I think wooden toys are getting so much less popular as more and
more plastic toys are being introduced in the market.
Not exact matches
In reality, he's
more of a mutt: a crossbreed fashioned out of
plastic and animated by sensors, motors, thousands of strings of computer code — and the boyhood dreams of a pair of inventors who spent nearly two years perfecting their
toy.
Sadly, I failed quite a bit and we are home to
more plastic, blinking, talking
toys than I'd like to admit.
The wooden
toys are so much
more durable than the
plastic ones and I can tell you this from experience as they have been through the «grinder» with my 3 rather rough
toy users!
Mine was stuffed with the aforementioned junk food plus healthy snacks (untouched), new books, (
more interesting), new trinket - y
toys from the dollar store (wrapped for even
more fun), diapers, wipes, sippy cup, cherished blanket (guard with your life), 2 changes of clothes for her (you never know), a change of clothes for me (you never know),
plastic bags (to hold the aforementioned possible laundry), and her pacifier to help her ears for landing (the only times she slept on both flights).
An empty water bottle filled with dry rice or your favorite set of
plastic mixing bowls will likely strike their fancy far
more than a rattle that was tested in Fisher Price's
toy lab.
You can manage to do
more or less the same thing by putting down a piece of
plastic sheeting or even a thin fabric sheet underneath the
toy, but be careful you don't end up using something that will make it slide around and become unsafe for your kids to play on.
You will find your children enjoy their
toys more if the different sets are stored separately — blocks in one,
plastic animals in another, cars and trucks together, dolls clothes in another etc..
Also, it's probably...
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plastic toys.
Letting your tot take charge of the watering can to help soak the pots on a patio or filling a
plastic tub with water and throwing in a few bath
toys only needs minimal space, while a lawn and a little
more room is great for setting up a hose and sprinkler.
(Maybe for a few
more dollars you could get some
toy USDA commodity food and some tiny
plastic sporks?)
Also, I am sure you have seen those
toy games you can buy at major
toy stores with a
plastic fishing rod and magnetic
plastic fish... well here are instructions for making a game like this yourself with natural... [Read
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Especially now that we are finding out about the toxins in paints and
plastics — a few natural, quality
toys are worth
more than a mountain of
plastic junk and your child will grow up to recognize and appreciate things that are well - made and have lasting value.
With stories in the news about the possible dangers of
plastic toys, the safety - appeal of these
more natural materials is clear.
The corn
toys are like a hard
plastic toy but made from corn and so are much
more sustainable and eco friendly.
I completely agree with the side effects of the noisy cheap
plastic battery operated
toys they do
more damage than good a very well written article
We have a lot of
plastic toys around the house, but I like that her room is
more organic and natural - «materialed».
With waterless, chemical - free sterilization technology of Upang, you can sterilize almost everything - baby bottles,
toys, teethers,
plastic, toothbrush, remotes, cellphones and
more.
Well, one advantage to replacing the Cheap
Plastic Crap bath
toys with phthalate - free bath
toys, is that they're so much
more expensive, you won't have a boatload of them invading your house!
Many families are striving to avoid
plastic and man - made materials and selecting natural materials when it comes to
toys, clothing, furniture and
more for their children.
After my son was born we made an effort to avoid
plastic toys and be
more «green» in our lifestyle but the fancy wooden
toys were expensive.
If you have unwanted
plastic toys that your kids aren't using anymore, don't put... Read
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They are made out of cheap
plastic and are
more of a walk - behind
toy walker rather than a sit - inside walker.
Natural, hand - crafted
toys are inherently
more expensive to make than molded
plastic toys - but we believe they are worth it - and we try as much as possible to find the best natural
toys at the best prices in order to make these wonderful
toys available to
more families.
Is there anything
more uncomfortable than the disapproving side - eye from a fellow plane passenger when your child starts banging on the tray table, kicking the seat in front of you, or throwing hard
plastic toys at strangers?
When participants were themselves holding a
plastic toy gun, versus some neutral object, they were about 30 percent
more likely to perceive the object in another person's hand as a gun.
The term fidget spinner is a generic name to describe the
toys, which are usually made of
plastic and contain one or
more metal bushings on which the outer piece spins; some also contain lights and other battery - operated features.
Bilibo ($ 30; target.com) is a
plastic shell - shaped
toy that can be used as a kid - size seat, spinner, sand
toy, and
more.
Her shop, which has expanded to four locations, stocks green living essentials like reusable water bottles and coffee cups alongside
more creative additions like
plastic - free baby
toys and stainless - steel ice pop molds.
Theres
more to life then trying to be a
plastic toy look alike.
Join ToysPeriod as we venture into the world of Spinning Tops and discover that these objects made of wood or
plastic are
more than just
toys for many.
It'll take
more than pretty pictures to get me excited again about playing with virtual
plastic toys in make - believe green choppers.
It's a Tonka truck for adults, with
more performance and luxury than Mattel ever envisioned for its
plastic toy.
The previous year body style was what I considered one of the ugliest cars on the road, resembling
more of a
plastic toy, but upon seeing the new redesigned 2014's, it was an instant attraction.
It's priced at the higher end of the scale for a low - end budget tablet, but at least it doesn't feel or look like a cheap
plastic toy and you know you're getting a better quality product with software that's
more developed than what's on the generic gear.
The hard
plastic does have a feel, though,
more appropriate for a
toy.
My story, and every other writer out there who has invested so much time and effort to bring us a story worth reading, providing our imaginations with such wonder and joy, is worth
more than an f» ing McDonald's cheeseburger or the craptastic
plastic toy from the dollar store.
The back is a bulbous soft
plastic that makes it feel a little
toy - like - some might say cheap - but maybe that makes it
more drop - proof?
The bottom half feels like it came from white trash branch of the family — cheaper - feeling,
toy - like
plastic (in black or red) that seems
more appropriate on a carrier freebie.
The displays is tough and scratch resistant, although the one on the A500 feels slightly
more like a
plastic toy than the one on the iPad 2, which feels much
more solid.
He enjoys plush
toys more than rubber or
plastic ones.
Dogs are
more likely to guard things that resemble real food than they guard fake
toys (
plastic, rubber, etc.).
...
MORE Incorporate these items into a bird
toy by tying them with hemp twine, or drilling a hole and using
plastic chain or quick links to attach to a
toy that needs some sprucing up and you have saved yourself some money.
Some rabbits enjoy having simple
toys (such as
plastic balls) or a piece of cardboard, while others enjoy
more complex, mentally stimulating
toys — it all depends on your individual rabbit's personality.
There are also the
more subtle
toys such as a ball of yarn, shoelaces, milk caps, paper bags, boxes, and if you are a veterinary technician consider the
plastic caps of syringe casings... sometimes the simpler items turn out to be the best and ones your cat will go bonkers over!
You can buy hard
plastic bones for puppy to chew on, soft squeaky
toys, balls, ropes, boiled wool
toys and
more.
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Plastic Bar Material: Coated metal Included Accessories: Drip water bottle, food dish, solid surface running wheel Cubic Feet: 1.48 Suitable Housing For: 1 - 2 Dwarf Hamster Average Price: $ 30 - $ 55 New Pros: Simple assembly, highly expandable with additional accessories (sold separately), included accessories, easy access points Cons: Difficult to add
more toys / accessories inside the habitat, potential long drop along center of cage.
It cost
more than a thousand dollars to retrofit that room for Bonk - Bonk, but when he is lying on his chair in a sunbeam or playing with his special
plastic toys, we know that he is happy to be alive.
The
more I collected and piled the
toys up, the
more the paintings began to speak to me of a mass, cultural vertigo... a dizziness of too much stuff, too much stimulation, too much information, too much
plastic.
Salonen de-creates her painted figures through perspectival shifts and displacements
more often associated with objects, digital media, and carnivals, texturing bare legs and wet lips as if they were malleable clay,
plastic toys, or animated gifs.