Matchstick

Category: for 1-year-olds

  • Sandra Boynton

    [amazon_link asins=’0689823223′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’77d14b2e-0854-11e8-a8f4-75e1b5145d38′] Sandra Boynton has had children’s books in print for the past 40+ years, ever since publishing “Hippos Go Berserk” in 1977. Her distinctive and very recognizable illustration style may be more familiar from her many, many calendars, coffee mugs, and cards. By her own estimate, she has drawn between […]

  • Mouse Paint

    What is it Mouse Paint is a charming board book by Ellen Stoll Walsh that teaches primary and secondary colors. It reminded me a bit of the classic Color Kittens although Mouse Paint has its own style. Who is it for It’s a book to read to a toddler who is interested in colors and […]

  • Plus-Plus

    What is it Plus-Plus is a building toy made up of pieces that look like two plus signs: ++ They are sort of like Legos, but also sort of like Play-doh Who is it for Anyone old enough to manipulate small objects and also old enough to know not to put little things in their […]

  • Shake a Leg!

    [amazon_link asins=’037585424X’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’68f3d8f4-a24e-11e8-8b94-01969266677a’] There are so many board books available for little kids, and it’s hard to know in advance which ones kids will actually like. This is one of the few that our little ones keep pulling off the shelf What is it Shake a Leg! is a stanard-sized board book […]

  • i-Blason ArmorBox Kido iPad Case

    [amazon_link asins=’B008J7WRIO’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’a78ac126-a24d-11e8-8cd8-d78b19fab9ca’] One of the kids dropped their grandma’s iPad last year. It landed on one of its corners on the wood floor and the glass front cracked. It was and is still usable, but we have to be careful with it because the shattered glass occasionally leaves a splinter in […]

  • EcoLunchBox

    [amazon_link asins=’B0040MH642′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’d840cbf3-1fef-11e8-b1c5-cf94e78a1529′] When the kids started kindergarten, we began the ritual of packing lunches, but were concerned about the cost, health aspects, and environmental problems with using little plastic sandwich bags. So we splurged (~$30) on a metal ‘bento box’ we found online. We got the Three-in-one and we’ve used it […]

  • Magformers

    [amazon_link asins=’B002NGOH1W’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’4abc6a27-1d6e-11e8-a40d-c5c0ca798c19′] These things have been standard fare at childrens’ museums and science museums since they were developed in 2008. I had seen them many times but didn’t know what they were called. Unlike some other magnetic toys, these are perfectly safe for infants to gnaw on. From the website: “Each […]

  • B. Fish N’ Splish

    [amazon_link asins=’B002YITFB6′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’e5180f30-ffa7-11e7-8485-3d5d3a77cd3b’] Of all the toys in our house, this one has probably been played with the most (apart from legos). We got it as a gift for our oldest’s first birthday and it has been an essential part of the tub toy collection ever since. It’s a well-designed toy with […]

  • Mudpuppy Puzzle Wheels

    [amazon_link asins=’0735344302′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’93134772-e66c-11e7-963b-abc7e94b6c37′] We get lots of gifts for the kids, and it’s very hard to tell in advance which ones will get played with a lot, and which will just stay at the bottom of the toy box. I don’t even remember who gave this to us, but it is one […]

  • KidsTV123

    We try to restrict ‘screen time’ to weekends and when we do let the kids use our phones or the iPad we try to limit video usage to PBS Kids, Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime. YouTube is a special case because of the quantity of ads, but also because of the content of the ads, […]