Archive for March, 2008

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Candy Jar Fill & Spill Soft Baby Toy (Evaluating Educational Environment Of Video Games)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

These new multi-textured toys rattle, jingle, squeak, and crinkle in little hands, and are madewith ultra-soft materials. These clever activity toys help develop fine motor skills and hand/eye coordination, plus stimulate tactile senses in delightful ways! Multi-piece sets are self-storing and great for travel. Buy now…

Maxim 145 Piece Tumble Tree Timbers Building Set (College Level Educational Games)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

4 years & up. Rustic cabins, lengths of fences, spacious stables, or whole pioneer villages. Building is an adventure, inspiring imagination! Interlocking building logs made of real wood with a non-toxic finish, so they’ll last through years of frontier play. Buy now…

HABA Olli Baby Clutching Toy (Educational Games About Computer Technology)

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Beautifully crafted in Germany by HABA, Olli is an adorable figure that spins and tumbles to baby’s delight! Pieces are securely threaded on an elastic band that enables Olli’s head and belly to move.
Customer Review: Adorable but…
…it’s quite heavy. My nine month old loves to pick it up by its hat. However, when she waves it around she comes very close to smacking herself in the head with it. I think it’s only a mater of time before it happens, so I supervise her play. I’m not sure I would buy this again. Buy now…

Baby’s Wind Chimes Kick Toy (Educational Games Online For Fourth Grade)

Friday, March 28th, 2008

A new and unique kick-toy to hang on your Gymini 3D Activity Gym or Activity Arch (each sold separately), these colorful chimes, in three different colors and patterns, will entice baby to kick or bat, for a healthy workout of both arms and legs. The soothing sounds are sure to delight your baby while teaching cause and effect.

Awards:

  • Oppenheim Toy Portfolio - Gold Seal Best Toy Award

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All About Baby - Tip-Up Doll Bottle by Small World Toys (Childs Educational Games Online)

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Is it time for baby’s milk? Now baby can drink her milk over and over again. Just tip the bottle and watch the milk “magically” disappear as baby drinks. Turn the bottle over and watch it fill up again-just like magic! Age: 2,3,4,5,6, Buy now…

LeapFrog Baby Toy and Teether gift set (Toddler Educational Games Websites)

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

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Sckoon Organic Cotton Sleepy Sheep Safe, Non-Toxic Baby (Educational Kits Dinosaur Toys And Games) Toy

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

The perfect first doll for baby! Sckoon Sleepy Sheet Doll is 100% organic cotton inside and out, and dyed with metal free dyes; making it safe for babies. Size 6 inches. Buy now…

Educational Toys For 2 Year Old - Melissa & Doug Deluxe Fishbowl Fill & Spill Soft Baby Toy

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Four silly sea creatures in a mesh-bottomed bowl. This multi-textured toy rattles, jingles, squeaks, and crinkles in little hands. They are made with ultra soft materials. These clever activity toys help develop fine motor skills and hand/eye coordination, plus stimulate tactile senses in delightful ways. This set is self-storing and great for travel. Ages 6 months and older. 8 x 12 x 6 inches boxed. Machine washable.
Customer Review: Looks like a great toy- but smaller than appears…
I am giving this as a gift- so I have yet to open it. It looks like a great toy, well made and nice packaging. It looks age appropriate and the colors and soft materials will definitely attract my nephew.

I am unsure what the “product description size” by amazon is referring to- as the product box is 12×8x6- so the toy appears to be 7.5 x 6. It is smaller than I thought according to the GIANT picture and product dimensions.
Customer Review: Ahoy, Great Toys!
Better than burried treasure, this fill and spill is a real find. Each creature has a unique feature and is brightly colored. Perfect for tiny hands, each day we find something different to enjoy. Some days the rattle of the octopuss is a favorite, and some days the squeak of the starfish makes us smile. And putting the pieces in and out of the little aquarium is endlessly entertaining. Everything seems well stitched and looks like it will last. Buy now…

Aurora Plush 12″ Mimi, Aurora Babies Toy Maltese (Educational Games For Nursery School)

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Mimi the Plush Maltese Puppy is very soft and huggable. Mimi is from the Aurora World Nature Babies series. Nature Babies are bean-filled and double-bagged for safety and durability. Has lock-washer eyes and noses for safety. Mimi measures 12 inches and is washable. Buy now…

Educational Toys - HABA Piro Baby Clutching Toy

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Just 4 inches high, Piro is a thoroughly engaging little wooden clown called a “handling toy” by his German maker. Made of glassy smooth maple beads and blue lacquered maple discs, Piro’s flexible body clicks as he bends and bows. With a pointy yellow cap atop his head, a round red nose, and a cheery lopsided smile, this superbly crafted fellow can also stand alone on his bright red base, tilting amusingly at any almost any angle. Made from high-quality hardwood and nontoxic coloring, Piro is just the right size for small fists to grasp and safe for teething babies. But don’t let kids have all the fun–he’d also make an amusing desk toy for the executive who has everything. Meets all European safety requirements for baby toys. –Marianne Painter
Customer Review: Another Haba winner
Piro is great. A very sturdy toy, and a very cute clown. I’m reassured that it passed German quality control as being nontoxic, because my daughter has diligently chewed on it, and undoubtedly consumed some of the paint.

Have you noticed the recent press about lead in the vinyl that the US testing agents feel is “safe” for our kids? Really? Lead is safe? Oh well, that is why I avoid Chinese and American toys now. European standards are much more strict.

Anyway, a great, bendy little clown. Thumbs up from this dad. Buy now…