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    Default Want to buy some lovely toys.

    I have been selling/giving to the charity shop the tonnes of plastic toys and vtech etc stuff that have seriously cluttered up my house. The children haven't really been playing with them and they are mostly just taking up space and gathering dust.

    So, I'd like to replace all the plastic with some really nice quality, perhaps wooden toys. I'm not sure really. I have enough things left to meet the current needs of the children that I have. I have children of all ages here so am looking for nice things for any age group really. Just some suggestions! Is there anything anyone has bought that the children really love? More specific things than whole websites to look at please or I will bankrupt myself

    For indoors or outdoors! Inspire me.

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    we love this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grimms-Toys-...I25YMV8VGGGU4W

    the LO spend ages doing this http://www.kidstoyworld.co.uk/Hape-M...5-74-10921.htm i also have a bigger one.

    the kidstoyworld website have lots of lovely wooden toys. ( i know you don't want a website ... but i have lots from them! wooden food, pull along fish, activity table, wooden stacker toy, mouse & cheese threading toy .... )

    melissa & doug wooden puzzles are good

    http://www.myriadonline.co.uk/pure-s...ccessories.php for beautiful playsilks for dressing up and other wonderful toys!

    have fun !

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    These are some of our most used wooden toys

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wonderworld-...1230810&sr=8-1

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Melissa-Doug...1230870&sr=8-2

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/IM-Toys-2205...230935&sr=8-38

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pinolino-221...1231032&sr=1-4

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plan-Toys-55...231174&sr=1-12

    Along with wooden food, cars, building blocks, tea sets, abacus, stacking rings, threading beads & cotton reels.

    The children also love the basket of wooden 'things' - egg cup, curtain ring, wooden spoon, bangle, nut cracker, little box and all sorts of little wooden things that take my fancy when I'm out shopping!

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    Wonderful so far, exactly what I kind of had in mind

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    In IKEA there are so many toys for all ages childrens and amazon as well

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    ooo, just wanted to add the ELC click clack car track thing!

    mine have spent ages this morning rolling the cars down it, and have tried all sorts of other things too.

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    I love and have the wooden toys from GLTC. www.GLTC.co.uk

    I have a wooden kitchen, tool bench, storage, sandpit, wooden activity cube and shop/role play area.
    I have had them for almost 3 years now and although they were expensive, they have lasted really well and still look good.

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    Sarah xxxxx

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mouse View Post
    These are some of our most used wooden toys

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wonderworld-...1230810&sr=8-1

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Melissa-Doug...1230870&sr=8-2

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/IM-Toys-2205...230935&sr=8-38

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pinolino-221...1231032&sr=1-4

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plan-Toys-55...231174&sr=1-12

    Along with wooden food, cars, building blocks, tea sets, abacus, stacking rings, threading beads & cotton reels.

    The children also love the basket of wooden 'things' - egg cup, curtain ring, wooden spoon, bangle, nut cracker, little box and all sorts of little wooden things that take my fancy when I'm out shopping!
    Some nice things there and Amazon are really good on price plus you can buy through the forum link and help raise funds to keep our lovely forum going.

    Miffy xx
    Keep smiling!

 

 

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