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Corolle Les Classiques Paul Drink-and-Wet Bath Baby

Corolle Les Classiques Paul Drink-and-Wet Bath Baby

(Corolle $64.99) Paul is a 14” all vinyl drink-and-wet doll. He's anatomically correct and comes with his own potty. Paul is a good bath toy as well as an excellent prop for "big brother" gifting, learning about cause and effect and for the potty training stage. He costs a little more than the soft and non-anatomically correct Mon Premier Calin Boy doll. 18 months and up Ages: Toddlers, Preschoolers Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Blue Chip Award Click here to purchase the product fr

Corolle Mon Premier Calin Sky Baby Doll

Corolle Mon Premier Calin Sky Baby Doll

(Corolle $39.99) A soft bean filled body, this lightweight 12” doll has a sweet face, a vinyl head, arms and legs and is dressed in a blue and white romper and knit hat. He can sit, snuggle, and enjoys being nurtured. Vanilla scented like all Corolle dolls, he’s a nice armful for the new “big” brother. Corolle also makes an anatomically correct boy doll (see: Paul Drink and Wet Bath Baby) that costs a little more for the extra feature. 18 months and up Ages: Toddlers, Prescho

LEGO Juniors Supermarket Suitcase

LEGO Juniors Supermarket Suitcase

(LEGO $19.99) For your older preschooler and early school age child who has outgrown Duplos and is ready for a little more complex building, this 134-piece Lego Juniors Supermarket Suitcase is a great transition set. It includes an easy to build supermarket with an ice cream bar, vegetable stand plus a bright red scooter and two mini-figures and a cat. It becomes a mini-setting for dramatic play as they sort the fruit and other accessories, such as flowers, bread, bottles, an

eeBoo Back to School Magnetic Playboard

eeBoo Back to School Magnetic Playboard

(eeBoo $15.00) A new version of the 'make me a story' collection that may be very helpful for kids with back to school jitters. It's a metal playboard with a school setting provides the background for a classroom full of playful creatures and their wise old owl teacher. The magnetic backing on the playing pieces can be moved about as kids make up their own stories using the characters created by illustrator, Kevin Hawkes. A good prop for dramatic play or talking through typic

Tween Scene Kimani Prettie Girl Doll

Tween Scene Kimani Prettie Girl Doll

(One World Doll Project $29.99) One of a new collection of Prettie Girls, only younger looking than earlier models. Meet Kimani, a tween and a creative type, dressed in colorful floral tights, a pink and white cut-off top, yellow rain boots and matching bag. Inspired by her childhood love of Barbie and a career that started with designing dolls of color for Mattel, Stacey McBride-Irby introduced her first Prettie dolls as young women; these Tweens are larger than a Barbie, b

North American Bear Ballerina en point

North American Bear Ballerina en point

(North American Bear $25.00 each) For your aspiring ballerina chose the beautiful dancing doll in pink, purple or dramatic black tutu. They are 20 inches long and all fabric. With those long legs it will be fun for little dancers to twirl and leap with their pretty ballerina partner. A charming gift for the holidays or a dance recital. 3 & up Ages: Preschoolers Oppenheim Toyportfolio Gold Seal Award 2015 Click here to purchase the product from Amazon.com

Fisher Price Turbo Flip Thomas

Fisher Price Turbo Flip Thomas

(Fisher-Price $49.99) Newest remote control Thomas. This season he sports a light that that looks like a small piece of track as he rolls along. The remote control will make him do several tricks as he goes forward, back, runs in circles and even flip over, all the while saying what he's doing. A novelty toy will make a quick hit with preschoolers. However, it may run out of steam (aka novelty power) before the batteries run out. Ages: Preschoolers Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gol

Magformer 44 Piece Unique Set

Magformer 44 Piece Unique Set

(Magformers $99.00) You'll be amazed at all the constructions kids can make with the five geometric shapes that come in this 44 piece set. It includes squares, sectors, arches, cones and sphere sectors. A step-by-step booklet will show the way and before long they will be making their own creations. These magnetic building pieces are safe since all the magnets are inside the geometric forms. Happily, they are also compatible with all other magformer sets. Marked for 3 & up, b

Educational Insights Brownie Match Game

Educational Insights Brownie Match Game

(Educational Insights $19.99) Playing around with the spatula and realistic pan full of chocolate brownies may be a sweet way to develop number recognition and matching skills. Players spin the the spinner and then try to find a brownie square with the matching numeral underneath. If it matches they keep the piece. If not they piece goes back. Watch out! You don’t want to spin spilled milk, burnt brownie or the brownie bandit. A game that calls for memory as well as number re

Educational Insights Design & Drill Power Play Vehicles Race Car

Educational Insights Design & Drill Power Play Vehicles Race Car

(Educational Insights $19.99) Like the Design & Drill Helicopter, this race car is both a construction toy and a fun prop for pretend play. Kids love the action of the motorized mini-drill that they use to build the vehicle. The clear bolts go into the colorful snap together pieces to create a racing car. Best of all this isn’t a once and done kind of toy. It’s just as much fun to use the drill to undo the bolts and start all over again. Think of this as a kind of 3-D puzzle

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