SAHM, I love those suggestions. I just bought a Robert Sabuda dinosaur pop-up encyclopedia for DS' 2nd birthday, which is coming up in short order. We're definitely on the same wavelength! As always, your thoughtful suggestions are greatly appreciated! smile

More generally, I've been doing some Christmas and birthday shopping and will be excited to review DS' response to some of the new equipment, which includes:

- A balance and calibrated weight set
- A scale
- Baby soda test tubes and plastic beakers
- A prism
- A magnetic wand
- A 10x tripod magnifier
- Expanding water beads
- The sequel to the book "Mouse makes Words", I believe called "Mouse's hidden words"
- An easel
- A tool work bench


What is to give light must endure burning.