Cheap Plastic Dinosaurs: A parent's review

My son is five now, but his all time favorite toys have been those inexpensive plastic dinosaurs. I do not know how many of these toys we have, but it's a bunch.

He made this decision all by himself before he was two. The first time we saw a dinosaur in the store he wanted one. I figured why not. I had no idea that we would end up with an entire collection.

At this point you are probably thinking those are not great learning toys, but they are. These toys held his attention and we used them learn words, colors, counting and most important, we learned how to use our imagination.

His interest in these simple toys led to books and stories about dinosaurs that has helped him, and me, become quite knowledgeable about dinosaurs. He can tell what kind of dinosaurs they are, and most of time what they ate, and he what era they lived in.

I knew he was paying attention the other day when I was painting a landscape and asked him what it looked like. He told me, I was painting the Jurassic Period! I know it sounds silly, but I was proud of him.

From a mom stand point I liked these toys because they are reasonably safe. No small parts, can be picked up and displayed easily. If they get dirty I just throw them in the sink and give them a good washing. They can be be taken and played with anywhere. Inside, outside, and the bathtub or pool.

All in all they have been the best toy, especially for the money.