I think I must be out of the loop, I had never even heard of Melissa and Doug Toys until last year when I started doing a lot of research on toys. Since then I see them just everywhere, online, offline, all over the place. People seem to be loving these toys for their kids. Read more »

Tired of the endless parade of plastic and electronic toys and video games? Wooden puzzle toys are a great alternative. Not only are they usually bright and colorful, but they are educational and fun as well. Read more »

Parents love to see their kids playing with educational toys. It just makes us feel better about your child’s play time. After all, they are playing and having fun, yet at the same time learning as well. Building toys are great and definitely fall into the educational toys category. What are some good ones? Read more »

Are your kids tired of having the same toys as everyone else on the block? Or do you just want to buy them something that’s not going to be found in every discount store in town. Sometimes you just want to buy something totally different and special for your child’s birthday, Christmas, or other special occasion. Maybe they have not asked for anything in particular and you need some ideas for some unique toys you can purchase. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Read more »

Did you know that the toys your kids are playing with can have germs on them just about any time that could be transmitted to your child? It’s true, children’s toys are a great way to get sick! Especially if your child has little friends and they all play with each other’s toys. Read more »

Every parent would love to have the child who makes straight A’s and is very active and intelligent. A lot of this is going to be something they are born with but you can help things along by starting at an early age providing fun and educational infant toys in order to help develop your child’s skills right away. Read more »

Is your child clumsy at sports, have terrible handwriting skills? Are you wondering what if any preschool educational toys might help with his or her fine motor skills? Read more »

When deciding what kind of toys to buy for your children, do you think it is better to buy something fun for them to play with, or do you prefer to buy educational toys for kids? Read more »

Educational toys don’t have to be boring. In fact, fun learning toys are everywhere today, including lots of fun computer learning games for your kids. Read more »

When thinking of the types of baby toys you want to buy, baby educational toys are the way to go. They stimulate curiosity and interest, and help develop your baby’s mind. Read more »

Did you know that toys and playing go hand in hand and are essential for your children’s development and growth? Developmental toys are a lot more than just fun. Read more »

One of the most important things when it comes to our toddlers and their toys is safety. Sure, we want their toys to be fun and educational too, but first and foremost we need to consider the safety of the toys our kids are playing with on a daily basis. Read more »

Toy wooden blocks are great toys to give to your toddlers to play with. They are both educational and fun, and they do inspire kids’ imaginations. Read more »

It may surprise you to realize that just about anything and everything your child learn when they are little is learned through play. So the toys you choose for your kids to play with are not only fun but also a very integral part of their overall development. One of the excellent educational toys are puzzle toys. Read more »

Riding toys can really engage your child’s imagination. I used to have a wagon which actually was not a riding toy for me because I used to pull my friends all around the neighborhood in it, pretending I was a horse. I didn’t even mind, I think I maybe actually thought I was a horse. I used to gallop all around the backyard neighing too. But I’m getting off track here, let’s discuss riding toys for your kids. Read more »

There are quite a few popular Christmas toys this year beyond the Nintendo Wii, the Elmo Live, the FurReal Friends toys, and the Webkinz. Here are more toys to consider buying early before they disappear from the shelves. If you think your child may ask for one of these, run out and get one now. It’ll make things a lot easier as it gets closer to Christmas. Read more »

Here it is, another Christmas season, another season of popular Christmas toys that every child will be asking for. Of course they will be impossible to find. Notice this happens every year without fail? Let me give you a heads up on a few of the popular Christmas toys this year so that you can start scouring the stores for them and searching on eBay because someone bought 50 of them and are now selling them for twice or three times the price online. Read more »

Well the season is upon us, or nearly. It’s that time of the year to start thinking about making a list and checking it twice and all that. Of course I have been seeing Christmas decorations in stores for months now (which is crazy by the way). So you know that, most likely, your kids will get a lot of new toys for Christmas. And they probably already have a room full of toys they are tired of or not playing with. What do you do with all those old toys? Give them away? Throw them away? Have a garage sale? Read more »

I like musical toys, and I don’t consider them simply loud and noisy although some may disagree. Actually kids love toys that are loud, toys that make noise, and toys that generally annoy as many people as possible. Musical toys might fall into that category but they are so enjoyable for the kids it’s worthwhile to add them to your collection. Read more »

Remember those Classic Fisher Price Toys you played with as a child? They have always engaged the imagination of children worldwide, and I especially fondly remember the toys my friends and I personally played with as kids. That is not to say that today’s toys are not good as well, but there is just something about a classic and vintage toy that brings back such wonderful memories. Read more »

Children learn more when they are having fun and don’t even realize they are actually learning at the same time. Electronic toys have a bad rap because of all the video games on the market these days, but they can actually be very good educational toys for your kids if you choose the right ones. Read more »

Your baby is special, and he or she deserves to have the very best toys possible. But there are tons of choices out there. How can you know what the best baby toys are for your child? Read more »

I personally think educational games are terrific, and so much better than seeing a child sitting in front of a TV all day or texting messages from a phone or computer into all hours of the night. Read more »

Most moms and dads want to provide the best educational toys that will help their child in their early development. Fortunately there are lots of great learning toys for kids on the market today including many educational toys for toddlers. Read more »

Educational learning toys allow children to develop their innate curiosity. Many of today’s most popular children’s toys are not really helping kids to use their imagination. Rather, things like video games and DVDs which are strictly for entertainment are not allowing kids to learn and think, but instead, children tend to just sit and watch rather than sit and play using their imagination (like we did when I was growing up, which does not mean that I am old!). Read more »