Rainbow Resource Center, Inc. 2011 Christmas & Gift Catalog Our Christmas gift to you... FREE shipping on orders of $25 or more from this catalog!* *see pg. 128 for details! Toll-free Orders: 888-841-3456 www.rainbowresource.com Welcome to the Rainbow Resource Center Christmas & Gift Catalog! Sure, we're a great source for homeschooling and educational resources at discount prices, but we also offer many terrific gifts items - fun for the whole family! Inside, you will find a wide variety of toys, games, puzzles, science and craft kits, musical instruments, and even some stocking stuffers to top it all off. This year we are excited to offer hundreds of brand new items, many of which blend learning and fun. We have been busy testing out new games at our Rainbow game nights and have discovered many other exciting items this year as well. Look for the red "NEW!" symbols scattered throughout the catalog. As always, we try to provide helpful product reviews based on our own experience with the product, full-color graphics and great prices - all to make your gift shopping easy and enjoyable. We hope that you and your family greatly enjoy the holidays. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! For the Glory of God, Bob & Linda Schneider and family, and all your friends at Rainbow Resource Center Table of Contents Toys Games Puzzles & Brainteasers For the Early Years . 1 For the Early Years . 48 For the Early Years . 86 Pretend Play . 9 Cooperative . 52 Jigsaw Puzzles . 87 Dress-ups & Life-Size Play . 9 Classic . 54 Geography Puzzles . 89 Trains & Vehicles . 15 Hands-On / Outdoor . 55 Brainteasers . 90 Safari, Ltd . Figures . 16 Visual/Spatial / Drawing . 56 Paper Dolls & Magnetic Dolls . 22 Puzzle Books . 96 Family/Party . 58 Hand Puppets . 24 Art & Crafts Strategy . 62 Construction & Building Toys . 25 Art Supplies & Kits . 97 Word . 68 Wegits . 27 Fashion / Jewelry-Making . 106 Educational Games . 72 Zoob . 28 Clay & Sculpting . 112 Language Arts . 73 LEGO Education Sets . 30 Mosaics / Wood & Leathercraft 109 Marble Runs / Gears . 33 Math & Money . 75 Life-Size Construction . 35 Weaving/Knitting/Sewing . 114 Science & Nature . 77 ence, Cheyenh, Haven and West f Schneider grandchildren Active Play / Outdoor Toys . 35 Geography . 79 Music Makers . 118 Models & More . 41 Bible & Art . 81 Especially for Christmas . 120 Science Fun Card & Dice . 82 Calendars . 122 Electronics Kits / Robotics . 42 Travel . 85 Stocking Stuffers . 123 Warning Symbols of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Abbreviated safety warnings are found throughout our catalog with applicable products. Complete explanation of warning statements is given below. Statement 1 Statement 3 Statement 5 1 Warning: 1 Warning: 1 Warning: Choking Hazard -- Small Parts Choking Hazard -- This toy is a small ball . Choking Hazard -- This toy is a marble . Not for children under 3 yrs . Not for children under 3 yrs . Not for children under 3 yrs . Statement 2 Statement 4 Statement 6 1 Warning: 1 Warning: 1 Warning: Choking Hazard -- Children under 8 yrs . can choke Choking Hazard -- Toy contains a small ball . Choking Hazard -- Toy contains a marble . or suffocate on uninflated or broken balloons . Adult Not for children under 3 yrs . Not for children under 3 yrs . supervision required . Keep uninflated balloons from children . Discard broken balloons at once . Visit our website, www.rainbowresource.com for more products, customer reviews and clearance items too! Cover design: "Christmas Anticipation" features an assortment o Alternate cover: "Happy Unbirthday to You!" features Dusti, Cad Photography by Elise Haroldson Pound n’ Play (ages 12mo+) We all know how those little Toys - Early Years people like to bang around and make a lot of noise when they play. This classic toy meets all Oball Rattle (ages 1mo+) the criteria for baby-sized fun. Now even the youngest Four colored balls with cute member of your family can funny faces sit in color-coordi- have some Oball fun! This nated spaces, like eggs in a car- little Oball has all the lov- ton. Kids can use the included able features of the plastic mallet to pound the regular Oball, but with balls down so they’ll roll Classic Baby Beads (ages 3mo+) built in rattles and a around through the track, Babies and toddlers will enjoy grasping and smaller 4” diameter, it’s ready to be pounded again. manipulating these colorful wooden beads even better for the tiniest 023616 . 16.00 12 .50 into an endless variety of configurations. hands! Color will Made from replenishable rubberwood, vary; please note we cannot guar- this classic toy features a cluster of antee a particular color choice. large wooden beads strung together 021466 . 8.99 7 .50 with an elastic cord. Measures 5.5” L x 4.5” W x 2.5” H. 034715 . 13 .00 Busy Ball Drop (ages 9mo+) Oball Roller (ages 1-3) Babies and toddlers will love seeing (and Just when you thought there couldn’t be any more uses hearing) the balls spin, rattle, and roll down the ramps for the versatile Oball, they come up with another inge- of this five tier colorful tower. Measuring over nious idea! The Oball roller is similar to an ever-popular one foot tall when assembled, the “corn-popping” toy – without the popping action. The Busy Ball Drop is made up of five Oball roller features a 6”-in-diameter Oball with a rattle circular discs that stack vertically. inside (a hard plastic ball containing six smaller colored Each disc is a different color, with balls) fastened to a blue plastic handle. The roller is curved sloped ramps and holes for about 24” tall in total and makes a delightful rattling the balls to drop through. Babies sound as kids push or pull it around the house! place the rattle balls at the top of 049440 . 20.00 15 .50 the tower and watch them roll down the ramps. The three rattle balls are made of clear plastic, with colorful mini balls inside. Winkel (ages 1 month-3 years) 15.00 Made of soft pliable plastic, the Winkel's colorful loops 018479 . 11 .75 are great for holding, grabbing and exploring, but even bet- ter, the whole toy can be refrigerated to make those ter- rific loops feel oh-so-good on little erupting teeth! At 5" in diameter, it’s the perfect size for tiny hands to hold on to. Skwish (ages 6 months - 2 years) The Original Winkel features green, blue, orange and purple With its bright colors and unique construction, the loops around a red-and-yellow polka dot center cube, while Skwish is a wonderful exploration toy for babies. The the Color Burst Winkel has red, yellow, green and orange Skwish is constructed of colored wooden rods, slide loops surrounding a black-and-white striped center cube. along beads, and elastic cord, so it "skwishes" - but EACH WINKEL . 14 .50 always returns to its original shape! This also includes 001860 Original a securely attached jingle bell and is painted with non- 015871 Color Burst toxic paints so it's safe for teethers. Classic Skwish features bold, primary colors, the Color Burst features Baby Farm Friends Bowling (ages 1-4) a mix of bright rainbow colors, and the Natural Skwish This adorable 6-pin bowling set is a must is un-dyed and features natural wood grain. for all little ones! The vinyl pins and ball EACH SKWISH (except noted) . .16 .50 all have various rattle sounds in them, 008475 Classic the pins are flat-bottomed, and the ball is 036174 Color Burst weighted but soft and brightly colored. Pins 015766 Natural . 14 .40 are designed to look like friendly farmyard animals and are sized just right for toddlers' hands. We're not the only ones who like this set - it's also a "Parenting Media Award Winner," "Child Magazine Best Toy of the Year," and an "American Baby Magazine Best Toy of the Year" product! 004562 . 25.00 19 .50 Also available: ars Ye y 034835 Baby Basketball . 25.00 19 .50 rl Ea - s y o See inside front cover for key to Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act warning labels. T 1 Little Chubbies (ages 1+) Chubbies (ages 1+) At 2 ¾", these Little Chubbies are great for the smallest These little guys are adorable! Perfect first vehicles, they hands! There are 2 different types available; each group are brightly colored, have blunt edges, are dishwasher safe, offers several different styles: Vehicles (tractor, car, and have smooth round wheels which are safe on jeep, car, truck, airplane or helicopter) and Construction your furniture. Plus, at a size of 4-5", Vehicles (dump truck, ladder truck, tractor, box truck they're big enough for kids to hold or scoop truck). Both types are sold by the each, easily. There are three different types assorted styles and colors will vary - if you order mul- to choose from: Air Vehicles includes tiples, we’ll try to assort. planes, helicopters, and jets; Trucks 038278 Construction, assorted . 2.00 1 .55 includes fire engines, scoop trucks, dump 031018 Vehicle, assorted . 1.50 1 .25 trucks, and tractors; Vehicles includes race cars, 023613 Gift Set . .13.00 10 .25 cars, trucks, and jeeps. If you order more than one Make sure to get a nice assortment with this set of all of any type, we'll assort. seven little chubbies vehicles. 022352 Air Vehicle . 2.30 1 .80 Train Set (ages 1+) 022353 Truck . 5.00 3 .75 The Chubbies train has three 031013 Vehicle . 4.70 3 .75 4" cars which link and unlink for carrying important cargo. 022351 . 12.00 9 .50 Super Chubbies 10”+ Vehicles (ages 1+) Chubbies Boats (ages 1+) Chubbies are also available in a larger size, perfect These 6" boats come in a variety of col- for little ones to lean on and scoot around the floor.