Our own backyard beach with the Step2 Play & Store Sandbox

I'm a Step2 Test Drive Blogger and I chose these awesome new Step2 sand toys to review this spring. My kids could sit on a beach all day long.  Even when the water is freezing cold and there’s no way they will swim, they still like to sit on the beach and play in the … Read more

We love the wheelyBUG Ride-On Toy from Prince Lionheart

My son is all about anything that vrooms.  Basically, if it has wheels, he loves it.  But, if that thing with wheels happens to be something he can ride on?  Well, that’s just amazing! Such is the case with the wheelyBUG from Prince Lionheart that we received for review.  He loves it so much that … Read more

Eitech 50th Anniversary Space Needle Building Kit {Review}

Remember last year when we raved about the Eitech Classic Construction Vehicles Set?  Not only do we still love it and look forward to building with it every chance we get, now we’ve added to our Eitech love with the addition of the newly released Space Needle model. To commemorate the building’s 50th anniversary, Eitech … Read more

Fun and Learning with the PlanToys Balancing Scale

I love toys with no instructions.  There’s nothing more exciting than opening a box and finding a gorgeous open-ended toy that allows the kiddos and I to get creative.  For this reason, I love PlanToys.  While technically most of their toys do come with some sort of instruction {especially the ones requiring assembly}, you really … Read more

Step2 Corvette Room Organizer {review}

I adore my kids, and I love *most* of their toys.  I just hate when their toys are all over my house.  While toy boxes are one solution, I find that their favorite toys tend to get buried in a big box and then they dump out the entire contents to get that one beloved … Read more

HABAusa.com Makes Shopping Easier Than Ever {HABA Doll and Horse}

Because of how much my kiddos thirst for knowledge, I strive to make each new toy that comes into our house a learning opportunity.  Whether it be empathy and understanding or science and problem solving, I find myself turning to HABA toys again and again. With heirloom quality toys that capture the true essence of … Read more

Tegu Launches New Explorer and Endeavor Sets

If you’ve been reading around here a bit, you probably already know that we love Tegu blocks.  But, while some loves fade after the initial honeymoon stage, our love for Tegu only grows deeper every day and with each new release to their line.  After watching Tegu grow and evolve over the past year, I … Read more

A Special Delivery from JC Toys Dolls

Ever since I was pregnant with my son in 2010, my then two year old daughter has insisted that she had a baby in her belly as well.  As a result, we’ve talked a whole lot about newborns.  Then, when my sister was pregnant and recently had my newborn nephew, it became a very hot … Read more

Shop Smart with Project PlaySmart

Do you ever find yourself feeling lost in your local toy store?  Maybe it’s the fact that there are too many options or maybe it’s because half of the toys are plastic junk, but I feel like I’m in the same position every time I’m shopping for birthday presents for my kids’ friends.  I certainly … Read more

Gorgeous wooden Moover Toys have won our hearts

It would be hard to forget the first time you lay eyes upon Moover Toys. I remember vividly the first time I spotted them in the middle of the HABA booth at the ABC Kids Show in Kentucky, surrounded by buyers and gawkers that just wanted to get up close to all this cuteness. And, … Read more