Product: Indoor Play Tent Company: WolfWise Website: www.wolfwise.com Recommended Age Range: 1 to 7 years Price Range: $35-$50 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: My son received this as a gift at his third birthday party, and if you have space in your house, I highly recommend it. We ...
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Toy Kitchen
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Product: LifeStyle Custom Kitchen II Company: Step2 Website: www.step2.com Recommended Age Range: 1 to 4 years Price Range: $100 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: All toddlers go through a phase where they love opening and closing cupboards, drawers, doors, you name it. Especially if ...
Mega Bloks
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Product: Mega Bloks Big Building Bag Company: Mega Brands Website: www.megabloks.com Recommended Age Range: 0 to 4 years Price Range: $15-$20 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: I love these blocks. They’re a little like Lego’s Duplo blocks for toddlers, but in my opinion they’re even ...
Shapes Puzzle
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Product: Chunky Shapes Puzzle Company: Melissa & Doug Website: www.melissaanddoug.com Recommended Age Range: 1 year Price Range: ~$10 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: Around 18 months my kids started to be interested in attempting to do puzzles with simple shapes (like circles, ...
Gertie Ball
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Product: Gertie Ball Company: Small World Toys Website: shop.smallworldtoys.com Recommended Age Range: 0 to 4 years Price Range: $5-$15 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: – I learned about this type of ball in the book, The New First Three Years of Life. The great thing about it is that ...
Animal Magnets
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Product: 20 Wooden Animal Magnets Company: Melissa & Doug Website: www.melissaanddoug.com Recommended Age Range: 0 to 2 years Price Range: $10-$12 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: Both of my kids have absolutely loved learning to identify animals as babies and toddlers. They were ...
Baby Doll Stroller
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>Product: Baby Doll Stroller Company: Mommy & Me Recommended Age Range: 1 to 4 years Price Range: $10-$20 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) - Blue Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) - Pink Comments: I can’t believe how popular this toy is with all the young kids I know. My mom bought it ...
Melissa & Doug Cutting Food
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Product: Cutting Food Box Play Set Company: Melissa & Doug Website: www.melissaanddoug.com Recommended Age Range: 1 to 5 years Price Range: $15-$25 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: This is an awesome toy. We also own the cutting fruit version. The food pieces are stuck together ...
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