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Favorite Kid’s Finds
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items As a mom of three boys under 5 years old, we have been through a lot of toys. Here are our tried and true favorites!!
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This barn has provided hours of farm animal play! My kids have loved this at every age and stage 1-5 years old!
Wooden Fold & Go Barn
We have been subscribers of these play kits for five years now- sad to see them coming to an end for our oldest. They are the best developmentally appropriate play kits we have found for our kids. We go back the the play guides, books, and toys daily...
The Play Kits by Lovevery | Montessori Toy Subscription Ages 0-5
One of our favorites for imaginary play! Pairs well with a play cash register and play food. This provides endless hours of fun!
Wooden Grocery Store / Lemonade Stand
The Tonie box is a family favorite. Another thing that provides our three boys hours of fun and entertainment. From longer stories for my oldest to classic kids songs for our one year old. This is something we use every day!
Tonies
We have two Yoto minis and the large player for our playroom. We love how much content is available for our yotos and how easy they are to take on the go. They are easy to use and even our one year old can put cards in and out to play music and stori...
Yoto
Our boys love this play cash register and they think it pairs perfectly with their little Melissa and Doug market! They love counting the play money and wooden coins as well as “scanning” all of the groceries. We love the aesthetic and how sturdy and...
Wooden Cash Register Play Set
These are one of my kid’s favorite play foods. They love “scooping” ice cream and making special treats for everyone in the family. We love them too, as they are durable and great quality!
Scoop & Stack Ice Cream Cone Magnetic Play Set
We initially bought this for our oldest several years ago to work on color recognition, but it has been a favorite for imaginary play at our house as well. Paired with our play grocery market, the kids spend so much time playing with these foods! The...
Farmer's Market Color Sorting Set
We love Lego sets at our house! We have built several of these animal crossing sets together with our kids and it is always so much fun for the whole family!
LEGO® Animal Crossing™ Toys and Sets
We have a Nintendo switch that we originally got for ourselves (the adults) but it has quickly evolved into something the whole family enjoys. We love playing Mario kart or Animal Crossing together as a family!
Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
One of our favorites for imaginary play! My kids even use it to actually help sweep up messes, so it’s really a win-win for me! They love dusting, mopping and helping mom clean up! Hopefully their desire to help lasts into their teen years!
Dust! Sweep! Mop! Cleaning Play Set
This cart is super durable and heavy enough in the front that it doesn’t tip over easily! Our kids have all learned to walk by pushing this around our playroom and main floor. They love to pretend they’re shopping and it pairs really well with our li...
Metal Grocery Shopping Cart Toy
One of our kids’ favorites. The gift that keeps on giving- providing hours of fun and entertainment!
Fat Brain Toys Original Air Toobz STEM Toy
Our two year old really enjoys cars and loves sticking this to our windows and driving cars down this ramp. he also builds tunnels and obstacles with magnatiles, blocks and other toys. It's something that easily keeps him busy and entertained
Blu Track Classic 15 Ft Starter Set
These are another thing our kids play with every day. They use them to sit in, balance on, use as drums or bowls or birds nests. They put their stuffies in them, pretend they are boats, and so many other imaginitive things! They are the perfect open ...
Original rainbow
We love our Nugget Play Couches! We have two of them and they are so much fun for open ended play. Our kids use them to create forts, resturant booths, “mountains,” etc. They provide hours of fun!
The Original Nugget Play Couch In Blueridge
We have two Nugget couches and this Chunk! The Chunk provides next level fun with our Nugget couches. The kids love making a little tunnels or chairs with the Chunk.
The Original Chunk® Play Ottoman In Blueridge - Nugget
This shelf is a playroom essential at our house. I have a Master's degree in elementary literacy education, and there is a lot of research behind having forward-facing books available for kids to see. It creates an environment centered around the lit...
SpaceAid 3-Tier Montessori Bookshelf for Kids
This might be our most played with toy. Our boys LOVE Magnatiles. They are always finding new ways to play with them and new things to build. They are so versatile and so much fun for the whole family!
Magna-Tiles
Who says dressing up isn't for boys too? Our boys all love dressing up and this cute little dress up wardrobe is perfect in our playroom. They love that they can hang all of their favorite dress up outfits on the rack and keep all of their accessorie...
Double-Sided Dress-Up Center w/ Mirror & Rack
We have two of these montessori inspired shelves in our play room. My kids love that they can fit all of their toys and they make it very easy to access everything on the shelves and on top! I love how clean they look and how sturdy they are! They al...
OOOK Rubber Wood 5-Compartment Montessori Shelf
On The Go
I caved and got this wagon after having our third son. It is SO convenient for pushing all of our kids around and they love being able to sit together in the wagon too! The fold down is super easy and it stored in the trunk of my mini van really nice...
W4 Luxe Pro Quad Stroller Wagon | 4-Seater Kid's Wagon
We love this car monitor. We had tried regular mirrors for viewing our kids, but they were always getting tipped so that we couldn't see them without crawling back to adjust the mirror. This allows you to see you entire child from the front seat and ...
HD Baby Car Camera Monitor System
Have you ever had to hold a heavy baby for extended periods on your hip? You NEED the Tush Baby! We got this for one of our first trips (with kids) to Disney and it was so awesome to have for waiting in lines and even for walking around the parks whe...
Tushbaby Hip Carrier | Baby Carrier Seat for 0–3 Years
We love crafting and creating at our house, but these mess free markers/drawings are the way to go for when we are on the go! My kids prefer using markers but I don't want markers in my car or at the doctor's office where things could get drawn on. I...
Crayola Bluey Color Wonder Set, 18 Pages
To Wear
We love Hannah Andersson pajamas and clothing! Not only is it soft and durable, it is also almost always organic cotton material! Our kids all have extremely sensitive skin and the less synthetic material their skin is exposed to, the more healthy it...
Hanna Andersson
Hands down our favorite kids clothing brand. The sizing is always super conisistent, the quality is excellent, and the return/replacement policy is awesome too!
Cat & Jack Kids' Apparel & Accessories
Our kids have always worn See Kai Run shoes as their primary sneaker. I did a lot of research of pediatric occupational therapist blogs about footwear and found these to be the best budget friendly option. I also appreciated that they were available ...
Toddler and Preschool Shoes