| If you are like millions of other parents across the | | | | guaranteed to be fun, and maybe even teach your |
| world, you have a child who is obsessed with Dora | | | | child a thing or two. You may also want to consider a |
| the Explorer. They talk about Dora, sing about Dora, | | | | few of these books for the subject matter they |
| pretend to be Dora, and all around love anything that | | | | deal with. For instance, if your child has a new sibling |
| relates to their favorite bilingual adventurer. When it | | | | on the way, there is a Dora book on that subject |
| comes time to buy your child a gift for their birthday, | | | | which might help with any feelings of insecurity. |
| or whatever other special occasion might merit gift | | | | There are also some books that focus on the |
| giving, the obvious course of action would be to get | | | | educational aspect more. |
| your child a Dora the Explorer gift of some kind. The | | | | There are, of course, a large variety of Dora the |
| challenge is, with so much merchandise on the | | | | Explorer toys that you can choose from. There are |
| market, and children's amorphous tastes, it often | | | | several different varieties of puzzles, ranging in |
| becomes difficult to pick out exactly which things will | | | | difficulty from simple puzzles of around 12 pieces, to |
| make good gifts and which ones will not. | | | | ones which have 48 or so, meaning you can find |
| Obviously, this problem's solution relies heavily on | | | | puzzles for whatever skill level your child might be |
| your knowledge of your child's preferences. If they | | | | comfortable with. If they prefer dolls to puzzles, |
| have a favorite character from the Dora cast, then | | | | there is a large selection of figures and play sets |
| your job may become a bit easier. Or if, for instance, | | | | such as the Animal Rescue Adventure set, which has |
| they prefer a certain kind of toy or game, or enjoy | | | | Dora and her cousin Diego rescue a jaguar cub. There |
| story books, then that too will help you in picking out | | | | is also a Lego play set that allows your child to build a |
| what to get them. You may also want to consider | | | | playground for Dora and Boots to play in. The pieces |
| trying to get some of this information from your child | | | | are all very simple and easy to assemble, so you will |
| in conversation, as that could easily save you a great | | | | not have to worry about it being too difficult. |
| deal of time and frustration in the long run. | | | | Lastly, you may want to consider buying your child |
| If your child is approaching the age at which they are | | | | one of the Dora the Explorer music CDs that are |
| learning how to read, or if they simply enjoy having | | | | available. These CDs contain all the upbeat music your |
| stories read to them, then you may want to | | | | child knows from the Dora cartoon, and much more, |
| consider buying your child a few Dora the Explorer | | | | which is sure to keep them going for hours. |
| story books. There are a wide variety of picture | | | | Copyright © Jared Winston, 2007. All Rights |
| books to choose from, each one with a plot that is | | | | Reserved. |