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Old Dominion Heather Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Wood blocks Matchbox cars and the city sets LEGOs Dirt pile in the back yard with lots of dump trucks and shovels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Without a doubt, the best toy was/is wood unit blocks from Barclay Blocks. They are hard maple, very heavy -- so they stand up even on thick rugs. My older kids still play with them on a daily basis, and for younger kids, heavy blocks help develop muscles later needed for handwriting. http://www.barclaywoods.com/ These are expensive to buy, but, if you calculate toy cost on an hours-of-play basis, they are well worth the cost. I am a bit of a cheapskate about toys, but I have never regretted getting these! We also like Lakeshore's block people and Kapla/Keva blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jg_puppy Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Plasma Car I have looked at those. What ages have liked the Plasma Cars? I have an almost 7 year old and a 9 year old. Are they too old for these? Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhudson Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Legos Snap Circuits bubbles, side walk chalk DIDJ Wii Books Arts and Craft Supplies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jg_puppy Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 My kids favorite toys have been- Webkinz leapster Hotwheels cars. Other toys have been fun, but those are the things that come to mind that have gotten played with over and over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 By far the toy that got the most play time from both our girls was the Leapster. My 13 year old outgrew hers a few years back but it is still popular with the 9 year old. We are graduating to a DS this Christmas and I got the SAT Princeton Review for it as well as fun games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Computer - Caesar III , Sims. Board - Monopoly, Scrabble, Settlers of Catan , Carcassone for little kids - big bins of Dublo blocks, later Legos. Toy kitchen/food Dollhouse anything Playmobile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgm Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 There are many, b/c kids do need to develop their bodies and brains as they go through the ages and stages: Lego, blocks Sandbox, stilts, swingset, chalk, balls and sports equipment Rideons...hoppity ball, fred flintstone type cars, trike, bike deck of cards dress up clothes and props for imaginary play blocks, vehicles, gi joe, stuffed animals craft supplies wooden trains,marbles,paper airplanes software for writing and illustrating stories PC games: zoombinis, pit droids, freddie fish, pajama sam snap circuits board/card games: chess, checkers,mille borne, mancala, guess who, clue, pandemic, fluxx, amazing labyrinth, apples to apples, tiki-topple, alien hotshots,life,... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Lego's Playmobil Chest with dress-up clothes of all sorts Barbie dolls Doctors kit and soft toys to play vet Breyer horses for my horse-crazy dd (we have Stablemates) Wii Art and craft supplies (not really toys, but my kids have hours of fun painting, drawing and modelling). They make animals from crazy clay and then make elaborate structures for the animals to live in. ETA: For outside we have a swing set, bikes and in the summer our swimming pool is used daily. Edited October 22, 2009 by Hannah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanna Tomlinson Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Games: Quirkle, Blockus, Battleship, Rook, Phase 10 Toys: Palymobile, Dress-Ups, nice non-mechanical Baby Dolls, Play Food Active Toys: Ripsticks, Walkie Talkies, Swords, Pedal Car, Ping Pong Leanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 DIDJ What is DIDJ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 What is DIDJ? I *think it's the 'older kid's' version of the Leapster; my niece has one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Duplos/legos musical toys (meaning instruments, not battery-operated noisemakers that make me want to drive a steam roller over them) art supplies of all kinds dolls (both Barbies and AG dolls) kitchen/food toys strategy/problem solving games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Ok, just a disclaimer; dh and I did NOT buy all these for the kids; we have indulgent family. Too indulgent, IMO. Wii - They like Mario games, Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Wii Music, Cooking Mama, Animal Crossing, and we just got the Wii Sports Resort with the Wii Motion Plus. Ds/Dsi - Mario Games, Big Brain Academy. I don't know much about what Dss has on his Dsi, that's dh's area of expertise. Leapster - Moose and Zee like Diego, Sonic, and Thomas the Tank. Leapfrog DVD's - Zee liked these, but Moose doesn't watch them much. Leapfrog ABC talking magnet thingy (what IS that called?!) Puzzles; Moose loves them art supplies - All of them. Really, anything that could potentially make a mess, LOL. Books. Zee would read all day if he could. :D The I Spy and Look Alikes books are great hits for both the boys. Scooters, skateboards, bikes, helmets!, hula hoop, sidewalk chalk, slingshot (under strict supervision, of course), balls Apparently old boxes of any kind are a big hit; they 'recycle' them into all sorts of things Jumpstart First grade (you know, if we could have kept it installed on our computer. It kept making us crash! Anyone want a copy of Jumpstart First Grade?) Kid's Pix and I Spy for the computer Legos those giant oversized building blocks Matchbox cars, or pretty much anything with four wheels digital cameras; dss and dss have 'real' ones, Zee has one of those kiddie ones that looks kinda like a viewfinder a step stool. According to Zee, he 'needs it to reach things'. Dss loves 'magic tricks' (we prefer to call them 'illusions', LOL) maps (free) and an atlas from the dollar store. Zee is obsessed with maps. musical instruments. Dss plays trombone, dsd plays flute and guitar (electric and acoustic). Oh! Zee and Moose love to play the keyboard. We actually have three in the house right now, for some reason. A plastic tool box full of toy tools. I think Zee is about ready to graduate to 'real' tools, though. Scrambled States of America, Chutes and Ladders, Candy Land, Mancala, Chess, Hi Ho Cherry-O, Uno, Battleship Wow we have a lot of toys. Anyone think there's any chance I can convice my family to NOT buy any more for the kids this Christmas? Yeah, I don't either. Edited October 22, 2009 by bethanyniez thought of more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Margaret in GA Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Playmobil anything Kapla Blocks Legos Wooden Blocks Musical Instruments (namely a Waldorf-style Glockenspiel), but also keyboard, drum set, guitars... my kids love to make music Games: Amazeing Labryinth, Blockus, Othello, Apples to Apples, Monza by Haba, card games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 K'nex, K'nex, and then again, K'nex! I can't believe no one has said K'nex! We love these things much more then legos. My kids never played with their legos even though we had plenty. Don't know why. But we sure use the K'nex. My DD8 and her dad built an entire functioning amusement park last winter. They are the perfect thing to do on a cold, rainy weekend. You can build vehicles of all kinds with motors. The ones we have now are at least 13 years old and have been through four kids. I'm saving them for my grandkids. Here are just a few of the things my DD and her dad have made. http://harmonpfarms.blogspot.com/2008/02/winter-fun.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Toys: -Lots of dress up -Sturdy wood kitchen, food and accessories -Wood train set (Thomas engines and generic track online) -Playmobil -Lincoln Logs -Wood tinker toys (sometimes Sam's has big sets at Christmas) -Plastic army men - huge amount and tons of variety -American Girl collection Bitty Baby and history dolls for daughter -Sweet Streets small dollhouse sets for younger daughters -many assorted large metal trucks and emergency vehicles for special needs 11yo son -hot wheels/matchbox cars - big box with a rug and a couple playsets Building: -Maple unit blocks -Zoobs - huge set -general Lego box (we don't enjoy sets and too expensive for us to collect) -Erector sets -Knex - my son's favorite, lots of this and more to come with physics next yr! -Duplo for younger/and special needs (We have a great Thomas set too!) -Wedgits - big set with idea cards Games: *nice wooden box sets from Target- Stratego Monopoly Risk Scrabble etc. *from Rainbow- Blokus Made for Trade and I want a few more from Rainbow this year! *Leapster and many cartridges for special needs 11yo son *lots of software/ educational and sports themed for special needs 11yo son We keep these in a storage toy closet in boxes. I won't get rid of any of this and we will pass them down someday. Future purchases when we study Chemistry/Physics next year - Rokenbok Chemistry/Physics sets More erector More Knex Snap Circuits Edited October 22, 2009 by LNC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhudson Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Yes, the DIDJ is an older version of the Leapster. My kids moved from the Leapster to the DIDJ since I won't allow a handheld gaming system this makes them feel like they have one while still learning their math facts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Don't Eat Pete Snails Race Great games for the younger set!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Wooden blocks, both the alphabet and geometric shapes Bike or tricycle Tea set/play kitchen dress up clothes bubbles matchbox cars two sided easel with chalkboard and paper/paints the old version of Life board game (circa 1960) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 My kids' favorite games have been Zooreeka and Wild Animalopoly. My girls have never played with anything more than they play with their Webkinz and Build a Bears. My son's faves have always been his Legos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Playmobil Small beanie-baby type animals Fabric remnants, yarn, beads, pompoms, and pipecleaners (not really "toys" but are constantly used for pretend play) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Wooden blocks Plastic dinosaurs Lego Barbies puzzles various computer and video games Thomas the Tank Engine stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtolgd Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Thomas trains and train table Duplos Puzzles Webkinz Dolls and stuffed animals Transformers Zoo Tycoon for PC Wii games (Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, My Sims, Link's Crossbow Training, etc.) MP3 Players Gameboy Advance Leapster Basketball and hoop, and soccer balls Razor Scooters Board games (Mancala, Jenga, etc) ... we are getting several new ones for Christmas here including Blokus, No Stress Chess, Rush Hour, Monopoly (Disney Pixar edition), and a couple Thomas the Train games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Alright. There's two threads, so to be fair I should respond here too. Moon Sand! :lol::lol: Sorry. Feeling a little goofy tonight. Better go to bed. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 magnatiles! dress-up clothes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 was one of those rocking horses.....the one with springs....All of my kids LOVED it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 My boys are only interested in little action figures, so many of their other toys have been played with infrequently, or re-purposed to work with the action figures. Some good games have been: Uno Clue Jr. Monopoly Jr. The Easter Bunny gave them both Star Wars booklets that had punch out trading cards in them, and they play with these cards EVERY SINGLE DAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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