We order from Play.com a lot.... well within reason!
Things like cheaper DVDs, video games for the husband, books (if they're cheaper than the Book Depository) and this year, we opted to get 1 toy for each child for Christmas.
Our oldest is almost 2 and doesn't speak yet....he says something that sounds like "�iti" (mom in Finnish) and "Bubba" and "zzzzzzz-ah!" - that's it. And it applies to everything - so there's no consistency with his language yet. Probably because he's exposed to Finnish and English equally (the Finnish courtesy of the Teletubbies and our friends).
I thought of a great educational gift to get him that would hopefully encourage him to speak (in English at least) and remembered that it wasn't sold on Play's site last year.
They've since, increased their inventory of Leap Frog toys and I was ecstatic!
So what did I order? An alphabet magnet set that speaks and pronounces the words (up to 3 letters)! YAY!
And for the wee one, a caterpillar who opened up into a book and could be tied to the crib and read the stories out loud in a soothing voice complete with a soft light....YAY!
Both toys were under 40� in total....excellent! I'm not complaining!
Unfortunately they only shipped it to the UK. BOOOOOOOO!
So I swung over to Amazon's UK site and they had the magnet set...but not the caterpillar.... *sniffles*.
I found an alternative toy that was slightly cheaper and because it was over 25� - FREE SHIPPING! YAY! Thanks Amazon!
Now here's the funny part about that magnet set:
If my boys both end up liking this toy and speaking with a British accent - they'll be charming little girls world-wide...ha. Except maybe in the UK.
Things like cheaper DVDs, video games for the husband, books (if they're cheaper than the Book Depository) and this year, we opted to get 1 toy for each child for Christmas.
Our oldest is almost 2 and doesn't speak yet....he says something that sounds like "�iti" (mom in Finnish) and "Bubba" and "zzzzzzz-ah!" - that's it. And it applies to everything - so there's no consistency with his language yet. Probably because he's exposed to Finnish and English equally (the Finnish courtesy of the Teletubbies and our friends).
I thought of a great educational gift to get him that would hopefully encourage him to speak (in English at least) and remembered that it wasn't sold on Play's site last year.
They've since, increased their inventory of Leap Frog toys and I was ecstatic!
So what did I order? An alphabet magnet set that speaks and pronounces the words (up to 3 letters)! YAY!
And for the wee one, a caterpillar who opened up into a book and could be tied to the crib and read the stories out loud in a soothing voice complete with a soft light....YAY!
Both toys were under 40� in total....excellent! I'm not complaining!
Unfortunately they only shipped it to the UK. BOOOOOOOO!
So I swung over to Amazon's UK site and they had the magnet set...but not the caterpillar.... *sniffles*.
I found an alternative toy that was slightly cheaper and because it was over 25� - FREE SHIPPING! YAY! Thanks Amazon!
Now here's the funny part about that magnet set:
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| What else can your child learn with this alphabet set?? Give up? |
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| Yep - how to have a British accent! LOL |
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