I've been asking for tons of advice lately....so I thought I'd just share an AWESOME toy that DD plays with multiple times a day (aside from her dolls, this is about all she plays with, actually!). I love it, because it lets her be active even inside, and it expands her creativity figuring out how to move like the motion/music.
http://www.amazon.com/Educational-In...gic+moves+wand
Basically, it's a small wand. Every time you press the button, it gives a new combination of a way to move and a thing that moves like that (so for example -- "slither like a lizard" or "run like a deer" or "bounce like a bunny"), along with music appropriate to that movement. DD LOVES it. DH and I have a lot of fun playing with her with it, too!
It's one of the very few great items we have that didn't come from this board, so I wanted to share it here.