Category Archives: Age 3-5

Little Tikes toys

January 8, 2008Age 1-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-7, Age 7-10Alicia

We recently received three Little Tikes toys to share with you and I can’t express in writing how much they have been enjoyed around here!

Little Tikes Push & Ride Doll Walker
Madelyn, 19 months, has enjoyed pushing the Little Tikes Push & Ride Doll Walker all over the place. She puts her stuffed squirrel (yes, you read it right) on the back, herself on the front and takes off. The low seat makes it easy for Madelyn to get on and off while the high back ensures that she doesn’t fall backwards while going for a ride.

Little Tikes Cook n’ Learn Kitchen
Despite the fact that Madelyn has never cooked a meal (she’s 19 months), she finds her very own kitchen fascinating. She loves to cook soup, bake cookies, flip eggs, and make drinks for all of her friends. Little Tikes has taken the traditional play kitchen one step further with their Cook ‘n Learn Interactive Kitchen Set. This kitchen not only gives Madelyn something to do while I am cooking, but it is teaching her counting skills, colors, shapes, numbers, veggies and more while she plays. Although she is a little young to enjoy the benefits of the ‘Learning Mode’, she loves the ‘Free Play Mode’. The Cook ‘n Learn Interactive Kitchen set includes 4 food
sets: Cupcakes &
Cookies Set, Pasta Set, Birthday Cake Set, and a Pizza Set as well as dishes, utensils, and of course.. pretend food.

Little Tikes Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer

A bouncer in the backyard is every child’s dream.. so I’ve heard. Our testers ages 3 – 9 years old agreed that this is hands down their favorite large outdoor toy of 2007-2008. The 7×6 bouncing area and big slide with protective rails make for hours of fun in the backyard or on any soft, safe surface.
Not only is the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer great for families who have a small backyard and don’t want
a trampoline taking up their entire yard but for parents who are tired of renting a bouncer for $400 a day for each of their kids birthdays! This bouncer takes up about 12×9 feet when inflated and inflation takes just about one minute which is great for busy parents.
We only allow two kids in the bouncer at a time and they have to be around the same age. Don’t leave young children in the bouncer without supervision.

Click the picture below to learn more about these products and more at the Little Tikes website.

Rose Petal Cottage

January 7, 2008Age 1-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-7playskool, role play, rose petal cottageAlicia

The age on the box says 3 years and up but at 19 months, Madelyn LOVES
sitting in it, playing with the stove, and putting her baby in the cradle.

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The Rose Petal Cottage was a breeze to put together. Complete with step by step instructions, and pieces that snap together it took one adult about 20 minutes to construct the Rose Petal Cottage.
The poles used to build the frame of the house are thick, durable metal which make the house very sturdy. The frame is then covered with double sided fabric. Both the outside and inside of the cottage or decorated as they should be complete with hardwood looking floors, windows, vines on the outside, a chimney, and a dutch door.

The cottage can be set up with the two halves placed side by side for an open structure or put together to form a regular home-like structure.

Madelyn loves to make soup on and bake cookies in the fiberboard stove that has knobs that really turn and an oven door that really opens. Madelyn also enjoys the cradle and changing table. She tried to sit in the cradle herself when she first saw it, but then realized that it wasn’t so easy to get out of so she decided the cradle was best for her baby doll. She loves to put baby on the changing table and act like she is changing baby’s diaper. Without the Rose Petal Cottage, I don’t think we would have seen this creative, nurturing side of Madelyn at such a young age. It’s a joy to see her taking care of baby, cooking food and rocking baby to sleep in her cradle while she "shooshes" us so baby will doze off.

There are several accessories available for the Rose Petal Cottage including a Makin’ Muffins Baking Set, and a Rose Petal Lounge Chair. The Rose Petal Cottage is perfect for your little girls bedroom or playroom. Just make sure that she understands that her little friends are going to want in too so get ready to share!

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Child ID Kits & Safety Products

December 28, 2007Age 0-1 year, Age 1-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-7, Age 7-10, Ages 10-13Alicia

Your child is the most precious thing in the world to you right? Do you have a child ID kit for each of your children in case of emergency? Studies show that over 80% of parents don’t have any official form of identification for their children. I had a hard time believing that to be true but when I questioned several of my ‘mom friends’ I found the percentage to be more like 90%.

Unfortunately, a lot of parents aren’t aware that child ID kits, and other child safety products are easy to purchase online at stores like ChicksAndCubs.com. Please help spread the word to your mom friends!

Chicks and Cubs offers a wide range of child safety products including ID bracelets like the blue one you see here, car seat ID cards, and everyday ‘carryable’ ID cards. These are just a few of the child safety products available through Chicks and Cubs.

Chicks and Cubs child safety products are affordable, durable, and best of all easy to ‘set up’ and use. We had an eight year old test the bracelet and he found it to be very comfortable. The bracelet is a great safety product to put on your child when going to the mall, or airport for example and ALL parents should have a copy of their child’s ID in their car, purse, and diaper bag.

Visit Chicks and Cubs to learn more about child safety identification kits and to purchase yours today.

Handmade minkee chenille toddler pillow

December 26, 2007Age 1-3, Age 3-5, Baby & Kids Clothing, Bedtime, Nursery & Room Decor, PersonalizedAlicia

Even though Madelyn isn’t old enough to have a pillow in her crib, she loves to have a soft pillow close by when tiddling around the house. When I received this pillow, before I even touched it, I thought it looked like the best pillow ever. Then, I touched it… Wow!!
Dilly Hearts minkee toddler pillows are so soft, I wanted to lay down on it myself and I did. I felt a little bad They are just the right size for your toddler to snuggle with, or lay down on while you are reading her stories. Additional colors and
textures are available by custom order. Have your child’s pillow customized with her name on it to make it a treasure she will share with her children.

I am going to post a photograph of Madelyn’s personalized minkee pillow soon. We accidentally left it at Grandmother’s house which she is not happy about! She loves her minkee pillow.

Dilly Hearts minkee toddler pillow cases are 100% polyester and are machine
washable. Pillow forms measure 12×16, are a 65% poly/35% cotton blend
and contain non-allergenic poly-fil.

Recommended for ages 2 and up. These and other pillows are not
intended for infants and should never be used in a crib.

Click here to visit the Dilly Hearts website.

ImagiPLAY A Day on the Farm Wooden Playset

December 20, 2007Age 1-3, Age 3-5, Wooden ToysAlicia

I love classic wooden toys. They remind me of my childhood days when I had no idea what responsibility was.
ImagiPLAY’s wooden toy sets are safe, colorful, simple, and full of fun.

Every toy ImagiPLAY produces is earth friendly, child safe and people kind. ImagiPLAY tests every material and paint
in their products to insure it meets or exceeds US and European standards.

ImagiPLAY’s wooden playsets are hand-painted and hand-crafted from rubberwood which is an eco-friendly hardwood and you know what is really great? They don’t make noise! You won’t hear a single moo or oink from these wooden animals. I can’t tell you how many times I heard ‘oink oink’ 50 times in a row when Sebastian was little, 7 years ago. Madelyn doesn’t have a single noise making animal toy which I am very proud of and thankful for. I think there is a time and place when it is OK for children to have toys that make noise, but pretend play isn’t one of them. Isn’t the point of pretend play for the child to pretend and use their imagination? I want to hear Madelyn’s ‘moos’ and ‘oinks’!

Small enough to travel with you to Grandma’s house, ImagiPLAY’s wooden playsets are easy to a toy that your child will play with for a long time. Your child can have an entire world of ImagiPLAY wooden playsets including a Noah’s Ark, Arctic Expedition, and A Day in the Kingdom playset. Each playset will teach your child something about a different culture, lifestyle, or time period.

Where to buy: ImagiPLAY