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Fisher Price has a whole new holiday line out for your little ones.  My granddaughter who isn’t quite a year old just loves to hold and taste her Little People Toys and since I have dubbed myself the “toy and book” granny, I was thrilled with the latest catalog showing the new cute, cute toys sets for toddlers. 

Each season has a couple playsets to pick from and if money were no object, I’d buy them all!  The Trick-or-Treat Surprise consists of a moving bat, trick or treaters, a cute pop up ghost and a fold up take along house.  ring the door bell, press the door mat for fun sounds and pop the top on a peek-a-boo pumpkin.  If you aren’t into Halloween-they also have a Harvest Hayride with a little girl farmer and a scarecrow riding a tractor and pulling a wagon. 

Thanksgiving consists of a traditional dinner celebration with playful Pilgrims and Indian friends gathered around the table to give thanks for a fantastic fall feast.  A turkey platter, horse and cart and pumpkins round out the scene.  Or you might want to look at the Mayflower Play Set with a rolling ship , Pilgrim passengers and all the fun of looking out of the crow’s nest and dropping anchor.

But the one that appealed to me the most was the Christmas Nativity Set which would still be cute under the tree when your little one goes off to college.  The Nativity set celebrates the special day with an angel, shepards, three sheep and a sheep dog, a stable and the holy family.  You can add to that set with two more sets of the Three Wise Men and the Inn at Bethlehem.  If you had all three, you could set up quite a Christmas with fences, palm trees and background scenes. 

Fisher Price didn’t leave out Santa Claus either.  A 16-page full color story book goes with Santa, his elf and reindeer or there is a Christmas Parade set with a pull along train or even a Tree Lighting scene with Little People skating and sledding. 

All these fun holiday toys are reasonably priced and it will be hard to chose your favorite.  They are for 1 year old and up but I’d predict that they will be played with for many years to come. Go to the website and/or request the holiday catalog because it’s loaded with lots of other things you might like for your child or grandchild.  Way to go toy granny!!

Are you looking for a special gift for your little one, a baby shower, or just a quality memento to mark your occasion as special? Being that my daughters’ name is Clover, out of curiosity I searched for the word on Google just to see what kind of companies shared her moniker and I found a great little shop out of Seattle that carries unique items for children. If you are in the Seattle area and you are looking for a gift to commemorate a birthday, anniversary, baby shower or just say thank you, giving this shop a stop-in should definitely be on the top of your list.

The shop specializes in classic and antique toys and have a plethora of great items that will stand the test of time. One of my favorites from the site is a set of white tea cups with gray kittens on them perfect for playing pretend, making any little tea maker feel like the cats’ meow. If you can not stop by the store itself, give the website a look and muse over the sweet design and cute gallery. While the blog is tagged to be coming soon, I bet an online store will be soon to follow! How exciting! Whimsy at your fingertips!