TOYS FOR TODDLERS

My favorite time of the year is here - Gift-giving time!  Personally, I love to give gifts, I only wish I had tons of money to spend frivolously on my children and grandchildren. In the meantime, while I keep blogging, writing and working to get filthy rich online (ha ha!) I shop online for awesome gift ideas for the holidays!

In my search on Amazon on what to get the kids in my family for the holidays, I found some pretty cool toys that I wish I had when I was a kid!  Why not live vicariously through the little ones in our lives, right? Below are some of the toys with affiliate links. They seem like so much fun for little ones! 

Check it out:

NOT A TOY BUT STILL FUN!

 

CHECK OUT MORE TOYS HERE:

20 WAYS TO KEEP KIDS STUFF ORGANIZED

Really?  I can never keep my home like this with my kids around!  Not that I have ever been "Susie Homemaker" but it seems that my young son running around playing indoor hockey all the time, it just became harder and harder to maintain the house!

Here are some tips on how to keep the kids stuff organized!  I better read up on it myself!!!

http://www.stylemepretty.com/living/2014/05/08/20-ways-to-keep-kid-stuff-organized/?icid=maing-grid7|maing11|dl12|sec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D477155

For example:

Baskets & Bins Are Your Friend
Baskets and bins are an amazing way to keep every kind of mess at bay. Organize each according to a specific toy or category (think: dolls, cars, Legos, Mr. Potato head and all his parts…) And then instill a house rule where only one can be removed at a time.

(ref. Style Me Pretty.com)

BUYING POWER

Have you read this story (see below) today about ANOTHER
toy recall? Maybe just maybe this is wake up call that
we should start producing and BUYING products (ie: toys)
in the good ol' U.S.A.

Why are we trusting out children's health and well-being
to a foreign country? With all the regulations we (USA)
alway love to implement, why can't we get with the program
and do something about this craziness!???

Mattel toy recall announced
Mattel's "Sarge" toys from the Pixar "Cars" movie is being
recalled because of lead paint, according to the Consumer
Product Safety Commission. The Barbie Doll and Tanner toy
set is being recalled because of small magnets that can be
swallowed. The toys are among the latest Chinese-made toys
being recalled because of safety issues