It sometimes takes an interesting (or new) toy to get my two to play together.
Little sister and the animals all had a turn being pushed around on this little people train. Sometimes the little sisters escorted the animals off for a picnic on the lawn or to catch imaginary fish for the bear from the pool.
The Fisher Price Little People Big ABC Animal Train has sounds, music, lights and 5 little animals that the conductor can take on rides.
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Lexa must be the luckiest girl in the world, because she gets to play with toys that I could only have dreamt of as a child. She received a Fisher-Price phone, you know that old-fashioned white, red, blue and yellow phone with the big round dial…
She gets to pick 3 toys to take on her daily toy date with the rest of the kids in the complex and I can hear what she drags along from my upper floor office window when they make their way there. Sometimes I take a peek and then I see her dragging a little phone closely followed by a little black cat.
We always pack the Fisher-Price phone if we go somewhere, because she loves it and it isn’t the noisiest toy around.
In my opinion, I would love to keep the little phone for her one day, because old-fashioned phones never go out of fashion or favour in my world.
If you are too young to know how the original Chatter Phone looked, here it is:
Prima Baby just announced that they are now the proud distributors of the world-famous baby products brand, Fisher-Price.
Known globally as one of the leading developmental toy companies from America, Fisher-Price was established in 1930 and has grown from strength to strength, now including line of baby products that will give your child ‘the best possible start’. Fisher-Price has always been notorious for the best in children’s toy products, and we have no doubt the baby products will meet the same standard of quality that moms have been trusting for generations.
From feeding products to gifting, décor, clothing and toys, the Fisher-Price range is an exciting new development for South African moms, allowing access to products that are quality guaranteed for newborns to toddler, all not previously available in SA.
The Fisher-Price baby ranges will be available instore from April 2018 through Prima Baby.
PS. I have one of the first products… and it is cu-ute! Check out this pacifier with natural latex.
Lexa actually has that stacking tower so I had a little moment when I saw it 🙂
We have had so many awesome new toys to play with these last couple of weeks. So I’m going to share a toy a day post… because they all deserve their very own posts!
When I grew up I had die-cast cars, nothing fancy… but nowadays they make the cars so cute that I get jealous when Lexa runs around with her new toys.
Lexa got a pink (yes, pink!) Fisher-Price Press ‘N Go Monster Truck and it is awesome! She grabs it by the hair and runs with it and eventually when she sits down to play, this is when the Monster Truck reveals its true magic.
It is a wind-up toy but modified for toddlers. It can be pulled backwards to wind up or just press down on the roof and let it go. Once released it drives for about 2 – 3m. In our house that means Lexa chases after, cats try to grab it and me on my phone trying to take a video.
I need to mention that even though it is a plastic toy, Lexa has dropped it so many times and it hasn’t even chipped – so it is definitely durable. The rope hair after 2 weeks are still in place too.
Every morning I let her choose toys from her room to bring to the livingroom and she has consistently pulled the Monster Truck by the hair from her toy box.
Since I’m no professional videographer, here is the product video from Fisher Price.
The very latest Fisher-Price® products are planned to be released in SA by Mattel South Africa near the end of March / early April. The exciting new range will add further diversity to the Fisher-Price® infant and pre-school offerings which continue to be developed with one goal in mind – to nurture children’s learning and development and give them the best possible start in life.
The latest developmental products include:
The 2-in-1 Sit-to Stand Activity Center transforms from a fun activity center for baby to sit and play to a toddler table. Baby’s actions are rewarded with music, sounds and lights. The toy-filled platform encourages baby to spin for 360° of play. It is also easily converted to toddler mode: just attach the ramp and use the shape sorter bugs for sliding play. The Activity Centre offers a three position height adjustment, a removable seat pad for machine washing and removable legs for easy storage. Age Grade: 9 months +.
Recommended Retail Price: R1 449.99.
The new Butterfly Dreams Musical Playtime Gym is ideal for gross motor skill development, sensory development and nurturing feelings of security and happiness. The portable activity mat, decorated with a Butterfly Dreams scene, has a musical take-along cloud and bear with short and long-play music modes. It also comes with five toys including: a fabric crinkle butterfly attached to a link, a leaf and mushroom clacker, a large mirror with a high contrast label on the back, a rattle with a large bear face, and an inch worm teether. Age Grade: Birth+.
Recommended Retail Price: R799.99.
A dresser-top soother that incorporates a 2-in-1 design and is great for baby’s sensory development and fostering feelings of security and happiness. Key product features include an overhead starlight projection, a color-changing nightlight (inside the cubby), deluxe music and sounds, and a take-along, machine washable plush lovey. The soother is battery operated with three auto-off timers and a control panel on the back allows for customisation of features. Age Grade: Birth+.
Recommended Retail Price: R529.99.
It is funny how people forget to ask how I’m doing. Just because the surrogate is expecting our kid doesn’t mean I cease to exist. I am here dammit.
Hello kitty?
On a lighter note do kids only like bunnies, bears and birds? Is that why I struggle to find stuff with cats on? Drop some hints of where I can find cat stuff in the comments or on my Facebook page.
I am a cat person. We have 3 “apex predators” living with us…I cannot have the new person look like prey.
Is it weird that I played with toys I bought for the kid? I loved these mega blocks from Fisher Price (that was on special at CNA) so much that it can now be classified as secondhand.
I also made husband finish painting the walls in the new room, because I painted most of the living/dining & kitchen area. He really dislikes painting.
Remember that weekend I went to Summerfields in Mpumalanga?
We didn’t just sit in the room like cave people. We got up early that Saturday and drove to the Kruger National Park because I love driving 30kmph with a husband that takes horrible pictures with my amazing camera.
Fortunately we saw a few Rhinos… Every single sighting of these beautiful creatures is so special.
Just look at them, they were right there. They even tried to circle behind the car and sneak across the road…but I was ready with the camera and got this beautiful shot. To view more photos from this trip go to my Instagram page.
Good thing you stuck around to read the bottom of the page because… if you live in Joburg (or in Gauteng somewhere) you can enter this competition 🙂
