Melissa and Doug Cutting Food Box

As my son approaches 3 years old, I find that my time in the kitchen becomes more and more challenging as he wants to “help” me. Thank goodness for Melissa and Doug Cutting Food Box that he received for Christmas last year! All I have to do is bust out his own “food” [...]

Cabbage Patch Kids 25th Anniversary

How can it be 25 years since I received my beloved Cabbage Patch Kid, Dave Malvin?  He had light brown hair, blue eyes and wore black and white striped overalls.  I loved that doll!  And now, 25 years later my son received his own Cabbage Patch Kid–the 25th Anniversary Edition.
Like the original Cabbage Patch Kids, [...]

Fisher Price Doodle Pro Basic

I have a two year old who loooves to draw.  In fact, this love of art often results in the walls, floors, furniture, drapes and cabinets below 3 feet being in danger of toddler tagging.  So probably the coolest gift that my son received for his second birthday is the Fisher Price Doodle Pro Basic.  [...]

Parents Magazine Bee Bop Band Play and Learn Drum and Instruments

There has been a steady drum beat going in my house lately as my son plays his new drum and musical instruments recently received from his grandparents. And I think they made a good choice with the Parents Magazine Bee Bop Band Play and Learn Drum and Instruments. He loves throwing us [...]

Parents Bristle Blocks Spinners

Boy, was I amazed when one of the toys that my two year old received for his birthday was as loved by his 4 and 6 year old cousins as much as him. The gift was a 57-Piece Parents Bristle Blocks Spinners set.

Yeah, so it says on the outside packaging “2-6 years”. I [...]

Step 2 Flip and Doodle Easel Desk

Another birthday present hit with my 2 year old son recently was the Step 2 Flip and Doodle Easel Desk. My little Picasso’s eyes lit up when he unwrapped this little artist’s dream studio set.

This desk includes a magnetized dry-erase easel that can be flipped over and serves a desk top. Below the [...]

Elmo’s Tappin’ Tunes

My son has been fascinated with xylophones for a while now. So he and I were both thrilled to find the Elmo’s Tappin’ Tunes book last weekend.

This book is awesome! Each page of the book has lyrics for fun kid songs and color-coded sheet music. The book also comes with a detachable [...]

Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Lawn Mower

My toddler has been driving me nuts lately with his Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Lawnmower.

Maybe we just have had too many musical Fisher Price toys in this house for too long, but the sounds and songs on this toy make me want to wear earplugs.
This little lawn mower has 3 different modes: Learning, [...]

Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set

My 21 month old son has recently been obsessed with his Leap Frog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set.

He loves this toy! He received it from a friend for his first birthday, but really didn’t seem to get into it until recently. It comes with 26 magnetic letters and the reader machine (also magnetic) [...]