GIFT GUIDE 2007
Fifth Grade Gifts
Gifts for a 10-Year-Old or 11-Year-old
From toys that stand the test of time to board games that are anything but boring, we found the best fifth grade products for a ten-year-old or eleven-year-old. Our list of loot is kid-tested, teacher approved, and full of options for any family, so get wrappin'!
Beginner's Origami: Birds, Beasts, Bugs, and Butterflies
For a fusion of art, math, and pure manual dexterity, it's hard to match Origami. With proper adult guidance, even very small children can make simple shapes. But older kids can still learn a great deal by practicing this ancient art, especially as they move into the increasingly abstract math ...
The Marvelous and Fabulous Me Quiz Book
Is your daughter a perfectionist? A peacemaker? An introvert? This kit will help her find out. A fun take on the ever-popular personality test, which kids of this age group tend to love, this box packs in more than fifty quizzes to give girls insight into what makes them tick. Some of the quizzes, ...
"Princess Academy"
Miri may live within the walls of a kingdom, but she's anything but royal. Her family barely ekes out a living by working the local quarry-- hard and dangerous work. Then one day, news arrives of a prophesy stating the kingdom's new princess will come from her tiny village. All eligible girls are ...
World Almanac Puzzler Decks
You've probably heard of the World Almanac. Well, the veritable tome just got a major facelift, transforming it from an unwieldy, though admittedly useful doorstop, into a set of kids' puzzler decks that are seriously fun.
Prang Brush Pens
Reminiscent of the supple brushes of Japanese calligraphers, these colorful art pens make perfect stocking stuffers for kids, whether or not they're artistically inclined. The smooth brush-like pen tips allow kids to vary their pen strokes from thin to fat by applying different amounts of pressure ...
Bananagrams
If Scrabble's point system and competitiveness gets your little wordsmith down, this funky anagram game is the perfect alternative. Simple and portable, all you need is a flat surface and this set of ceramic tiles which comes in a banana-shaped canvas case. Players take tiles from the "bunch" which ...
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
In this children's classic, 12-year-old Claudia Kincaid decides to teach her parents a lesson by running away from home. After researching the matter thoroughly, she settles on the Metropolitan Museum of Art as the perfect hideaway, and drags her little brother Jamie along for the ride. What ...
