More Goodies for our little ones

Following my Gift Guide, I received a couple (ok it was two) requests for some more fun ideas for younger children, so I put my thinking cap on and started searching. What follows is a watered down version of all that is out there. I skipped the usual and banal and went instead for toys that I found interesting and that I thought would bring the best out in our little angels. I hope you agree.

For the Love of Wood:

1. Tegu magnetic blocks. It could be called cheating but a little helping hand goes a long way when your coordination is still developing.

2. Magnetic Fishing set from MOMA Store. Never too early to put up that "Gone Fishing" sign.

3. Wooden Fish Rattle. Easy grasp and hours (ok maybe 15 minutes) of entertainment.

4. Automoblox car. Only a few pieces to assemble but they will be so proud it will be like two toys in one.

5. Melissa & Doug animal stamp set. Colors, animals and coordination. How much more learning do you need in one toy?

6. Wooden baking set by Urban Homesteaders.

7. Cubebots by David Weeks. Robots never looked so friendly.


Imagination Nation:

1. Super Kid Costume by The Treehouse Kid. Who doesn't need a cape and a crown?

2. Music Piano by Land of Nod. Put some ear plugs in and buy it, they'll love you for it.

3. Scooter by Glodos for Kids. Learning to drive never looked so cool, it could be the new Batmobile.

4. Play Kitchen by Kidcraft. If my kitchen was this cute doing the dishes might not be such a chore.


Discovery Time:

1. Constructible Drinking Straw from MOMA Store. You will never, ever, have to beg them to take another sip.

2. Educo Discovery Spaceship. It's a space ship. That's all you need to know.

3. & 4. Fred M Matryoshka Dolls Storage and Measuring Cups. They are just so darn cute you could slip one in a school bag.