Posts under ‘Play Time’

Space travel without the space travel. The Moon Rocket is 5 feet tall and made out of recycled cardboard. If you’re not handy enough to build a treehouse, you can make it up to the kid by putting together this Moon Rocket. Price: $50
You can find this at Modernseed.

It’s a hat!
It’s a chair!
It’s . . . whatever you want it to be!
It’s Bilibo!
Made in Switzerland, the beauty of the Bilibo is its simplicity. It’s a toy that’s intended to stir up your child’s imagination, and that’s why I like it.
Some of Pooky’s favorite things to play with are mundane, simple objects. This is [...]

When I was a kid, there weren’t many opportunities to play with dolls of various races and ethnicities. I was so excited when I ran across Dolls Like Me, a store that sells multicultural dolls, games, and books. I definitely want the toys and dolls that Pooky plays with to be diverse and representative of [...]

I’ve never been much of a bowler. Don’t get me wrong, I like to bowl. Bowling just doesn’t like me. This Wooden Monkey Bowling Set, however, might just be perfect for my skill level. Price: $9.99.
You can buy this at Amazon.

I like puppets. Hand puppets. Finger puppets. I just like them. I think they’re great at bringing out children’s imaginations. Theatrix is a puppet theater with a lot of features and great portability. It folds up and has a handle so you can carry it from place to place. The “backstage” features include lighting options, [...]

Have you ever tried working at your computer while holding your baby? I have, and it’s not easy. The problem is that Pooky loves to bang away at the keyboard, which is disruptive to the workflow. Luckily, there’s a great way to harness that energy. The other day I downloaded a free application called BabySplat [...]

Boy, was I excited when I ran across this online! It brought back memories (and made me feel very old). It’s the Chatter Telephone by Fisher Price. What makes it so special? It’s rotary dial! Ah, the days of actually dialing a phone number.
I had one of these phones when I was a kid; [...]

I stayed away from purchasing a mobile for Pooky because she was going to be co-sleeping with us for at least the first 6 months, and I had also thought, did she really need it? At about 3 months, I believe, she started taking a lot of interest in things that move and make sounds. [...]

We received this toy as a gift, and it was one of the first things Pooky was able to hold and play with in her little hands. Skwish, made by Manhattan Toys, is made up of colorful wooden rods and round balls. It’s all held together by flexible bands, so it can be “skwished” in [...]

I remember running across some websites a while back that sold small lovey blankies with ribbon tags sewn all around the blanket, and I remember thinking why would anyone buy these? Then, about a month or so ago, I noticed that Pooky always went straight for the tag on anything I gave her to play [...]