Borders Toys and Games Giveaway
November 19, 2009 by admin - Jennifer
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This holiday, as you search for toys & games, Borders has made finding the perfect toy or game easier for those looking for high-quality educational gifts. The bookseller recently expanded its toys & games selection in more than 500 stores. Shelves are stocked with items from leading brands like Creativity for Kids, Thinkfun, Scientific Explorer, ALEX and Blue Orange Games. These brands are known for products that foster creativity and help to build cognitive skills in children.
I have recently been given the opportunity to shop at Borders newly expanded toy section at one of their locations here in Orlando. I was very impressed with the new layout. Awhile back their toy section was just put in a little corner that seemed cramped while all the books had a wider area for display, which is fine because as most of us know Borders is a book store. But I will say that on this trip the way I saw Borders changed. I can actually say that they have a very good selection of toys, some that we haven’t been able to find in other toy stores.
My daughter found Webkinz that she hasn’t been able to find any where else. Two of which were retired. For my youngest daughter I found Melissa & Doug toys which I absolutely love, and my son found a few magic kits that he wanted to get. I am shocked by the amount of toys and games they have in their store and will no longer view them as just a book store.
My kids were so excited to be let loose in the toy area, but I made them promise me one thing. They could each get something as long as we bought one toy for a less fortunate child. I was so proud of them. We ended up getting Webkinz, Big Trucks for my Nephew, a play Pizza set for my Niece as well as some Ni Hao Kai-Lan stuff for her birthday. And Color-forms…I freaked out and had my kids (and a few shoppers) looking at me funny when I found these. I haven’t seen a set since I was a kid and it brought back so many memories. So I bought a Yo Gabba Gabba set for my toddler. We had so much fun walking through the department and the staff was so friendly. And my favorite part was this shopping trip has finally got me excited about the upcoming holidays. It was a fun trip.
Special thanks to Borders who provided me with a gift card to shop their toys and games area for the holidays.
Borders has been so wonderful to not only offer me a gift card to shop for the holidays but they have generously donated two $100 Gift Cards for two lucky Dirty Shirt readers to win. Please see and follow the rules below to enter to win one today!
Giveaway
- MAIN RULE – Visit a Borders store and come back and comment with the toy or game you find there that you remembered playing with and why it’s still a good choice for kids today. (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
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- 1 Extra Entry – Tweet this giveaway. Copy and paste – Merry Christmas! @Jentifa is giving away 2 $100 Borders Gift Cards! Check it out here http://bit.ly/3pWCG0. Then come back and leave the direct link to your tweet (go to your twitter account, click on the words when your tweet was sent (ie. 5 seconds ago) and copy and paste that link in comments.
- 1 Extra Entry – Follow Borders on Twitter and leave a separate comment that you have.
- 2 Extra Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to my blog and to Borders website.
This giveaway will run through midnight on December 3, with winner being announced the morning of December 4. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.
I like the Good Time Crafts toy, I remember as a kid l loved making things and eing crafty, I think my grandaughter would LOVE this!
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My baby girl would love the Tub Tunes Water Piano because she loves music and cant get enoufgh of it.
As a little girl i was pretty loyl to my glow worm. He was green and I took him everywhere with me. I lost the glow stick that goes inside of him that is to be filled with batterys to make him glo, but still have the little guy
My daughter would love the Make Your Own Hand Puppet Kit. Very cute. I remember playing bingo a lot growing up. I love the Hello Kitty Big Roll Bingo. This would be great for my daughter because it is something she can do along with the rest of the family.
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What a great selection of toys. My kids would love the Make Your Own Sock Puppet.
A toy that I remember playing was CandyLand. I think that this would be great for my kids to play today to help teach them how to play with good sportsmanship.
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Make your own sock puppet looks like a fun crafty project!
My First Backyard Explorer Kit would be fun, but it’d be even better if it were an actual “kit” and not a dvd. We had things that required imagination and doing, Tinker Toys, Lincoln Logs, etc. My 3yo niece loves to come and play with my kids’ Legos…and no electricity required.
They’d love the Make Your Own Hand Puppet Kit.
My children are grown but I would get the Magic Science Wizard’s Kit for my grandchildren.
I remember playing Dominos for hours on end. It’s a great child’s game because it’s simple, educational, and has variations to make it exciting. Unfortunately, there is no Dominos game on the list of toys for sell.
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I love their “Dora the Explorer: My First Crystal & Fizz Kit” It reminds me of when I was a kid. I grew lots of crystals when I was a kid. Fishbowls full of ‘em!
I loved LEGOs and had several sets in my childhood. I think they are timeless and would still make great toys for kids today. Playing LEGO needs creativity, imagination and patience, definitely a great choice for parents while picking toys.
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We always played Monopoly on New Year’s Eve growing up as a child and we continued with my son and we all loved it. Thank you!
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“Where the wild things are” book was awesome when I was younger, now it is back with the movie and all! I also see that Borders has a ton of Dr. Seuss books, which I loved as a kid! My kids love Dr. Suess as well!
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I think Uno is a great game. I played it when I was a kid, and I think children today would have fun, too. All those games help develop thinking skills and decision-making.
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I love the Paper Bag Puppet Kit. We use to make paper bag puppets a lot as kids, and then we would put on puppet shows. What a great way for kids to use their imagination!
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Borders has a “my first science kit” that I remember playing with as a kid. It had potions and the like. Kids these days have way better science kits to select from!
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I loved word games, particularly Scrabble, as a child and still love them today. I believe I did better throughout my career because I was good with words, a great habit for children then and now to cultivate.
I loved Monster at the End of the Book with Sesame Street’s Grover. It is still such fun for kids because it appeals to a child’s anticipation and love of surprises.
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I played Memory and Bingo as a child, and those are still classic games that never go out of style.
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Well they don’t really have I game that I played but they have a panda and I always carried around a panda.
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I like the Rush Hour game. I remember playing it wiht my brother and what fun it was but it took alot of thinking. This is a good choice as it foster thiking and planning skills
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Growing up I loved playing Scrabble. This is a game I love playing with my daughter cause it can teach her to spell and keep up with her vocabulary.
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I love both of the puppet (sock/paper bag) kits. I remember as a kid my mom getting old socks and helping us sew on buttons and add scraps of fabric to create the cutest puppets. I can’t wait to do this with my kids, thanks!
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I think the Lisa Frank stuff is what I probably played with as a kid. It was fun when my girls started playing with them, too!
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It would have to be Monopoly and all the versions of it available. It is timeless, I enjoyed it now and loved it growing up, and now my kids love it.
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I remember having a Journal with a lock:)
I loved writing in it everyday( I found it in storge & laughed when I had seen some of the things that were written and that I had drawn in it:) I think that kids these day’s would benefit from a lot of the toys that we had when we were little, not like all of the electronics and things that they have now:( We grew up to be just fine without the xbox, wii, nintendo ds, out black and green computer screens, our bikes, and roller racers. Maybe that is what my son needs, is a big reality check without all of these things!
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i found the Blokus® Trigon. i remeber playing with the original blokus, which is great for spatial learning and stratgey even today
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Legos, great when I was a kid, great now. It let’s kids use their imagination.
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I like the Paper Bag Puppets. I remeber making our own growin up cause money was tight and we had so much fun doing it. I think it would help my daughter with her imagination.
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I remember my older brother having a chemistry set in a make shift closet in the basement. I looked up to him and thought he was a genius!
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We’ve got our sights on a Melissa and Doug magic set for one of our daughters this Xmas. It’s not exactly the same as the one I got as a kid, but we love the classic, durable construction of M&D toys. I’m waiting for the next 40% off one item coupon I get from Borders Rewards to use on it (or maybe we’ll just get it with the gift card we win!)
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I use to love to play bingo, and I would love to introduce my children to it with the Hello Kitty big roll bingo game
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I loved Scrabble when I was a kid and still do. It’s a great learning tool for any age.
At my local Borders I saw Dinosaur Match game. I remember playing card matching games as a kid. This game is good for kids today because it builds their skills of memorization, taking turns, and teaches them the names of dinosaurs.
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I don’t remember playing any of the games, a few are similar like the S-match, we played Memory. I like all the Science Kits and the Spa Kits, kids are alway curious about how something is made and from the kits they learn a little about science while make something
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I like the rainbow color cones because they would be a great vehicle to teach colors. I loved playing with my pretend food in my little kitchen. Thanks for the chance.
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We grew up with memory games and I see they have a really nice one called Dinosaurs Matching Game. Those will never go out of style because they are fun yet educational. They really help remembering. Thank you!
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I didn’t see any of the games that I used to play however, my oldest son loves playing Rush Hour Jr. and I know he would love to have Rush Hour. It is a sequential game that helps them improve thinking skills.
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I don’t recognize the toys and games from my youth a few lifetimes ago but my son and I used to play Rush Hour a lot. I still have the game.
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i am going to have to go with the make your own sock puppet (even though back in my day it was a little more basic old sock, black marker wahla)
but my kids have tons of imagination and i know they would have hours of fun putting on shows for each other
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didn’t play with any of those toys as a kid but did read Green Eggs and Ham which is a great book for kids
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I can’t remember now if it was Alex or Creativity for Kids, but they had potholder kits!!!! I made sooooo many of those as a kid with my “weaving loom.” I was always bugging my mom to buy me more of the loops so I’d have enough of the right colors to make cool patterns.
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I used to love making hand puppets as a child. So I think the Make your own hand puppet kid is such a fun and creative gift for a child.
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I loved Green Eggs and Ham when I was a kid and I use it now to convince my son to eat things he doesn’t want to try. Thanks for the giveaway!
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The paper bag puppet kit reminds me of making things out of paper bags when I was a kid. We used to color them and cut them a part and make things. It’s a great choice for kids today because they can reuse old paper bags and their creativity to have some fun. Thank you for the awesome giveaway.
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The Make Your Own Hand Puppet Kit would be great. I used to make puppets with my mom and both the creating process and the playtime with them were fun. Imagination toys are timeless.
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I like the Dinosaurs Matching Game – I loved my Memory game as a child!
I have always loved the Dinosaurs! Matching Game. It is a game I loved to play as a kid and still love to play with my niece and nephew, not just a game I sit through bored!
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I remember playing with a chemistry kit as a kid and would love to get one for my son. It was always fascinating seeing something magnified so much under the scope!
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I had a My First Chemistry Set and learned a lot about science and had fun in the process.
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The only thing familiar to me is Lisa Frank..I still like Lisa Frank items and think they are great for any little girl..colors,neat designs..what more does a princess need?
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I remember spending hours playing with Lego. They are still great for kids. They foster imagination and are good for manual dexterity.
Well I am pretty old and didn’t find anything I had played with except dolls in general . I loved dolls and still have a collection. So I picked the American Girl mini Elizabeth Doll. She is dressed in an Elizabthan costume which reminds me of my beloved Bride Doll all decked out in her beautiful long dress. I believe dolls are still a good choice for kids as long as they are age appropriate ( as far as parts that detatch and could be swallowed by toddlers). Thank you.
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I remember playing with Legos as a child. They still last because they allow people to use his/her imagination to create things.
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Chutes and Ladders, what a great and easy game for the little ones.
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I saw the Make Your Own Sock Puppets Kit. We had a set kind of like it as little girls. I loved it. It’s is great for the imagination. You can’t do it wrong either…it is just for fun and there are no winners or losers…so it’s a great confidence boost. bekki1820cb@gmail.com
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I remember making paper bag puppets as a kid, but we only had lunch bags and crayons to work with. The Paper Bag Puppets kit at Borders looks awesome and would really encourage creativity.
Lego sets are one of my favorites…always played with my kids with them and now I play with my grandkids
I like the Paper Bag Puppet Kit. We made puppets out of paper bags when I was a child. We also make paper doll cut-outs.
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S’match memory game. It was named differnt when I was a kid but it really helped with my memory. Children need more ways to have a good memory since the schools are not doing a very good job.
I remember playing with my American Girl doll, Samantha. I read all her books, and it piqued my interest in history. I wanted to find out more about the events that were touched on in the books – and, many years later, I even became a history major.
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I loved the memory matching games as a child, and the children I teach now really like them, too. It is a great mental exercise to match cards from memory. It helps children learn to focus and pay attention to details.
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I remember having such fun with paper bag puppets – and Borders sells them! My dad used to grab one and we’d talk back and forth (and then he’d chase me and my puppet around the house!). I can’t believe they still have them, but I think kids everywhere love the simple things as well as the complex, newer toys.
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They have a cute pink diary with lock which just makes me think of all the times I wrote in them when I was little. A fun stocking stuffer for any little girl.
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I remember playing Memory when I was younger and I think that is still a good game for kids.
My brother had model airplanes like these:
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Monopoly is still a good game for kids on a rainy day.
I remember playing with American Girl dolls when I was a kid so I think the mini versions would be great for a young girl to play with.
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Borders sells books that are bundled with craft supplies such as “Potholders and Other Loopy Projects” by Klutz. When I was a girl I had a blast making potholders, with colorful cotton loops woven on a square metal frame, and giving them for presents to my mom and grandmothers. Crafts allow kids to be creative and feel pride in accomplishment.
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I didn’t see anything that i had played as a kid, though I like the looks of the mythbusters game. I remember playing games like dominoes and chess from a young age..
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I saw Scrabble, reminds me a lot of playing it as a kid! Maybe I’ll go back and get it if I win!
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They have really great science kits like the Dora My First Crystal and Fizz Adventure Kit. Granted, they did not have Dora when I was a kid but I remember having some really great science kits. It is great to teach kids at an early age how to experiment and create hypotheses.
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I just love the Bingo game. As a child, I just loved Bingo. I would get so excited and scream BINGO!!
I loved Color-forms also as a child! They were so much fun. I especially loved when I could dress up the characters and change their outfits. My children have had several sets and they allow them to use their imagination and creativity. So fun!
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My nephew would LOVE the dinosaurs matching game. Thanks for the chance.
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they have a great selection of Monopoly games in all sorts of new themes like planets and Ecology, Love to play one of the new versions
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they have a Hello Kitty Big Roll Bing (Game) that my granddaughter would enjoy-my brothers and I played Bingo when we were growing up-loved that game
They still have Old Maid cards, which we played a lot as children. They are still good because not only are they fun, but they encourage such things as memory skills.
I remember playing the game operational. I can see it still being a fun game today to test your patience.
I remember playing Memory with plain playing cards when I was young. I think the Dinosaurs! Matching Game is still a good way for kids to exercise their minds.
I remember playing is Mad Libs and I think it is good for kids to play now so they can learn what a noun, pronoun, verb etc is…
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I’d get my daughter the Children’s Travel Journal, a Webkinz and bookmarkers.
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I think this is good for kids today for several reasons. One, it is great to be able to watch your crystals grow, and this is a good lead-in to making homemade sugar crystal candy. Two, it is a great way to combat the wrong idea that science is hard or boring, this shows how fun science can be. Three, it’s geared toward girls and I consider that a plus because so many science-related activities that are sold to kids are more geared for boys. Four, it’s one of those “look what I did” things for kids, gives them a sense of pride and accomplishment.
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I saw they have a My First Chemistry Kit!
I remember playing with one when I was a kid and I think it is a good choice for kids today so they can learn about science first hand and remember it better!
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Borders has lots of amazing educational toys and games. For my older son Rush Hour Jr and my little guy any of the wonderful Melissa and Doug items that they have. Thanks for the fun!
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The sock puppet kit is really nice- I remember having sock puppets to play with when i was little.
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They have the American Girl dolls which I’m glad to see are still being made! I used to read the books when I was younger.
S’match is the closest thing they have that I remember from when I was a kid. Memory games are always good.
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I LOVED Monster at the End of the Book from Sesame Street when I was a kid. It always made me laugh. It’s still a good choice for kids today because Grover is timeless, and it reads aloud well.
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I like their Paper Bag Puppets. I remember when I was little, my brother and I use to make paper bag puppets and lay for hours. I think it is a good choice for children because it stimulates a child imagination.
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I played with Legos as a kid and now my son loves playing with them.
I had a robot toy called Alphie II. He came with interactive cards to slide into his chest, and they were educational and fun. I think many educational games today are still very similar, just more advanced.
I like the sock puppet kit. I made these as a kid and this is still a great plaything for the child’s imagination.
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I loved Monopoly and I think it’s still useful today as a tool to teach kids about money and responsibility.
Legos are timeless; they offer so much creative play.
I see that legos are a featured brand there and I remember playing with my brothers legos when I was younger. I think legos are still good for kids today because they teach you to use your imagination and be creative.
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Legos, i loved as a child, and my kids do too.
I loved my microscope as a kid. I think it would help a kid today spark a fascination with science and discovery!
I always liked word games like Scrabble and UpWords. Still do. They are still great for kids because they learn vocabulary and quick thinking.
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I loved Legos – the kind that just came in a big box with an assortment of blocks and things… not the kits of today. I had to use my imagination to build something! And then, it was fun to take it apart and make something else. Having to use their imagination would be good for kids today instead of just blindly following the instructions to build the ‘kit of the day’ and done…
Make Your Own Sock Puppets! My gramma and I used to make them! I think they’re great for kids because not only do they learn a craft and accomplish something, puppets help kids communicate!
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I loved Legos. Not the kit. Great for imagination – and should be used today too
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I didn’t find any games I played on the site, but I loved speak and spell, and it’s great for kids today — especially because of the effect of texting on spelling!
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Zingo–like Bingo but with simple words and pictures. I played Bingo a lot when I was a kid and also with my boys when they were little. I remember using pennies or dried beans as markers!
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Online, they don’t have very much listed for toys and games; and there was nothing there that I had as a child. So, I’m not able to properly answer the question. Our daughter would enjoy the “Good Times Crafts” though.
I loved books as a child so all the children on my list are getting books this Christmas.
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I remember playing with matching games as a child and they are still great for kids today because they help develop the memmory skills that they will need in school.
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I played with the American Girl dolls when I was a kid, loved those! Way better than Barbie’s
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Borders has the Melody Express train! Yay! Maybe it’s because I’ve played musical instruments throughout my life–I’m nutso for Melody Express. You can “compose music” with the train as it rolls along the track. Next question: If I bought one, would I give it to my nephew, or would I keep it and play with it when nobody was around?
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I remember playing go fish with my grandpa. Hours were spent, just the two of us and a deck of cards.
I remember making sock puppets and I’m sure my son would love making them too
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My husband & I were just talking about the ‘My First Chemistry Set’- I remember having a microscope as a kid & he had some science toys too!
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I love that Color Forms are back. My son liked the Spongebob one. These are a good car toy.
The Julius! Matching Game is a good choice for kids today. I remembered playing memory/matching game when I was young it’s fun and it’s educational.
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I liked my first scince kit when I was a little kid.
I am an avid reader and was as a kid, but one of the best gift I recieved was a pink diary w/a lock. It not only helped with my technical writing skills, but helped me w/ organizing my thoughts. My favorite game to play with slightly older kids is Racko and Scrabble.
I used to play with paper bag puppets- of course they didn’t come in a kit like they do now at Borders. I had a lot of fun playing with the puppets as a kid, so did my kids, and now some of my grandkids do.
they offer a my first plane model set, I used to make models with my dad liek that all the time! its still a fun activity today, because building things like that never grow outdated!
They have many matching games (which we loved as kids!). Not only is it a fun game, but great for their memory too! =)
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I liked playing with legos as a kid. Borders had some fun lego sets.
I loved playing Monopoly and it is still a fun game to spend time playing with my kids.
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Color forms rock!! I played with them as a kid and I bought some for my daughter for Christmas this year!
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Me and my friends used to put on puppet shows for our parents.
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I remember playing with something similar to Place a Face when I was younger
I loved Legos and they still hold up as a great toy today.
We played so many games growing up! Legos would have to be a top choice as it helps kids be more creative in their play.
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I don’t remember any of those when I was a kid. However the Paper Bag Puppets look like fun.
I remember playing monopoly as a kid and think it would be a good game for kids today. It teaches you math and how to handle money.
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As a kid, I always like the memory games and now they have all kinds of fun matching games.
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I like the Dinosaurs! Matching Game. I used to play matching games when I was a kid. Matching games are good because they help to develop cognitive skills.
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I’ve spent hours at Borders over the past 3 weeks and I always end up in the board games section. It was my favorite past time as a child and now my own children love to play with my husband and I. Borders has become so good at offering the best board games today. My “go-to” game of my past is now the same today with my kids – “Yahtzee” and there is a new spin on it (as there always is) that has proven very fun called “Yahtzee Free for All,” which is the best spin yet. I also loved playing Win, Lose or Draw and Pictionary. Today there is one called “Luck of the Draw” that has quickly made it to our family’s favorite. There’s been no funner version of a drawing game in my 44 years of living.
Our family really enjoys fast paced, creative thinking games like Taboo (my fav) and Scattegories as well as card games. So I would immediately add to our collection the following board games we have been wanting: Pictureka; Quiddler; Beat the Parents; Catch Phrase; Buzz Words; Blokus and Flinch. I would also purchase the Lego Avent Calendar.
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My local Borders has the neatest animal puppets. I remember having puppets as a kid and making up stories with my brother.
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I remember playing dominos with my grandma
I use to play with American dolls – I still think they are a great toy because it helps teach girls about history as well!
I liked Lite Brite. I think it’s still great because it promotes creativity.
My mom and I used to play Monopoly on Sunday afternoons.
I played with so many legos as a child and my children always ask for them today! Love the new selection at the borders store!
Borders carries Breyer horses now and those were my favorite as a kid and my daughter loves them as well — so they have great long lasting value
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None of the games they had on their website were around when I was a kid. I loved the game Clue and it is still fun today because people of all ages can play.
The one game I saw that I remember and would recommend is Scrabble… lots of fun and teaches good spelling and vocabulary skills.
I saw paper bag puppets on their site, and I think they would be good for today’s kids because they spark hands-on creativity. We had a blast with those when I was a kid.
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Dinosaur memory Game is a good game to pay because it sharpens your memory. I used to love playing the memory game when I was little.
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I used to have a science kit very similar to the Magic Science Wizard’s Kit that I absolutely loved! Science-type toys are timeless — all kids are curious.
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Monopoly – it made me very careful with my money as a child!
I am happy to see Borders carries Lego building blocks. I used to play with Legos often as a child, spending countless hours building vehicles, ships and buildings. The best toys are the ones that inspire creativity in a child, and Lego’s limitless possibilities fire the imagination like few other toys. Thank you for the chance to win.
I played with my friend’s American Girl dolls like Molly and Kirsten when I was a kid. They are a great way to teach history.
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The mythbusters weird world of water kit includes stuff to make a water tornado. That was an awesome thing I did as a kid. It’s just nifty to see the world spin like that.
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I visited a Borders Book Store and the game I chose was legos. Always had fun as a child building things. Relevant to children today to get their imaginations going and for hand/eye coordination.
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The closest toy on the site to something I remember playing is the Sock Puppet kit. We would make puppets out of anything in the house!
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scrabble! it’s a great way to expand a child’s vocabulary!
Scrabble is the only game I saw at Borders that I played with as a child. I always loved words and I still do. Of course now, I do cross word puzzles instead of playing scrabble.
Scrabble can help children learn to spell and to love reading.
the Memory game def. brings back Memories
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I loved playing with Tangrams when I was younger. It really builds on pattern and shape recognition and is a great brain teaser.
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I loved playing scrabble when I was younger (still do) and I would love to get Scrabble Jr for my son. I think it is a great way to broaden your vocabulary and spelling skills.
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Checkers is the perfect game. It keeps everybody interested & makes them think. Even the 3 yr old can play.
I used to play Yahtzee with my Mom when I was younger. It was her favorite game. It’s good for kids because it uses critial thinking skills!
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Scrabble Jr. It is a really good game for learning new vocabulary words and would definately be good for kids that text and do IM’s
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I remember playing the Mad Lib word game when I was younger. I think that’s still an excellent choice since it helps to teach sentence structure and diagramming. It’s also just a bunch of giggly fun!
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I remember playing Triple Yahtzee a lot when I was a kid and it is still great for my kids – helps develop decision-making and math skills.
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Well, I didn’t have the exact game, Dinosaurs! Matching Game, but I had a similar memory game. I think kids (and adults alike) enjoy the competition with themselves as well as each other to make pairs.
Monopoly will always be a great game to play generation to generation.
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Madlibs!! Fun and a learning game.
I love the Sock Puppet kit. As kids we would make our own sock puppets and play for hours putting on plays with them!
I remember reading Dr. Seuss books, especially Green Eggs and Ham. Thanks for the contest!
i remember making pot holders and i saw they still sell those potholder making kits. i think its good for kids because it encourages creativity and not just sitting watching tv, playing video games and and being on computers.
What a great selection of toys. My kids would love the Make Your Own Sock Puppet. A toy that I remember playing with was dolls who we’d dress up and play with. The sock puppet is similar as it requires the child’s imagination.
I remember playing memory games, similar to the ones offered at Borders. I think that these memory games are very good for kids of today because they enhance a child’s memorization skills and eye and hand coordination. My daughter loves playing memory with her Backyardigans and Dora memory games, as well as the regular cards. Thanks for the giveaway. Such an awesome gift!
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It’s gotta be monopoly. Sad but true.
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I loved connect 4. It is still a good choice for kids today because it encourages kids to think about the consequences of their choices.
I rmember seeing the make your own hand puppet kit whenI was there last week buying Christmas gifts.
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I noticed that they have Lisa Frank items. I loved those as a kid, and I think they are still relevant and good for kids today because it shows them the joy of handwritten notes and mail in a world obcessed with the internet and instant delivery.
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It would have to be chess, maybe not because it was my favorite, but because it is great for kids today! It’s not hard to learn but keeps their interest and keeps them on their toes!
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S’Match – updated Memory game. loved playing memory as y0u had the traditional cad games, but you could use a regular deck of cards, or as we did, we made matching pictures when I was little. It’s a great learning game and stretches the mind.
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A charlie brown christmas book. I can remember reading this as a kid and last year I bought a copy for my son. He loves it! It’s a great book w/ NO violance, etc. & that’s what makes it great
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I went back to check out their games and was surprised to see the variety of matching games. I loved playing the matching game as a kid but only remember one “plain jane” version and definately not the variety they have available at borders!
Pirates of the Tub looks like fun. I remeber when I was young, I had a dew duscks and a boat to play with in the tub.
I remember playing with colorforms as a kid. I think these are still great for my kids today because they use their imagination.
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I used to play with my brother’s blocks all the time. It’s still a great thing for kids to play with today because simple, creative toys like that are always the best.
had lots of fun with legos when i was a kid
I loved LEGO sets when I was a kid. Now the sets are even better with kits that make moving roller coasters and spaceships. My kids will be able to create anything they can imagine.
We always played monopoly as a family and now I play with my husband and kids
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Borders has Scrabble on DVD. I played and loved Scrabble as a kid and it’s still a great game for kids for the obvious reasons… it makes you think and teaches you words.
Monopoloy is a current game for today.
My kids would love the Make Your Own Sock Puppet. I remember making one when I was little.
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paper bag puppets is something we all did while young.
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The Farm Finger Crayons look like fun. When I was younger I colored all the time. It was so fun!
I used to love Pick Up Sticks and Chutes and Ladders. Borders tous are really great too.
I remember making my own sock puppet as a kid, and the kit would be great fun today. Definitely helps when they get to use their imagination and make something on their own
I still remember my first chemistry set. It’s what got me interested in a career in science. Perhaps it will inspire others as well.
They have a microscope set that I remember having, or something very similar. What a great way to open the minds of children to even the smallest of wonders
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The make your own sock puppet kit. I used to love to make sock puppets and both my kids love making them too. Great way to bring their imaginations to life. Thanks for the contest!
I remember playing Triple Yahtzee when I was a child and it is still great for kids. I believe that it helps develop decision making and math skills.
i would like jenga
I don’t think I had any of the toys and games from Borders when I was a child, but I see lots there my grandsons would love. One toy I played with countless hours was Lite Brite. I love how it sparked my imagination and creativity.
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I always loved tinker toys. I can’t believe Borders still has them.
They have Clue, which I remember playing as a kid. It is a great game for teaching logical thinking.
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