Toys with staying power

One of the funny (and often frustrating) things about toddlers is that they are much less interested in the actual toys we buy them than they are in random things around the house. Take, for example, the small bottles of vodka he found when the lock on the liquor cabinet broke recently (I love that we can now add "vodka" to his list of vocab words).


But there are a few toys that have been consistent, reliable sources of fun. For example, the mardi gras beads I picked up for him at Target (the best $3.99 I ever spent).




And of course, his beloved music table, passed down from his cousins, Eli and Hannah. Much as I generally dislike electronic toys, it's hard to argue with the staying power this toy has had. He's been playing with it since he learned to stand. In fact, I'm pretty sure this toy is why he learned to stand! And it's still incredibly popular.