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Everyone at DestinyBaby.com hopes you and yours have been enjoing the holidays. We hope you were able to find some great educational toys for the babies, toddlers and preschoolers in your life (hopefully with some of our help!) We want to draw your attention to a number of seasonal and post-Christmas sales. If you were holding back on some of your shopping you might want to take a look at the great markdowns on the season’s most popular toys and gifts for young children from The Land of Nod, where you’ll find everything for your kids from A to ZZZ is featuring a Winter Wonderland Sale with up to 50% off their most pouplar items.

You know those cool toddler activity play centers with spiral zig zag mazes for counting beads that you find in your pediatrician’s office? Well, this is an affordable portable version of those activity centers that your child can take with them on the road. The EverEarth Triangle Activity Center for Toddlers features three different activities. These include bead fun, a sliding wood peg maze and sliding wooden beads! (Read more…)

If there’s one thing I know about toddlers after our 3 years with Destiny Baby, is that toys can be very fly by night things in the world of a preschooler. Sometimes it’s not about getting the one perfect educational or developmental toy, but having a variety of toys to keep your child occupied. This set of six toddler toys, The Ultimate Toys for Active Toddlers from Melissa and Doug, will give your little one lots of opportunity to pretend, create and have fun. (Read more…)

As a child, I naturally gravitated to those puzzle and game books (think Dell or Variety) that you can buy at your local grocery store or news stand. I loved to solve word and logic problems, play numbers games and cryptograms. It didn’t hurt being an only child, I suppose. And little did I know that those same games would be so similar to some of the reasoning questions found on standardized tests like the SAT. Well, this set of games will really get your toddler off on the fast track to “brainy-ness.” Reviews call it an essential tool for parents or caregivers. The pages of 125 Brain Games for Toddlers and Twos are filled with easy-to-play games based on the latest brain research. We know that a young child’s brain grows at a phenomenal rate in the first years of life, opening a window of opportunity for a lifetime of enhanced cognitive development. (Read more…)

Every baby exhibits slightly different inclinations and capabilities, and there is no such thing as a “foolproof” pick. However, by following a few basic guidelines, parents can see to it that their hard-earned money is wisely invested, rather than wasted, and with some reliable knowledge about what infants and toddlers are like at different stages of development, they can ensure that their baby will have an ample supply of appropriate and enjoyable playthings. (more…)

365 Activities You and Your Toddler Will Love has four age ranges: 12 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, 24 to 30 months, and 30 to 36 months. Kid-tested activities — ranging from catchy tunes to interactive games — channel a toddler’s natural curiosity and energy into play that builds developmental skills such as balance, problem solving, and language.

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