Free Childminding Kit!

Wow...just *WOW*...Day before yesterday Flyingpops went to Leatherhead to pick up her box of "toys" (that she has been due for a while) to help with getting started as a childminder (courtesy of the local council), but oh *boy* - when we opened it up (it came in that lovely white wicker storage box at the back of the shot) it was a case of open mouths all round, the contents I have inventoried for you below (working roughly top to bottom, but you can click the image to see the notes I have added if you like) -

• A "Sonic Explorer" sound amplifier...
• A Kiddyzoom Digital Camera and matching storage case...
• A TTS Tuff Cam 2 digital camcorder
• Two wireless walkie talkie phones...
• A 2Gb SD card (for the camcorder/camera)
• A "make 'n go" (Duplo compatible) remote controlled (whatever you want it to be)...
• A "Bee bot" (like a mini Big Trak to teach basic programming skills)
• Two play mats (for the Bee-Bot to navigate, according the kids chosen programming)
• An Easi Scope Electronic Microscope (connects to a PC, results shown on VDU)...
• A TTS Talking photo album...
• A Silverlit R/C I-Bug (Ladybird shaped)...
• An Easi Speak Digital Microphone...
• A mini metal detector...

(and that's not all)

- she also got (to make it up to her for the delay in getting the toys to her) a hard storage box filled with about 30 (very expensive) kids books...

I don't even want to *begin* to tot up how much that little lot would have cost us to buy (the camcorder alone is worth £85, and kids books cost about a tenner each)...

Urm...*astonished gasp*...thanks council! ;)