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Toy Ideas for Almost 2 Year Old Son
Asked by P.W. from Washington DC
on April 1, 2010
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Hey Moms,
Patrick is 21 months and he is an incredibly active little boy. He loves seeing how things work - working with zippers, snaps, opening and closing doors,...
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- Go to the museum and visit the gift shop! I have found a ton of really cool stuff to get my daughter. Of course, it's always more expensive there, but you can take not...
- www.mindware.com is a great site for toys, that I think you will enjoy. Good luck! P.S. I love the name Patrick!
- At that age, my son's favorite toys were trains. (Thomas and Friends). They were great for his fine motor skills because he had to hook the trains and tracks together.
Controlling the Toy & Book Situation
Asked by J.G. from Minneapolis
on May 14, 2011
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I am in the midst of a deep spring cleaning and organizing spree. It's one of those "getting back to basics" type things where I'm tempted to get rid of everything but...
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- I say cut the techy stuff loose on CL. I am in complete agreement with you, that I prefer my DD play with basic things that make her use her brain & imagination. I a...
- Be ruthless. Your kids will not miss the toys or books. If you are really concerned, stick the stuff you are considering ditching into a box for a month & take out t...
- paperbackswap.com has been a lifesaver when it comes to books. You trade the books you have for books you want. Diaperswappers.com is one I use for trading toys. I pos...
Toy Recommendations
Asked by J.F. from Columbus
on October 13, 2008
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I am starting to plan for this year's Christmas shopping and would really appreciate hearing about your children's favorite toys. In December, my daughter will be 20 m...
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- Get the 20 month old a MagnaDoodle, TravelDoodle, or AquaDoodle. They will quicky be the kid's most-used and favorite toys. For the 8 month old: a set of nesting b...
- Hello J.. When my now 5yo was little she got the 'peek a boo' blocks. Now all three of my girls play with them (Ages 9, 5, and 2) they build castles for the princes...
- I am a consultant with Discovery Toys. All of our toys have a 100% lifetime guarantee and have gone through a 5-point safety inspection. Please feel free to visit ww...
1 Year Old Toy Suggestions
Asked by J.S. from Nashville
on August 13, 2007
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My daughter will turn 1 just after Christmas. So I need toy ideas. I've looked around but nothing jumps out as being all that great. My five year old is easy. LEGO's, ...
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- When my daughter turned 1 I got her an adorable playmat(great for hard floors) that doubled as a puzzle. It was listed in Parents magazine as a toy of the year for her...
- hi my daughter is turning one at the end of sept some of the things i am going to get her is the fisher price baby grand piano, the Fisher-Price Song & Story Musical C...
- Have you tried looking on babycenter.com? They have lots of educational/developmental toys by age. They also list which ones are award winning toys as well. I've fo...
Best Educational Toy for a 2 1/2 Year Old?
Asked by J.W. from Chicago
on February 2, 2010
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What is the best educational toy for a 2 1/2 year old? Are those Leap Frog toys worth the money?
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- At that age my son was WAY into those laptop computers. He has a Phonics one and a Thomas the train one (made by VTech). He knew his ABCs before his 2nd birthday and I...
- Lakeshore Learning has a lot of things that are traditionally used at preschools / daycares. Manipulatives, dramatic play, early math concepts such as sorting beanbag...
- Teh Fridge Phonics were great for both of my boys when they were that age. It was nice for them to be able to be occupied while I was in the kitchen cooking/cleaning-...
Please Share Your Child's FAVORITE Toy That Keeps Them Very Content and Occupied
Asked by J.K. from Chicago
on October 8, 2011
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unassissted or even movie. Please share what the toy is and how old your child is. Everything we have is getting old. I am composing wish lists for their birthdays and...
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- My daughter loved the shopping cart I got her at age 4. Somewhat later, I started buying American girl dolls (THAT'S a dreaded word/phrase) and she is 17 -- still dis...
- My 7 year old son loves kin'ects, spy gear (target), legos and trick flicks (target - tiny skateboards and ramps). My almost 2 year old daughter loves horses, baby dol...
- My 6 year old loves his doodle board. (the one where you write and then slide the thing and it erases). It saves a lot of paper and we can take it anywhere. He love...
Suggestions for Toy Trains...
Asked by C.K. from Springfield
on December 6, 2008
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Hi Moms! I just have a quick, simple question. One of my 2 year old twin boys loves trains. I am looking for a special toy train to get him for Christmas. I was ju...
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- My grandaughter is 18 months old annd she loves trains. She like Thomas the train. Maybe you could get him thomas
- I don't know anything about the trains that are out there....but, when my kids were little I bought a train to go around the bottom of the Christmas tree. They loved ...
- we love the Brio trains - personally i do not like Thomas trains (overpriced, annoying, and i'd rather have my kid play with toys than characters) but Amazon and onlin...
Quick! What Was/is Your One and a Half Year Old Toddler's Favorite Toy?
Asked by S.V. from Dallas
on September 2, 2010
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Hello! I have an 18 month old son! He is bored with his current toys.
Tonight my husband and I are going to either Wal Mart or Target to pick out a toy. So far he has...
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- My 16 month old son LOVES pretend play with food. We have a few play pots, fruits, and veggies. He also loved wooden blocks and stickers.
- My son had a set of heavy cardboard material blocks with 1-10 on them that he loved. He also liked play food, books, talking books and busy box type things.
- Our child loved active toys. Her Tiny Tikes slide, her rocking pony, wagons, her small scoot toys, her swing. Then she loved blocks, balls (ALL sizes), baby carriage ...
Best Infant Toy Brands
Asked by A.V. from Dallas
on January 9, 2010
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I am 2 weeks away from having my first baby and am interested in some websites to find some interactive learning toys for the first year. Any ideas out there? I just ...
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- For brands: Fisher Price and Leap Frog fill our house, and some Melissa & Doug, Chicco, and Playskool here and there. And, we found that the best toys for the first y...
- A., One thing that I noticed no one mentioned (you did get a great list!) was an activity mat. My daughter is 4 months old and she loves hers. I have the Einstein S...
- I loved the Discovery Toys for my son and for my granddaughter. They are educational and they are good quality. Another line I like is the Little Tykes. They are lon...
Educational Toys
Asked by H.J. from Spokane
on August 13, 2011
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Besides Lakeshore learning, melissa and doug and discovery toys does anyone know of any other good educational toy brands?
Im not looking for fisher price or anything...
