Step 2 Naturally Playful Sandbox – The Sand Stays Dry!
May 11, 2008 by Susan Gunelius
Filed under Outdoor Fun, Summer Yard Toys
I took a long time trying to pick out the right sandbox for my 3-year old triplets. I didn’t want wood because we live in Florida and bugs are always a concern (especially termites).
It had to be big enough for three kids, but not too big because my yard isn’t huge. It had to have a top that secured in place because we get hurricanes here which are very windy. It also rains for a short time most days during the summer, so the top had to stay on tightly or the sand would never dry and would be unusable.
With …read more
Step 2 Deluxe Canyon Road Train and Track Table
March 29, 2008 by Susan Gunelius
Filed under Children's Toys, Preschool Toys
When my kids were 2-years old, I wanted to get them a train table, but I had nightmares of train tracks being thrown around the house and me constantly rebuilding. I thought about buying a traditional train table with Thomas the Tank Engine or Brio trains and tracks (actually, we got one of those when the kids turned 3-years old, but I’ll save that story for another time) and gluing the tracks to the table, but then I found the Step 2 Deluxe Canyon Road, Train and Track Table and my problems were solved.
This toy is great. First, it’s a …read more
Step 2 Frog Sandbox
October 19, 2006 by Kerri Aldrich
Filed under Children's Toys, Toddler Toys
My son received this frog sandbox, made by Step 2, a bit early for his third birthday. I keep calling it a turtle, he keeps correcting me.
Anway, we decided that, with winter almost here, we’d bring it in the house for the next few months. That way, he doesn’t constantly beg us to play with it out in the cold. Not the best sandbox or toddler pool weather!
The kids have found so many fun uses for it in the house. Hiding in it, storing things in it, sleeping in it, fighting over it…..all of the great …read more
