What kinds of toys do homeschoolers like when they’re learning and playing? TDmonthly Magazine had 5 homeschooling families with 9 tween girls between them evaluate 6 great toys: The Weather Station by SmartLab Toys, Energy Wiz by Norman & Globus Inc., Respond! by Jax Ltd. Inc., Our Amazing Earthquakes by Poof-Slinky Inc., Sam’s Science Adventures Pond Investigation Kit by Treasure Box Press LLC, and Electric and Magnetic Combo Kit by Huntar Company Inc.

What worked, what didn’t? What’s a great toy to add to a homeschooling curriculum? What’s just plain fun to play? Find out next month in TDmonthly Magazine.

Writer's Bio: ALISON MAREK is an award-winning writer, director and cartoonist whose work has been published by Fairchild Publications and DC Comics (Piranha Press), broadcast on Showtime and other cable networks, and viewed worldwide in film festivals. See her short films and print work on www.alisonmarek.com. Watch her nefarious villains in the web series www.MuggsMovers.com. Get inspired by her cartoons "Daily ARFFirmations to Unleash Your Inner Fido" at www.ARFFirmations.com. Phew! And then ...  Read more articles by this author