New toy ideas? | Imamother

amother

OP ↓

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 12:20 pm

I have a 4.5 year old girl who really needs to be entertained on Yom Kippur. She’s pretty difficult. Any ideas for new toys? She wants me to buy some mitzvah kinder but it’s so expensive. I have all the standard toys…

amother

Wheat ↓

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 12:23 pm

Probably worth investing in the mitzvah kinder if she’s so interested in it. It will pay off. I find pretend play is best at this age. Mine is very into her dolls she loves when I add new accessories for them, she loves the my generation dolls and accessories from target, Polly pockets, play Mobil…

lamplighter

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 12:27 pm

Best is to buy more of what they like, accessories or add on peices. A whole new toy is hit or miss.

SuperWify ↓

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 12:45 pm

My son also really wants it. Couldn’t justify the price.

I got him this and he was busy for a long time.

Kids STEM Building Toys for 3 4 5... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZ.....share

amother

Pansy

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 12:51 pm

Mitzva kinder last a long time and used for many ages. It's definitely expensive, but it can be used daily.
My older kids love using them with their building toys like magnatile houses. My babies love seeing familiar type faces, and definitely a hit with toddlers.

amother

Moccasin

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 2:08 pm

I saw one lady on the neighbourhood email asking for other mothers interested in doing a toy swap for Yom Kippur. She gave the ages of her children, and said she would be interested in three or four toys each. If it works, they'd all get a new to them toy to play with, without the extra expense.

amother

Ecru ↓

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 2:12 pm

I played with mitzvah kinder twenty years ago. My kids now play with them when I visit my parents. They last that long! And are such versatile toys.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 3:24 pm

SuperWify wrote:

My son also really wants it. Couldn’t justify the price.

I got him this and he was busy for a long time.

Kids STEM Building Toys for 3 4 5... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZ.....share

I got zoob before and it all cracked
I splurged on some mitzvah kinder and also the cheaper kinder velt

amother

Plum ↓

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 3:27 pm

amother Ecru wrote:

I played with mitzvah kinder twenty years ago. My kids now play with them when I visit my parents. They last that long! And are such versatile toys.

You must be really young!

amother

↑ Wheat

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 3:28 pm

amother Plum wrote:

You must be really young!

I’m almost 40 pretty sure they came out when I was teen. She doesn’t have to be so young.

↑ SuperWify

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 3:31 pm

amother OP wrote:

I got zoob before and it all cracked
I splurged on some mitzvah kinder and also the cheaper kinder velt

This is another brand. Looks sturdy.

Where do you get kinder velt from? Toys 4 u?

amother

↑ Plum

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:10 pm

amother Wheat wrote:

I’m almost 40 pretty sure they came out when I was teen. She doesn’t have to be so young.

I'm a little older than that. I think my oldest, currently 21, was a toddler. I'm guessing that poster is in her early 20s, or younger, making her, yes, very young.

amother

Dimgray ↓

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:12 pm

is there any thing like as durable like mitzvah kinder besides lego and playmobil?

I have them both and want a change.

mitzvah kinder looks a little cheap?

any quality well known animal and farm sets?

amother

Molasses

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:15 pm

Would you get the fisher price little people instead? My kids love those. They’re cheaper than mitzvah kinder.

amother

Cyan

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:25 pm

If you buy straight from the kindervelt website I've found it's cheaper than buying them anywhere else - I think it's called chazak kinder... Free shipping over $50. I stock up on a few sets and take them out as needed for YT, birthdays etc.

amother

Coffee

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:27 pm

My kids love little people. Plenty don't make noise (and we just don't put on batteries of the ones that do). Much cheaper then the Jewish sets and really easy to get on second hand sites of your looking for really cheap....

Also kindervelt came out with Mini Munchkins that fit with the little people sets! They are perfect... We pair those with the little people sets... so my kids still get to play with menchies that have a hat and look like totty.... And this way I'm only spending big money on the people and not on the sets...

amother

Magnolia ↓

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:33 pm

Picasso Cubes 1” Magnetic Puzzle Cubes 108 Piece Magnet Construction Building Block Set Sensory Toy Early Education STEM Learning, Free Ideabook with 50 Ideas, Children Age 3+ Boy Girl PMC108

This was a major hit with my kids this age. They played with it for hours on Day #1 that they got it and have been playing with it many many times since.

amother

↑ Magnolia

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:34 pm

amother Dimgray wrote:

Safari LTD has quality animals however they stents cheap. Schleich also has great quality animals (I prefer Safari though since they write the name of the animal on the bottom)