I would love to hear what kind of toys your kids liked when they were toddlers. I have seen some nice recommendations here and I'm hoping for more.
DD is 24mo and has played with her Dublos everyday since she got them at 7-8mo. She has basic blocks, some animals and few persons so she can build houses for everybody.She recently got Thomas the train sets and those entertain her a while too. DH also likes to build the tracks
Like all the kids here she likes books and has lot of them. Now her favorite is "The Big Book of Things That Go" and she seems to be more interested in factual books than stories but does enjoy both of them.
She also has a play kitchen, doll stuff and tiny table with 2 chars ($20 from Ikea) which are used daily for pretend play and "art". She has two character 9 piece jigsaw puzzles from Target but those are getting too simple for her.
She has tons of other toys but hardy uses them and I'm trying not to make same mistakes again. Typical toys don't seem to work well here.
I like to order books and toys from Amazon as usually the prices are bit cheaper, they have free shipping and I do not need to leave home. Yesterday I ordered Melissa and doug puzzles (12, 24 and 30 pieces), abacus, 100 wood blocks, Lacing beads, See and Spell puzzle, Big Book of Bugs & Big Book of Animals and Magic School Bus book & DVD. I think she will like these, some of them might be too mature although you never know with kids.
