Educational Insights Design & Drill Take Along Toolkit ~ Review & Giveaway

As a mom and former preschool teacher, I love to find educational activities for the kids and I to do together that help encourage their love for learning. I know how important it is for learning to be fun, which is why I appreciate companies like Educational Insights!

For those who aren't familiar, Educational Insights offers a large selection of playful products with educational value. Whether you're a teacher looking for educational toys for your classroom, or a teacher wanting more educational toys and games at home...with Educational Insights, you're sure to find everything you need.

As I browsed the Educational Insights website for the first time, I was impressed with their large variety of educational products. With everything from teacher resources to educational toys and games...they really do have it all! Whether you're a teacher or a parent, their site makes it easy to search by category, subject area, etc. I was able to easily find different products that I knew my kids would love, and couldn't have been more excited to learn we were going to have the opportunity to review a couple.

We were sent the Design & Drill Take Along Toolkit.

 

Features/Benefits:

• Helps children explore counting, colors and shapes while building fine motor and creativity skills
• Great for on the go
• Sturdy plastic wipes clean easily
• Includes 60 regular bolts, 3 bits, electronic screwdriver, Activity Guide with 10 patterns, and activity board that doubles as a carrying case.

When the products arrive, both my kids were immediately drawn to the Design & Drill right away! As we took everything out, I was extremely happy with the quality. Everything is durable which lets me know this is something that will last us a long time, even with a lot of play and use!

 

After getting 3 AA batteries (not included) to put in the electronic screwdriver, we got everything laid out and ready to play with. I love that the activity board doubles as a carrying case. One problem we always have with toys that have a lot of pieces, is that the kids typically lose them if they don't have somewhere to keep them when they're done playing. Thankfully, the fact that this has a carrying case has made keeping everything together a lot easier. When they finish they simply put everything inside and close it up!

The case even has a handle which makes it great for on the go to Grandma's or car rides as well! We have been playing with this educational toy for a few weeks now and absolutely LOVE it! Both my 4 year old and 2 year old enjoy it and ask to play with it nearly every day! I think Kaden's favorite part is being able to use the electronic handheld screwdriver because he loves tools! He enjoys drilling each bolt down and telling me which colors he's working on as he goes. Little does he know, there's a lot of learning going on as he plays with this fun toy! He's able to work on his colors while also strengthening his fine motor skills!

Kaelyn enjoys everything about this toy as well, especially the fun activity guide that comes along with it. It includes 10 patterns that kids can use to create the same pattern on the activity board with the bolts. It's a great way for her to follow directions, work on colors, shapes, fine motor skills and more! I love seeing her think and work through each pattern. And to see that excitement and sense of accomplishment at the end is priceless!

 

She also enjoys creating her own patterns and shapes which I really like as well. It allows her to get creative and use her imagination...something very important when it comes to play and learning.

Overall we've been thrilled with the Design & Drill from Educational Insights! It's portable, compact and can be used at home or on the go. It's a lot of fun, and the educational value is terrific! I would definitely recommend it to families with young children PreK+.

Buy It: You can purchase the Design & Drill Take Along Toolkit from Educational Insights for $29.99!

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 **The products for this review and giveaway were provided by Educational Insights. All opinions are my own.