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Homeschoolers Rate Toys
Robots and Dinos Help Kids Learn

By Alison Marek
October 2006

Five homeschooling families in North Carolina evaluated three new toys, rating them on a scale of 1 to 5, with “5” being the highest score and “1” being the lowest. To view the full article, please CLICK HERE.

Products:
  1. National Geographic - Dinosaur Expedition Kit by THAMES & KOSMOS (ToyShow)
  2. National Geographic - Dinosaur Skeleton Kit by THAMES & KOSMOS (ToyShow)
  3. Binary Player Robot by OWI (ToyShow)

Roundtable Questions

 Products
1
2
 3

How likely would you be to buy this product, based on packaging alone?

 5 5 5

How appealing are the contents once the toy is out of the package?

 5 5 4

How easy are the instructions to understand… for you?

 5 5 4

How easy are the instructions to understand…for the kids?

 5 5 4

How satisfied were you with the amount of time it took to set up or prepare the toy?

 5 5 4

How excited were the kids about the prospect of using this toy?

 5 5 5

How much fun did the kids have playing with it?

 5 4 4

How much did they think they learned while playing with the toy?

4 4 5

How much did you think they learned while playing with the toy?

5 4 5

How appropriate is this toy for a homeschool curriculum?

 5 5 5

How likely would you be to buy this toy for your children or recommend it to other parents?

 5 5 5

How likely would the children be to buy it, request it, or recommend it to other children?

 5 4 5

Would they want to have another toy like this one?

 5 5 5
TOTAL
 4.9 4.6 4.6

© ToyDirectory and 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


 


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