Category Archives: Toys

Sept. 24 Must-Have: Duncan Pulse YoYo

Age 5-7, Age 7-10, Ages 10-13, Must Haves, New posts, Toys,
Duncan YoYo - pulse

My 10 year old loves yo-yo’s. I do to. The yo-yo is a classic toy that I had when I was a kid and it actually require some skill, unlike some toys and games kids have these days. I sound so old.. but I’m not, really!
Not only the best light-up yo-yo on the market, but the Pulse™ is a high-quality, perfectly balanced, ball-bearing yo-yo that is actually unique, and affordable. New lighting technology offers increased color changing lights and patterns with each second of increased spin time. It turns a standard 2-handed performance into a fantastic show of light and color!

You can learn more about Duncan, The Original Worlds #1, and see their complete line of yo-yos here.

How much is it? About $10
Where can I buy it? Here

Two Classic Toys for Your Creative Toddler

Age 3-5, Age 5-7, New posts, Toys, Wooden Toys, , ,

Madelyn, 3 years old, is at the age when she appreciates toys that require some level of creativity. Because she is a little young, she can’t take complete advantage of the creative aspects of the toys, but she enjoys trying. For example, she enjoys putting pegs in the Lite-Brite but she can’t place the pegs exactly where need to be to make a picture yet.

A few toys classic creative toys that she play with are:

Lite Brite

Lite Bright

Lite-Brite is one of the toys that I actually remember playing with. I have memories of sitting the dark putting the little pegs in the Lite-Brite often making my own designs. Available in pink, blue, and other colors, boys and girls both love this classic toy which can create a few minutes of peaceful time for you, the mom. Lite-Brite is not recommended for children under 3.

Illuminate your imagination with the classic light-up picture maker is now available in a cool flat screen and in the classic box style. The fun, portable design easily fits on your lap or on a table – it’s cordless, so you can take it anywhere! Most, if not all styles comes with 200 pegs. A large storage compartment allows for easy clean-up, and an automatic shut-off conserves battery life.. now that’s more advanced than mine was about 30 years ago.

Alphabet Blocks

Alphabet Blocks

I know you remember playing with Alphabet Blocks. Did your parents leave you to play with alphabet blocks in the hallway or was that just my parents? Alphabet blocks provide hours of fun, creativity, and education. Unlike Lite-Brite (for safety reasons) your 3-4 year old can play with Alphabet Blocks alone, stacking and knocking them down, or you can play with the blocks with her for a more educational experience. Most alphabet blocks have letters, numbers, and pictures on them and are now non-toxic.

These wooden blocks are great for teaching letter and number recognition, and building creativity. The alphabet blocks pictured here are available in English, Spanish, French, other languages and even braille and are made with fair labor in the USA.

Plan Toys Eco Friendly Drum Set – From our friends at TheFind.com

Age 1-3, Age 3-5, New posts, Toys, Wooden Toys

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I’ve been searching for a modern, well made and eco-friendly drum set for my toddler daughter. Up until now she’s created her own impromptu drum set with my All-Clad sauce pans. Big mistake. It’s time to invest in a proper drum set to save my pots and my sanity. The Plan Toys drumset is much less disruptive than my cookware and is set up to develop hand eye coordination. I love that the set is made from eco-friendly and renewable plantation grown rubber wood and is colored with non-toxic vegetable dyes. In fact we are huge fans of all of the Plan Toys products, next on our list is the contemporary doll house, it’ll make the perfect gift when birthday time rolls around.

Review: Thomas and Friends Talking Railway brings the fun to life!

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My daughter loves trains.  More than my son did when he was her age.  She is thrilled with Learning Curve's new Talking Railway series.

Cranky Crane Talking Railway seriesLearning Curve's new Cranky the Crane is an extension
to Learning Curve’s Thomas Wooden Railway.  The Talking Railway Series
features Radio Frequency Identification technology and brings the world
of Thomas & Friends to life like never before.  Because these products are compatible with the Thomas Wooden Railway, Madelyn can integrate these pieces into her track.  She's going to have one massive railway one day!

Sir Topham Hatt recognizes each engine by name upon their arTalking-rosie-trainrival
at any Talking Railway destination. For example, when Talking Railway Series
Thomas passes through the Stop & Greet Station, Sir Topham Hatt greets Thomas by name, saying, “Thomas, you are right on
time!”  Madelyn gets a kick out of the fact that Sir Topham Hatt talks and recognizes the trains by name.  It never gets old.

For more information and to buy a Talking Railway product, click here to go to Learning Curve's Talking Railway page.

Features:

  • Ages: 3
    and up
  • SRP: $69.99
  • Sir Topham Hatt recongnizes each engine in the series by name
  • Phrases
  • Sir Topham's head turns right and left
  • Also works with traditional engines by triggering non-personalized phrases – how great is that?

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Two lucky subscribers will receive a Thomas Talking Railway Engine
and a Cranky the Crane destination.  Go to our Subscribe page, subscribe to our newsletter if you haven't already then fill out the contest entry form on that page.

Fisher Price Little People® celebrate 50th birthday!

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Littlepeople50th A reminder of years passed.  I was reminded exactly how much Little People® play sets have evolved in the last 50 years when I received two commemorative play sets a couple of weeks ago. 

As I opened the school house playset, I had flashbacks of the Little People® I played with 30+ years ago.  I remembered the wooden peg people and the lunchbox schoolhouse I played with (I thought it was a lunchbox) and who doesn't remember the famous Little People® farm playset?

50 years ago, Little People® were chunky, colorful, wooden peg figures that kids brought to life with their imaginations.  Now, Little People® help extend youngsters imaginations with their many playsets, people, and accessories.

Little People® friends celebrate five decades as one of the longest lasting and most beloved toy brands in the world!

Get in on the Little People® 50th Birthday Party fun!  Visit the Fisher Price Little People® website to see all of the commemorative playsets available, learn about the live traveling musical, and other exciting things planned!