Fun Stocking Stuffers for Girls

November 29th, 2011

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Here are some fun stocking stuffers for girls:

  1. Tea party or dress-up accessories.
  2. Gel pens or other scrapbooking supplies.
  3. A new hairbrush.
  4. Small jewelry boxes with movable parts.
  5. Movie star sunglasses.
  6. Field guide for flower identification.
  7. Prang watercolors or colored pencils.
  8. Jewelry making kit.
  9. Doll clothes.
  10. Hair accessories (clips, pony tails, barrettes, ribbons, etc.)

Hopefully this list has given you a few ideas for delighting the little girls in your home this Christmas!

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Fun Stocking Stuffers for Boys

November 28th, 2011

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Here are some fun stocking stuffers for boys:

  1. Spy sunglasses. (These have mirrors on the sides so that you can look behind you.)
  2. Metal tape measure that snaps back in.
  3. Compass (especially for boys who like the wilderness).
  4. Small leather or wood craft kits.
  5. A real watch. (If they are learning how to tell time, make it non-digital.)
  6. Walkie-talkies (not cheap ones).
  7. Small flashlight.
  8. Magnifying glass.
  9. Green slime. (It comes in a can the size of Play-Doh, and boys love the feel of it. They can pretend to be mad scientists.)
  10. Glow-in-the-dark sticks.

Hopefully this list has given you some ideas for delighting the boys in your home this Christmas!

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Marbles and Ramps

November 27th, 2011

marbles-and-rampsmarbles-and-ramps-2marbles-and-ramps-3marbles-and-ramps-4A runner-up to the top ten best open-ended toys of all time would have to be marbles and ramps. Watching marbles rolling down ramps and around and around in circles down a drain-like disk can be quite relaxing. My kids have always loved our marbles and ramps sets, rearranging them in different configurations. Sometimes their ramps were taller than my kids! Even Grandpa enjoyed watching the marbles rolling down the ramps!

Top 10 Best Open-Ended Toys

November 26th, 2011

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What are the best open-ended toys? Which toys are worth getting for your children? If you’re shopping for Christmas presents for your children, and you just don’t know what to get them, here are some ideas. These toys cause children to expand their imagination and creativity. They also keep children occupied longer, so they are a better investment of money. If you would like to see pictures of my kids playing with these toys, click on each number. To be honest, the top three toys of all time tied. I had to think long and hard to actually pull Legos to 3rd place. My husband would have placed Legos in first place as his favorite childhood toy, and to the credit of Legos, my husband STILL plays with them!

So here they are, the Top 10 Best Open-Ended Toys Ever:

#1 Costumes

#2 K’nex

#3 Legos

#4 Doll House

#5 Baby Doll

#6 Magic Trick Set

#7 Blocks

#8 Tinker Toys

#9 Gears

#10 Electronics Kit

Art supplies made it into the top 5 until I realized they weren’t toys, but they are always worth buying for your children. Marbles and Ramps and Nerf Guns were two runners up. We have also enjoyed walkie-talkies and spy equipment. What other open-ended toys have you enjoyed?