Call for Ages & Fav. Toys for holiday '04 season

[s7714]

O.k. everyone, time to post your DS/DD's age(s) and current favorite toys! We've done this in the past, so I thought I'd start things for this season since people are already posting about holiday toys...I found this to be a BIG help last year, because I knew what toys DD might be interested in a few months down the line.

I'll start--DD is 19 months

Her current big favorites are:
Little People Animal Sounds Farm
Little People Farmers Market Set (Car and person)
Megablocks (she has the Cinderella set)
Wood puzzles
Little Tykes Push 'n Ride Racer
Silk scarves (not a real toy I know, but she LOVES to play with them...)
Sets of interlocking small foam 3"x3" squares (like the big playmats) with shape cutouts (think foam shape shorter)--found at the Everythings $1 store of all places; they make great building "blocks" too!

Still holding interest since last Christmas:
Leap Frog Activity Table
Small World Toys Busy Box

TIA,
Jennifer
Mommy to Annalia 03/03/03
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[August Mom]

DS is 26 months. His favorites are:

Anything Thomas (trains, track, accessories, puzzles, DVDs, books)

Anything Sports-Related (batting tee, bat & ball; soccer ball and pop-up goal; basketball goal and basketball; micro footballs; golf clubs)

Puzzles! DS is a puzzle maniac. He has mastered the wooden puzzles with 1 piece per shape. He likes jigsaw puzzles or inlaid wooden puzzles. Also, the Lauri crepe rubber puzzles are a hit. He can do 4-9 piece jigsaw puzzles by himself. He can do up to 25 piece puzzles with some assistance from me.

Board Games. DS's favorite is Memory. He also likes Don't Wake Up Daddy. We play modified versions of these.

Felt Board and Felt Pieces

Mega Blocks

Crayola Color Wonder Items

Play Doh and Accessories

Doll Stroller. DS loves pushing this around. We take walks outside with him pushing it down the sidewalk.

Matchbox Cars

Stickers! Tubs of stickers and sticker books are a big hit.

Magnets. DS has a few magnet books that he loves.

Books. DS is starting to transition from board books to hardback books with more of a story. His current faves are Hairy Maclary books and Curious George books. He also likes books that involve trucks, construction, trains, firetrucks or sports. He also still enjoys board books that are identification-type books, like DK Publishing's My First ABC Book.

[new_mommy25]

DS is 13 months.

Current Favorites are:
Balls! Our house is overun with basketballs, volleyballs, soccer balls, big, small, you name it, we have it. He even loves the 3 tiny balls that came with his FP stride to ride and carries around one in each hand.
Basketball hoop. I think it is made by Little Tikes? Again, the balls.
Little Tikes Discover sounds kitchen
Musical Instruments: shakers, drums, piano, tamborine
Tot Tower http://www.geniusbabies.com/abcanaltotto.html
Little Tikes Cozy Coupe Car
Step 2 Push around buggy (since he was about 9 months old)
trucks
wood puzzles
books, specifically anything that rhymes. He also loves touch and feel.
Little People sets

Christmas presents from last year we still love
FP peek a block truck
Whoozit ball
Skwish
O-ball
Gertie Ball
teepee http://toys-n-things.com/teepee_page.htm


I want to add that we get many of our balls at Ross. You can't beat the price. I just picked up a regulation soccer ball for $3.99.

[jubilee]

DS is 18 months. his favorite toys are-
Fisher Price popper (it is the version that says one, two..)
Little broom- it's a three foot tall version of a big broom
Tent and crawl-thru tube by Playhut
Parent's brand magnadoodle (sold at target)
Books
Crayons
Duplo blocks by Lego
Leapfrog fridge Animal magnet set

If I gave away every other toy but these, he'd still be a happy boy. rarely plays with anything else.

[Momof3Labs]

Colin's is two years old, and his current favorites include:

Thomas - wooden trains, tracks (he builds his own layouts now), table, etc.

Books - Dr. Seuss, any train story, Thomas books (definitely getting away from board type books)

CDs - he loves to listen to music in the car, Laurie Berkner, Wiggles, Disney movie soundtracks, Shrek soundtrack

Mr. Potato Head

Puzzles/complicated shape sorters

Doll stroller

His outdoor wagon

Big swingset

FP Little People fun park w/ roller coaster

Starting to enjoy other FP Little People stuff more now

[darby24]

-Nephew J is 28 months

trucks - any kind, any size - anything remotely related to trucks as well.

Mighty Machines dvd (the only time he'll watch tv)

Chicco play village cars (the three pack sets)

wooden puzzles

CDs - Raffi is on top but likes John Lithgow, Sharon Lois and Bram, Fred Penner and Anne Murray as well.

another cleaning fan here, loves his mini broom

sandbox/garden equipment (long handled shovels and rakes, etc.)

Still loves the DK My first board books. He's just starting to get interested in books with stories.

crayons

Just starting into pretend play (loves the little kitchen at Starbucks.)


-Still hanging on from last year;
Cozy Coupe
Chicco barking dogs


-Nephew S is almost 7 months old

Winkel

Skwish

Yelow ball teether

FP snap beads

those rings you attach toys to (just by themselves)

[Raidra]

Colwyn is 8 days shy of 1 year, and his favorite toys are:

Cars, any type.. anything he can push around

Wooden train sets - we have Thomas, but any kind will do

LT Wide Tracker Activity Walker

Parent's Busy Park Playground (activity cube)

FP Poptivity Table

LP Ferris Wheel, Castle, and Woodsman sets

LT Tractor Tots

FP Incrediblock

FP Stand Up Ball Blast

Board books

Balls

I'm sure he'll be getting some good toys at his birthday.. I'll have to post then about which ones are big hits.

[sadie427]

DS is 14 months.

I was just thinking the other day that our best "toy" purchase has been our storage cube and bins, because he really likes pulling the bins out and taking the toys out of the bins and carrying them around.

That said, the favorite toys are:

cars, trucks--we have a variety, including a great little tikes dump truck that we've filled w/ blocks.
ball pit balls, used to be in the pack and play, now we have 5 or 10 in one of the toy bins.
a house-shaped shape sorter that also has doors that open with big keys
peek a blocks--we just have a dozen in a shoebox, he does like these now but we have a big set of wooden blocks that he's starting to be interested in.
Radio Flyer ride-on toy
stuffed bear
board books--loves to take them off the shelve and turn the pages
little tikes hammer that makes a boing noise

[mharling]

18 months old

- Ryan's Room lacing snake (this is one of my faves too!)
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- Playskool Old MacDonald tractor
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- Books; especially lift-the-flap books and farm ones
- Pottery Barn Kids wooden blocks
- Little Tikes Cozy Convertible
- Wooden rocking chair

Toys from last Christmas with staying power:
- Playskool Busy Ball Popper
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- Balls

Things I'm thinking about for this year:
- Play scarves
- Musical instruments
- Table and chairs
- Mr Potato Head

Mary
Lane - April 2003
Little sister on the way!!! March 2!

[TahliasMom]

My DD is 5 months and has some favorites but I would love to see what older babies love since I'm trying to figure out what to put on her Christmas wish list

Fisher Price Deluxe Jumperoo (got it when I saw a review here) she loves to jump up and down but have to limit to 15 minutes or gets overstimulated
taggies book - she's into labels
cloth books - yummy
teething blanket from Munchkins
spin and click teething ring from Baby Einstein
lamaze stroll along puppy - we attach to her linkadoos take a long swing to keep her occupied
lamaze worm
lamaze clutch cube - we make it disappear every few days because she gets bored with it
she's weaning off the tiny love activity gym but still loves playing with the hanging toys but she's rolling back and forth and crawling backwards so she's off that mat in couple minutes
linkadoos toys and rings - yummy
kick and play bouncer - started to like it at 3 months and it's a hit and miss - she rather roll and crawl around
assorted plush

DD will be almost 8 months by Christmas so any suggestions for that age and older for toys would be greatly appreciated!

thanks
Katherine

[new_mommy25]

Julie, we are little broom lovers too!!!

[jk3]

My Ds is 16 months old + this is a list of his current favorites:

Trucks
Little People Train
Little People Garage
Cars
LT Activity Sounds Kitchen + Workshop (the old version)
Books - especially books with animals or flaps like the Maisy series, more recently books with trucks + trains
Sorting Shape toys

He is starting to show an interest in the wooden train sets at the bookstore + at friend's houses so that will be a holiday gift.

Jenn
DS 6/03

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[brittone2]

DS just turned 8 months

Starting around 6 months I gave him an O-ball and he likes to turn and examine it.

Bubbles (I also practice signing "more" and "bubbles" with him when we do this)

Household items-whisk, pots/pans and a spoon, a small vinyl retractable tape measure that I have, shaking plastic bags...LOL. He likes containers filled with household items that he can shake.

Board books-Sandra Boynton, Goodnight Moon, Dr. Seuss

He still plays with various rattles

We have quite a few toys but these are what he spends most of his day playing. He isn't crawling yet (trying very hard!!!) but he pushes back 1-2 paces and he pivots quickly in a circle. He hasn't mastered forward yet though. I'm trying to get my rest while I can....I know chasing him around the house is coming very soon!

I'm not much help as DS just isn't into his toys as much as things around the house.... I guess that is pretty common ;)

[geochick]

DS is 9 months. His favorites are:

Any ball, but especially his Gertie Balls

LP Farm

Musical instruments from Expressivetoys.com (maraquitas, Eggz, tone block, jingle stick)

Lift-the-flap and Touch and Feel books

FP Chatter Telephone

Stand Up Ball Blast

LeapStart Learning Table

A big black, plastic mixing spoon from the kitchen

Bathtub toys that swim or make noise (we have a squid and a dolphin)

Any toy that he can cause to make a sound

Happy holidays!

[MelissaTC]

Matthew is Two (28 months)

Little People Noah's Ark set
Matchbox cars
Little Tikes fire truck
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Anything Thomas the Tank or train related
Magnetic vehicle blocks
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See and Say farm animals
Crayola bath crayons and fizz tablets
Little Tikes activity garden
Playdoh
Magna doodle
Music - Sugar Beats, Philadelphia Chickens, JoJo's Circus CD
Poppy and Max books by Lindsey Gardnier
Sandra Boyton books
wood puzzles
Big plastic Tonka trucks - these come with us to the playground
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[tina-t]

Ds is 16 months and he loves:

Anything with wheels - cars, trucks, trains, his stroller (ha, ha)
Balls
Books - Sandra Boynton

[Raidra]

My grandmother bought Colwyn that last truck for Christmas last year, when he was 2 months old. :) He's been playing with it for the last two months or so, finally.

[CBB]

DD is 7 months today!!

Her favorite toys:

Leapfrog learning table
FP Classical chorus singing stars gym
Exersaucer
Jumperoo
LF discovery ball
Peek-a-Block press and go train
Sassy stacking cups - the cheapest toy, but she never seems to get tired of it
Cloth books
Newsweek - she loves tearing pages off the magazines

Just got her LF hug and learn Baby Tad for our upcoming trip to China. I'm planning on using it as a surprise new toy during the 24hr trip. I've read a lot of good reviews, so hopefully she'll like it.

We just retired FP kick and play bouncer -- it used to be one of her favorites.

[jubilee]

Those magnetic vehicle blocks look so fun! Where did you buy them?

[Chelsey333]

My son (2 1/2 yrs old) loves a lot of the toys you listed, we even have the 2 trucks you posted. Where did you get those magnetic vehicle blocks? I saw the link, but there is no where to go from there. My ds would love this! Thanks.

[nwaddellr]

At 15 months, my DS enjoys the following every day:

Books - all day, every day. He's getting so he can handle real pages, so not just board books anymore

His trainset
Incrediblock (got for his birthday and still plays with most days)

[janeybwild]

Good idea....DD is 18 months

Favorites now and for the last few months are:
Dolls and teddy's (arranging them with blankets, pulling them on blankets etc.)....particular fav is a ratty cheap looking baby doll that cries and laughs when you put pacifier in the mouth, brand unknown)
Toy umbrella stroller (for pushing dollies and for sitting in herself)
Busy ball popper (link in Mary's post (mharling) above)
Blocks (wooden blocks or Megablocks)
Ride on toys (Megablocks train)
Shape sorter
Magnetic farm board thingy (Melissa and Doug)
Books (especially anything with actual pictures in versus drawings)
Kettler trike

[zuzu]

Sarah has been taking the big one whenever she can, so I'd love to get her one of her own.

Thanks!
Melissa, mom to Sarah (5/03)

[cchavez]

Diego is almost 18 months

He loves anything with wheels but his faves are a huge dump truck (from Target Summerville collection) and he RF push wagon.

He also is crazy for books....anykind!

Favorite CD: Songs from the Street: 35 years of Sesame Street

A recent fave: Baby Einstein Language Discovery Cards (would make a great stocking stuffer)

He still plays with his Leapstart Learning table everyday.

A few other mentionables: LS magnets, LP farm and Elmo/Cookie monster giggle shape sorter

On our Xmas wish list: thomas train set, magnadoodle and wooden puzzles.

[icunurse]

DS is 8 1/2 months and these are his favorites right now:

LeapFrog Learning Table - best money I have spent, will play with it all day if I let him
LeapFrog Music Block
Balls (especially the ones from his Ocean Wonders fish bowl)
Star Stacker
Deluxe Jumperoo (though he is quickly tiring of it - would much prefer to crawl around)

Traci
~Connor's Mom~
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[amp]

Toys, you mean he's supposed to like actual toys?!

At almost 17 mths, DS's favorite stuff is not toys, but household stuff (makeup and hair brushes, tables, chairs, calculators, cell phones, utensils, electronics...you know, stuff he's not supposed to play with!)

Toys he loves...
Kiddo Supertrike 4
Baby pool (obviously seasonal)
sandbox (also seasonal)
slide and swings (are you seeing a pattern here? anything outdoors)
books, books and more books, particularly lift-the-flap books (which we affectionately refer to as "tear-the-flap" books around here!)


Things he likes....
balls
Sassy Firefly and Friends
Shape sorters
Little People Farm and Ark
xylophone
blocks
Sassy wallet
Parents cell phone
Parents PDA
Chicco mini piano

[MelissaTC]

Here is a link. http://tinyurl.com/4amwe

I know Learning Express carries them as well as other independent toy stores. You can also find them on the web. I believe they are made by Small World Toys. I would suggest two sets as one set makes just one car and I know DS likes to race cars.


HTH! These blocks are well loved in our home. :)

[lisams]

DD has that same red 4X4 truck and she loves it! She pushes it around everywhere! She likes to put her smaller cars (matchbox) in the back!!

Lisa

[darby24]

This is the broom I just bought my nephew. He loves it, perfect size for him and the dustpan is just too cute. Got it at a local toys store for $9 (canadian).

I remember seeing corn brooms at Ikea, I think they were quite cheap. Of course I can't find it on their website right now.
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[jpang]

Great idea! I know I've picked up some ideas for Christmas presents here.

Our 12 month old DD's current favorite toys are anything she can push around (laundry basket) and her Step 2 Push Around Buggy (thanks, Monica!!).

also
--books, especially lift the flap and rhyming ones
--Little People, especially the circus train set
--Stacking cups; stacking rings
--Brio trumpet
--Lego Quattro blocks and especially the tub it came in
--Big magnetic letters
--Various cars and trucks she drags around the house

ETA: a toy that gets daily use, at a critical point of the day--
set of squirty bathtub toys by Munchkin

[iujen94]

DS is 11 months old and LOVES

FP Crawl & Cruise playground
FP Stand up ball blast (although he's starting to get bored with it)
LT music set (maracas, piano and drums)
His little "push cart" that his grandma found for $1 at a yard sale -- his very favorite!!!

And "non-toys" -
Plastic hangers
Playing cards
Plastic bowls and spoons
Anything in a drawer - we've stocked all the drawers he can open with old remotes, plastic coasters, other little "goodies" - he loves it!!

[zuzu]

This is adorable! I'll be at Ikea next week and will check there. One of our independent toy stores carries some Schylling products, so I'll give them a call too.

Thanks so much!
Melissa, mom to Sarah (5/03)

[hellosmiletoday]

DD is 5 months

At this point she's more interested in rolling all over and putting toys in her mouth!

Fabric FP blocks
Gymini toys, esp. elephant (for its chewable trunk) and wind chimes. Since she's rolling out of the gym, I extended its life by placing mat on floor & arches + toys in play yard.
Lamaze pupsqueak
Yellow bear add-on to Graco swing
Handmade bunny security blanket (she actually plays with it)
Baby Mozart and Beethoven
Pop up books, winnie the pooh

She will be 7 months for Christmas, and her wish list (complied from searches on this board) includes

Leapstart learning table
Peek-a-blocks with dump truck
Playskool ball popper
Little Tikes Piano
Other non-battery powered musical instruments
FP Fishbowl
FP Stack a ring
Little people farm and ark (for when she's older)
LT Push walker car or Radio Flyer walker
Lamaze soft sorter
Some bath toys and more books!

[Saartje]

Gymini (specifically the octopus, the monkey, and the wind chimes; he crawls off it, but comes back when he wants to play with it again)
Lamaze inchworm (likes to wrestle with it or drag it along as he crawls)
Stuffed monkey ("Mr. Monkey" -- I think the face looks human enough for him to recognize it as a smile)
Stuffed giraffe (long neck is easy to grasp)
Board books (Sandra Boynton)

His favorite "toy" right now, though, is any piece of paper he can get his hands on. It's easy to grab, it changes shape when he clutches it, it makes a noise when it crinkles, and it changes texture when he chews on it -- what more could a little boy want?

[hellosmiletoday]

good site for suggestions
http://www.toyportfolio.com/Infants/Index.asp

[MariFP]

DD is almost 17 months

- Parents instrument box
- TRU Geoffre giraffes
- Little Ms. Rider push/ride car
- Dolls and her Baby doll
- Doll stroller
- Buckets and bags/purses (anything she can put over her arm or should and take along)
- Books and video tapes (loves to take those from the box!)
- Doll vaccum cleaner
- LF Frigde Phonecis magnets
- our dogs
- her K trike
- Little people
- Stuffed animals (she is really cuddling with these lately)

[KrisM]

What a great thread!!

We're at 5.5 months. The most favorite has to be that piece of paper! He can destroy a sheet in no time flat :).

Other things he likes are:
Discover Sounds Musical Teapot by Little Tykes. (it's big enough and oddly shaped enough that he loves just trying to pick it up and move it around)
FP Action Blocks (they're tough to pick up, so they amuse him for a long while)
FP Peek-A-Block Wagon
Rattles and things he can hold onto while pounding
FP stacking doughnuts
His dad's guitar and piano


ETA: Also, he loves the remote control for the T.V. We're thinking of getting him his own (real, not a toy). How long does this phase last?

[californiamom]

There's another very cute set on the Magic Cabin website:

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Ana

[Oregonmother]

I picked one up for DS at the Dollar store. It is a perfect size (about 3 ft) and he loves it. can't beat $1!

[s7714]

LOL! I don't think the remote control interest ever fades! I just caught DD (who's 19 months) standing in front of the t.v. with the remote in hand the other day. Her Einstein video had ended and it was stopped on the menu screen, so she was standing there looking at the remote and pushing buttons and then looking at the screen to see if it had changed anything. You could practically see the thoughts running through her head that "I know Mommy and Daddy use this thing to make the t.v. change..." I just wish I had had my camera close by.

Jennifer
Mommy to Annalia 03/03/03
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[eb1]

Bump!

[gail_kofi]

My ds is now 13 months.

He loves in order of preference:

1. Neurosmith Together Tunes - we've had it since he was about 6 months and he has loved it ever since. He plays with it daily and dances to all the songs, his favorite songs are "five little monkeys" and "if you happy and you know it", he claps when it says clap your hands and blows a kiss when it says so. All my friends think that toy is the best ever. Best toy purchase ever. This has been a bigger hit that the Leap Frog Learning Table.

2. FP Classical Chorus Stacker - I think he just loves music so that's his favorite stacking toy. We have another stacker without music and he paid no interest but this one he is continuosly stacking and gets super excited when the music comes on.

3. Small world toys pound a ball with a hammer - he has not quite figured it out yet so uses his hands to push the balls in the hole instead of hammer, but uses the hammer for everthing else - really cute

4. Balls of all sort. He has only been interested in the balls from his FP stride to ride walker.

5. Board Books - his favorite is "peekaboo Kisses" he really like the squeaky mouse, he thinks it's funny.

6. ABC Block Books - one of my favorites but he still chews on them, like to dump them out of the box

7. Sorters - the really cheap one by FP although sometimes he gets frustrated when he is putting the wrong shape in the wrong hole but eventually he would get it after trial and error or he will just lift the lid and dump the shapes in - I love watching him in action because he takes those things so seriously

8. Peek A Block Train

10. Radio Flyer Wagon - He likes to climb in and out of it and have me push him around our apt. He never quite used it to learn to walk, kind of just started walking on his own at about 10 months, which was so weird because he was so comfortable crawling that we never thought he would walk soon.

11. And of course the stroller - he like pushing it around more than any of his trucks

[Saartje]

>We're at 5.5 months. The most favorite has to be that piece
>of paper! He can destroy a sheet in no time flat :).

Hee, hee! A few nights ago, DH and I played a few hands of gin after Ishie went to bed. Usually when we play a card game for points, we'll keep the score sheet and see who's in the lead when the paper's full. Not this time, though: we left the score sheet in the floor after we put the cards away. A few minutes into Isaac's playtime the next morning, I've never seen a piece of paper so shredded -- and I used to breed hamsters!

[andie16]

We have the I See Me book and it is just beautiful. We only look at it occasionally b/c DD likes to turn the pages herself so we stick mainly to board books for now.

Other favorites for our 13-month old:

-balls of any size or kind (will go chasing after the football when DH calls, "Fumble!"-too cute!)
-FP Little people house and car (likes to put people through the door and in and out of the car and chairs)
-board books (likes all books, catalogs, etc.-same obsession with paper)
-shape sorter (can't put shapes through proper holes, but likes to put shapes in and out of bucket with top off)
-nesting cups
-Little Tikes ride-on toy (called the Racer?)-likes to sit and ride or push
-rocking toys-we don't have any, but DD likes the boat and rocking horse at Gymboree play class so this might be a holiday gift for her
-just starting to like puzzles-she's good at taking the pieces out and is getting the hang of putting them back in, but needs help
-anything that she can put things in or out of (e.g., big plastic bowl with random links, small toys, plastic measuring cups, etc. or put blocks or small toys into the hole of her FP activity table

Is anyone getting a Cabbage Patch kid for their little one?



Andie and Daisy (9/23/03)

[lynettefrancois]

Great thread! DD is 11 months and loves these toys the best:

1. LeapStart learning table
2. Vtech phone
3. Flashcard set on rings from Wal-Mart (baby connection, I think. It's coated so she can chew each paper a long time before I have to tear the piece off that she's working on)
4. Ugly fabric book with bugs with fabric rings to chew on (a "Purdy" book, I think, found at TJMaxx/Marshalls)
5. Signing Times DVDs, Baby Looney Tunes Musical Adventures, Baby Looney Tunes Backyard Adventures (she's LOVED these since 6 months)
6. Still likes her Best Friends Bugs she's had since birth! Plays with them less now, but were her favorite from probably 4-8 months.
7. Our most recent acquisition, the Elmo guitar (less than $10), DD ADORES it.
8. and hoping she loves the new Kettler my Mom is getting her for her Birthday!

As far as non-toys:
7. The dog's ears
8. DH's watch
9. My keys
10.any cell phone
11.any remote control
12.all paper
13.fringe on the rugs
14.anything she can climb

[tarahsolazy]

Forrest is 8 months old

Favorite Toys:

Rings, esp the Sassy Alphabet ones, excellent for gnawing AND banging, evidently
FP fishbowl
Baby Einstein soft blocks
Peek a blocks (just starting to play with them)
Brio teething wood toys, esp the Triangles

Real fave toys:

remotes
keys
plastic hangers
Tyvek envelopes
metal Burt's Bees diaper cream tube
Any paper

Sounds like we should get the Leapfrog learning table

[tippy]

Lori,

DS got that little people fun park for his 1st bday. I put it away because he kept pulling the tracks off, and pulling the merry go round out of the toy. He would then pitch a fit and want me to put it back again. It was so annoying I actually considered gluing the pieces down. Did you have this problem? I might break it out again and see what he does with it this time around.

[tippy]

Great thread Jennifer. Thanks everyone for the great ideas!

DS is almost 22 mo old.
Right now his favorite things are:
Imaginarium Cosmo Shape Sorter

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Little people playground
Incrediblock
Books (Wait For Elmo), Any Mazy book as well as first word books.

His number one all time favorite toy right now is his Elmo-size Elmo that plays an Elmo-ish version of the Village Peoples YMCA. He drags it around everywhere he goes. I draw the line at the bath!

He also has a twirly toy that has tendril type things that light up and spin when you press a button. This is his car toy and keeps him occupied for the duration.

His favorite DVD is the Wiggles Yummy/Yummy DVD. He never tires of it! He sings all the songs and is starting to do a lot of the "moves". It's soooo cute. There are lots more but these are his favorites for now.

[NancyP]

This is a great thread. Here's are my son's favorites:
Liam 3 years old in Dec.

Wooden Blocks Table top and Kindergarden size
Play food
Trucks- We have Cito trucks form Guidecraft and he will play with these for hours
Cars matchbox, and wooden cars
wooden train track -
puzzles
books

Here are Owen's favorites:
5 year old
Small legos
Wooden Blocks- Kindergarden size
He still loves his train set (he got it when he was 2)
Trucks the cito ones
cars-matchbox
Puzzles

Nancy