Cha-ching!! Playing store comes to life with this talking, interactive cash register where transactions are rewarded with lights, sounds and voice messages. Holds life-size money and includes a built-in scanner, scale, coin slot and volume control. Engaging games help kids practice basic math skills such as addition, subtraction and coin identification. The automatic shutoff saves on batteries and reminds kids to "Come and play again!" Requires 3C batteries, not included.

Special Needs Applications - Key Features and Benefits

Cognitive:

• Allows for continued repetitive practice to better comprehend math skills for long-term learning.
• Provides verbal reinforcement and motivation for children to continue play.
• Can be used with the included plastic coins to learn how to handle money in society. Children can learn the life skill of purchasing an item from taking it up to the register, listening for the total, giving the correct amount, counting their change.
• Coins and paper money help make adding and subtracting more concrete, which will help in comprehension and information retention.
• Three levels of play allow children to progress individually.

Communicative:

• Through pretend play children learn how to interact with others and gain useful communication skills in the process.
• Provides children with a reason and a motivation to communicate.
• Use to help a children sequence the steps necessary to attain a desired object as in purchasing an item and providing payment to receive that item.

Physical:

• Cash register has rubber feet to help stabilize play and prevents it from being inadvertently pushed out of reach.
• Number buttons are large and require only a light pressure to activate.

Sensory:

• Auditory feature of this cash register is crystal clear and has three volume levels.
• Provides both auditory and visual displays encouraging children to use the senses.

Prepared By: National Lekotek Center

Awards:

• Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award (2003-04)
• Oppenheim Toy Portfolio SNAP Award (Special Needs Adapted Products (2003-04)
• Gold Award Winner -National Parenting Publications Awards for ChildrenÆs Resources (NAPPA-2003 û Tech Toys)
• Dr. Toy 100 Best ChildrenÆs Products for 2003
• Dr. Toy Top 10 Best Toys for 2003
• Winner of the National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval (2003)
• Named Nick Jr. Magazine's Best Toys of The Year (2003)
• Canadian Toy Testing Council - Three Star Rating (Highest Honor- 2003)
• Energizer Battery- Operated Toy of the Year (2003-04)
• Parent & Child Magazine's Best Toys of 2003
• San Diego Family Magazine Top Toy (2003)
• Fort Worth Child Magazine Toy Test Winner 2003
• Great American Toy Test Winner û 2003
• A ParentÆs Choice 2003 Approved Award Winner

Age: 3-9
Specifications: Includes: 10 pennies, 10 nickels, 10 dimes, 10 quarters, 10 ones, 10 fives, 5 tens, 5 twenties, 1 pretend credit card and 1 coupon card.
UPC: 765023026900
CShopper ID: LER2690