From the category archives:

Toddlers

Toys For Kids Snow Day – Mosaic Stickers

March 4, 2009

My sister gave the boys these two sticker mosaic sets from The Orb Company for their birthday last year and we’ve been breaking them out about once a month when we’re stuck indoors and need a project to keep busy with.

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Which Star Wars Light Saber is Best?

January 16, 2009

Picking the right light saber can be quite the challenge.  There are lots of options and some are far better than others.  Of course you want to be the parent, friend or Cool Fun Aunt that picked the “Best Light Saber Toy Ever!” right? Being a hard core geek dad, I spent a great deal [...]

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Cat in the Hat Game

December 13, 2008

I don’t know if you have heard of it, but I have been reading about the new(ish) Dr. Seuss themed game, Cat in the Hat, I Can Do That. Well, people either love it and their kids can’t stop playing it and it is the best game they have ever played OR they are disappointed [...]

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The Best Toddler Scooter

December 3, 2008

When our boys were two we had a 10 year old neighbor who was extremely cute and would come over to play with the boys most days after school. He would also ride his big kids scooters over thus inspiring a very early and obsessive love of scooters in the hearts and minds of certain [...]

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Toy Kitchen Play in Small Spaces

November 25, 2008

So, your little one loves to play kitchen, but you are having trouble making food when he or she “helps.” Sound familiar? You thought about getting a pretend kitchen, but you really don’t have anywhere to put it. Why not get the wee chef one of these Haba cook tops. It is small enough to [...]

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Toy Trains for Jealous Siblings

November 21, 2008

So, your four year old is really into wooden trains and you are having a hard time keeping the one year old from wrecking them. Solution: get the one year old his/her own trains. I am loving these Brio First Train Sets for tiny engineers: They consist of cute little animal themed trains and an [...]

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Bowling is Fun

November 17, 2008

A friend gave this International Playthings Friends Bowling Set to The Princess last Christmas, and it has been a favorite toy for all the kids. When The Princess plays with it by herself she is all about taking the pins out of their case and putting them in again. She also likes carrying the case [...]

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Election Day Snuggly Friends

November 4, 2008

Just a little cuteness to celebrate election day.

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More R.G.B.T (Really Great Bath Toys)

October 28, 2008

It is Really Great Bath Toy week at Toy Reporter HQ. Dontcha just love these Dirty Dogs? The dirt magically disappears in the warm bath water. I can envision these being used as bribes (I mean rewards) for reluctant bathers. “You wash the doggy while I wash your toes.”

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Bath Toy Storage

October 24, 2008

We love bath toys, and we love to give other people bath toys. I have a bit of a list of Really Great bathtub toys, but before sharing them I thought I would point you in the direction of a great bath tub toy solution. Enter the Frog Pod by Boon. You can scoop the [...]

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