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  "title": "Toys and Games That Build Thinking and Social Skills Through Play",
  "question": "Which toys and games help children develop thinking and social skills while they play?",
  "answer": "Slumberkins The Feelings Adventure Board Game: It is a cooperative game. The game promotes emotion identification, self-expression, problem-solving and cooperation.\nEDUCATIONAL INSIGHTS Shelby's Snack Shack Game: The game is for two to four players aged 4 years and older. The game practices numeral recognition from 1 to 5, counting, early arithmetic, pre-writing, social, and simple strategy skills.\nQUERCETTI Fantacolor Design Aquarium: It is a pegboard mosaic set for making underwater-themed pictures and other patterns. The toy is intended to encourage creativity, pattern recognition and fine-motor development.",
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  "market": "US",
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    "Skills",
    "Included items"
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      "value": "The game is for children ages 3 and up.",
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      "value": "It is a cooperative game.",
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      "value": "The game practices numeral recognition from 1 to 5, counting, early arithmetic, pre-writing, social, and simple strategy skills.",
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      "value": "The game is for two to four players aged 4 years and older.",
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      "value": "The set includes 200 assorted-colour pegs in two sizes.",
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