I got this idea from Baby Cheapskate (I seem to always be ripping them off, don’t I?) to ask readers what were the best and worst toys their kids got for Christmas.
Aka… what toys rock and what toys are duds.
I thought I’d extend it to ANY toy… not just Christmas gifts. So… what toys do your kid have that are most played with? What toys totally bombed in the use category?
In our house:
Rocks:
- Cars, trucks, loaders, diggers… anything with wheels. More brownie points if it has a tow hook or trailer or can haul anything.
- Harmonica (who would have thought…)
- Mr. Potato Head
- Step 2 Kitchen
- Puzzles
- Books
Duds:
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cool post 🙂 here's for our house…rocks:- candy land- magnetic doodle pads – hot wheels- play doh- fisher price digital camera- play food & kitchen stuffduds:- moon sand- dolls & strollers- viewmaster
As I was thinking about this I realized Ayla plays with most of her toys (or I've gotten rid of anything she didn't)….guess that's good! Or maybe it's just because she doesn't have that many, she has to spread the love! 🙂 ROCKS: ===========- Fisher Price Loving Family Dollhouse & accessories- baby dolls, blankets & bottles- Stand-up piano (that I bought for $2 at a consignment sale)- crayons & a notebook- bath crayons- tool box- kid-sized rakeDUDS:==========- Little Touch Leap Pad- digital camera (at least the working part of it…she doesn't really care if it takes real pictures yet).
I think I need to start saying I have 2 girls, 2 and 3 1/2 (Bennett doesn’t quite count yet) so people know who’s playing!Rocks:dress up shoes and clothesbaby dollsour ball pit climber with slide (a day hasn’t gone by that somebody hasn’t played on it!)playdohdoll houselittle people castlebookspuzzlescozy coupessand boxDuds:little leaps learning systembounce and spin zebrafisher price basketball hoopSad how the more expensive toys are duds, hmmmm, makes you think huh?
In our house…Rocks:-guitars, drums & pianos (anything musical)-shake and go cars-Handy Manny tools-any type of ball, particulary golf or football-DinosaursDuds:-Fisher Price basketball hoop-Little People Farm
Its fun to read these from the other commenters!Rocks:-Monster trucks-Thomas the Train-Diecast Disney Cars-games (Elephant Fun, Don’t spill the beans, Dont break the ice)-puzzles-books-tool box kitDuds:-any Little People town, car, farm(seems to be a trend)-Tools (well I guess Ill take that back, seems Lukas is lugging it out right now as I type!! LOL!)
Rocks:Leapfrog Learning Table(both LOVE/D it)MegablocksPlay kitchenFisher Price Baby Star Stage (Callie)Outdoor ClimbersStacking rings/cupsArt suppliesLink-A-DoosPuzzlesTool bench/tools (Morgan)Cozy coupesBooksDuds:BoomwackersMost stuffed animalsLittle People setsEl cheapo cars/trucks that don’t do anythingTrain set/table (turns out he’s not the typical boy!)