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1.) B. Meowsic Keyboard
. I heard about this through my mommy group and everyone's tots seemed to be addicted. I'm not a huge cat person (no offense, I'm just allergic) so I wasn't really excited about this keyboard. It's B. brand which I LOVE so I decided to check it out while it was on sale at Target. Carson was an instant addict! As in, I gave him the keyboard to test out and he scream-cried when I tried to put it back on the shelf! Needless to say it went into our cart and is now "hidden" in his closet until Christmas!2.) Melissa & Doug Play Food
. This is something we haven't purchased. I'm not really picky about what type of play food Carson gets, but I've heard such great things about the Melissa and Doug food. A few of the play cafes we visit have this kind and it seems really sturdy. I don't want something that's going to crack in half after a few months! 3.) Baby Einstein Alphabooks
. This is just something I know Carson will love. It combines his love of books with his love for letters. (Teacher mom's dream anyone?) You're probably wondering why I think my 18 month old "loves" letters. He really does. I'm not sure why, but one of his favorite toys right now is the LeapFrog Letter Factory Phonics
. He also loves the Phonics Radio
and some good old magnetic letters I have from my teaching days. I'm so excited to give him these books!4.) Fisher-Price Doodle Pro
. We have a little travel version of this that I found in the Target dollar spot and Carson loves it! I thought the big version would be fun and would give him a bigger canvas. 5.) Toy Kitchen
. This is our "big gift" for Carson this year. I got an AMAZING deal. Ready for me to brag for a second? I got this kitchen for $38 shipped. Brand new! I was on the fence about whether or not I wanted a kitchen for my son. Not because of gender stereotypes, but because I didn't know if he'd be interested. I saw this deal and couldn't pass it up. I figured if he didn't like it, we could sell it. Well my mom set up my 6.) Contigo Kids Water Bottle
. I have a Contigo water bottle for myself and Carson steals it all. the. time. I love my own bottle so I figured I would get one for Carson in his own size (and a little less pink than mine)! ;) The bottle is great because it doesn't leak (at all) and it has a nice little handle on the top so he can carry it around with one hand. This will make a great stocking stuffer!7.) Step2 Little Helper Grocery Cart
. Once we got the deal on the kitchen, I started to envision our playroom. A kitchen, some play food....then I realized Carson NEEDS a shopping cart! This is one I passed on to his Grandma. I gave her links to two: this one
and this one
. I know she'll pick a great one!8.) Little People Lil' Movers School Bus
. This is something I bought a long time ago on Amazon when there was a really random good deal. Carson LOVES watching the school buses drive by our house to drop off kids every day after school. Believe it or not, this will be his first ever "Little People" toy. I'm linking up today:
. These are the "toddler grip" crayons and Carson LOVES them. I keep them in my desk drawer and Carson loves to go over and pull them out. Pretty soon I'll probably need to keep them somewhere safer so we don't have crayon colored walls and furniture!
. I bought this from a online garage sale board a while ago for $6 and it was SO worth it! Carson loves putting the balls in (and any other small toys that will fit) and watching them pop out. Fair warning: it's loud! :)
. Carson has a small collection of puzzles and he loves them! Our favorites are the Melissa and Doug. I like the chunky puzzles with knobs because they're easier for him to turn and manipulate the pieces. 
. This is a toy we bought Carson during 
. Carson got this for his birthday back in May and still loves it just as much! He doesn't ride on it as much as I would have guessed, but he really likes the shape sorter on the side and also loves to feed the puppy "treats". 
. This is another toy with so many possibilities (which makes me love it)! Carson loves stacking the rings on and we can also practice colors and sizing. 
. This is another birthday gift Carson received. He loves building towers and he also loves knocking down towers built by anyone else! :) 
. This was a present from Carson's Grammy and to say he is obsessed may be putting it lightly. Like I mentioned before, he loves balls. He figured out the idea of the hoop pretty quickly and now he likes to put anything that will fit through the hoop. He also loves pointing out ALL of the big kid basketball hoops in our neighborhood when we go for walks. :)
. This little guy was a gift Carson got for Christmas (I think?). In the last month or so he's become quite the pro. He is now able to pick a shape, find the correct hole himself, and put it in! It's amazing how quickly they learn. This is another good toy for teaching multiple concepts. The one thing I don't like about this toy is that there isn't really a good way to store the shapes. I always link them together and push it inside the trunk and it works okay.
. It makes me sad to think that our time with this toy is coming to an end for the season! Carson loves to splash, pour, dump, and play in this table! He also uses the tall part in the middle as a basketball hoop (of course)! 
. Carson has a few of these in different sizes and he loves them. They are light weight, easy to bounce, and very grippy which makes it easy for him to hold! Honestly, he's not picky about balls....he even likes dog toys. :)