Quiet Hours Toys

This is a website after my own heart! http://www.quiethourstoys.com/, the name says it all. Good, fun, no frills toys to spark the imagination of your child. What more could you want.

This set of 20 building sticks is just $10 and leaves all the bells and whistles up to your child's creative mind!

This one may be out of my price range at $340 but I am guessing that this Ostheimer farmhouse is worth the price in quiet play time!
Finally, is one of my all time favs from when I was a child. Old fashioned paper dolls. I had a blast with these! I'm sure your little one will too.

Playmobil

Love this Church! Available at http://www.koboldtoys.com/ for $74.99 a very unique play idea!

A Glamorous wedding in the new Playmobil Church!This is a unique toy for your beloved one! Press the windows of the church tower and hear the bells chime and the organ music!Includes the groom & bride and lots of accessories to recreate a real wedding in a Church.

Flash Cards

While browsing through Etsy stores I came across these beautifully handmade flash cards for children. Using each animal of the alphabet, they are just adorable!

As stated on their site http://www.idesignmyworld.etsy.com/:

Zooples are furry, friendly, super cute little critters ready to teach ABCs and animals!

+ Great for toddlers and young school children.

+ Great gift for Baby Showers and Birthdays!

+ Great to have on hand for last-minute gifts!

+ Each boxed set contains 26 cards, letters A - Z

+ Cards measure 4.25 in. x 5.5 in.

+ Cards are professionally printed on sturdy card stock

ANIMALS INCLUDED IN THE SET:•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

ALLIGATOR + BEAR + CAT + DOLPHIN + ELEPHANT + FROGGOLDFISH + HIPPO + IGUANA + JAGUAR + KANGAROO + LIONMONKEY + NARWHALE + OCTOPUS + PENGUIN + OCTOPUSQUEEN BEE + REINDEER + SHARK + TIGER + UNICORN + VAMPIRE BAT + WOLF + FOX + YAK + ZEBRA

Grocery Store / Lemonade Stand

This looks like so much fun, I think Anna and John would really get a lot of use out of it (and learn something too!) Melissa and Doug's Grocery Store/Lemonade Stand is a great idea, indoors or out.

Features portable plastic bins for pretend shopping or storage, removable chalkboard signs, a spacious countertop and a reversible fabric awning. Available for $129.99 at www.target.com

Solar Powered Helicopter toy

http://www.plasticashop.com/ offers this very cool, very green, very modern (and soon to be our very own) solar powered helicopter toy. No batteries required! The propellers are solar panels, so just set this baby out in the sun and watch it spin!

Available in red, green, yellow or natural for $32!

LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Alphabet Set

We love this toy by leap frog. We've had it for a long time and if you check out Emma's carepages (http://www.carepages.com/ after signing in go to ouremma ) you can see where Emma was spelling words on the refrigerator when she was 2 1/2. This is the newer version than ours but both really work well. They truly helped all my kids learn the alphabet and more. Definitely worth the price.

Phonics have never been more fun with this LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Set. With this engaging tool, children can learn letter names and sounds from the convenience of your refrigerator. Simply place a letter into the reader and press to hear its name, sound, and a delightful phonics song. Great as a speech development tool for ages two and up, the LeapFrog magnetic set delivers hour of amusement, while teaching the alphabet.

Available where leapfrog products are sold, shown here from http://www.amazon.com/