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  LEGO Builders of Tomorrow SetBuild on! This versatile collection of basic bricks is linked to a Web site offering free instructions for new creations every month. Ages 4 and up, $29.99. LEGO Systems, Inc.; (800) 453-4652; www.LEGO.com.   1-2-3 StompKeep kids active with this listen-think-move game in which youngsters practice number and premath skills. Ages 3 and up, $19.99–$29.99. Wild Planet Entertainment, Inc.; (800) 247-6570; www.smartstepgames.com/123stomp/index.php. Maru DollThis Hispanic designer doll is part of a line that celebrates culture and friendship. Ages 4 and up, $110. Maru and Friends, LLC; (866) 913-2781; www.maruandfriends.com. 
 Kites Scramble Squares 9-Piece PuzzleEasy to start but tricky to finish, this puzzle teaches patience, perseverance, critical-thinking skills, and statistical probability. Ages 4 and up, $9.95. b. dazzle, inc.; (800) 809-4242; www.b-dazzle.com. Big Box of Sentence BuildingStudents increase sight word recognition, develop phonics skills, and build vocabulary with these self-checking word and photo puzzle pieces. Ages 5 and up, $24.99. Key Education Publishing Company, LLC; (800) 321-0943;www.keyeducationpublishing.com. 
 The Sequence Sandwich ShopBuild silly sandwiches by putting four-card picture sequences in order. PreK–grade 1, $21.95. Edupress, (800) 835-7978, www.edupressinc.com. All-Star Math GameGet five times the fun with five different versions of this game! Play using addition only, subtraction only, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, or all four operations. Grades 1–6, $25. EducationalGames.Biz, (800) 319-7743, www.Learning-Outlet.com. 
 Fishy PhonicsMake a splash with this game in which players compete to create sets of cards with matching ending or beginning sounds or blends. Grades 1–3, $21.95. Edupress, (800) 835-7978, www.edupressinc.com. BeFOUR You KnowBe the first to get four in a row in this game of secret colors and surprise endings. Ages 7 and up, $18. Patch Products, Inc.; (800) 524-4263; www.patchproducts.com. 
 Freeze Up!Quick! Name an animal that starts with C! How about a fruit that starts with B? This frantic category name game asks players to think fast and think smart. Ages 8 and up, $24.99. Educational Insights, (888) 591-9334, www.educationalinsights.com. Blurt!In this riotous game of rapid word recall, players take turns reading clues aloud and compete to blurt out the correct answer first. Ages 7 and up, $29.99. Educational Insights, (888) 591-9334, www.educationalinsights.com. 
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