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Friday, February 13, 2009

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A Jean St. Jean Studios Sculpt! The hottest Sci Fi show is returning this January for its fourth season, but not before the second assortment of BSG Action figures hit the shelves!


The Do-it-yourself industry is super popular right now. From home improvements to self-improvement projects, there are do it yourself plans for just about anything. This year take advantage of the explosion in this industry and use do it yourself plans to build you child, grandchild, niece or nephew their very own activity tables. When bought in stores these tables can cost you hundreds of dollars, however, if you make it yourself using toy wooden train table plans, you'll only spend about $100 to $150.

What You Will Need

To start with you will need toy wooden train table plans. These plans will provide you with a materials and tool list, instructions for your project and dimensions for your table. You can find these plans online or at local hobby stores.

When you pick up your activity plans you will then need to go to your local home improvement store or lumber yard to pick up your supplies. You will need lumber, screws, sandpaper, kid friendly paint, wood dowels and wood glue. The lumber dimensions will be detailed on your plans. You can get help selecting the tools and supplies that you need from your project by asking a clerk at your lumber yard or home improvement store.

Building Your Toy Train Table

After you have picked up your materials you will want to set up your work area. You will want to organize your materials so they are easy to find when you need them. Next you will want to lay out your lumber and cut out your pieces. To keep the pieces straight in your mind use a pencil to write down what part they are, such as table top, leg or side rail.

Once all of your pieces have been cut you can assemble the pieces using screws, washers, wood dowels and wood glue. As you glue and assemble your pieces, use wood clamps to hold your pieces tightly together until the glue sets. Once assembled allow your table to remained clamped together for about a day.

The next day you can remove the clamps and sand down your table. You will most likely need to work with both electric sanders and hand sanding tools. You can use the electric sander on the large flat surfaces, however, you will need to hand sand the nooks and crannies and rounded surfaces (if there are any) on your table. Once sanded you can either stain the table or prime and paint it. Make sure you use kid friendly/safe paints and finishing products. Allow the table to dry completely for about a day before playing on the table.

Find more toy train products and information at Toy Train Table Plans Store.

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When you are ready to buy your grandchild or child a Train Toy, the decision must be made as to which is the correct set to purchase. And believe me there are a plethora of options available for buying Toy Train Sets, such as the Mark Toy Train, Toy Train Cars and the Lionel Toy Train. These delightful railroad sets come with a plastic, wood or solid metal chassis, molded-in tracks, or HO Gauge Tracks, which by the way is the most popular scale of Model Trains. Thus your choices are practically endless and infinitely interesting. Some even have battery packs that enable the engine to have a headlight and thus can also showcase illuminated cars as they roll along on the tracks.

Selections vary from Toy Wood Train Plans Sets that mirror reality in a perfectly precise manner to perhaps pre-molded-in plastic tracks and non-removable bridges thus preventing loss of vital pieces or derailed engines, because children are notorious for losing important pieces of their Train Toys Sets. Thus this will halt the endless searches for parts, which become rather tedious for the adult. Keep in mind when making your choices, that having to re-assemble tracks is even more tiresome.

Various Train Sets are large enough for two or more children to play with, while several of them may be limited to one child at a time. Small children under 45 pounds may delight in a child-sized Toy Train that rides either on the tracks provided, or even without the tracks. This amazing plaything even has realistic electronic sounds to accompany the engine as it travels about which will undoubtedly spark the exciting imagination of all children.

If you or your child is a collector you'll especially appreciate the various HO Gauge Sets available. Many of these come precisely detailed with illuminated cars, handcrafted chassis and even steel alloy wheels. Various sets are heirloom quality and come with their own certificates of authenticity.

Hobbyists who evidence an interest in Model Railroad Kits will be immensely pleased with the rich variety that can be done with some simple research on the Internet, as there is an enormous assortment of models, kits and other HO Scale supplies. These supplies can range from trees, bushes, working railway crossings, railroad stations, people, cars, and trucks to name just a few of the endless possibilities, which is why they call this a hobby right?

Some of the more extraordinary items are scenic mini highways for cars used in the model railway, and even animal circus cars filled with movable exotic animals. There are tiny little streetlights and even minuscule light bulbs made to scale. The paramount point to be made is to be as realistic as possible. Also the Train Toy collector will marvel as to what's also available from ordinary people who make these tiny items by hand at home and sell them online.

Interestingly enough one of the reasons why the HO Scale Train Toy is so popular is that its parts are not small enough for a child to accidentally swallow, thereby affording some peaceful solace to parents and grandparents who buy model railroads for children. Regardless of what you are seeking to complete your model railway, it's there on the Internet for you. All that's left is to wish you the best of luck and creativity!

Find out about the latest Toys Vehicles and Airplanes from Brian Garvin and Jeff West. Also discover more about the Train Toy collections. Feel free to liberally distribute this article but please leave author bio and links intact.

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McFarlane Toys 6" LOST Series 1 with sound & props - Locke

6 inch action figure from LOST TV Series Includes custom display base for the figure and a sound box that clips into the back of the display Also included is a full scale replica of Locke's Walkabout Brochure Cover from season 1 when Locke f Locke's sound clips include "I've looked into the eye of this island and what I saw was beautiful", For age 13 and Up
Customer Review: Great looking and detailed - Must have for any lost fan
This is my favorite of all Lost figures. My wife's favorite is Hruley though. A very detailed figure form MacFarlane toys. The base is Polyresin and its heavy and feels solid. I think the figure is some kind of plastic but it feels and looks good and not plasticky at all. The hatch looks great the leaves look very realistic. And the overall appearence is very good. The head can be moved up or down. The background is cardboard and has unfinished back, so it doesn't look great on a ledge where you can view from both sides. The cardboard is mounted on plastic supports that attaches to the base. I would advise care when assembling. The audio part is a black box that attaches to the base too via the plastic support and this is behind the background cardboard. Needs 2 AAs if I remember it right. There is a small push button that triggers the voice and there are 3 dialogs that play alternately. Attaching the figure to the base was difficult as the attach points are not proprly aligned.
Customer Review: good looking. bad quality
I saw this toy at the local toys r us for only $3.00 so i decided that i had to buy it. the toy it self looks really nice and very realistic. the first problem i had was that there were no directions and putting the thing together was a real pain! and then as im putting the toy together the left arm fell right off. i taped it back on but it keeps falling off..i guess i got what i payed for... but if your spending 30 something dollars i recommend getting something more worthwhile!


Almost all schools, colleges and universities in the United States offer summer programs. Summer programs are mainly conducted to engage students during the summer. Most of these programs target under-represented minority students at three academic levels: high school, college, and graduate students. Summer programs help students to broaden their horizons and jazz up their college applications.

Students who attend the summer programs often live on the campus under the supervision of various resident assistants and take part in a wide variety of activities including arts and crafts, sports, music, and dance. The courses also cover the liberal arts disciplines. Most summer programs are instructed by an experienced and varied group of instructors from public and private schools and universities. The duration of the summer programs is from two to four weeks. The summer programs help students share a rich experience outside the classroom.

Summer programs allow students to explore the subjects in depth and work at a challenging pace, and develop new skills while learning topics that students of their age often do not have the chance to practice. Most students who attend summer programs report a boost in their academic knowledge and potential. The programs encourage them to develop better study habits and improve their educational goals.

Before selecting a summer program for a child, parents should talk to their son/daughter about the type of program they prefer to attend. The right program will guarantee a fruitful summer for the child, and maximize opportunities to develop any dormant skills.

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McFarlane Toys 6" LOST Series 1 with sound & props - Hurley

McFarlane Toys' Lost Series 1 captures six fan-favorite characters from the series' first season. Each 6-inch Lost figure comes with a detailed base and photographic backdrop, capturing an episode-specific moment in the character's story. In addition, each package includes a detailed prop reproduction central to the character's story, enabling fans to "own" a piece of the show's mythology. Product DescriptionMcfarlane Toys 6" Lost Series 1 with Sound & Props - Hurley
Customer Review: A detailed figure - Essential for Lost fans
A very detailed figure form MacFarlane toys. The base is Polyresin and its heavy and feels solid. I think the figure is some kind of plastic but it feels and looks good and not plasticky at all. The flag looks great and the overall appearence is very Hurley. The background is cardboard and has unfinished back, so it doesn't look great on a ledge where you can view from both sides. The cardboard is mounted on plastic supports that attaches to the base. I would advise care when assembling. The audio part is a black box that attaches to the base too via the plastic support and this is behind the background cardboard. Needs 2 AAs if I remember it right. There is a small push button that triggers the voice and there are 3 dialogs that play alternately. Attaching the figure to the base was difficult as the attach points are not proprly aligned. I broke the polyresin peg while trying to remove and reattach. Thats the only gripe I have about the product.


What child does not love dinosaurs? I believe kids are fascinated with dinosaurs because they lived millions of years ago, they come in all sizes, and have really cool names! The most popular are the Tyrannosaurus Rex (T-rex), Brontosaurus, and Stegosaurs. There are actually hundreds more, and scientists are finding evidence of more dinosaurs all the time. A kid dinosaur activity could include the study of fossils.

Scientists learn about dinosaurs by finding and studying fossils. These scientists are called Paleontologists (anyone remember Ross from Friends?). People began discovering dinosaur fossils as early as the 1700s. Dinosaur fossils take the form of bones, eggs, and footprints impressions in rock. A fossil is the record or remains of a living thing that has lived in the past. Fossil prints are preserved when the soft mud in which they are made forms into stone.

This kid dinosaur activity includes making your own fossil by making a mold with plaster of Paris and assorted leaves, sticks or shells. Use disposable buckets or dishpans for mixing the plaster of Paris and water. To make your own fossil you will need:

  • 4 C plaster of Paris
  • 2 C water
  • Petroleum jelly
  • Assorted shells, leaves, sticks, etc.


Mix 2 cups of plaster with 1 cups of water in the container. Spread the plaster in the bottom of the pan to about 1-inch thick. Wait about 2 minutes until the plaster begins to set. Coat the shells, leaves or sticks with petroleum jelly and press into the plaster just enough to dent the surface. Remove items after a few minutes and let set until its completely hard. This is the mold.

Coat each mold (indent from shells etc.) with petroleum jelly. Now mix up another batch of plaster and pour into the molds. Let the plaster harden, then gently separate the fossil from the mold. If they dont separate easily, hold the pan upright and gently tap with small hammer.

Kids will find this dinosaur activity very interesting. If you want, make a hand or foot prints using the same procedure as making a fossil from leaves or sticks. Just remember to coat the kids hand or foot thickly with petroleum jelly. Now the kids can say they know what a Paleontologist is!

As a mother, grandmother, and child development professional, Nancy Johnson, shares over 20 years experience working with children and planning activities on her website, Creative-Child-Activity-Notebook.com. Check it out for more school age child activity ideas including fall, holiday, learning, party, and child nature activity ideas.

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