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Educational Deals & Freebies Round-up

Here are some of the best educational deals and freebies available right now from Katie who writes at Cincinnati Cents:

Snap Circuits Jr. Set for $20.18: Amazon has their Snap Circuits Jr. Set on sale for $20.18. This set contains over 30 snap-together parts that enable children to create more than 100 different projects such as a burglar alarm, a doorbell, and more. An illustrated manual is included with the kit and is also available online.

Melissa & Doug Decorate-Your-Own Race Car Set for $5.36: Purchase a Melissa & Doug Decorate-Your-Own Race Car Set for just $5.36. This set includes a wooden car, wheels, paint, a paintbrush, glue, and stickers.

Free Kindle e-Books for Kids: There are several free Kindle e-Books for kidsavailable for download, including The Mystery of Smugglers Cove, The Secret Garden, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Little Women, The Wind in the Willows, and the Tales of Big and Little.

Klutz Lego Crazy Action Contraptions Kit for $13.47 Shipped:Purchase the Klutz Lego Crazy Action Contraptions Kit for just $7.98. This set comes with over 100 Lego bricks that can be used to construct 16 different Lego contraptions with everything from a speedster to squeeze claw grabber. There is a fee of $5.49 for shipping which brings your total up to $13.47 – a savings of almost $9 from the Klutz website.

Zoobooks Magazine Subscription for $10: Groupon is currently offering customers a one-year subscription to Zoobooks, Zoobies, or Zootles Magazine for $10. You can also purchase a 2-year subscription to any of the above magazines for just $19.

Free Corduroy Educational Pack: Homeschool Creations has a free Corduroy Educational Pack available for download. This pack includes such skills as tracing, graphing, identifying shapes, sorting, a book report, and more.

Crayola Washable Kid’s Paint for $6.71: Amazon has their Crayola Washable Kid’s Paint (6 ct.) on sale for $6.71. This washable multi-purpose paint is ideal for posters, banners, and craft projects. Plus, if you have little fingers that are painting, you can also pick up a set of Melissa & Doug Jumbo Paintbrushes (4 ct.) for $6.37. The easy-grip handles on these paintbrushes offer more efficient handling and brush control for younger children.

Melissa & Doug Caterpillar Gear Toy for $9.31: Purchase the Melissa & Doug Caterpillar Gear Toy for $9.31. This toy features six interchangeable gears in six bright colors; sturdy, colorful pegs to make it easy to place and spin gears; solid-wood gear board that features painted caterpillar feet; and a red gear that features a smiling caterpillar face. This toy promotes color recognition, hand/eye coordination, and fine motor skills.

Free Candy Preschool Pack: Download a free Candy Preschool Pack from 1+1+1=1. This pack includes such skills as graphing, patterns, sorting, shapes, tracing, and more.

Classic Nursery Tales 10-Book Set for $19.99 Shipped: Groupon has their Classic Nursery Tales 10-Book Set on sale for $19.99. These books are 40 pages each and contain 15 stories and/or nursery rhymes per book. The following titles are included in this set – Baa Baa Black Sheep, Humpty Dumpty, Incy Wincy Spider, Jack and Jill, Little Bo-Peep, Little Jack Horner, Little Miss Muffet, Old King Cole, Three Little Kittens, and Wee Willie Winkie. As an added bonus, this set includes free shipping.

Alex String-A-Farm Set for $11.34: Amazon has their Alex String-A-Farm Set on sale for $11.34. This set includes 12 wooden beads, a wooden needle, cotton lace, and a stopper, and is ideal for improving fine motor skills and manual dexterity.

Free Butterfly Educational Unit: Download a free Butterfly Educational Unit from 2 Teaching Mommies. This unit includes such skills as identifying butterfly parts, patterns, graphing, sorting, spelling, and more.

Melissa & Doug My Own Mailbox Set for $14.04: Purchase a Melissa & Doug My Own Mailbox Set for $14.04. This set includes a wooden mailbox with working door and flag, 2 reusable write-and-draw postcards, reusable ruled letter with envelope, letter and number stickers, 3 wipe-clean crayons, and a pencil.

Nancy B’s Science Club MoonScope for $37.09: Amazon has theirEducational Insights Nancy B’s Science Club MoonScope Set on sale for $37.09. This set typically retails for $49.99 and includes 18x and 90x magnifications, 4 mm and 20 mm all-glass eyepieces, a finder scope, a moon filter, a tripod with built-in red LED light to read journal and moon map in the dark, and a 22-page journal full of activities.

Free Pre-Writing Practice Printables: Download a free set of Pre-Writing Practice Printables from 3 Dinosaurs. There are 14 pages included in this set, and they are ideal for writing practice as well as working with scissors.

Educational Insights GeoSafari Jr. Talking Microscope for $23.99:Amazon has their Educational Insights GeoSafari Jr. Talking Microscope on sale for $23.99. This microscope typically retails for $39.99 and features a dial that children can turn to listen to fun facts about the 12 prepared slides of common insects that are included in the kit. Children are also challenged to remember what they have learned in an electronic quiz game.

Katie is a wife and homeschooling mother of four who writes at Cincinnati Cents about saving money and having fun as a family without breaking the bank. She enjoys sharing new recipes, ideas for frugal family fun, and tips for spending less at the grocery store.