kk's favorite things: gift ideas over $50

a round-up of our absolute favorite splurge toys that we play with every single week for multiple ages.

• here’s a round-up of favorite toys under $20!

• our diy-ish play kitchen with a mailbox and phone

  • (here's the direct link to the original kitchen, but see first link for details on what we added)

• our balance bike and helmet

• our scooter

• our nugget couches for building obstacle courses

• our climbing triangle and slide

  • we recently brought this out of storage for Joey, and KK loves it all over again

• our balance beam + our balance board

  • for gross motor play, but also the best bridges and ramps for toy cars

• our rainbow steps

• our sensory tables

  • (here's the direct link to the tables, but see the first link for more details)

• our diy duplo table

• two sets of our rainbow block set

• two sets of our big block set

• grapat loose parts

and technically some of these are under $50 individually, but we love them grouped together:

• our jumbo animal figurines

  • farm animals

  • jungle animals

  • forest animals

  • ocean animals

  • pets

  • zoo animals

• our doctor kit + our vet kit + our big, pretty medical box to keep it all in

• trains + train set + a few expander sets of basic tracks

• rolling cart + our favorite play dough tools + our favorite art supplies

• this garage/car wash/gas station toy - 9/10 times if I set this gem out with these town vehicles or this emergency vehicle carrier after nap, it inspires lotssss of play in KK.

and here are some favorites way under $50:

• takealong stable with 8 horses - one of my favorite, favorite toys for all ages

• these wooden stacking/nesting boxes

  • an amazing building toy! we love these to make buildings, garages, obstacle courses, everything!

and, and! let’s talk magnatiles:

• we love:

  • our magnatiles

    • this starter set

    • this huge basic set

    • these bases to build CARS!

    • these tiles to build ROADS!

    • this set to build a house

    • this big set to build a town

    • this set to build a construction site

  • we keep a chalkboard and rolling cart near our kitchen for our magnatiles and it’s continuously one of the kids’ favorite things to play with while I work in the kitchen. this reel shows the set-up.

  • here’s why I love keeping building materials in the main area of our home.

  • here’s the only three toys we bring with us when we go camping/RV-ing/Airstreaming. spoiler: magnatiles are one!

want more?

• here’s our list of our favorite toys under $20 that we play with every single week.

• here’s the five things we love to ask for grandparent gifts.

• here’s our three birthday gifts and traditions.

• here’s our 2023 Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers.

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