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Now lets talk the best toys that your kids ever got-and why
Might help us, and our families an idea of what kids really like. Might be a good post to send to family!
I'll come back when I think some after dinner-
what are your entries?
Jen
The main things, large wooden blocks, duplo and legos, bikes, playsilks, and any art supply. Those are played with everyday.
Evan got the wooden blocks at least 4 years ago and also it's been years with the Duplos, now adding legos.
These are the toys they never get tired of.
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elves and angels wooden kitchen...both my 2 and 4 year old play with this daily and have for a year.
dress up clothes, silks, and accessories(flashlights, old cameras, costume jewlery, hats)...again a daily favorite for both kids
playmobile... my ds picks these over his wooden people and cars, he has loved them since he was three but is now at 4.5 he makes up elaborate stories and acts them out.
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heather
soulmate to simon, mama to liam, maeve and wee lad, finnian.
"now I see the secret of the making of the best persons. it is to grow in open air, and to eat and sleep with the earth." - walt whitman
Maya has always loved flash cards, the kind with the animals on them or numbers, shapes, etc. No idea why but that has been her favorite "toy" for more than a year.
This is the stuff that gets played with the most here:
lego
playmobil
dressup stuff
silks, wooden landscape stuff (to make scenery for playmobil and lego)
tape/CD player
musical instruments
money (coins)
chess set
erector stuff
playstands, wooden kitchen, train table .. dolls, playsilks.. nature table stuff.. our big plastic little tykes playhouse (which is in our living room).. art stuff, workbooks.. riding toys.. balls.. Josh's dinosaurs and Lindsey's My Little Ponies.
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Jodi - Rowan saw your sig pic and said "That my Lindsey! That my Joshie!" I asked her about the baby and all she had to say was "He's pink." (we're working on our pronouns).
As for our most loved toys: A couple of dolls (one waldorf, one regular), LEGOS, wooden blocks, wooden puzzles, art supplies, wooden trains (really just a Patrick thing), playsilks, dress up hats, wooden swords and shields.
In the past, Thomas the tank .... my ds LOVED Thomas the tank for a full three years. We spent hundreds, but ... it was worth it. Now, he still has them, he has them up in the playroom, and yes, he plays with them, but, sadly he's moving on. He is mostly moving on to art stuff. He loves writing and making and hands on crafts.
For dd, she loves dance, and she loves dress up, but he favorite toy item is polly pockets. I hate it, she is a little MAINSTREAM turkey.... but, sigh, what can I do?
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MY DECEMBER BABIES - Tony - 8 & Gabi - 5
TREASURE! Max and Maizy both love their little wooden treasure chests with beads, coins and anything else shiney. Max is loving legos a lot these days. And they both love just the plain old magna doodle for the car.
My ds loves his wooden trains. It's the one thing he's played with every day since he turned 2. (almost 3.5 now)
He also likes pretend food, and Little People. And any vehcile. And of course art stuff and play doh.
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Ann
mommy to Morgan Phillip 5/24/02
and Elisha Nicole 5/10/05
and Bethany Alyssa 1/5/08
6 months old! Wearing sister's tutu that mommy made!
Stacking cups. We got them as a baby shower gift and Annabelle has played with them ever since. It's just four cups, but they have gone from teething toy to cups for bathtub tea time.
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Elizabeth
Mama to Annabelle who is making me feel ancient now that she's EIGHT!
Totally not crunchy, natural, or anything, but giving in and getting my son some super hero action figures was the best choice ever!
I was trying so hard to keep him away from commercialism, but let me tell you, his collection of action figures is now up to about 25 (he has lots of different Batman ones, quite a few Spider man ones, plus some random Power Rangers, Woody and Buzz, some Ninja's, a pretty eclectic assortment, most from Garage sales) and he is so creative with them. He keeps track of them better than anything else, he will pack them all into his backpack to take when we go somewhere, or just to tote around the house, the other day he had them all lined up in a square, then made a triangle then so on...he counts them, sorts them, stacks them, I had no idea!
So much for keeping all of my last childs toys "creative" toys like legos and wooden blocks, playstand and playsilks! LOL! he is way more creative with what I didn't think he possibly could be...
Coleen (7): ballerina dress, paper and any writing implement, any book
Paul (5): Papo knights, scheich animals, wal-mart plastic animals and dinosaurs
Katarina (3): books, Daddy LOL
Emma (5 months): Skwish, Haba toys, Mama
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Victoria
Homebirthing Momma to Coleen, Paul, Katarina, Emma, and Baby Garrett.
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