Comments on: July Contest: Granville Island Toy Company

By: Claire

Claire — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:24 +0000

My just-turned-two-year-old is getting more and more into dressing up so we have a box full of old clothes, necklaces, bags etc in her room (her pink fluffy high heels that I bought on a girly whim from the Kids Market are the envy of our gay neighbours).
She also loves playing with her baby doll – it goes everywhere and she is constantly wiping it with baby wipes, singing to it, feeding it and so on as I suppose she observes us doing to her. It’s when she starts putting money away for its college education that I’ll know she’s going too far with the ‘pretend mummy’ thing.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:03:39 +0000

My 3 year old goes nuts about old fashioned jigsaw puzzles, more so if they have princesses and pink in them.

By: Tracey Innes

Tracey Innes — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:07:06 +0000

My twins are almost 20 months old – currently their favorite toy is Mr Potato Head. Not sure how educational he is but he sure has been around a long time! I played with him when I was a kid. They rarely get the pieces in the right spot(other than the hat, they know where that goes!) but trying to get those parts in the small holes must be developing their motor skills!

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:22:52 +0000

My son Marcus’ fave toy from the Toy Co has been Wedgits. Hours and hours of fun and every now and then hidden and brought back out for more fun. It has been a toy that has really grown with him.

By: Susan Ball

Susan Ball — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:33:56 +0000

Our 21 month old loves the WOW firetruck. He can spend a lot of time moving the men around to the dirrerent compartments. Another big favorite is any viking toy, but especially the airplane or helicopters since he can relate that to the sounds of aircraft in the sky. Thanks for the contest.

By: Andrea Firmani

Andrea Firmani — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:13:56 +0000

My baby Ben is 10 months and loves egg shakers and hand held shakers. He bounces and shakes up a storm1

By: megan

megan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:40:26 +0000

One of my son’s favourite educational games at the moment is “tea time”. He has a little tea set from Granville Island Toy Co. and he loves pouring, stirring, sipping and sharing his tea with friends and family. We think this a great game for his social and fine motor development-he is becoming more aware of taking turns and being gentle with cups and saucers.

By: Rachel Bailey

Rachel Bailey — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:03:33 +0000

My 2 year old daughter’s favorite thing to do is help her mommy. She loves to clean up by using the broom and dust pan, or the swiffer, or “help” me do the dishes by playing with the bubbles in the sink. Every time I do the dishes she gets a chair and pushes it to the sink, say’s “excuse me” and then gets up and starts playing.

By: Cynthia Ghanason

Cynthia Ghanason — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:37:13 +0000

My almost 3 year old LOVES his kid k’nex. He plays with it every day and is getting pretty great at putting them together and using them in imaginary play. We’re looking to get him a huge set for his birthday.

By: Ann Marie Marchand

Ann Marie Marchand — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:43:57 +0000

Lego – My sons (3 and 11) can play together and learn how different buildings are more stable. Also the younger one learns to fit things together by watching his brother.