[blindkid] Educational toys/games for all ages (Sorry so long)

[Patricia Renfranz]

>From APH, for a slightly nerdy gift, I would recommend "World Maps." This is
a book of tactile maps of all the continents, regions, and countries of the
world. It's expensive, but we have found it to be an excellent, high-quality
resource, and Caroline has even had fun discovering things about the world
with it.  If your child's school doesn't have one, it should. Here's some
info on it from APH: World Maps are reproduced from original high-quality
works by The Princeton Braillists.... The maps include rivers, mountain
ranges, bodies of water, and other physical features, and country borders
and capital cities. Labeled in braille, the facing pages have key
information in braille and large print.
5-06001-00 -- $78.00

Also, for the preschool or young child, there's a seller on E-bay named
Bjornskov who modifies books, games, toys with Braille to sell at reasonable
prices. We have purchased some of her items over the years with great
success.

Suduko: Caroline  has a puzzle book from National Braille Press (and has
also had to do puzzles for school). She and her dad found that one way to
keep track of possible numbers was to use a gameboard from 4-way countdown;
it has numbered keys, which I had Brailled, that can be flipped up or down.
Then she used APH stick on letters or numbers to mark her final answers.

Happy Hunting,
Pat
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> From: Jan Wright <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)"
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> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:07:40 -0500
> To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [blindkid] Educational toys/games for all ages (Sorry so long)
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> Since all of you are getting gifts for your blind children, I was wondering if
> we could post our favorite sources for toys/games that are accessible.
> (Okay, you caught me, I have not done much shopping, yet).
> I have two  blind friends who enjoy math and math oriented puzzles. At first,
> I was looking for Kakuro or Sudoku in an accessible format.
> I would like to get them a handheld accessible game.
> I know that there are accessible games for the computer.
> But, I am looking for something that is handheld and could be for one or two
> players.
> Yes, my friends are adults, but teens might like these suggestions, as well.
> I know that Brandy is the "Discovery Toy" rep.
>  I know that there is:
> http://www.beyondsight.com
> http://www.braillebookstore.com
> http://www.aph.org
> But, are there any new resources that I am not aware of?
> Thanks.
> BTW.,
> We have been cleaning out the game cabinet.
> (not, **we**, it is **I**).
> I have a monopoly game board in braille and all of the property mortgage
> cards, chance cards and community chest cards in braille.
> I must admit: the money has been used for our
> "home economy game," so it may not all be present.
> The houses and hotels and game pieces have been used in other games.
> However, if anyone could use the braille board and the braille cards, let me
> know.
> I just checked on the beyond sight website and the braille monopoly game is
> about $65.
> If someone was looking to buy a braille monopoly  game and already had the
> print one, then, I could send you what I have and you could put the two
> together.
> But, I realize that I don't have the entire game and I am sorry for that.
> If someone can use it:  great!
> If not, that is okay.
> Just putting it out there.
> Jan and family
>  
> 
> 
> 
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> translation
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