Babies Gotta Play Pretend…Especially When Food is Involved
I am aware that this blog is called Babies Gotta Have It. I am also aware that in one month, my baby girl will turn two. She recently fell headfirst off a seemingly harmless foam kiddie chair, and there’s no denying it. This baby is now a toddler.
We are having a garage sale at my parents’ next weekend. So sad to see so many of the baby toys go. Yeah, I’m saving some for friends…making a point to pass along things that were passed along to me (cuz it’s wrong to make money on stuff your friends handed down to you…right?). But pretty exciting to see the toddler toys take their place.
It’s easy to find baby toys. It’s easy to find preschooler toys. But toddler toys that are safe and age appropriate? Kinda tough to find. Seems these days like everything I pull off of a Target shelf says “For Ages Three and Up.” So I was absolutely delighted to discover Play and Bounce–an online toy store that specializes in toys for toddlers!
The site categorizes the toddler toys by type, and I have to say, one of the things I’m most excited about is watching my little girl’s imagination start to develop. The fine folks at Play and Bounce sent the Little Bean the Dinner Time Set and Casserole Set from their Play Pretend Toys and you can see in the video just how much fun they are. Plus they are colorful, durable, not made in China, and dishwasher safe.
Toys for pretend play. Yeah, that’s something toddlers just gotta have.
***jeannie*** said,
July 10, 2009 @ 12:14 am
So happy she loves it! There you go, nurture her inner chef
Who else does she get if from, but Mommy. It such a delight to see her happy with the Casserole set and dinner time set!
Love her outfit. Thanks Wendy!
Cheryl said,
July 10, 2009 @ 7:39 am
Sounds like a great site! I completely agree that it’s difficult to find safe and fun toys for this age.
Your daughter is adorable! She speaks so well. Littlest will by 2 on Aug 4th and still doesn’t show much interest in talking. Where biggest was speaking in complete sentences by now. T
My Boaz's Ruth said,
October 5, 2009 @ 6:03 pm
My boy just turned 2 on august 3rd, and I’m having the same difficulty finding toys for his age level.
I’ll be scanning your blog for more ideas!