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Q-Ba-Maze

The Q-Ba-Maze is an incredibly entertaining toy that will be sure to keep your entire family above the age of 5 very amused. The Q-Ba-Maze is an open ended marble maze made with easy to assemble and rugged plastic blocks. The kit comes with designs ranging from a simple little pile to a 3 foot tall spiraling obelisk that is simply captivating to watch. Once your child completes the instructions, they are free to experiment in any way they want. This is an excellent toy to teach manual dexterity, instruction following, and creativity–all without them even noticing. It sells for $22, www.q-ba-maze.com.

CoachDeck

Many parents want to help out their son or daughter’s sports team, but find themselves hindered by a lack of experience. Well, thanks to a helpful little product called Coach Deck, a lack of experience will no longer stop you from being a part of your child’s sporting ventures. The cards layout, in plain simple language and with easy-to-follow diagrams, exercises and drills to run at a practice. The cards come in “decks” for practically any sport and are separated into groups for various skills. For example, the soccer deck is divided into dribbling, passing, shooting, and defense. It sells for $19.95, www.coachdeck.com.

Spiraling Hearts: Yoga Bingo

Yoga can be a great way to relax, stretch your muscles, and get into a generally healthier frame of mind. Bingo is a great game to beat your friends at. Now just imagine if there was a way to learn and practice yoga and play bingo at the same time. The aptly named Yoga Bingo provides just that. It comes with a fully illustrated guide to many basic yoga positions and instructions on how to perform them. This is a great way to learn basic yoga, while trying to beat them at bingo. This is just one in a line of products teaching yoga in a fun way. It sells for $29.50, www.spiralinghearts.com.