From the category archives:

Toddlers

Beloved Little Things

September 30, 2008

Kids love little things, I suppose because they are little things themselves. One of our favorite little things is the Nutshell Library. In fact, when I rule the world (and I will too, if I can only get my hands on some Wonderflonium) all babies will be issued a set of these little books when [...]

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Baby Love

September 25, 2008

The princess has a baby fixation. Her brothers both went through doll phases, but they were older and they were playing pretend with them. The princess has a baby obsession. She can spot a baby from a mile away and if we are out in the world without our own baby doll and some other [...]

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Something We Love: The Toy Piano

September 23, 2008

We have had this toy piano since they boys were two and it has been a favorite toy ever since. So much so that I don’t really think about it as a toy, it is just part of our lives. Every kid who enters this house plays with the piano. Little ones just learning to [...]

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Baby or Toddler Gift: Why not Hippos?

September 13, 2008

This is my idea for a theme gift, inspired by the two greatest hippo books ever written. (This honor is based on an inspection of our family book shelves rather than an exhaustive literature search). I give you two Sandra Boynton classics: Hippos Go Berserk and But Not The Hippopotamus have been read on practically [...]

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Give Books

August 17, 2008

This is Mrs. Toy Reporter here with my first post and some more book suggestions. While it is very easy to have too many toys (trust me on this, I am an expert on having too many toys) I think it is impossible to have too many books. Kids love them and parents will thank [...]

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Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Chomp and Clack Alligator Push Toy Review

August 15, 2008

Deluxe Wooden Chomp and Clack Alligator Push Toy by Melissa & Doug First, ask yourself a question. Do the parents of the child for whom you’re shopping dislike clacking? Because there is be a great deal of clacking involved with this toy. It’s not overly loud, but it’s clacky. It’s also a great toy for [...]

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Gifts for Children – The 6 Biggest Mistakes

August 14, 2008

The following guidelines should be followed for giving gifts to other people’s children. To those of you with children, these guidelines may seem obvious. But just think, there are people without small children, people who don’t have a section of their brains dedicated to scanning the ground for choking hazards as they walk through a [...]

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Gifts for Toddlers – Our Favorite Kids Books

August 11, 2008

Mommy is “alibraphobic”, which is a fear of not having enough books to read. It’s reflected in the fact that even though none of the children yet know how to read, we have hundreds of children’s books. After a while, it becomes obvious which ones the children enjoy hearing and which ones the adults like [...]

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