, books, games and music that help parents and others teach learning skills through play.

Play.

Discovery Toys ignites the imagination and interest of children as they learn and grow through play each day.

Inspire.

Discovery Toys inspires learning! Our products not only inspire children to learn, they inspire parents and educators to teach and learn along with them.

Thats from their site. Now my opinion.. I LOVE their toys, I know sooooo many moms that incorporate them into their homeschooling curriculum. they are great quality, saftey, and usability. they are not the plastic crap light up toys made by the TRU brands... if you want more specifics on my favorites and sales and specials. LET ME KNOW, i'll be happy to do that!

Now on to Barefoot Books

Explore. Imagine. Create. Connect. Give Back. That’s what Barefoot Books is all about. It’s exploring other cultures, our planet, ourselves. It’s making time for make-believe and letting imaginations run wild and free. Most of all, it’s about using the power of stories to nourish the creative spark in everyone and strengthen connections with family, the global community, and the earth.

Barefoot Books began with two mothers who wanted their children to have books that would feed the imagination, while instilling a respect for diversity and a love of the planet. Today, we are a world-wide community of writers, artists, storytellers, musicians, and others who are committed to providing timeless stories and captivating art that can help children become happy, engaged members of a global society.

now my opinion, these books teach great lessons and are fantastic quality and afford-ability. Most titles come in board book, hard back, and paper back!!!