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Wooden Trains...an interesting twist from Plan Toys
It’s really unfortunate that wooden trains have taken such a hit this past year. Wooden trains are one of our favorite play experiences for preschoolers. Putting down tracks is really an open-… more »
Stephanie Oppenheim on Toys
Big Mama's Party
heartfull wrote 1 month ago: “Mare, you have to lay down and go to sleep tonight. No more parties. You cried and whined … more »
Pony's Party
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heartfull wrote 1 month ago: Mare couldn’t sleep Monday night. She told Emmy that she just had to stay up late because it … more »
The Fairy Pantry
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blessingmama wrote 1 month ago: Topher goes to elaborate lengths to intrigue Thumbelina about the antics of her stuffed Barney frien … more »
Wooden Trains...an interesting twist from Plan Toys
toyportfolio wrote 2 months ago: It’s really unfortunate that wooden trains have taken such a hit this past year. Wooden train … more »
Trends for Toyland: New Geo Trax
toyportfolio wrote 2 months ago: Geo Trax (Fisher-Price) fans will be really happy with the new sets scheduled for later this year. … more »
Trends from Toyland: Playmobil
toyportfolio wrote 2 months ago: One of the brightest booths at toy fair today was our visit to Playmobil. The highlights:1. A new … more »
Trends from Toyland: Sprig Toys
toyportfolio wrote 2 months ago: We got to meet with the folks from Sprig Toys, a new company that is scheduled to launch a line of a … more »
Trends from Toyland: KOTA
toyportfolio wrote 2 months ago: Every year there is an animal that seems to dominate toy fair. Last year it was hard to find a toy t … more »
Fisher Price Zoo Train
iloveonlineshopping wrote 3 months ago: Fisher Price Zoo Train $20.69 Buy Here Fisher Price Little People ABC Zoo Train Turn the knob to m … more »
Gender Free Toys: Do they exist?
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toyportfolio wrote 5 months ago: Sometimes it feels that for some reason, some group of toy makers, somewhere have determined that gi … more »
Can you say Spartacus?
toyportfolio wrote 5 months ago: One of the most innovative pretend settings of the season is Playmobil’s Arena. Complete with … more »
Characters in Costumes
Debbie Mondale wrote 6 months ago: I just wanted to share a slideshow of the characters that showed up in my Kindermusik classes the la … more »
Wrestling with RegularDad.
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RegularMom wrote 6 months ago: 7-year-old: Okay, now I’m a cheetah! RegularDad: You’re a Cheeto? 7-year-old: No. Not a … more »
Showing her little cousin how to be a horse.
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High Tea with Cinder-Ella
momisodes wrote 6 months ago: I’m waiting for her fairy Godmother to come turn the bears into handsome Prince’s … more »
Music in A Bottle (and other ways to tap and shake with things from home)
molliegreene wrote 11 months ago: Family Fun website has a series of instructables on making instruments with common objects found at … more »
child's play
molliegreene wrote 1 year ago: We call it play, the work children do all the day long. From rolling a ball to tasting it, from bui … more »
foldschool
molliegreene wrote 1 year ago: Swiss architect, designer and bike messenger Nico Enrico Staubli has free downloadable patterns of u … more »
Sittin' on her daddy's knee . . .
molliegreene wrote 1 year ago: First of all, the name of the shop is “Ellie Bellie Kids,” so any Kindermusik teacher is … more »
