Fisher Price Loving Family Baby Set

I found this on the Toys R Us website. What a cute set. . . It is everything for baby. My daughter has several sets for the Loving Family dollhouse but not this one. . . I've never seen it before. It looks really cute though, especially if your child loves babies!

Fisher Price Little People Nativity Set

The Fisher Price Little People Nativity Set is at Target! I saw it on the shelf Friday! They sell out REALLY FAST! So if you are looking to get one they are available at Target!

Winter Toys

The air is starting to turn colder and so our winter toys have come out. We have toys that don't get played with a lot during the warmer months so I store them away until it gets cold. Lego's, wood building blocks, the and the wood trains. During the summer and fall we were outside and at sprayscapes, and parks every week so these toys did not get played with a lot. We have been building a lot the past two weeks with our wood blocks. All our friends enjoy building with them too!

Toys R Us sells a 75 piece set for 14.99 and a 150 piece set for 24.99. The coolest part is the top of the bucket is a shape sorter. My kids LOVE that!

Lego Creationary

I think this looks like such a fun game. It is like the game Pictionary but with Lego's. . . instead of drawing you build!!!

My son wants this for Christmas and I've been recommending this idea to all moms who have kids who love Lego's.

Strawberry Shortcake and Friends Multi Pack

So I had to run to Target today (don't laugh, but it has been over a week) and while walking up and down the toy aisles with my daughters, I saw a Strawberry Shortcake and friends multi pack. It was 29.99 and was a Target exclusive. . . but it had 5 dolls in it plus different clothes for each one and came in a hat box. It was really cute and smelled so sweet! So if you want clothes, accessories and the dolls and want to buy more than one doll this might be the deal for you. . . or wait to see if it goes on sale. Right now the single dolls have been lowered to $5.04 (regularly $5.99) so this is the better deal if you don't want the clothes and accessories. They don't include other outfits. This multi pack had a purple doll. I've never seen a purple doll (just blue, orange, red, yellow, and pink). The set includes the orange, yellow, pink, Strawberry (red) and purple.

More Leapfrog DVDs

I bought these two DVDs after the Letter Factory. They are very educational. They teach about vowels and putting letters together to make words. The Code Word Caper teaches about vowel rules. . . some of which I don't remember learning as a child and I had a "so that's why" moment. It even taught me!

Leapfrog Letter Factory DVD

I think this is the best children's movie. This DVD has helped my children learn their letters and what sound each letter makes.

O'ball

My babies have all loved this ball. When I bought mine I don't see the O'ball rattle. So our ball is just plain but it is perfect for little hands. It is flexible and soft enough that my older children can play with the baby and I don't worry about anyone getting hurt. A baby can pick up the ball and chew on it because of the O's. I think the rattle is pretty cool and a good idea as well.

Legos-easy clean up

This summer my sons started their obsession with Lego's. . . we have SO many now. I have a baby girl who is now mobile but even before she began putting everything in her mouth we have always kept the Lego's up on the table. I love to build and play with the Lego's with my kids so when the baby is napping or in her exer-saucer I put a blanket on the floor and the Lego's have to stay on the blanket. This makes it very easy to clean up. We pick up the corners of the blanket and then either put the whole blanket in the Lego bin or grab all four corners and dump the Lego's into the bin. They sell a cool container for storage that I've been thinking about getting. Each one of these containers comes out so you don't have to get out all the Lego's. . . or when you child is building something it can be stored separately in a bin. . . or you can store sets in the separate bins. I think it is a great idea. I liked it so much that my husband and I (with the occasional help from our 6 year old son) separated Lego's into their sets. We went so far as to separate by color so that we could find what pieces went with what set. It was a bit crazy. The bin is 49.99 at Toys R US. It also comes with 2 baseplates.

Peanut Butter M&Ms

Do your kids love peanut butter M&Ms as much as mine? Sorry to those with peanut allergies. . . Well at Halloween time Target (other stores probably do too but I shop most at Target) sells fun size packages of peanut butter M&Ms and I've only seen them at Halloween time. . . so I stock up. They are perfect size for a reward (we put them in our potty prize bag) and you don't have to open a big package to divvy out to each child. I've been buying some and they have a "save 50 cents now" coupon on the package. 

Fisher Price Little People

We are big fans of the Fisher Price Little People collection. We have the airport, the airplane, the school bus, the farm, and the garage. The people and vehicles are the kids' favorites. The farm and the garage are large and take up a lot of room in our playroom. . . When my oldest three stopped playing with the large items I  donated them and now we just have a bucket with the farm, the people, vehicles, and animals. Those are what get played with the most anyway. They sell sets for every holiday. At Toys R Us they sell sets that are pink and very cute! Classic toy for every kid!

**At Christmas and Easter they package a few Little People vehicles and people together for stocking/basket.

Bat Cave Accessories

Here are some fun accessories for the Bat Cave. You can also buy a pack with one character and a vehicle. . . They run about 5.99 for the small set. The bigger car/helicopter/ship set run about 10.99. The kids got those as gifts for Christmas which is what started our bat cave collection. My mom bought the kids the joker house and they love to pull it out with the bat cave. We have  multiples of each character (which is good with multiple children and for when friends come over). I have found that a good time to buy accessories is at Easter or Christmas when they bundle a few for stocking/basket stuffers.

Juice Box Holder

I bought this at Buy Buy Baby and I love it! My daughter has a tendency to squeeze the juice box and this prevents that. I think they are only 1.99 and come in several different colors (green is my son's favorite color). I love the handles and the peace of mind that no messes will be made! They are supposed to fit other types of drinks (Caprisons) as well but my kids don't drink those.

Target brand baby dolls

I think this is the cutest baby doll! My daughter has a couple baby dolls from Target.

I love the little booties and the cute dress.

Mr Potato Head Magnets

We have both of these sets and my kids love them.

They both make a great activity for church or travel. I've seen the smaller set at Buy Buy Baby but I bought both of my sets on Amazon.com (search imaginetics). There are many other sets as well (dollhouses, dress up, airplanes, trucks, etc.) so you can find one to fit your child's preference.

All Time Favorite Toy

The Ball Popper: This has been every one of my children's all time favorite toy when they were young. They will still sit around and watch the balls pop up. It brings so much laughter to our home. It is so much fun for the kids and so much fun for me to watch them laugh and smile. The balls pop up and go back around the track and pop up again. . .some fly off occasionally (especially with brand new batteries). The kids love it! It is a great toy. The recommended age is 9 months and up and I agree with that. Once a child is sitting up it is fun for them to watch the balls as long as you are there to help clean up the ones that fly off and it is a great toy as your child grows because they can pick up the ones that pop off and quickly put them back in so they will pop out again. This is a must have for young children!!!!

Dollar Tree: $1 coloring books

I always buy coloring books at the dollar store. . . We have a Dollar Tree close and they always have a large variety of coloring books and not just generic ones (we're talking Mickey Mouse, Strawberry Shortcake, Hot Wheels, Winnie the Pooh, etc)!!!!

Target Dollar Spot

Every time we walk into Target we walk through the dollar spot. It is amazing some of the cool stuff you can find there. Before school started it was full of academic workbooks and other tools for education. There was a time during the summer when the dollar spot was full of boy play clothes. I bought fire, police, construction, and army hats. There is always something cool there! Take a look when you go to Target!

Toys, Toys, Toys

I have bought many toys in my six and a half years as a mom. Sometimes friends will ask me about toys and where I find them not only because we have so many in our home but because my kids and I always go down the toy aisles in each store we go to when we are running errands. Every time we go to the grocery store or go to Target they ask to look at the toys. So I see lots and lots of toys each week! 

Barbie cars

My daughter has two barbie cars. They are both good cars and seat two barbies. They have seat belts too! I like the bigger one better because it is easier to get the dolls in and out. It is a little harder in the pink car. The pink car is the one found in most stores. I bought the blue one at Meijer. They sell it occasionally. Both are good but in my opinion the bigger car is better.