all time favourite play things

The shop Jed got for his third birthday made another comeback. It was set up for more than a year in his corner of our little house at first. Now and then it comes out to be set up on the deck. It is still as popular as ever. I love toys the kids play with differently as they get older. If i buy anything, i like to think it will still be around and loved, years later. This shop had already been well loved by a family before us. It came complete with european little boxes and tins of 'food', scales, cash register, phone, shelves and drawers. Even if Jed grows out of it, i am not sure i will. It may have to be integrated into a shop or market display in the future!

photo circa 2010

My other all time favourite play items for the 1-5 year olds:

a set of wooden bowls and spoons 

tea set

lengths of rope

carabiners

sticks

torch

train set

blocks

magic wand

silk and muslin play cloths

wooden swords and shield

our drawer of dress-ups 

homemade playdough

a wooden marble run

magnetic fishing game 

brainbox set

homemade doctors kit

big cardboard boxes to transform

Thunderbird's vintage Tracy island and rockets

Jed's collection of vintage cars and building machinery

Child's broom

Little gardening tools

 craft box 

Most of these things are still going strong. Some don't see as much action these days. 

He's five going on eight you know. End of an era.

We're big into games, inventing, building and science gear now....it's another chapter unfolding.

And books, oh, books! We'll have 80+ books out from the library at any one time. 

Er, and our own library. Book fiends! I love it.

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