Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Magnetic Kitchen Bottle Collection

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Magnetic Kitchen Bottle Collection Review

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Magnetic Kitchen Bottle Collection Feature

• Includes 5 smooth-sanded, easy grasp bottles
• Magnetic lids that snap easily on and off
• Features bright colors
• Great Quality
• Recommended Age Rating is 2 years and up

With toys everywhere these days, we wanted something traditional, original, and special. Melissa and Doug wooden toys are all those and more. Wood kitchen bottles with color-coordinated, removable magnetic lids. Wooden storage tray.

Itza Football Soft Backyard Football: Green

Itza Football Soft Backyard Football: Green Review

Itza Football Soft Backyard Football: Green Feature

• For ages 4 and up
• Rubber grip and laces make the easiest football to catch and throw
• Durable build won't peel or crack
• Custom inflate to deliver the tighest spiral
• Shipping weight: 1 pound

Born in a humble Ohio rubber factory in 1976, the ITZA soft football came into the world with a simple but noble mission - to fly high and land soft. Genetically engineered with inflatable, soft, sticky, squishy rubber and rotation molded to perfection, fly high and land soft it most certainly did. ITZA went right to work, turning the arms of eight year old boys and middle aged men into mini rocket launchers and the outstretched hands of family and friends into velvet gloves with gecko grip. ITZA dominated backyards and playgrounds across the land until the early 90s when corporate mergers, acquisitions and other highly uninteresting things transpired and production of the wonder ball came to a screeching halt. Relegated to garage sales and dusty attics, proud ITZA uttered not a word of a protest as it sat stoic on the bench, waiting for the magic to return. That moment is now. Calling all couch potatoes, weekend warriors and Monday Morning Quarterbacks; has-beens, wannabes and never-weres; computer jockeys and fantasy leaguers; 90 pound weaklings and overstuffed doughboys; come one, come all!

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Pound and Roll Tower

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Pound and Roll Tower Review

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Pound and Roll Tower Feature

• Incredible value and superior craftsmanship make this item a childhood favorite
• Brightly colored, smooth-sanded pieces help build early shape, color and size differentiation skills
• Pound the four balls through the holes and watch them roll down the ramps!
• Sturdy wood construction
• Exceptional Quality and Value

The classic pounding toy has been taken to new "towering" heights! Pound the four brightly colored balls through the tower's holes, then watch and listen as they roll down the ramps. Sturdy wooden hammer included. Measures 10" x 6 x 5.7".

Green Toys Tugboat

Green Toys Tugboat Review

Green Toys Tugboat Feature

• Water fills hull and pours from spout
• Floats great
• Safe for babies - fun for older kids
• Made in the USA from recycled milk jugs

My First Green Toys are manufactured and assembled in California from 100% post-consumer milk jugs, and contains no BPA, phthalates or PVC. This is part of a line of eco-friendly, safe products for younger kids. This tugboat is safe for babies as young as 6 months, but is also fun in the tub for older children. This tugboat has a red deck.

Features include:

•Water fills hull and pours from spout
•Floats grea

Melissa & Doug Slice and Bake Cookie Set

Melissa & Doug Slice and Bake Cookie Set Review

Melissa & Doug Slice and Bake Cookie Set Feature

• Wooden set includes 12 wooden, sliceable cookies
• Cookies store in a durable dough tube
• Perfect for creative play^Enrich a child's imagination
• Exceptional quality and value

Young children naturally love to pretend they're doing "grown-up" things -- it's a fun and important part of childhood development. The Melissa & Doug Wooden Slice and Bake Cookie Set lets children ages three and up pretend to bake, decorate, and serve cookies, all while practicing fine motor skills, learning number concepts, and more. The set includes a dozen wooden cookies, a dozen wooden decorating pieces, and toy wooden kitchen utensils.

Slice and Bake Cookie Set Ages: 3+

What We Think Fun factor: Durability: Educational factor: Novelty factor: The Good: Sturdy, high-quality wooden toy is built to last, offers plenty of opportunity for both independent and interactive pretend play The Challenging: It's a toy with a lot of individual pieces, but it includes handy, clever storage solutions In a Nutshell: Wooden cookie set comes with toy kitchen utensils, providing fun tools to foster imaginary play in preschool-age children

Kids love using the wooden spatula to remove their cookie creations from the tray. View larger.

"Slice" cookies from the tube of "dough" with the wooden toy knife. View larger.

Bake Up Something Good
The Slice and Bake Cookie Set features a dozen cookies that are packaged in a cardboard tube that looks just like a tube of cookie dough from the grocery store. Because they're held together with Velcro, the cookies slide out in one piece. Use the wooden toy knife to "slice" the cookies apart -- the Velcro makes a satisfying slicing sound when it separates.

The child can then place the cookies on the cookie sheet and pretend the cookies are baking, making sure to hold the "hot" cookie sheet with the oven mitt once they're done. (Note that the toy kitchen utensils are not meant for use with real food or with real kitchen appliances.)

Once the cookies are done baking, it's decorating time! The 12 "vanilla" and "chocolate" frosting pieces attach to the cookies with Velcro. They are painted with different, yummy looking sprinkles, candy pieces, and icing patterns, so your child can create a variety of different looking cookies. After the decorating is done, your child can serve them up with the included wooden toy spatula.

Perfect for preschool-age children, this toy not only offers plenty of opportunity for imaginary play, it also helps small kids exercise their motor skills. Our preschool-age tester found it challenging, yet fun, to slice the cookies apart. And while our toy tester enjoyed playing with it independently, this toy makes a great parent-and-child activity, too.

Adults can place custom orders for cookies, play counting and matching games, and more. If you're at a loss for ideas, Melissa & Doug includes interactive play ideas on the back of the cookie sheet that help you encourage your child to learn while she plays.

Sturdy, High-Quality Construction
The Slice and Bake Cookie Set definitely has plenty of pieces, so we were glad to find that the cardboard tube is big enough to contain both the cookies and the toppings, making cleanup and organization much easier. We also love the toy's sturdy wooden construction that's built for plenty of rough play. And as with all of their products, Melissa & Doug states that this toy is made with non-toxic coatings and meets or exceeds US toy testing standards.

About Melissa & Doug
Started in the garage at Doug's parents' house in 1988, Melissa & Doug has grown to become one of the most popular toy makers in the world. Their toys have garnered dozens of parenting and "best toy" awards over the years, and have been featured widely in national print media and on television.

One of the company's points of pride is that their toys are thoroughly tested for safety, and meet all US consumer product safety regulations. The toys are tested at the factory of origin during various phases of the production process to ensure that every toy meets the company's stringent safety requirements every step along the way. In particular, the paints and coatings on Melissa & Doug toys are tested frequently to be sure they meet or exceed government recommendations limiting heavy metals and lead in children's items.

Since day one, Melissa & Doug has been in compliance with every US consumer product safety regulation and will continue to stay compliant as the laws continue to evolve, assuring parents that their children can have a safe childhood while playing with Melissa & Doug toys.

What's in the Box
12 wood cookies, 12 decorative toppings, toy cookie dough tube, wooden cookie tray, wooden spatula, wooden toy knife and oven mitt.

This colorful wooden set includes 12 wooden, sliceable cookies and 12 toppings, wooden knife, spatula, cookie sheet and a kitchen mitt for safe, "low-calorie" play! The cookies store in a durable dough tube.

Plan Toy Oval Xylophone

Plan Toy Oval Xylophone Review

Plan Toy Oval Xylophone Feature

• Solid wooden mallet strikes the bars to produce melodious pleasant notes
• Five Bars To Produce Five Different Notes
• Children Can Associate Colors With Different Notes For Easy Composition
• Reinforce A Child's Natural Sense Of Harmony And Rhythm
• This Toy Is Made From All Natural Organic Recycled Rubber Wood And Water Based Dyes

18 months and up. This xylophone will help develop hand-eye coordination and reinforce children's natural sense of harmony and rhythm. The brightly colored bars have rounded corners for safety and made of chemical free, kiln-dried recycled rubber wood. Measures 2 3/4"H x 7"W x 11"L.

Sprig Cone Stacker

Sprig Cone Stacker Review

Sprig Cone Stacker Feature

• Made with recycled sprigwood
• Hidden shapes inside - match to stack
• Measures 9" x 5"
• Each piece is a different color - 6 pieces total
• Perfect for the beginning builder

Sprig Toys, Inc., is a company dedicated to making the best toys the right way. Inspired by our collective desire to keep kids active and the planet healthy, Team Sprig is dedicated to infusing creativity, smart design, quality manufacturing, product satisfaction and responsible business practices into a superior line of fun, kid-powered toys. kid-powered Sprig toys harness the natural kinetic energy of push-and-pump action play to generate electronic features. Kids are rewarded for their efforts with engaging lights and sound - fueling their imaginations and encouraging them to play longer. Sprig toys are molded using Sprigwood a durable, childe safe, bio-composite material made from recycled wood and reclaimed plastic.

Stacking Cups

Stacking Cups Review

Stacking Cups Feature

• Six graduated cups, dozens of possibilities for bath and play time
• The My First Green Toys Stacking Cups are colorful and fun and teach basic counting and math concepts
• Each cup is numbered on the bottom from 1 to 6 and is volumetrically accurate
• Made in the USA from 100% recycled plastic milk containers that saves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions
• Meets FDA food contact standards and dishwasher safe

Six graduated cups, dozens of possibilities for bath and play time. Scoop and pour water, build towers by turning upside down or just sort sizes to nest. The My First Green Toys Stacking Cups are colorful and fun and teach basic counting and math concepts. Each cup is numbered on the bottom from 1 to 6 and is volumetrically accurate. Fill cups 1 and 2, for example and it will equal the volume of cup 3. Made in the USA from 100% recycled plastic milk containers that saves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Perfect for home, classroom, outdoors or the tub. No BPA, PVC, phthalates or external coatings. Meets FDA food contact standards. Dishwasher safe too. Packaged using only recycled and recyclable materials and printed with soy inks. Color combinations may vary.

Plan Toys Dancing Alligator

Plan Toys Dancing Alligator Review

Plan Toys Dancing Alligator Feature

• PlanToys is the first company to manufacture toys using wood from rubber trees that no longer provide Latex
• PlanToys practices the three RS of Green Living: Reduce Reuse and recycle our manufacturing processes are designed to reduce waste and save energy
• Plantoys creates innovative educational toys for every developmental stage of childhood
• Plantoys are made from non-toxic natural materials such as organic rubberwood
• The plan toys dancing alligator is an awesome accessory for your child's play collection

Explore the wild side with this adorable alligator! While being pulled, the wooden pieces make rhythmic click-clack sounds.

green sprouts Rainbow Rattle

green sprouts Rainbow Rattle Review

green sprouts Rainbow Rattle Feature

• New BPA, PVC and phthalate free
• Colorful rings spin and rattle around this rainbow-shaped plastic rattle, Balls on ends make it easy to hold and shake
• PVC-free and phthalate free material
• Polypropylene and TPE

Green Sprouts Rainbow Rattle