Best Cheap Toys
Best Cheap Kids Toys: Rocket Balloons
Rocket Balloon with Dual-Action Pump
My boys love playing with their Rocket Balloons. The pump makes it easy for my kids to blow them up and their is no need to bug me to tie them. We all get a kick out of the balloons flying all over the place making funny sounds. This is a great and cheap way to keep your kids busy on a nice day.
Best Cheap Kids Toys: Play-Doh
Play-Doh is a great cheap toy. You can pick up a few cans of Play-Doh practically anywhere for a few dollars. You can then add some cheap cookie cutters or kitchen utensils for added fun. Some Play-Doh sets can get pretty pricey and might not be worth it if your kids are happy with just the Play-Doh. I would recommend the Fun Factory though because it allows you to extrude long cool shapes. Play-Doh is also great for keeping my kids busy at restaurants.
Best Cheap Kids Toys: A Bat and A Ball
Wiffle Ball 1001 32" Wiffle Bat/Ball Set
Wiffle Ball is great for all ages. When my kids were younger I got a really fat orange colored bat that we still have today. Sadly I can't find the same one online to post here but, I will try again later. Now my boys are 9 and 6 so they do just as well with the thinner yellow bat. This toy has lasted for years and only cost a few dollars at my local toy store. Kids are happy to make bases out of anything and you don't really need a glove either.
Best Cheap Kids Toys: LEGO
Well to be honest Legos are fairly expensive especially when it comes to the latest Lego sets. But, my kids love them and Legos keep them busy inside for hours. So I had to include them. If you stick with buying the simpler Lego assorted buckets you can get by without spending too much. I have also gotten great deals at my local Target and Kmart right after Christmas when some of the sets are greatly reduced. You can also find deals on Ebay.
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Best Cheap Kids Toys: Blocks
Melissa and Doug 100 Piece Wood Blocks Set
Every child needs blocks. They can be a great learning tool by getting ABC blocks or blocks with numbers or pictures on them. They are also great for learning to build things. Blocks can vary in price but, a good set of wooden blocks will last for years. We still have our blocks from our first son we bought over 8 years ago.
Best Cheap Kids Toys: a Ball
Voit® 8-1/2" Playground Balls
(EA)
A ball is great toy that can be played with practically anywhere.
Tachikara SM4SC dual colored soft PU soccer ball, size 4
(purple/white).
Best Cheap Kids Toys: Games
Gamewright Hisss Card Game, the Colorful Snake-Making Card Game
Wood Folding Mancala in Sleeve
These are some of my kids favorite games that didn't cost much.
Any Cheap Toy Suggestions or just comments are happily welcome.
Jim10 wrote...
My kids definitely love the empty boxes too. Especially the big ones from appliances and furniture. [in reply to Laniann]
Posted October 01, 2009
Princessa wrote...
My children love Play-Doh and lego. It is really amazing how they can entertain themselves with it for hours.
Posted May 03, 2009
Jim10 wrote...
I completely agree. There are a lot of high tech electronic toys for kids. When my boys get them for their birthday or Christmas etc... they are so excited. But, then they play with it for a little while and usually that is it. They then go back to their good old trusted favorites like a bat and ball, blocks or Legos. Of course their are a few exceptions like their Nintedo DS's. But, if we didn't keep buying new games I would expect they would also have the same result.
Posted April 04, 2009
rms wrote...
My son's favorite toy's were a roll of tape and some scrap cardboard. He could make anything! I don't think kids care how much a toy costs. A bat and ball or some bubbles are as much fun as the most expensive toy.
Posted April 03, 2009
Best Cheap Toys: Paper Airplanes
The Gliding Flight:
20 Excellent Fold and fly Paper Airplanes
I don't have any of these books but, you can't get much cheaper than building a paper airplane to play with. Sometime my boys and I will each build a plane and see who's plane can fly the farthest or if we can get them to do any tricks.
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