The idea for the Fall Fling really started off with the opportunity to work with CSNStores.com’s children’s site All Children’s Furniture. They carry everything from kids chairs to craft supplies with a whole lot of fun toys in between. We chose to review the Melissa and Doug Pattern Blocks because Sammi is lately obsessed with shapes.
First off, I love Melissa and Doug products. I like that they are all wood because they have great texture and feel solid. I’m not a fan of flimsy toys that are ready for the garbage the first time the girls look at them. We have the Band in a Box set from Melissa and Doug. It has withstood beatings from many children in two different states now and is none the worse for wear.
Sammi is at a stage where she is starting to see how little things can be put together to get something new. That combined with her new love of shapes led to the natural choice of the Pattern Blocks. The day we received them in the mail was like Christmas for her. We opened the box, removed the plastic and she went to town.
She pulled out each board and completed the picture. She carried them around the room and showed them to me and to my mom. She was so excited she had made the picture. She also loved talking about the shapes and the colors of each block. After that excitement had run its course, I showed her that you can turn over the picture boards and there’s anew picture waiting to be completed. She loved it!
All Children’s Furniture has a large selection of toys, furniture and other accessories for little ones. I thought their website was easy to navigate and the pricing/shipping was easy to figure out. The only thing I was surprised by was that after our blocks were ordered, I was automatically added to their email list. It’s easy enough to change your subscription status, I just wasn’t ready for the emails to start showing up.
All Children’s Furniture is offering one winner a choice between two toys: Melissa and Doug Beginner Pattern Blocks or Melissa and Doug Bug Jug Fill and Spill. Please leave a comment on Join the Fall Fling! to enter the giveaway and say which prize you’d choose if you win. You can also leave a comment on this post for an extra entry. I’d love to know what your little one is obsessed with right now: colors, shapes, letters, numbers or something entirely different?
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My daughters are in love with reading.
They love to read, so we read about 5 books a night, and then one more when we snuggle.
They would read all day if I didn’t make them play outside
My 11 month old grandaughter is obsessed with buckles. She will play endlessly with the buckles on the stroller, the carseat or whatever she finds them on.
Suzanne-My little ones LOVE books, too. I often find the three year old reading on her own or reading her books to her pretend friends. So cute
Jane-Both my little ones have gone through obsessions with buckles. It’s so fun to watch them figure out how they work and then develop the motor skills to make it happen. It’s fascinating how driven they are to work at it until they perfect it.
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
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