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It's that time of year again - making lists and checking them twice. Like most mothers, as I consider gifts for my children, I don't want to spend money on one-hit-wonders and flops. So, I'm asking for your help. I'm listing our favorite toys and why we love them. Some flops. And, I'd like to ask for your feedback on some toys we're considering. Then, feel free to ask about toys on your lists and we can see what everyone thinks.
Toys they Play With (I have daughters - if you have sons, we'd love to hear their favorites in reply to this post):
- Toy Kitchen (daily)
- Dress up clothes (daily)
- Dolls (daily) (this includes all sizes/ages with many girls here)
- My Little Pony (daily)
- Puzzles (multiple times a week)
- Coloring Books (daily)
- Art Supplies - misc. i.e. stencils, paints, etc (daily in some form)
- Playdough (as often as allowed - multi-week)
- Play Foam (as often as allowed - multi-week)
- VSmile Cyberpockets (old but still loved)
- Games (at least once a week we have game night) - Uno, Clue Jr., Monopoly Jr., Mousetrap, Candyland, High Ho Cherrio, Chutes and Ladders, Old Maid, and Hasbro's Toy Time Race Game)
- Crayola Glow Dome (a few times a month)
- Musical instruments (as often as allowed - multi-week)
- Little People sets (daily)
- Books of all types
- Shrinky Dinks (as often as allowed)
- Roller Skates and Bikes (often)
- Puppet Theatre (multiple times a month)
- Tinker Toys (weekly)
- Elefun (too fast and not much fun - set up time isn't worth it)
- New Lite Brite (not as good as the original - miss it)
- Operation (not as good as the original - miss it)
- Moon Sand (play dough, play foam, etc - much better)
- Five Monkeys Jumping in the Bed Game (too fast and not much fun - set up time isn't worth it)
- Pretty Princess Game (unnecessarily complicated)
- Toys with lots of little pieces (especially if they don't go with a set we already have)
- Zhu Zhu Pet (only had one - thankfully - once in a while he's remembered and enjoyed for a couple minutes)
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New Easy Bake Oven (no lightbulb in this one) and Easy Bake Cookbook (save money when you don't have to buy mixes)
- Perplexus Maze Game
- Tangled Magical Tower Playset
- AND... do you have questions about toys on your child's list? Let us know!