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harold
I'm curious to the type of toy material that parents prefer to buy for their toddlers?
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Hi Harold,
I tend to have a strong liking for wood toys that are of excellent quality, but find that wooden toys are generally limited to blocks, puzzles and some very expensive hand made train sets. Some of the best wooden blocks on the market are Melissa & Doug's Standard Unit Blocks:
http://www.kids-toys-parents-love.com/standard_unit_blocks.html
They have other great wooden puzzle sets, and ImagiPlay makes an earth friendly dinosaur puzzle with non toxic paint: http://www.kids-toys-parents-love.com/Dinosaur_puzzles.html
Most of the toys we get for our kids are plastic, primarily because of selection and availability. They definitely are easier to disinfect and last just as long as the wood toys.
Most of the concerns over quality come from the massive 2007 recall from plastic toys manufactured in China containing lead and cadmium metals!! Besides keeping manufacturing jobs closer to home, companies like Little Tikes, Step 2 and Kid K'Nex keep a tight control over quality and materials. For toddlers, Little Tikes and Step 2 offer a wide variety of American made toys manufactured in Ohio, while Kid K'Nex is a great company for older kids who love creative building.
http://www.kids-toys-parents-love.com/Little_Tikes_Toys.html
http://www.kids-toys-parents-love.com/Step_2_Toys.html
http://www.kids-toys-parents-love.com/Kid_KNex.html
So in answering your questions, I prefer wooden toys, but availability and selection keeps our toy collection at 90% plastic and 10% wood.
Hopes this helps, and have fun playing with wood or plastic toys with your toddler!!
Hi Harold,
I tend to have a strong liking for wood toys that are of excellent quality, but find that wooden toys are generally limited to blocks, puzzles and some very expensive hand made train sets. Some of the best wooden blocks on the market are Melissa & Doug's Standard Unit Blocks:
http://www.kids-toys-parents-love.com/standard_unit_blocks.html
They have other great wooden puzzle sets, and ImagiPlay makes an earth friendly dinosaur puzzle with non toxic paint: http://www.kids-toys-parents-love.com/Dinosaur_puzzles.html
Most of the toys we get for our kids are plastic, primarily because of selection and availability. They definitely are easier to disinfect and last just as long as the wood toys.
Most of the concerns over quality come from the massive 2007 recall from plastic toys manufactured in China containing lead and cadmium metals!! Besides keeping manufacturing jobs closer to home, companies like Little Tikes, Step 2 and Kid K'Nex keep a tight control over quality and materials. For toddlers, Little Tikes and Step 2 offer a wide variety of American made toys manufactured in Ohio, while Kid K'Nex is a great company for older kids who love creative building.
http://www.kids-toys-parents-love.com/Little_Tikes_Toys.html
http://www.kids-toys-parents-love.com/Step_2_Toys.html
http://www.kids-toys-parents-love.com/Kid_KNex.html
So in answering your questions, I prefer wooden toys, but availability and selection keeps our toy collection at 90% plastic and 10% wood.
Hopes this helps, and have fun playing with wood or plastic toys with your toddler!!
What can I do to calm this five year old i'm babysitting?
J
The kid threw a spider, a glass with what looked and smelled like urine in it, and a bulky wooden toy at me. He swears at me, pulls my hair. He's an abusive little brat. But he's also the son of my mom's friend so I can't quit. Bleh.
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I hate to lie to kids but you are having a very ruff go of it. I would just try and tell him that you hope he knows a camera was set up in a scret place so his Mom would know if he was OK and it was taping everything.It may work once but if I were you I would not keep him he is to use to you he kneeds someone that is a strager that he is more scared of.Good LUCK and God Bless you
I hate to lie to kids but you are having a very ruff go of it. I would just try and tell him that you hope he knows a camera was set up in a scret place so his Mom would know if he was OK and it was taping everything.It may work once but if I were you I would not keep him he is to use to you he kneeds someone that is a strager that he is more scared of.Good LUCK and God Bless you
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