Perfect Toys for My Little Diva

Finding toys for Miss Maya – my little granddaughter -isn't really that difficult to do as long as you follow her basic interests, which right now are Princess dolls, Barbie dolls and Bratz dolls. Any of those three would fill the bill for her and preferably, in her opinion I'm sure, all of the items in those three categories would be ideal -for her. This is Maya last Christmas with the set of six princess dolls her older half-sister gave her and which she totally shocked all of us by being able to identify and name each doll based only on the attire on the doll. A feat pretty good for a three-year-old with autism I do believe. And she loved those dolls, has played with them almost every day too for the past year - I know because I am the one who often had to pick them, their clothing and other accessories up at the end of the day.


I recently found a website – Littledivatoys.com -that gives some really great information though for anyone shopping for little children but for little girls in particular. This site also has some interesting aspects to it in that it has an area showing the Top Toys for Christmas 2007, which features some very interesting items – the top item on the list is a pony that stands over three foot tall and is “interactive” as well. According to the description it “comes alive” under the attention and care given to it by your child. Named “Butterscotch” this pony makes "walking sounds" and will hold a child weighing up to 80 pounds. However, I have to say one thing about this particular toy -any purchase made for my granddaughter that runs OVER $250 better do more than just allow my little diva to sit on it and make a few little noises. Considering the fact this toy also comes unassembled is another point that would most definitely be telling me this toy will never see the light of day by our tree in this house! I don't even like toys that require batteries that I have to install. Yes, just call me the Grandma Grinch in that respect I suppose.


The top toys list does show other items in much lower price ranges though in the Bratz and Barbie groupings that I might consider getting Maya although I'm not sure they would be all that appropriate for her this year. They might be more appropriate for her by next Christmas. Besides, the Grandma Grinch thing in me tends to come forward here too as I envision those toys with oodles of little bitty pieces -clothing, accessories and the like -strewn all over the floors in the house and anyone OTHER than Miss Maya being responsible for picking those items up – definitely is a deterrent towards any purchases I might make these days.

This site also has some other interesting features available though – one being “Coupon Code” where you can search for coupons to be applied to various gift items and the other is a site that I found very interesting in light of all the announcements this past summer and fall about recalls of various toys. The “Toy Recall” area gives information dating back to this past summer of toys and their manufacturers that have been recalled including why this was deemed necessary. Let's face facts here, the safety of our little ones while they are playing is of utmost importance to all – parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles -anyone looking for a gift for a little girl.

Check this site out though and see for yourself the items available, the “Top Ten” gift suggestions, Coupon site and most definitely the Toy Recall area. You're sure to be able to find something there to suit your little one's whims or desires that will also match with your ideas of what is appropriate and what's not based on space, potential mess and cost – all factors that usually are taken into consideration when toy shopping for small children.

And my apologies to my own little Diva – Miss Maya -as no amount of whining, wheedling, crying, demanding or cajoling is going to get Grandma Grinch to change her mind about getting that pony named “Butterscotch” unless your Daddy builds a barn, complete with a stall, oats, hay and whatever other needs a REAL pony would need.

But then, that would cost a lot more than the price tag on this one, wouldn't it? Of course, it would provide lots of fertilizer for the flower beds and maybe a vegetable garden as well. A little bit of a trade-off there, ya know.

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