19 November 2008

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Top 20 Toys Recommended by Readers

Which toys have the longest life and the lowest "dollars-per-play-hour" ratio? Read on!

1600 Rochester-area parents were asked what toys their children had played with that lasted the longest and held their child's interest through several developmental stages...toys which, when counting "dollars-invested-per-play-hour," were the best value. Here are the top 20 toys that were recommended.

(Thanks so much to all who contributed to the ideas on this page. Your names are too numerous to mention individually, but you know who you are!)

• Legos
  
  
• GeoMags
  
  
• Thomas the Tank Engine
  
  
• Books
  
  
• BrioTrains and other Brio building toys
  
  
• Playmobil
  
  
• Marble Works and Super Marble Works (from Discovery Toys)
  
  
• Pop Up School Bus (by Play Hut)
  
  
• Zapf Creations Baby Born Mini World Baby Dolls
  
  
• Little race cars, airplanes
  
  
• FASCINATION STATION Activity Center from Discovery Toy
  
  
• Fisher Price toys: Animal Farm, Zoo, Loving Family Dollhouse, Piano
  
  
  
• American Girl dolls (especially "Bitty Baby Doll")
  
  
• Dinosaur figures
  
  
• Barbies, Barbie clothes
  
  
• Remote control cars
  
  
• Lincoln Logs
  
  
• Tinker Toys / FiddleSticks
  
  
• Wooden blocks
  
  
• Leap Pad
  
  
• Dollhouses
  
  

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