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If you’re searching for the perfect toy for your little girl, look at some princess gifts for 4 year olds! Not only will these gifts bring tons of excitement, but they will be used for a long time by your princess loving girl. Little kids love all things princesses. They love to dress up like princesses, make princess crafts, and play with princess themed toys. The love of princesses is so widespread; you’ll find tons of choices. However, some of the options aren’t worth the money. I went through and picked out some of the best princess gifts for 4...

Pay less for top toy brands on Amazon! Have little creators at home? Hop on over to Amazon or Walmart.com where you can score nice deals on Melissa & Doug Craft Kits! These kits come with everything the kids need to make their own keepsake crafts, like an adorable jewelry box, cupcake treasure boxes, and more. Recommended for ages 3 and up, these kits are a great gift idea. Check out these deals… Melissa & Doug Created by Me! Jewelry Box Wooden Craft KitOnly $8.62 (regularly $14.99) on Amazon or Walmart.com Melissa & Doug Sweet Keepsakes Craft Kit w/ 2...

There’s so much about wooden toys that we love: they blend in with grown-up décor so easily and literally last forever (hello, resale value!). Etsy has all of our top picks for wooden toys like the versatile Pikler triangle, too-cute play kitchens, Montessori toys, personalized gifts and more. Consider this your wooden toy shopping list. Pikler Triangle $220   BUY NOW If you don't have a Pikler triangle in your home, you need to get on it. Not only are these all the rage for indoor climbing for little ones, but they have a high resale value when you are ready to...

This week, we continue in our survey of the 1950’s, beginning with an Academy Award winner and more ventures into stylistic limited animation. With the exception of Terrytoons, nearly all films this week, even where retaining full animation of star characters, delve into the impressionistic on their backgrund work, making them distinctively recognizable as products of their era. Yet, entertainment levels remain of reasonable to high quality, demonstrating that theatrical animation had not yet entirely caved under budgetary restraints and the increasing competition of television cutting into studio revenues. Toot, Whistle Plunk and Boom (Disney, 11/10/53 – Charles Nichols/Ward Kimball,...

Even the North Pole may have ‘supply chain’ challenges.  Plan ahead. Most children have spent more time than usual at home recently.  Public play spaces and museums are not as tempting as they were two years ago.  Here are some holiday gift ideas to refresh the play space at home – entertainment, fun, laughter, imagination – with occasional logic and STEM skill building. Learning Resources has a new line of appealing toys this year.  Fidget Friend Hedgehog is a tactile toy for toddlers 18+ months. $13.99 Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog is for children 18+ months.  $12.91 Wooden blocks are...