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Parenting comes with plenty of challenges and the rise of technology means kids are growing up faster and independently with perhaps less interaction with those around them. What I love about Melissa and Doug products is that they offer a fun, educational means of re-establishing and growing the connection between child and adult. Updating the information is easy! Simply take a pre-printed magnet from the lower magnetic board (which hangs below the calendar to keep magnets within easy reach), then place it on the calendar to fill in the information. You can even make custom magnets by writing on one of two dry-erase magnet tiles. First up is the Melissa & Doug ‘My First Daily Magnetic Calendar’, recommended I’d say perfectly at ages three and up. With both a three and five-year-old, I’m used to the daily questions and statements made as a result of their inquisitiveness about the world around them.

I’ve been roped into playing student to a five-year-old teacher and I can confirm that the set does indeed help kids learn to give directions. If she’d give me the chance to be the teacher, maybe I’d see her learning how to follow them as well as I do! This activity certainly helps foster creativity and communication skills, or in laymen’s terms, mess-making and bossiness (err, assertiveness)! pair of hinged, dry-erase boards; one is the calendar template and one is for storing your magnets. I haven’t yet let on that you could write on the latter; we’d have magnets flying everywhere but I’m sure I will do, as hanging up, it makes for the perfect message board that we could use for reminders or even a space to create our own reward chart. I just need to locate a safe storage spot for said magnets first. For right now, don’t worry about the future, let’s focus on today, as we take a closer look at My Magnetic Daily Calendar in this edition of our Toy Spotlight blog! Enjoy everyday updates with My Magnetic Daily Calendar! Preschoolers can generally understand basic time concepts such as “now,” “before,” “later” and “after.” But calendar play helps them develop and understand abstract and long-range temporal concepts: today, tomorrow, next week, in April, a year from now, etc. Playing with My Magnetic Daily Calendar in particular also helps teach kids important primary skills such as new vocabulary words, number recognition and sequencing, pattern recognition, new holidays and important dates, fine motor skills, early reading and writing, preparing for upcoming events, and even helps with social-emotional development when you discuss your child’s mood each day!

Melissa & Doug Magnetic Daily Calendar is the perfect way to display every day! Kids will feel a greater sense of control and responsibility when they help post the day of the week, date, weather, and special events on the large magnetic board for all to see. Includes a pair of fabric-hinged dry-erase boards (one with calendar template, one blank for magnet storage) with a sturdy cord attached for hanging, 83 magnets and a sliding temperature indicator

Playful Details: The magnetic daily calendar displays day of the week, date, weather, and special events. Includes a pair of fabric-hinged dry-erase boards—one with calendar template, one blank for magnet storage. Comes with 80 magnets including years, months, numerals for dates, days of the week, holidays, special events, and emotions. A sturdy cord is attached for hanging. Encourages communication and a reassuring expectation about the events in a child's life. Play Basics: What is today? For a child, that simple question can have so many answers—and this magnetic daily calendar helps satisfy them all! Kids will feel a greater sense of control and responsibility when they help post the day of the week, date, weather, and special events on the large magnetic board for all to see. There’s even a space to post their mood—an excellent way to open communication and encourage children to gauge their own emotions. Updating the information is easy: Simply take a preprinted magnet from the lower magnetic board, which hangs below the calendar to keep magnets within easy reach. Then place it on the calendar to fill in the information . . . or make a custom magnet by writing on one of two dry-erase magnet tiles! There are fields for day, date, season, weather, temperature, activities, holiday, and mood. For right now, don’t worry about the future, let’s focus on today, as we take a closer look at My Magnetic Daily Calendar in this edition of our Toy Spotlight blog! The special events magnets cover you for things like Christmas, Halloween and Mother’s Day and there’s activity magnets that represent trips to the park, sports practice, parties and such like. It couldn’t possible cover everything so handily there’s two dry-erase magnet tiles for you to use and re-use as required. So far, we’ve documented a bike ride, day at the farm and kite flying. As kids reach their toddler age and stage, they start to exert more control over their own lives, and our Magnetic Daily Calendar is a great toy to help them develop more of an understanding about the world they live in. What day of the week is it, and what’s going on today? What month is grandpa’s birthday? When is my show & tell day at school? How’s the weather outside today? And how are you feeling about your doctor’s visit on Friday? All the answers can be found right here!Skills at Play: Fine motor; time management; organization; social-emotional development; letter and number recognition; early reading Our house has quite a collection from the Melissa and Doug brand and I’m always ready to welcome a new addition. The company’s mission is to create games, activities and playthings that act as a launch pad for youngsters’ imaginations. It wasn’t until I came to review these products that I realised Melissa and Doug are actual, real people. Infact, they’re a married American couple and Mum and Dad to six. No wonder their creations are so well-thought, practical and engaging. Who Will Love This: Anyone who aspires to be a good human being will LOVE getting My Magnetic Daily Calendar, because it’s a fun, engaging way to learn about managing your time, getting organized, and interacting with the world outside your home. Plus, parents, grandparents, caregivers, family, and friends can feel good about giving My Magnetic Daily Calendar as a gift — it hits all the right sweet spots as an educational toy that kids will WANT to play with! Playful Details: The magnetic daily calendar displays day of the week, date, weather, and special events. Includes a pair of fabric-hinged dry-erase boards—one with calendar template, one blank for magnet storage. Comes with 80 magnets including years, months, numerals for dates, days of the week, holidays, special events, and emotions. A sturdy cord is attached for hanging. Encourages communication and a reassuring expectation about the events in a child’s life. Let me just start by saying I love this calendar. It’s sturdy, [has] bright colors and [is] easy to read. I bought it for my 2-year-old and she loves it. She gets up in the mornings and changes the weather right away. It gets her excited. I love that it has a way to just hang it instead of mounting it to a wall. It can be moved around easy. The actual calendar [is] wood with magnet board. It has options to change the months, dates, day of the week, seasons, weather, holidays, activities and how I feel today. I’ve bought many Melissa & Doug products before and this is one is one of my favorites. I highly recommend this product for your kiddos.”