Mar 12 2012

    Are You Going Doll Shopping During March Break?

    Best doll choices tied to child’s age and stage

    by: The Toy Box

    If you are not traveling during March Break, perhaps this is the ideal week to make time to go doll shopping!

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    Jan 22 2012

    Choosing The Right Toy

    Hint: Observe your child's play habits

    by: The Toy Box

    In my last blog I talked about how the most affordable toy is the one your child plays with the longest. But now you’re in the store seeing thousands of ‘interactive,’ ‘open-ended’ and ‘creative’ toys that your neighborhood toy store sells. So how do you choose, from all of these, that one toy that will most interest your child?

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    Jan 6 2012

    That Toy Costs How Much?

    It may be less than you think!

    by: The Toy Box

    Isn’t it funny how often that one toy your child wants is the most expensive on the shelf? 

    Before you turn up your nose and say “NOT going to happen,” here’s something to consider that may cost you less money in the long run.  

    The most affordable toy is the one your child plays with the longest. Yes, it may cost you a little more up front but if it means they are going to play with it longer, you will have spent less money in the long run.

    Here’s the equation:

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    Dec 25 2011

    Cool Ride-On Luggage Saves Little Legs

    Say ‘bon voyage’ to tears and tantrums

    by: The Toy Box

    Traveling with kids is exciting, but also exhausting: airports and train stations are huge and chaotic, and children’s legs—and attention spans—are short. To the rescue of frazzled parents everywhere comes ‘Trunki’, the world’s first ‘ride-on’ luggage designed for children!  

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    Dec 12 2011

    Fun Stocking Stuffer Gift Ideas

    Humour and Fun for Everyone

    by: The Toy Box

    Ho! Ho! Ho! Gary here! First let me begin by saying that I’m not exactly sure what a ‘stocking’ is. I believe they were used by women in the Queen Victoria era as a way to shave their legs. Either that, or they were invented specifically for my father as a way to collect lint from the dryer vent on the side of the house. Either way, I refer to them as socks (or nylons - in my wife’s case) but we will call them stockings for this blog.

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