We started our gift search a couple of weeks back looking for practical and fun gifts, some for the collective "Minions" and other individual gifts for each child. Unfortunately toys for age two are a bit of a black hole wasteland because most manufacturers won't dare package anything with any semblance of a choking hazard for children under three.* Here's what we came up with for their birthdays, on our budget of $80 total (not including taxes):
Hello Spot Puppet Book that the minions were mesmerised by at the store.
$14.99 at Mastermind Games
Because it's shark week we couldn't resist the mini finger puppet book. (notice the cat paw in the top left corner as Pan had to be a part of this post)
$7.99 at Mastermind Toys.
Little Miss and Mr. Books. $5.50 each for a total of $11.00 at Chapters or Amazon.
Surfing Ninja shirt for Miss Molly, $4.99 at Baby Gap in First Canadian Place.
Okay, we cheated a little and bought something designed for age three and up. It's a light up cash register with a scanner, scale and some plastic fruit. We got it for $15 at the Toys R Us at Dufferin Mall on clearance and couldn't resist the allure, but don't worry we'll supervise while they play.
I mean come on, look how happy this kid is. I know I always looked this way when I worked at the IGA as a Goth teenager in the 1990s, especially when the seniors payed me in "coppers".
Super cute Raccoon shirt for Jack from Kid Culture in the Junction - $26. The added bonus of our little splurge for Jack is that when he outgrows it, Molly can still wear it a little longer.
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*Likely something to do with a super man costume and a child believing that they can fly. (I'm pretty sure that's a part of a Seinfeld stand-up routine)
Ooh, that cash register looks sweet! Did they like it? I hate how boring the under 2 toys are.
ReplyDeleteThey really like it. There were some fights over it at first, but they seem to be over it now and are better at sharing it.
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