toys

As soon as little ones have better hand-eye coordination, one of their favorite things to do is to stack things and then knock them down. There are some adorable stacking blocks available, it's hard to pick just one. Here are some of our favorites:

One of the things that provided us with lots of airplane entertainment on our trip this past winter are the Tegu blocks! I'd seen them a while ago and thought they were the coolest invention. Wooden blocks with embedded magnetic strips that allows you to create all types of vehicles, buildings and animals?! Wooden blocks that your child can't lose because they don't fall apart or fall all over the place? Um, yes please! I made sure to keep all the little toys I secretly purchased for the little guy hidden from him in his little back pack.

We've been talking about getting the little guy a balance bike for almost a year now. What's taking us this long? We can't decide if we "need" to get one. I mean past generations, our generation included, never had balance bikes. We got on a bicycle and learnt how to ride it. Why are there so many inventions these days that make us spend so much money? hehe But when we see other kids "riding" their balance bikes, it looks fun! Our friend lent us one for a short while and when my mom was here, she saw it and asked me what it was for.

Gah, the cardboard toys by Flatout Frankie are adorable! I'm loving their new dinosaur head which you can get peek at here.

One of the most exciting things we found at Downtown Disney was a store (Ridemakerz) that allowed you to custom create one-of-a-kind toy cars. We picked our own shell, wheels and rims (you also have the option to add one fancy parts and trims to your car).