M. Chalais Associates Educational

	The paintable cottage and fire station from Imagination Box Co. are eco-friendly arts and crafts toys designed to ignite a child’s imagination, and more designs are in the works. They are sturdy and long lasting, and each comes with a set of non-toxic watercolors, although other media can be used, such as crayons, markers, etc. They provide hours of play after the fun of painting them. They are made in the USA and are 100% recyclable.

Music makers from Sounds Like Fun Music are a unique collection of exploratory instruments that introduce young children to the benefits and joys of music making. They are designed to help very young children with all areas of their development, such as thinking skills, motor skills, language skills, musical skills and more.

	Grow Your Own plant kits for kids. Just add water and bright light and Mother Nature will do her job. Eleven fascinating and funky plant types introduce kids to seed germination and early plant growth. Complete instructions included for an easy-to-do, fun project.

The Eggling looks just like a real egg, but crack its top and discover a garden ready for growing! The Eggling is hand-made of white porous ceramic, and comes with the growing medium and seed pack inside waiting for water and bright light to start four types of herbs and four types of flowers on their way. Each Eggling is packaged in a gift box that includes a terra cotta tray and extra seed pack (just in case).

	Scribble Mats! are color on, wipe off vinyl placemats that kids can color again and again. They can be wiped clean with a dry tissue or cloth. Great for meal time, travel, party favors, etc. Also Scribblebooks! boardbooks and travel fun tote books to color and dry-erase, and Scribble Puzzles! with chunky pieces for little hands to color. All come with non-toxic crayons. To view the catalogs, please click below: Scribble Mats! Scribblebooks! Scribble Puzzles!

Colorful play carpets and award-winning toys from Learning Carpets combine education and play value so that the imagination is stimulated while having fun. They are designed with the help of therapists and parents. The 100% Nylon play carpets are made in Belgium, meet all safety standards and are able to withstand rugged play.

	Three different kits to make pinhole cameras. They provide a great way to inspire learning about the fundamentals of light, optics, and photography. Pinhole cameras have no optical lens – a pinhole lets light in when the shutter is opened to expose the film, and then exposure times require experimentation. They all use standard 35mm film and are easy to build and use. The Hole-On Ex is made of heavy cardstock with a metal pinhole aperture. The STD35 and SQ35 are made of black paperboard and have plastic film spools.