LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG DREAMS SERIES
Ages: 4+ years
Price: $12
About: With stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, this empowering series celebrates the important life stories of wonderful women of the world.
Mom’s two-cents: “I’ve loved giving the Little People, Big Dreams book series! Each one covers a remarkable female in history”
-Dana B
Other book titles worth a second glance:
“AB to Jay-Z: A Hip-Hop Inspired ABC”
MELISSA & DOUG TOYS
Ages: Newborn to 8 years
Price Range: $10-$75
About: Melissa & Doug’s mission is simple: Provide a launch pad to ignite imagination and a sense of wonder in all children so they can discover themselves, their passions, and their purpose.
Mom’s two cents: Melissa & Doug makes a lot of our favorites!
SKIP HOP EXPLORE AND MORE – 3 STAGE ACTIVITY CENTER
Ages: 4 months to 12 months
Price: $100+
About: Designed in collaboration with a pediatrician, our baby activity center supports a “whole body” approach to play and learning. Easy to assemble, with toys that can be positioned anywhere for baby, it features a 360-degree rotating seat that turns and stretches for bouncing. As baby grows, our activity center converts for easy cruising-ultimately becoming a clean, sturdy table for coloring, playing and more.
SMALL WORLD TOYS IQ BABY – STACK O’ FUN CUPS
Ages: 9 months and up!
Price: $30
What: Young ones stack colorful transparent cups placing on the sturdy platform then drop 4 balls (1 flashes!) down the chute. The balls drop from one stacked cup to the next until hitting bottom where a silly sounds, flashing lights, and melodies surprise and delight! (batteries not included!)
Mom’s two cents: This is a favorite at the library…plan on getting it this year! Otherwise, Nora loves her play kitchen, plays with it every day and can use for years. She’s also really into her dollhouse… we have an ikea one but there are zillions! Oh, and puzzles! I love gifting name puzzles!
-Christina B.
B. Toys Meowsic Keyboard
Ages: 2+ years
Price: $27
What: Get your budding musician a fun setup with the Meowsic Keyboard from B. toys. This cat-shaped keyboard has plenty of options for play so your little virtuoso can switch between piano, meow, banjo or organ sounds. If they feel like adding in some vocals, an attached microphone will amplify their voice for a complete musical play experience.
GOLDIEBLOX
Ages: 3+ years
Price: $10-$50
About: Award-winning construction kit. Builds spatial skills, engineering principles (prototyping), and confidence in problem solving.
Aunt’s Two Cents: Obsessed with Goldieblox right now for my nieces. Definitely on the older end but some start at 3+. Just got the movie machine for my niece that loves to draw because she can BUILD the machine and learn the mechanisms like a little engineer, AND she can draw her own movies on an app and print them. This company has a lot of options to really get little girls’ brains going and have fun!!
-Giuliana B.
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