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I am from Worthington, MN and my husbands boss' wife, has an eduacational toy store for kids here downtown, you can also go to www.litlwizards.com
hope this helps =)
you are way ahead of me!!
I'm starting to Christmas shop online! I always struggle to find good online toy stores (ones with educational/natural/Melissa&Doug-ish toys).
Any suggestions?
I am from Worthington, MN and my husbands boss' wife, has an eduacational toy store for kids here downtown, you can also go to www.litlwizards.com
hope this helps =)
you are way ahead of me!!
Green Toys, Back to Basics Toys, and Lakeshore Learning. (I think these have all already been mentioned, but they are all great!)
Lakeshore learning has great stuff. More classroom materials than "toys" but good stuff.
lillianvernon.com
potterybarnkids.com
http://www.peapods.com/browse.cfm/2,10.html Peapods is local but you can also order online.
http://www.familypastimes.com/ Family Pastimes games are cooperative games that are really fun. We have about 7-8 of these and they are our favorites.
Join Crunchy Cooperative...they focus on lots of toys (especially natural, hand made, or educational) around this time of year in anticipation of the holidays. http://www.crunchy-cooperative.com You will need to register (free) before you can see anything on this site. Then check out the open coops section. And there is a coop calendar in one section that will give you an idea of some of the pending coops. The ladies who run this are very reliable, I have been ordering through them for 2+ years now.
Usborne Books are great and educational! www.ubah.com/T2449
Sensational Beginnings, Hearth Song, Discovery Toys. Have fun shopping!
Toys to grow on-- www.ttgo.com
Hearthsong-- hearthsong.com
MindWare-- www.mindware.com
I LOVE Fisher Price; despite the recent recall, I will still shop there. They have great quality, fun, classic type toys, that are educational and/or inspire creativity (ie, Little People etc)
Rosie Hippo. Don't have the website but you should be able to find if you google.
www.oompa.com and www.moolka.com both have lots of simple but wonderful, durable wooden "european style" toys, where the toy sin't playing FOR the kid, like all our electronics, they actually get to yuse their imaginations!!!
I LOVE Fat Brain Toys!
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/index.cfm
Melissa and Doug also has its own website.
Gummy Lump and Back to Basic Toys are my favorite.
Check for coupon codes at retailmenot.com
I actually work with injection molders and saw these toys being made last week. They are adorable, durable and produced by a supplier that meets some pretty strict requirements.
I LOVE that store!!
www.fatbraintoys.com is a great store with a lot of unique toys that are educationally based. Happy shopping!
A.
Discovery Toys! You can shop online or find a local consultant.
www.barebooks.com
www.etsy.com for handmade toys check out the seller missprettypretty
Magic Cabin has some cool things.
Amazon! I look for things for my grandchildren, and learn a lot from the consumer reviews.
I shop at amazon.com, they have a great melissa and doug selection, Fat Brain toys is also great and they actually list on amazon
fatbraintoys.com and mindware.com