C's Top 10 Favorite Things

My little C is truly a crafty game girl!  She loves to sit and make projects and play games.  I love learning about new games or projects that my little one might love.  Therefore, today I am sharing the Top 10 things C likes best.

Starting with #10: Barnyard Bingo by Fisher Price

I am not aware of anywhere that you can buy this game new right now.  It is an older game and we found ours at a garage sale.  I have also seen them on e-bay.  It is great matching game for beginning game players.  There are two modes of play : matching color only or matching both color and animal.

#9 Window Crayons by Crayola

C loves these crayons.  They are great for writing or drawing on windows and mirrors.  The crayons themselves are smooth and soft to write with.  A new medium in the coloring world!  Also, after she is done clean up is pretty easy and my windows are sparkling!

#8 Moon Sand

I bought some Moon Sand on clearance after Easter last year at Target.  I put it with C's Easter basket stuff.  I wasn't quite sure what the difference between Moon Sand and regular sand was, but decided to give it a try.  Moon sand is very soft and moldable.  Our batch of sand came with a bunny mold.  You pressed the sand into the mold, turned it over and out came the bunny you have created.  It is easy to break the sand back up, but for a 2 year old it was defiantly a mess!  I recommend doing this outside.  But, she absolutely loved it and played for at least 45 minutes!

#7 Say Please Tea Set from Fisher Price

I got C this tea set for her first birthday, now at the age of 2 this set is still a hit!  I love how it doesn't have a huge amount of pieces.  Plus, the shape sorting 'treats' that come with it are great for kids just beginning to sort.  Also, the songs on the teapot are quite cute!

#6 Sand & Water Table by Step 2

C got this sand and water table for her 1st birthday also.  I found it at Target and instantly fell in love with the size and height of the table.  A year later it is still loved and still in good shape!  All through the winter months it comes inside and is filled with all kinds of goodies based on the seasons and holidays.  During the summer months it is outside filled with sand or water.  Last year I bought the Crayola colored sand (pink) from Walmart and LOVED the feel of it.  I love how this table is so opened ended.  I added some funnels, scoops, cups, plastic critters and the possibilities for play are only limited to her imagination.

#5 Dot Paint

Oh how we adore Dot Paint.  I knew about Dot Paint long before having C.  It was fun to get to introduce her to these fun and less messy paint markers.  My favorite is the Do-A-Dot markers.  But, have recently found a cheaper version that works good too.

#4 Shaving Cream

 

 The ooey gooey experience of shaving cream.  It is a sensory delight!  In the above picture C is just exploring shaving cream and seeing how it reacts.  Now, when we do this I focus part of our time making lines and shapes with our fingers.  Please excuse the crazy hair in this picture- we had just pulled our pigtails out!

# 3 Color Wonder Stamp Pad

I knew all about Crayola's Mess Free Color Wonder markers and paints, but this new product is very cool!  It is a stamp set that comes with Color Wonder stamp pad, rubber stamps and Color Wonder Markers.  What is great about this stamp pad is that it does not ooze and make a mess when pressed on hard by a 2 year old.  It is completely mess free and only shows up on the Color Wonder paper.  We got ours at Michael's with a 40% coupon :)

#2 Fishing Puzzles

C could do these puzzles ALL DAY!  They are both created by Melissa & Doug and are wonderful for fine motor hand eye coordination.  The object is to catch the fish or car by using the magnet pole/tow truck.  I recently saw the tow truck puzzle at Target under a different brand name for a cheaper price.  C has gotten quite good at these puzzles, but isn't bored of them yet!

Drum ROLL please.......

#1 ZINGO by ThinkFun

Saying the C loves this game is an understatement.  I found it at Target and it looked like a game that my almost 2 year old could play so I got it.  It is basically a matching game with a twist of competition thrown in.  There are two sides to play, one side has less objects in common on each board, making the competition element not as fierce.  The other side is the more competitive side (this is the side we can now play with C).  It is a great game for matching, picture recognition and vocabulary, paying attention to task and sharing the winner's spotlight (as it is mostly a game of luck of the draw).  We played this game every night the first week we got it.  My mom recently found the game at a garage sale and keep it at her house.  They played it 10 times the last time C visited!!!

Well... there we have it.  The top 10 loved items at our house!  Please feel free to list any items you and your little one love in the McLinky below!