Wonderful Toys!!

These are some of our favorite toys. I have to say that these blocks have been some of our best investments. The kids love the pattern blocks and like to make up all sorts of games with them. The unpainted wooden ones that Sophia is playing with are from a set called "Handwriting Without Tears". You can use these forms to make all of the letters, as you can see we have found many other uses for them as well.

We have gotten rid of so many of their toys. I refuse to keep a bunch of plastic crap around that doesn't even get played with. The other day I just went through their room and scooped up a bag of junk, they haven't even noticed! We so appreciate open ended toys!! The things that truly get the most use in our house are; books, art supplies, dress up, trucks, animals, blocks, and Sophia's favorite 2nd hand store find, a little Barbie journal. She has played with it for days!! It has been her notepad to take orders when she is a waitress, she has been writing her "cursive" in it, and numbering all the pages. Every friend that has seen it wants to use it as much as she does! It cost 25 cents and after I see how much use it gets I think I would have been willing to pay $10 for such an item!!