Target's less mainstream toys

[miki]

I just noticed while shopping for a birthday present that Target has new stuff in that alternative/wooden toy aisle. There were some really cute puppets on a stick--for example, a block of swiss cheese and a mouse pops out the top or a flower with a bug popping out. They had a bunch of wooden toys I hadn't seen before: kits to decorate and assemble (like an airplane for instance), games (there was a cute one with ghost playing pieces), and assorted blocks. And they had a couple of toys that looked like they were meant to be like the Quadrilla marble rolling sets. Target's had plastic pieces but the small set was maybe $10 or $15 so much more affordable than Quadrilla.

I also noticed they put their summer stuff out already which I thought was kind of early but among that stuff was a child sized metal barbecue (like the Weber kind that comes with a dome shaped cover) and you can pair it with a set of Target's wooden play food to make shish-kabobs. That was really cute--there were a couple of wooden "skewers" (not sharp) and your kid can build the kabobs with chunks of meat and veggie that have holes drilled in like beads.

Happy shopping.

[BaileyBea]

I thought the Play Weber Grill thing was so cute. The skewers set was too cute! They also had some cool architectual building blocks and a wooden balance bike. Too cute!

I am sure glad they are getting more natural toys and european toys.

Nancy

[just_teachin]

We had a cheese/mouse pop-up puppet when she was little and she LOVED it-- she'd giggle so much! :)

Where are the shish-kabobs? I saw the grill, though, admittedly, didn't go through the aisle.


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