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Toy Dielma
Asked by M.Z. from Austin
on September 1, 2008
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does anyone have experience with this particular toy dilema.
i have a 2 year old daughter and a 4 year old daughter. my 4 yearold had lots of toys before her sister c...
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- Hi M.. What you are describing is normal behavior. I am sure you already know that. Children at this age (and several up amd down from here heheh) can play okay sid...
- I have a 3 and 4 yr old and let me tell you we have gone through many toy dilemas! They share a room and all their toys are stored together. We do not bother explaini...
- I have two boys, one just turned four and the younger is 2.5. They share a room and their toys are in their room and in the living room. They each have thier own speci...
Toy Kitchens
Asked by K.H. from Phoenix
on October 23, 2011
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For Christmas I want to get my 18 month old daughter (she'll be 20 months at Christmas) a toy kitchen. I would love to hear some recommendations for kitchens out ther...
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- My daughter has a hand me down from my neice that her parents bought at Costco. It was a number of years ago so I'm not sure if they still carry them, but maybe worth...
- We got a KidKraft one last year for Christmas. It ended up being $125. We already knew we wanted this particular kitchen because of friend of mine has one and it has l...
- I'm not into plastic either. My daughter's godmother got her the kitchen from IKEA. It's wooden and the stove top lights up. The price is around what you want to spend...
Toy Storaqe
Asked by A.M. from Chicago
on October 21, 2008
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Even though my son is only 6 months old I hate seeing his toys all piled up in the corner. I'm looking for some organization ideas on toy storage in the family living ...
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- I have 4 daughters so I can relate to clutter. What we just bought were the new storage things that Target carries-they are a brand called itso. You can configure th...
- We have two baskets/trunks from Pier 1 that we love. One is smaller that we keep in my duaghter's room and the other is a pretty big one for our family room. It hold...
- We have several of these canvas bins from The Land of Nod. http://www.landofnod.com/family.aspx?c=106&f=957&pc=16 They are about eight dollars each, and just gen...
Train Table
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on November 15, 2009
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I would like to get my almost 3 year old a train table for Christmas. Any suggestions?
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- I highly, highly recommend Nilo activity tables. They are amazingly sturdy, and you can use your table for everything (including track extensions). They are tall enoug...
- My kids had the imaginarium table. We got it for our son when he was 2. It was a huge hit but for only 2 yrs then they didnt really play with it. I love the drawers...
- Hi! We ended-up reconditioning an old (smaller) kitchen table by cutting the legs down to the right size (so the kids could stand and play). But we've been very surp...
Train Whistle
Asked by M.H. from Houston
on February 26, 2009
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Hi,
Does anyone know where I can buy train whistles in the Katy/West Houston area?
Thanks!
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- I just saw them at Imaginarium Toys so try any trendy toy store like that...or I've even seen them at Big Lots off Jones and 1960 (more NW Houston but maybe there's on...
- there is a parent teacher store off of I-10 by star furniture.... it is in the park ten strip mall. I don't recall their name but I have seen them there.
- When my son was younger, we bought one at Gymboree. It's been a few years, but you might give them a try. If you make it to the zoo area, they have them at the new t...
Toy Problem!!
Asked by K.K. from Cleveland
on October 29, 2006
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I have a toy question. I will be the first to admit that my kids have too much! But now it is so much that it is starting to annoy me and I don't know how to stop it. ...
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- I have an almost three year old son that has too many toys also and is starting to be controlling & selfish with these toys...So, we made some ground rules...When we a...
- When it comes to the old toys you can either have a yard/garage sale or donate them to a women's shelter for women that have childern. For christmas buy more toys that...
- Oh K.... Christmas must be coming....I swear I go thru the same thing every year and vow "enough is enough"! I am definitely a believer of less is more (and believ...
Thomas the Train
Asked by N.R. from Dallas
on September 19, 2008
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Does anyone know where I can find a thomas the train packback and lunch box set?
Thanks a bunch!
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- Have you tried finding one you can order over the internet? Hope you find what you're looking for.
- You might call the Choo Choo Station at Grapevine Mills Mall. They have a lot of Thomas the Train themed items.
- Look at Target, they have backpacks on clearance for like $3.98. Also check walgreens I bought some Thomas movies for my nephew for $2.99 a piece.. and it had a wooden...
Scenic Train Rides from Lee's Summit???
Asked by S.A. from Kansas City
on January 31, 2009
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I overheard about scenic train rides from Lee's Summit to Union Station but I am unable to find any information about this. Has anyone else heard of or know about thi...
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- I know this may not interest you, but there is a small town south of Lawrence, KS and that have an older train that has a scenic train ride and they also sponser the "...
- We took our grandson to the Tomas the Train event down in Baldwin, KS a few years ago, he's 6 now and still remembers it! The price is pretty steep $25/person with no...
- I haven't heard of this but why not take a trip to Sedalia, Jefferson City or Hermann? I beleive Amtrak gives discounts to children traveling in accompaniment with an...
Thomas the Train
Asked by E.N. from Toledo
on November 24, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
My Son is really into Thomas the Train. I was wondering how do you get the wooden track to stay together. I've looked at the train track they have set u...
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- You could buy little clip things made to hold the wooden tracks together but I really don't see the point. One reason that makes trains such a great open-ended to...
- My son re-designs his track almost everyday and he has fun doing it. Are you want to make the track permanant?
- Is he setting up the tracks on hardwood floor or on the carpet? I've noticed that they slide a bit more when played with on a hardwood floor and don't stay together a...
Train Tables
Asked by A.C. from Detroit
on May 17, 2010
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My son loves playing with his trains on the board we made ( a piece of plywood with the tracks glued to it) but I know he would have a much easier time if it were elev...
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- Why glue down the tracks? Let him be creative and learn to put the tracks together himself, maybe even on the floor. It's great for his dexterity, and also helps him...
- Check out the Nilo brand tables. Kinda pricey, but definitely worth the investment. They are gorilla tough, and they are easily converted to just a really nice table...
- After looking at all the tables out there, we ended-up going with one of the activity tables from Pottery Barn Kids. It was a little more expensive, but we liked that...
