Fisher-Price World of Little People Learn About Town

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In this tiny town, kids learn all sorts of lessons through interactive play. Little ones learn ABCs, numbers, colors, shapes and more in a unique format that unfolds for all-around playset play. Start at the doctor and dentist offices with a weight scale and dentist chair.

Then grab a snack at the shape-sorting pizza shop with four different shaped pizza disks and a shape identifier. Stop and see the animals at the sort-and-match pet shop with an interactive cash register.

At the ABC school, kids learn the full alphabet and practice writing letters on the magnetic drawing board. Push on the tower to hear the entire ABC song.

At the numbers treehouse, drop the 10 apple disks through the tree and the playset counts along; then press the lever to release them into the bushel. There's also an open/close door and swing for Little People figures.

And at the interactive traffic signal, push down for a learning tune. Fun tunes and sound effects along the way highlight learning in each location. Includes two articulated Little People figures, table, two chairs, easel, tricycle, 10 "apple" disks and four pizza disks.

Folds closed for storage with handle. Measures 44"L x 12"W x 15"H. Requires three "AA" batteries, included. Makes for an excellent Christmas Present!


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1. About Rudolph the reindeer and Santa's other

Perhaps it is the undeniable alliterative attraction of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

that makes him the most popular of all known or Santa's nine flying reindeer.

It certainly seems not so easy to come up with a similar catchy description

for the others-dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, dating, Donner and

Blitzen-as mentioned in the song.

The story of Rudolf which shiny red nose made him a striking, appeared for the first time

in 1939, when divided Montgomery Ward, its parent or affiliates referenced about 2.4 million

booklets with the poem in the form of a story on "Rudolph the Red Nosed

Reindeer. " It was written by Robert L. may, who worked in the shop

advertising or marketing department, be used to attract more people in

the store. when the booklet is published again in 1939, increased sales by more than 3.5

million copies. but it wasn't until ten years later, in 1949, which the story

really gained huge popularity as Gene Autry sang a musical version of the

Fabel. it's like a Christmas song, second only to popularity to "White

Christmas. "

The ninth reindeer Rudolph, who lit up nose de Santa sleigh through the

night, is now known worldwide as the song has been translated into more than 20

different languages and an animated TV-movie is also based on the

story. Rudolph and his remarkable nose has become also the subject of jokes and

more interest in the reindeer, which has led to a lot of research to Santa and

the flying reindeer that his sleigh through the air.

Together with the infectious rhythm of the lyrics is also attractive Rudolph the story

because of the moral lessons that it contains. as the story goes, was Rudolph

ostracized by the other reindeer, laughed and teased him about his shiny

red nose, but on a foggy night, if Santa should be concerned that he may

not be able to deliver his Christmas gifts all over the world, Santa saw him

and friendly asked if he would step forward as the leader to "my sled Guide

tonight.' His shiny red nose would be very useful in the light of the way

Santa thought. "from then on all of the other reindeer loved him," rightly

predicted that he "would go in history. '

Under the moral lessons of that the story can give is that an attribute that is

considered negative or as a requirement may be used for a positive goal, or,

an active. It also makes the point that an individual should not let the

negative behavior of others give him or her and expectations of what is able to limit

be achieved and it illustrates how quickly opinions and views on

person can change.

The question, however, still hang where Rudolph. it is generally

considered to be the son of Donner (or Thunder), one of the original eight reindeer.

But the site snopes.com rejects this, however, say that he is a

Reindeer village elsewhere, and it was there that he was seen by Santa that

already during his trip to deliver Christmas gifts and more.

modern evolution of the story according to wikipedia.com, an animation of the

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) introduced a son, called Robbie, of

Rudolph. this son become now the tenth reindeer.

It is also interesting to that the idea of the Santa sleigh is pulled by

reindeer originated in the poem, ' was The Night Before Christmas. '

poem tells the story of Christmas, that Santa is, eight small bubbles

reindeer by their names, as mentioned earlier, just before he joined the

chimney to start filling the stockings out of a bag full of toys he

12 Things You Never Knew About Christmas

1. Christmas trees were first lit with candles, which is a real risk of fire. As a result, containers filled with water

had to be kept near the Christmas tree.

2. workers in the construction industry are responsible for the tradition of having a Christmas tree on display at the Rockefeller

Center in New York City. they are credited with the award of a device tree, click the site in the early 1930s.

3. Since the mid-1960s maintains the National Association of the Christmas tree a presence in the White House on Christmas

by donating a Christmas tree to the first family.

4. the former Woolworth store sold first Christmas tree decorations manufactured in 1880.

5. Plastic was the primary material used to tinsel after using it for decorative purposes was banned at one time

because the lead has been used in the production process.

6. the idea of Christmas cards began in Britain in the late 1830s when John Calcott Horsley began to produce small

cards that festive scenes and a holiday greeting had written in connection with such cards were also made in the United States

at about the same time by R. H. Pease, in Albany, New York, and Louis Prang, who was a German immigrants. The idea of

send the greeting cards during Christmas popularity in both countries about ten years later when the new post

Delivery services up and running.

7. the shortened form of Christmas for Christmas is since the 16th century popular in Europe. it is supposed to be derived from the

Greek word "Xristos", which means that Christ.

8. in accordance with the National Association of the pastry, for 200 years candy canes are only created in the colours white and

It was not until the 1950s was the inventor of a machine that the production of candy canes to automate.

9. the day after Christmas is called boxing day in England and a national holiday.Different stories exist for the

the origin of the name. it is believed to originate from the practice of the guys who would be on collecting money in

Clay boxes.Another thought is that the word is derived from a custom in the middle ages, about 800 years ago, when

churches would be their "alms Windows ' and the content to poor people on the day after Christmas ALMS boxes.

boxes in which gifts are gifts and money would be placed. still is a different beliefs that comes from a habit of

masters give their staff Christmas gifts in any of the boxes on the day after Christmas.

10. evergreen trees had a special meaning in the winter to people, especially in Europe, for the Old Christianity began.

peoples would always green branches on their doors and Windows because evergreens were thought to ward off

Witches, ghosts, demons and disease. For worshippers of the Sun God Evergreen plants were reminded of all of the Green

plants that would grow with the return of the summer and the Sun God is strong.

11. in ancient times the Sun a lot of people worshiped as a God in december because they thought the winter have

because the Sun-God had fallen into bad health. the winter solstice, which is why they celebrated because it was a sign that the

son god would start gaining strength and to return to good health.

12. the lawmakers in Congress did business on Christmas day in 1789, who was the first that is to be undertaken in the country

new Constitution. the reason for the session of the Congress was because it is unpopular to observe and then

part in the Dutch customs after the American Revolution. And as Christmas celebrations were excluded in Boston

It was previously in 1659-1681, a costly having regard to participate in any case, whether the activity related to Christmas.

Anyone caught doing so had to pay five shilling.