Maybe you noticed that I do not write often about toys. The main reason is that I only want to highlight things that children really enjoy, not just adults. E.g. most adults like me love wooden toys, but my personal experience is that it does not apply for most children. I would love to get feedback about wooden toys that your kids love and have endless fun with. I think it is good to share experiences with other parents, because there is so much out there!
At the moment my son (2,5 years) is mostly playing with his Lego Duplo toys. It is amazing how long and intense he can play with it. He likes the fact that all cars (police, fire truck, tractor) can be attached to eachother and the attributes can be used for different events (a hose to put out a fire or to fill up gas). I think Lego Duplo is great too because it's sturdy, it is not too easy nor too difficult to play with and it stimulates creativity.
We have had some success with a few wooden toys.
My son (almost two) really likes Brio Style trains. And these two items from Vilac (I can't link you directly to item but here are the ref #'s):
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Yabon à pousser A wooden toy frog you can push. He started loving this a few months ago and it is still a hit around the house.
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cascade de voiture Not exactly this but something really similar.
These can be found on the vilac site!
Wooden blocks are very popular with Felix too!
Posted by: Sarah | October 13, 2007 at 05:43 PM
Thought I'd add, but not sure you get comments from older posts? I've noticed the same thing about wooden toys, except: My 4 kids have loved a huge set of unit blocks from Community Playthings. By far the best toy investment we've made as blocks lend themselves to so much creative play... alone or in conjunction with other toys.
Posted by: annette | October 12, 2007 at 04:01 PM
I just wrote a blog about the Plan Wooden Building Blocks because i finally found a "toy" that all 3 of my children wanted to play with. Some of the really gorgeous toys i have bought usually end up on a shelf or hiden at the bottom of the toy box. Not these. The blocks sit in a nice little box on our livingroom floor and each morning my 2 year screams at me to make a castle. What he loves most is to hear the roar of the blocks as he knocks them down.
Posted by: Leigh | October 11, 2007 at 10:31 PM