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Play, grow, be healthy - Stuff just for kids
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items My 4-year-old is on the go-go-go, like most kids. She also has sensory needs we're learning how to accommodate. These products help my little curly- haired mini-me learn and grow every day.
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Sensory seeking and avoiding play
Getting dressed in style and comfort
Staying clean, healthy, and not too stinky
Play, learn, and grow with these toys
Sensory seeking and avoiding play
My little girl needs more proprioceptive (pressure and movement) and vestibular (spinning) input than a lot of kids. She also has trouble with loud noise and some textures. These products all help her regulate and learn how to manage her sensory nee...
My daughter loves wobbling, spinning, jumping from, and using this disk in obstacle courses. Perfect for kids on the move and sensory seekers.
Rock and Spin Sensory Wobble Disk XL
These are great for balancing on while providing great sensory input on the feet. They're also good for obstacle courses.
Yes4All Hedgehog Balance Pods for Exercise
Kinetic sand is amazing stuff. It's fantastic for sensory play, easier to clean up than molding clay, and just plain cool to play with. It holds shape when molded and crumbles when disturbed. My little one and I love playing with it together, especia...
BuildMaster Sand Activity Kit - Best Arts & Crafts for Ages 6 ...
Getting dressed in style and comfort
All kids need clothing, but it needs to stand up to wear and tear while being comfy. This some of our favorite brands and pieces for our outdoorsy and active girl.
We've been using Cat and Jack rain gear since our girl could walk. They're great quality, and she absolutely loves them. She's always sad she outgrows one, but loves getting the next size up.
Cat & Jack : Kids' Coats & Jackets
These boots are amazing. Great for rainy days and the beginning days of Minnesota winters. My daughter loves how they look, and I love how durable they are. Great for families with multiple kids and those of us who pass them on to friends or kid-cent...
Rain Boots for Kids, Snow Boots for Kids
These rash guard swimsuits are great. My little one likes how they feel, and it's so much easier to put a SPF resistant shirt on than keep reapplying sunscreen.
Girls rash guard swimsuit
These dresses have become a wardrobe staple for us. They're soft, fit well, and best of all, easy to wash. My girl lives in them in the summer.
Cat & Jack : Toddler Girl's Dresses
We always have these shorts on hand to wear under dresses or with shirts. They're easy enough to pull down and up for potty time or learning how to get dressed.
cat and jack biker shorts toddler
My kid love-love-loves playing outside when it's wet, but when she gets cold, it's game over. Her rain pants let her stay out longer and me cut down on laundry.
Kids Fleece Lined Rain Pants | Rainbow
Before I had my kid, I had no idea these existed. I'll be honest, it's kind of hit-or-miss if she keeps them on, since it's hard doing anything in mittens, but her hands stay warm and dry when they do stay on.
Puro - Waterproof Lined Rain Mittens
When my little girl was a baby, these things helped her sleep more than anything else we tried (other than constant bouncing and swaying). They were SO EASY for us overtired parents to use, too.
Baby Sleepsack Swaddles - Halo Sleep
These snow-bibs are a must-have for a fun winter. I prefer them over regular pull-on pants because they tend to both stay in place and keep snow away from the skin better. On days when I'm not sure about how many layers my girl needs, these are great...
Kids' Snow Pants & Snow Bibs
Staying clean, healthy, and not too stinky
Hygiene can be a daily battle. That's the same for us, but we've found a few things that help make it all easier.
This stuff has been wonderful on my girl's curly, fine hair. Nice suds and so easy to rinse out.
Kids Curly & Coily Hair Shampoo
We use this every wash day, and it leaves her curls soft, defined, and tangle-free.
Kids Curly Hair Conditioner For Soft & Smooth Defined Curls
This has been a life-changer when it comes to caring for my little one's fine, curly hair. It tangles so easily that it would be impossible to get it detangled without help. This stuff smells nice, leaves her hair soft, and brings her curls out nicel...
Detangler & Leave-In Conditioner
My daughter loves this stuff at bathtime. It has a sweet smell and has the perfect consistency for all sorts of imaginative play. My girl loves "making potions" with it and "feeding" it to her toy dinosaurs.
Mr. Bubble 2pk Twin Foam Soap - Blueberry/Original Bubble - 16 fl oz
I try to keep at least two water bottles on hand for my little girl in case one gets lost or broken. Of the three we used to have, two are gone, and the one we still has rattles from being dropped so often. Enter Cat and Jack. She picked the green ch...
Cat & Jack : Water Bottles
Play, learn, and grow with these toys
Kids learn through play, and their tools are toys. These are our faves!
My daughter got this bear after she was potty trained, but she loves playing “potty” with him. The visual schedule included with the toy has helped us continue to reinforce the bathroom routine when she struggles with it.
Bean the Potty Training Bear
We've been big KiwiCo fans from my daughter's babyhood. The Panda crate was great for her from the start. Babies get toys to help them with developing their senses and motor skills, while toddlers get toys to help develop problem solving and coordina...
Panda Crate: Baby and Toddler Subscription Box | Ages 0-3
The upgrade to the Koala Crate was effortless, and developing new skill-levels have been so much fun for the whole family! She plays with the toys for months, and learns the basics of science at the same time.
Koala Crate: Monthly Activity Box
I got my girl this toy when she was 2 years old, and she's played with it steadily since. I like it because she creates her own stories with it and it has built-in storage when it's not being used.
Vehicles & Trains
We received this balance bike for our little girl as a 2nd birthday present. It took her a little while to get the hang of it, but at 4, she loves zooming around on it. She's not quite at the big-kid bike stage yet, but everyone I've talked to said t...
Toddler Balance Bike for 2 3 4 5 Year Old Boys & Girls, No Pedal Adjustable Riding Toys - Easy Adjustable Seat and Handlebar, Gift Bike for Kids
My daughter got a set of these tiles a couple years ago, and she's loved playing with them ever since. You can follow the suggested projects they include or just make your own creations. We like building houses and hide little toys inside, make roads...
PicassoTiles Magnetic Tile Set, 240pc.
These blocks are so much fun. My little one loves building llama families with them, and I find it oddly soothing to build cubes in layers. The feel of the magnets sticking together and the click when they meet is oddly satisfying.
Magicube Full Color Recycled - 24 pcs - Best for 1 year olds
This set is another building and imagination win. Our whole family loves getting down on the floor and building with these. My girl also likes making up little stories with the characters and acting them out.
LEGO DUPLO Town - Caring for Animals at the Farm
This kit really DOES make giant bubbles. It takes a little practice, but once we got the hang of it, some of the bubbles were about 2 feet tall. The reason I know that is because they were as big as my 2 foot and change tall daughter. So much fun!
Giant Bubbles
We got this butterfly in one of our monthly crates, and it's been such a fun way to learn about how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. Once the lesson's learned, it becomes a fun toy to play with.
Metamorphosing Butterfly
We got this in one of the crates, and still pretend to camp I doors with it. The tent fabric and clamps work perfectly to make a tent anywhere, and the little pretend campfire is an adorable addition to making smores.
Camping Adventure
Dinosaurs are THE. BEST. EVER. My girl loves dressing up as a dinosaur and stomping around the house while roaring at us. When she's not being the dino, she likes digging for them. The sand in this kit is so soft, but since it's kinetic sand, it does...
Dinosaur Dig