A world of Discovery that doesn't require full contact shopping

If you're sick of the frantic rush of live holiday shopping but still want to take up some real estate under the tree, you need to go check out the cool stuff at Discovery Kids, the exclusive toy section of The Discovery Channel Store.

It's filled with items meant to spark imagination and sneakily teach about the wonders of the natural world.

 

Via Discovery Kids, a big hit around our house is Rainbow in my Room, a machine that--not surprisingly--creates rainbows that arc across the room. My daughter was starting to enter the "I'm scared of the dark" phase, but having her own rainbow machine has nipped that melodrama in the bud. Don't forget the 4 AAA batteries, though, or you'll spend a day being nagged.

We also love the My Discovery World Map, a placemat-sized flat map with games, songs, and plenty of interesting stuff to click on using fingers, feet, small cars, or even the handy attached airplane. Both toys are on sale now, too--bonus!

There are so many exciting choices, from electric keyboards and musical instruments to kid-tech, remote control snakes, butterfly (or praying mantis!) habitats, electronic piggy banks, art activities, chemistry kits, night-vision goggles, and so so much more.

I would skip the pottery wheel, though-- those things never work. Try the Sticker Maker or Storybook publisher, if your kid is more art than science.~Delilah

Almost everything is on sale now at Discovery Kids, and orders over $49 ship free with code FREESHIP. There's adult stuff in the regular Discovery Channel Store. 

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