TOYS
Kids' Toys
The sea of toys ebbs and flows across the playroom floor, changing in composition as the children grow. Some toys barely survive for a month after a birthday, others have stood the test of time and been played with for years by all three of my children. Here is a list of the toys that have been the best investment in terms of amount of time played with.
Wooden Railway
Start odd small or jump right in and get awhole set, you'll find that you will add to the track over the years until it fills a large toybox, its timeless and children play with it for years and years. Our set have a few pieces of junction track broken and a dog chewed the end of a straight but on the whole it has survived seven years of full-on play very well. Kidkraft Limited Edition Waterfall Mountain Train Table and Train Set W/drawers
Red Wagon
Red Wagon
is an absolute must have classic! Our little red wagon has given hours of fun, pulling each other around, towing it behind trikes, carting firewood, taking toys for a ride. It has been left full of water, chipped paint and got a bit rusty after four years but is still tough and sturdy. Wooden Blocks
Build up a fine collection of wooden blocks
, which will last forever and be used for endless games and constructions, from the baby learning to put one on top of another to the eight year old building zoos, forts for soldiers, aircraft carriers on top of skateboards and the rest. Lego
We started of with the Duplo
lego and a big flat base for the ages 1-4. Now all the children have moved on to the standard Lego, making elaborate boats, aircraft, houses. A big Lego base board is a must or get several and fix them to a sturdy board to build cities and fantasy worlds.The best sets are ones that have a mixture of pieces that allow for a child’s imagination to take over and are not just intended to make one thing. Usually the Lego all gets amalgamated into one big box anyway, instructions disappear so the imagination has to take over. Search for Kids' Toys
