In August Kamar Innovation Toy Group launched a brand
new toy that we have just for you today. Skoodlez is an interactive soft sculpted toy that offers a unique combination of on and off-line play to encourage creative writing and ignite imaginations.
Each Skoodlez is made with weighted hands and feet to allow infinite posing possibilities. A Samoleez™ coin tied to the neck of each doll also offers a personalized code to give access to www.skoodlez.com, an online world where kids can create original stories. After kids enter the world of the Skoodiculous Story Machine they can input the coin code into the machine and begin to create an original story.
Stories on the site range in difficulty level from beginner (4-6), medium (7-9) to advanced (10-12). Other site activities will include an interactive dictionary and thesaurus, word games and more.
The Everyday Skoodlez line includes fifteen animals; a hippo, cat, dog, mouse, duck, lion, tiger, leopard, panda, bear, zebra, giraffe, two monkeys and an elephant.
Skoodlez sent us the panda and the gorilla to play with and AJ and I love them. The website is fabulous and having the animals to correspond with the Story Machine is so much fun. Although AJ is only 5 and has processing difficulties it is great for both of us to be able to build a story online together. I know that he would never be able to sit in the kitchen and write a story with me but writing it online is totally different. He is intrigued by the graphics, the animals, and I can prompt him to write the story with me.
For kids who need help jump-starting their writing skills or who LOVE writing this is a great new product.
Guidelines for the giveaway:
We have two animals to giveaway.
Please leave your name and email address in the comments below ( your email will not be shared). Share with us, if you’d like, how you’d use them. The giveaway is ONLY open to those living in the United States or who have a US mailing address.
Deadline is Midnight TONIGHT, August 27.
Make sure to check back tomorrow to see who the winners are and to check out our next giveaway from Baby Can Read!
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I would give this to my son who is 7 years old. I love the idea of him creating his own story.
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Hello! This is one of the most amazing ideas I have heard of for quite awhile! An animal to love and helps your child’s imagination and writing skills. I love how the animal is interactive online and offline! Please enter me in your fabulous giveaway drawing. Thanks very much…..Cindi
How cool! Never seen anything like that-what a great way for my son to get his creative juices flowing. Thanks!
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These are so great! The giraffe is adorable, too.
Both of my boys love soft toys, but my youngest son loves them the most, so I would give it to him. It would be so much fun to create a whole persona and life for our Skoodlez together!
This is such a fantastic new thing. Super exciting!
great for a classroom in the cool down corner.