Hits and Misses 2011 for 0-2 year olds

[weech]

DS is 21 months-ish:

HUGE Hits:

• Ikea LATT table and chairs
• Discovery Kids mp3 player
• Califone Kids Panda headphones
• Step 2 All Star Sports Climber (for indoors at home)
• Step 2 Play Up Gym Set (for outdoors at my parents' house)

Hits:

• Crayons
• Pkolino little reader chair
• A weird 80's keyboard my bro bought used
• Leap Frog Learn & Groove Music Wand
• Melissa & Doug puzzles and wire puzzle rack
• 2 Chuck and Friends cars/trucks

TBD (have not used yet):

• Leapfrog tag jr
• Jingle pup (book with plush dog that responds when read the story?)
• Dora the explorer DVD (but only because he has no idea what a DVD is... he only knows Dora comes from the TV! hah!)
• Coloring book
• Bert and Ernie kid k'nex

Misses:

• A few puzzles from my parents that are too advanced
• Ikea MULA building blocks with wagon (he's not quite ready to build with these types of blocks yet)

[anne-girl]

DS is 20 months old.

Huge hits:
-Discovery Toys Castle Marbleworks (a ball run toy)
-Wedgits starter set (although FIL thinks the white pieces are too sharp)
-Plan Toys Clatter instrument
-books (always a sure-fire hit): Oliver Jeffers board books; Each Peach Pear Plum

Sorta hits:
-Ybike Pewi--hasn't really figured out how to scoot with both feet, but likes walking around with it
-Leapfrog Fridge Phonics--really likes it, and is already imitating letter sounds, but gets frustrated after a few minutes and throws the letters and the box all over the kitchen
-Educo letter puzzle--too many similar-shaped pieces (eg the 6 and 9 are similar colours--doh!)

Misses:
-Hape Magnetic mosaic--put away until later; DS doesn't mouth toys much but I am not taking the chance on magnets. Sure he'll love it when he's older though

Now we just have to spend some great-grandparent gift money. I'm thinking Playmobil 123.

[lizzywednesday]

DD was 21 mo's at Christmas.

We left for AZ in the afternoon, so she didn't really get much of a chance to explore/play with her new things 'til we got home.

Fabulous reaction but we haven't opened it to play with yet:

* Thomas the Tank Engine wooden railway starter set (Thomas, Percy, Caboose and a small track)

Anyway, hits right off the bat were:

* PBK Anywhere Chair (from ILs)
* Little People Farm playset (from my sister)
* Sock Monkey (from BIL/SIL)
* hand-me-down iPod Touch in Defender case (from DH)
* Father Goose blocks (2 sets - one from ILs the other from cousin-in-law)
* Hide & Squeak Eggs (from brother & SIL: http://www.amazon.com/Tomy-TY1581-Hi...5873602&sr=8-1)
* Raggedy Ann & Andy (too bad these weren't for her! They were gifts for DH's cousin's twins!)

Meh reaction but later hit:

* Sesame Street Elmo/Zoe toy purse (from my dad & his fiancee) - I took this with us on vacation to keep her amused on the plane if she didn't fall asleep, but she played with it at the ILs'
* Sturdy Stool from Nova Natural (http://www.novanatural.com/baby-toddler/sturdy-stool) - she didn't know what it was for 'til she saw herself in the bathroom mirror brushing her teeth last night

Not so sure about yet:

* Bilibo (http://magiccabin.com/Bilibo_p1038.html)
* "Souvenir" Teddy Bear from Macy's Herald Square (from DH & me, courtesy of SIL who works in the City)
* Owl Wristlet (from my mom)

Miss:

* Disney Princess "Baby Cinderella" soft-body/vinyl head doll (from cousin-in-law)

[Bootsie]

15 month old boy/girl twins:

Huge hits:
ball pit
Edushape Rollipop Ball Track
Kidoozie First Purse
Young Explorers Pull Along Spinning Bus
Sesame Street ABC and Count with Me books
Playskool Busy Gears
Starter Duplo set

So-so:
FP Little People School Bus
Little People Airplane
Leapfrog Discovery House

Misses so far:
FP Zig the Rig
wooden puzzles

[vonfirmath]

almost 5 month old daughter:

HITS
wrapping paper
sock monkey
Walmart activity cube
Baby signing time DVDs


She hasn't really gotten into anything else she got. I'll try to update after she gets old enough, etc.