1. B. LucKeys– Little Girl is very curious and goes for all the things in our house that are not toys. Seriously, she will crawl through a sea of toys to get to the one non-toy item in the room. After lots of searching, I found these keys that are very realistic, minus the sharp edges of real keys. She loves them. They are one of her favorite toys, even after owning them for a few months now! I thought $10.99 felt a bit high for toy keys, but the quality has turned out to be worth the extra pennies.
Comes in navy or red.
2. B. HiPhone– After our raving success with the keys, we purchased this phone for Little Girl for Christmas. The pictures don’t do it justice. The entire “screen” lights up at once, just like a smart phone does. It makes realistic noises, “calls” the child, and you can even record messages for your child on it! Priced at $11.99, it doesn’t break the bank.
Comes in purple, blue, green, or red.
3. VTech Learning Walker– I’ll be honest, I really wanted a classic looking wooden walker, but it didn’t end up fitting into our budget. So, I researched walkers and this one had great reviews. We decided to go with it because you can adjust the wheel tension so the walker doesn’t fly out in front of the baby. Several similarly priced walkers do not have this feature and felt cheaply made. Another benefit is the great activity panel on the front. Little Girl loves it! We snagged it on Amazon for $25 last month which was a fabulous price! It looks like the price is $35 now, but it’s still a good price and quality compared to the other walkers out there. And, who knows, the price may come back down.
4. LeapFrog My Own Leaptop– We have the older version of this laptop that we bought for Little Man when we was around 1 or 2. Both kids have loved it! You can have it send “email” messages from you or other family members, it helps with their letters/sounds/numbers, teaches them to spell their name, has songs, teaches animal names/sounds, etc. Little Man used to play with this when we were out shopping and I always got a kick out it when he would “check his email” or “write a new blog post” while riding in his stroller. Multitasking, ha! It comes in at an affordable $14.99 and has held up great through the years.
5. Infantino Go GaGa Deluxe Twist & Fold Gym– We had a great baby gym for Little Man, but part of it disappeared in our move a couple years ago. We were so sad and after much searching, had to give up and purchase a new gym. We picked this one and were very happy with it! Little Girl was around 4 weeks when we bought it and as soon as we laid her on the mat, she started cooing at it. It was so sweet! She loved it and I was very sad when she outgrew it. Baby gyms are all pretty pricey. This one comes in at the middle at $49.99, but we got it for $35 when it went on sale and had a Cartwheel coupon, so know that it does go on sale! 🙂
Hope you all are enjoying this Christmas season so far!
Image Credits: Target and Amazon
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