Welcome to The Best Kids Toys
See those two kids? They’re mine & like most kids, they love toys! I also had a daycare for many years and strangely enough, most of the kids that I watched as part of my daycare loved toys too. If I’m being honest, I’m sort of a toy-lover myself, which is the main reason behind my choosing “best kids toys” as a theme for my newest blog.
I’m always on the lookout for great new toys and I’m particular about what I buy. I don’t want junk that breaks within the first few days that we get it home. I can’t stand kids toys that my daughters just “have to have” and then forget about five minutes after we get in the door (if you have kids, you know what I’m talking about!). I really prefer to buy toys that have at least some educational value, even if it’s only allowing my kids to participate in some form of dramatic play.
Recently, I’ve also become extremely interested in kids toys that are eco friendly as well. As a family, we try to do our part to protect the environment and I want to be as responsible as I can when purchasing toys for my kids.
I assumed that lots of other parents want to get their money’s worth when purchasing toys for their kids and a new blog was born. When you visit The Best Kids Toys blog, you can expect to find information about toys for boy and girls of all ages. I don’t have any boys of my own, but I do have quite a few nephew who I like to spoil so I know a thing or two about what boys like!
You can also expect that I’ll not only tell you about all the best kids toys – I’ll also tell you what to stay away from. Hey, just because I got conned into wasting my money doesn’t mean that you have to!
If it has to do with toys for kids, we’ll cover it here.
Most Recent Posts
- 11 March 2010 : Frolicking Frog Pull Toy (No Comments)
Frolicking Frog Pull Toy Price: $16.08 Age: 18 Months to 3 Years Melissa & Doug Wooden Frolicking Frog Pull Toy: We bought this toy for our youngest daughter when she was about 18 months old. She is very rough with her toys and [Read More...]
- 1 March 2010 : Plan Toy Tea Set (No Comments)
Plan Toy Wooden Tea Set Price: $22.15 Age: 3 Years and Up Plan Toy Wooden Tea Set: I just love the looks of the Plan Toy Wooden Tea Set. The tea set consists of a teapot, a sugar bowl, a milk pitcher, 2 tea [Read More...]
- 10 February 2010 : Plan Toy Punch and Drop (No Comments)
Plan Toys Punch and Drop Price: $18.99 Age: 10 Months to 10 Years Plan Toy Punch and Drop: My sister bought this toy for her son as she was doing some shopping for his first birthday. She was enticed by the colors and [Read More...]
- 6 January 2010 : Fun, Educational, Wooden Board Game (1 Comment)
Blue Orange Maask Children's Board Game Price: $9.99 Age: 2 to 6 Years Here's a fun, educational, Wooden Board Game that reminds me a lot of Memory and Concentration. I love it for a couple of reasons. It's educational, it's green, and it's [Read More...]
- 6 January 2010 : Great Kids Band Instruments (No Comments)
Band in a Box by Melissa & Doug Price: $14.98 Age: 4 Years and Up Kids band instruments can provide hours of fun for kids (and noise for parents)! I'm a big fan of Melissa and Doug toys and their Band in a [Read More...]
- 5 January 2010 : Fun Sand Art Kit for Kids (No Comments)
Fun Sand Art Kit for Kids Price: $18.36 Age: 4 Years and Up Picked up a Fun Sand Art Kit for my kids the other day, even though I really don't like crafts that have the potential to make a big mess, and [Read More...]
- 5 January 2010 : Dora Computer Game with Doll (No Comments)
Dora Computer Game with Doll Price: $39.99 Age: 5 to 10 Years My daughter came home from her dad's house after Christmas with a Dora computer game with a doll. She's been playing it ever since. It's better than just your average [Read More...]
- 4 January 2010 : Bendaroos Review (No Comments)
Bendaroos Price: $19.00 Age: 3 Years and Up I'm always VERY hesitant to buy products that I see on television, Why, you ask? First of all, in my experience, most television infomercial products are complete junk. They rarely work as advertised and anytime [Read More...]
- 2 January 2010 : Fun Text Messaging Game for Kids (No Comments)
LOL Text Message Game Price: $19.99 Age: 8 Years and Up If your kids have started talking to you in text messaging terms, like LOL and OMG, then the LOL Text Messaging Game is a great choice for you. It's sort of like [Read More...]
- 31 December 2009 : Eco Friendly Kids Tool Set (No Comments)
Eco Friendly Kids Tool Set Price: $18.00 Age: 3 to 12 Years Kids love to have toys that are similar to real items that their parents use - that's what makes things like food toys, vacuum cleaners, play kitchens, and kids tool sets [Read More...]
- 31 December 2009 : Great Kids Batting Tee (No Comments)
Great Kids Batting Tee Price: $48.00 Age: 3 to 8 Years For little ones that are learning to play baseball, batting practice is key. That's why having a kids batting tee is so important - because before little ones learn to hit a [Read More...]
- 30 December 2009 : Special Edition Erector Ferris Wheel Set (No Comments)
Special Edition Erector Ferris Wheel Set Price: $34.99 Age: 8 to 14 Years Oh, the memories I have of playing with my brother's erector sets when I was a little kid. A few years ago, I was so excited when I found a [Read More...]
- 30 December 2009 : Great First Toy Building Set (No Comments)
Tall Stacker Pegs Building Set Price: $37.62 Age: 3 Years and Up There's something about building something that kids love. There's something about tearing it down that they love even more. This Toy Building Set by Lauri Toys is a great first set [Read More...]
- 29 December 2009 : Wooden Puppet Theater = Hours of Fun (No Comments)
Wooden Puppet Theater Price: $57.00 Age: 3 Years and up Oh how I love Melissa and Doug toys, and this Wooden Puppet Theater is no exception. I happen to have two girls that love pretend play and will spend hours planning plays and [Read More...]
- 29 December 2009 : Littlest Pet Shop Adoption Center (No Comments)
Littlest Pet Shop Adoption Center Price: $39.99 Age: 4 to 8 Years The Littlest Pet Shop toys are wildly popular with young girls, and my two daughters are no exception. Enter the Pet Adoption Center Toy, the newest addition to our littlest pet [Read More...]
- 29 December 2009 : Wooden Animal Toy Keeps Little One’s Busy (No Comments)
Wooden Animal Stringing Toy by Alex Price: $12.50 Age: 3 to 7 Years One of the greatest challenges of parents with toddlers is finding anything that will keep their attention for more than two minutes. If you are one of those parents, the Wooden [Read More...]
- 29 December 2009 : Color Matching Game by Crayola (No Comments)
Crayola Undersea Adventures Color-Matching Board Game Price: $14.99 Age: 3 Years and Up Are you looking for a fun & engaging color matching game to play with your toddler? The Crayola Undersea Adventures Color Matching Game is a great choice for little hands. [Read More...]
- 16 November 2009 : Latches Board Toy Great for Gross Motor Skills (No Comments)
Melissa & Doug Latches Board Price: $19.99 Age: 2 - 3 Year Olds If you've ever read my blog before, you know that I love, love, love Melissa and Doug. This latches board toy that they've made is no exception. Toddlers love opening [Read More...]
- 16 November 2009 : Stuffed Elephant Toys by Furreal Friends (No Comments)
Furreal Stuffed Elephant Price: $19.99 Age: 4 Years and Up Isn't this stuffed elephant toy the cutest thing you've ever seen? Honestly, I'm usually not a real big fan of stuffed toys because we just have too many of them around the house...and [Read More...]
- 20 October 2009 : Great Computer for Kids (No Comments)
Fisher Price Fun 2 Learn Price: $69.99 Age: 3 Years & Up For the most part, I've avoided all of the computers for kids, believing that there are plenty of educational games available via software for my own computer and online games that [Read More...]
