Children's educational toys and Kids Furniture

There is vast and exciting assortment of award-winning educational and fun toys that put play and learning together. These award-winners are all available online and we’d like to tell you about a few of them…

Best for Babies

A pop-up Frog-in-the-Box produced by Galt is made of soft, washable material that is ideal for infants 9 months and up. Entertain any bundle of joy with this amusing educational toy that offers one of baby’s favorite past-times – the game of Peek-a-Boo! Baby can lift the lily pad lid that also doubles as a squeak toy and rattle, as the cute froggie inside pops up to say ‘hi’! There is also a plush Jack-in-the-Box and both of these special toys have been given the ‘Good Toy Award’.

Also a recipient of the ‘Good Toy Award’, the brightly-colored Galt Crawl Mat offers endless entertainment for infants 6 months and up. A great learning toy as well, baby can press the animals’ mouths to hear the sound each makes and when the last one is touched, the friendly yellow sun lights up as the beloved children’s song – ‘Old MacDonald Had A Farm’ – begins to play! This ‘lights and sounds’ crawl mat has a wipe-clean surface and comes with its own carrying case.

Toys for Toddlers

A really fun award-winner for children in the 3 to 4-year-old toddler age group is GuideCraft’s Magneatos Curves. 50 brightly-colored, curvy sections can be your child’s first educational building toy as they are introduced to putting things together with its jumbo-sized, magnetic pieces.

Guidecraft also offers an award-winning, fourteen-piece Rainbow Block set made of naturally-finished wooden shapes incorporating translucent, colored inserts that are perfectly sized for those little toddler hands. A great learning toy as well as fun as it encourages the development of stacking and balancing skills.

Moving On Up

Getting into the slightly older range, children six and up can learn and play with a few of the larger Guidecraft Magneatos that are recipients of the ‘Best Toy’ and ‘Snap’ Awards. These sets include more pieces – up to 144 – and are also excellent learning toys for building skills and coordination development.

Another award-winning toy, the Galt Giant Floor Puzzle (2 x 3 feet), is designed in a brightly-colored jungle motif. The pieces, totaling 30+, are cut out in the shape of each animal character and are large enough to fit comfortably in your child’s hands as they journey through their safari adventure.

More Award-Winning Toys

The ‘Magic’ Good Toy Award winning Haunted House manufactured by Galt will entertain children while they uncover the mysteries inside this fun, creepily-designed dwelling and learn about reactions from its heat-sensitive, printed ink.

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Rocking Chairs are a favorite seating choice for people of all ages, having been around for centuries. They’re comfortable, fun and a great way to add a touch of charm to your child’s room, especially with today’s selection of functional and creative designs.

Levels of Discovery offers you a great variety of fun and uniquely-styled, wooden rocking chairs that any little girl or boy would absolutely love. And each of these special rockers provides a place underneath the seat to personalize the chair with both the child’s name and the name of the thoughtful friend or family member who gave it to him or her, in addition to a photo-greeting card for your little one to send and say ‘thank you’ with.

For Girls

A very pretty, Spanish-inspired wooden rocking chair in colors of yellow, white and pink is hand-painted with sweet little flowers and filigree leaves. The headrest is fashioned in a crown shape - perfect for that little princess in your life. This royal rocking chair includes a plush pink, heart-shaped cushion on the backrest and another on the seat complete with tassels for that touch of elegance.

Another regal rocking chair in the princess theme also includes a crown-shaped headrest and comes to you in hues of rich purples, pinks and gold. This pretty rocking chair also includes a plush, removable heart-shaped back cushion in addition to a little green pea underneath the golden-tasseled seat cushion!

For that little angel in your life, an absolutely precious rocking chair painted in delicate pastels includes billowy white clouds on the hand-painted seat, a sweet message on the headrest and special, angelic poem on the backrest.

For Boys

How about a sports-themed wooden rocking chair for your special superstar? Naturally-finished and hand-painted in red, blue and green, adorned with spinning baseball, football, soccer and basketball cut-outs, it also incorporates a large photo-frame into the backrest for your star athlete’s picture!

A vividly painted racing rocking chair is perfect for the aspiring driver. In black, silver and bright red with its race car-shaped headrest, track and checkered flag embellishments, this wooden rocker is sure to get his little motor revved up!

A rocking chair designed in a police theme will make any little boy feel like a hero, especially with the large, badge-shaped backrest that includes a cut-out photo holder. In vivid black with red, yellow and blue accents, this unique rocker also includes a police car headrest and grooves on the rocker base for the mini patrol unit to cruise on!

Keep on Rockin’!

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A creatively-designed clothes pole may be just the answer you’re looking for if you’re seeking a new way to solve the age-old dilemma that many parents struggle with – getting the kids to pick their clothes up off the floor and hang them up where they belong. And with such a great assortment of sturdy and unique styles, you’ll have no problem finding a clothes pole that perfectly suits your child’s needs as well as their individuality.

A Hero’s Hanger

Your little fireman will be happy to hang up his bathrobe and jackets with a KidKraft clothes pole designed in a firehouse theme. With four extender arms, its painted red with black accents knobs for making sure everything stays put, and incorporates a bright yellow fireman’s hat at the tippy top along with the infamous fire station mascot – an endearing Dalmatian puppy sitting eagerly at its base.

Levels of Discovery also offers a more vintage-styled, fire station-themed clothes pole that incorporates an old-fashioned fire bell at the top and a ‘climbing’ fireman that moves along the pole to measure your child’s growth!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

An awesome choice for any sports-enthusiast’s room is a brightly painted athletic-inspired clothes pole made by GuideCraft. Perfect for hanging caps, baseball mitts and jerseys, this one has eight naturally-finished extender arms complete with stay-put knobs - four near the top, and another four at a lower level. A basketball base completes the design.

More along the lines of sports-inspired clothes poles is one made by Levels of Discovery that is very creative with a hockey puck base over a four-stick stand, a bright-green pole that also doubles as a growth chart with a photo-holder place-marker, all topped off with a soccer ball.

How Does Your Garden Grow?

A simply precious clothes pole from Levels of Discovery in gentle pastel shades includes a ‘grassy’ base, with not one, but two standing rods at a staggered height. It’s naturally-finished ‘stems’ are topped with pink flowers and the extender arms incorporate leafs at their ends to keep all of her pretty things in place.

A Celebrity Choice

Levels of Discovery’s clothes pole in the ‘starlet’ theme, will encourage any little actress to hang up her things. With a vivid black pole, fuchsia base and extender arms, this clothes pole incorporates white stars and a white topper knob. A picture holder is movable to help your little celebrity track her height in increments that are painted on the pole.

For Either Or

More clothes poles fitting for either a boy or girl include old-fashioned, wooden ‘street lamps’ that triple as a light, nightlight and a clothes pole in addition to other non-gender-specific traditional designs in assorted colors.

See all of these and even more unique clothes pole options at www.mychildplayhouses.com.

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Selecting furniture for your child’s room is one task you will really get excited about and look forward to once you see all of the great, creatively-designed styles available online today. You can find something perfectly matched for every child’s personality as well as an abundance of the theme-styled furnishings. From an economic standpoint, there is also a wide variety of pieces that are not only decorative, but will also grow with your child – some may even become heirloom pieces!

Another great thing about choosing kid’s furniture is that the right pieces can really inspire their imaginations as well as kick-start their development skills. There’s kid’s furniture available that will help them learn while having fun at same time and the abilities they obtain will stay with them and assist them throughout their lives.

A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place

Practicality and fun come together in today’s kid’s furniture. Uniquely-styled storage pieces that can help them begin to learn organizational skills will also help keep their rooms neat. Cool bookshelves, toy chests and clothes poles will teach them how putting things away where they belong will prevent the frenzy that is often times brought on when they can’t find their favorite storybook, doll, truck, sweater or PJs.

Sit Down and Stay Awhile

The fantastic selection of seating options in the realm of kid’s furniture today is really something special. From brightly-colored bean bags and foof chairs to contemporary or traditionally-designed rockers and recliners with their very own ottoman, in addition to options that provide space for one, two, three or more, seating is made comfortable and creative.

Durable Desk Sets

The great variety of today’s kid’s furniture also includes functional desk designs complete with matching chairs and storage space that motivate and encourage learning. In fun shapes and colors to complement any décor, your children will be happy to sit down, do their homework, read a book or teach their pretend schoolroom full of stuffed animals or friends. There are even child-sized computer desks that are ergonomically-designed and adjustable for different activities and stages of growth.

Perfect for Stormy Weather and More

Activity tables are another great option in kid’s furniture and something to be considered because not only do they ensure hours of year-round amusement, but are really perfect for those bad weather days when kids tend to get bored. Activity tables keep the little ones entertained indoors by providing plenty of space to create art projects, play board games, host tea parties, play with train sets and more.

All of the kid’s furniture available at Mychildplayhouses.com is finely-crafted, uniquely original and affordable. Browse through the vast selection today to see for yourself just how far today’s kid’s furniture has come!

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Ball Pits are a great way to keep the kids entertained, but did you know that they’re also a means for them to get some exercise as well? Jumping, climbing and tossing the balls around are all excellent for keeping the cardio-vascular system healthy while utilizing several muscle groups at the same time!

Rolling Right Along

A Roller Ball Pit designed by Ball Toyz offers hours of entertainment with its sloping ramps and four ball hoops. This economical, colorful ball pit also includes a removable, spinning star and is well-balanced to prevent it from tipping over. Recommended for children 2-6, it’s manufactured with safe, non-toxic materials that can be easily cleaned with a little soapy water and also folds away for convenience in storage or travel.

5-in-1 Equals Loads of Fun

A great spin on ball pits is Ball Toyz’s Fun Center Ball Pit! This design not only includes 100 brightly color fun balls, but there’s also ‘hinged’ windows for peeking and climbing through, an over-sized yellow telephone that really dials and squeaks in addition to two spinning ‘rattle’ rings that can be easily removed from the ‘walls’ for a tossing game and ball hoop. Made of non-toxic, durable material, it’s another great, affordable choice.

Whimsical Interactivity

Hail to the King and Queen! A castle ball pit made by Ball Toyz is the perfect way for your little highnesses to get into some interactive fun! One of the neat features of this ball pit is that it comes equipped with a removable slide! Perfect for children 3 to 6, the brightly-colored castle is adorned with its very own ‘battle’ flag, incorporates a ball hoop and several cannon ball-shaped windows for keeping a look-out or tossing balls through. Designed not to wobble or tip over, it’s also manufactured out of safe, easy-to-clean materials.

Under the Sea

How about a submarine ball pit designed by Ball Toyz that is made of see-through, non-toxic vinyl, decorated with colorful fish and other sea life? This fun, durable ball pit comes with 100 brightly-colored balls and will really spark their imaginations! It’s equipped with an up-and-down, moveable periscope and a spinning, vinyl propeller! ‘Port-hole’ windows allow for a clear view of the ‘ocean floor’ and all the ‘under-water’ activity your children can dream up.

Ahoy Matey!

For those little ones who’d rather float along the top of the ‘water’, Ball Toyz makes a Fun Boat ball pit. With 50 brightly-colored balls included, your little sailors can pretend to drift along the high-seas with a built-in steering wheel and propeller. Recommended for children 2 to 5-years-old, this Fun Boat ball pit also includes cute fish-shaped, life-saver (ball) rings that rattle, a hoop and even a flag!

Roll on over to all the creatively-designed, interactive Ball Toyz ball pits and accessories available at www.mychildplayhouses.com.

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Just Right for Beginners

Why not introduce your little one to their very first train ride with an adorable set from Brio? A naturally-finished, solid wooden track that easily snaps together in a round, puzzle-like formation is accompanied by two brightly-colored ramps, a front engine car and an additional three following behind, along with a great fabric train tunnel to travel under.

Also perfect for that conductor or traveler-in-training is the Mountain Adventure Set, also manufactured by Brio. This railway system is also built of solid wood and includes a tunneled-out, snow-capped mountain for the train to roll through and over as well. The battery-powered engine car has working headlights and a passenger car in back. It even comes with extra pieces that include a cut-out cave and three ‘beary’ friendly occupants!

Long-Standing Tradition

Lionel, one of the oldest, most honored names in train sets, manufacturers a wonderful child’s version that includes 59 pieces making up a quaint country town. Made of sturdy wood, this set comes with free-standing trees, animals, signs, a barn and silo, in addition to a classic train crossing and tunnel. Styled with both straight and curved pieces, it also includes a switch track and cars that link together by magnets!

Next Stop – Your Imagination

How about Maxim’s Train Station that actually records and plays sounds with the push of a button? Durable plastic pieces in vivid colors adorn the solid wooden base and it even includes a stopping arm to halt the train as it pulls into the station. Spin the location sign outside the ticket office and change the destination! It’s the perfect accessory for Maxim’s 100-piece wooden train set that comes with its very own storage box to keep all the pieces safe and organized – how convenient! This set features a bridge, armed train crossing, slopes, curves and even a four-way switch track. The seven-car train set also comes with lots of stand-alone items that include trees, animals, signs, buildings and people too!

Full Steam Ahead

There are many more fantastic train sets available at www.mychildplayhouses.com, so chug on over and see the great selection for yourself. You’ll truly be amazed because it’s not only an abundance of train sets that you’ll find there – there’s plenty of brilliant train table activity sets as well – and most include storage drawers as an added bonus!

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