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Gardening with kids

April 13, 2010

It is officially spring and after spending so much of the cold months stuck inside kids are eager to get outside and dig in some dirt! Put them to work with some garden tools their size. The Toysmith kid’s big tool set looks just like the grown-up version which will appeal to kids who love [...]

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Space Toys

March 21, 2010

This Zoom to the Moon play set may be the perfect present for a 3 or 4 year old who loves space. I discovered it when looking for the KidKraft rocket. It is made by a company called Imagiplay that makes lovely hand painted wooden toys. I know I am always trying to reduce the [...]

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Plan Toys Caterpillar

January 25, 2010

I was looking for a little something to give to a younger sibling at an older sibling’s birthday party and I came across this bit of adorableness. I love Plan Toys. If you are tired of worrying about the toxic chemicals lurking in your kids’ toys then Plan Toys will make you very happy. Their [...]

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Oompa Toys Coupon, 5% off or $20 off $200.

December 7, 2008

Holiday discount codes for Oompa Toys! We have two Oompa coupon codes for folks to use, one for 5% off and one that gives $20 off any purchase over $200. Oompa is hands down our favorite toy store. They have a huge selection of natural and wooden toys from both the US and Europe, including [...]

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The Kind of Pets It Is OK to Give Other People’s Children

November 22, 2008

Pretend ones, of course! And I am not talking about all that Littlest Pet Shop crap. My boys love it, but I find their huge eyes disturbing and I really don’t approve of anything that comes with so many tiny plastic pieces that will surely get lost. Not to knock all such things, I must [...]

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Three Earth Friendly Toys Recalled Due To Choking Hazards

October 30, 2008

Just goes to show you that just because a toy is wooden or labeled as “organic” it doesn’t mean it’s necessarily good or safe. Earth Friendly announced the recall of three of their MAYA Organic toys today, which are sold in specialty stores in Alaska, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington from April 2008 [...]

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Stacking Toys: Toddler Edition

October 17, 2008

OK, so you are looking for a stacking toy for a toddler. Someone who walks, but doesn’t necessarily talk. For these slightly less wee ones stacking toys are all about developing manual dexterity and hand eye coordination. I love the wooden Haba Little Garden Peg Game: And the Haba Torrino stack toy: Great for little [...]

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Kicking it Old School: Tinker Toys

October 6, 2008

This is a robot factory. The boys worked on it together for a good part of an afternoon and it required a lengthy explanation of all the different pieces, what they did and how they worked. There was quite a back story to this contraption, I think it took them longer to come up with [...]

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