Careful, it's a Mighty World out there!

Our Mighty World display was in need of something fresh and the play table the company sent us did just that! Upon further inspection of our established Mighty World display, we figured a little reorganization wouldn't hurt either. We were able to spend the morning constructing the table and rearranging some of our own displays. Once the "putting together" work was done, we opened some of the toys!

The coolest feature of the Mighty World collection, is all the little pieces that come with each set and the accompanying attention to detail. Tom's ATV Adventure comes with everything you need to make it through harsh woodland areas. From the gas can to the tiny map of Europe, Tom has got it all. Catherine got a kick out of the ATV which has shocks that really move the wheels up and down to compensate for any kind of travel. If he happens to get a flat tire, never fear, Tom's kit comes with a real working tire iron and four spare tires! Unfortunately, while Tom does not have to worry about where he's driving, he does have to watch his speed. . . "License and registration please?"

Officer Wade is loving his new Patrol Car which can be made into a convertible, when the siren isn't going off that is! He can ride in style and catch the bad guys. The Patrol Car's doors open and close, the license plate can be switched out for a towing hook-up, and both the engine and wheels can be removed for closer inspection!

Meanwhile, on the northwest corner of the Mighty World play table, Megan and Sean are doing some marine research. Sean is in charge of the boat and its search light, while Megan gets to go for a swim with the dolphins, photographing any major developments! The boat was Catherine's favorite with its twin motors and movable search light.


Megan comes in SCUBA gear, but you can put her mask on or off by switching her hair! She goes from the dry, stylish Nancy Drew look, to the underwater investigator, complete with tubes that hook up to her SCUBA tank. Say "cheese" Flipper!

Stop in and see the selection of fun Mighty World toys that we have, and ask us about the free-gift-by-mail promotion they are running for a limited time!

Play Food from Haba's Biofino

Today we unpacked some brand new pretend play food from the Germany company Haba. We may be a bit biased, but we think the Germans make the best toys, and Haba is a good example! For some reason, a lot of care and thought go into the design of toys from Germany. In stark contrast to the corporate mass-market toy industry, (which seems to think that every toy must be made from plastic and have it's own movie, television show, or slick commercial) the toys from Europe, and some small U.S. toy makers, are always more imaginative - and have great design and attention to detail. So it was no surprise that the unpacking of our latest shipment of pretend play food elicited lots of "oohs" and "ahhhs" as each little treasure was unwrapped.

First out of the shipping carton was a vegetable basket, with a wooden crate and six cloth vegetables and fruits. There was a leek amongst the goodies (shouldn't more children know what a leek is) and the banana could be un-peeled and removed from the peel! There were also two carrots and two tomatoes. All the pieces were very carefully sewn in felt fabric with a lot of fine detail so they all looked really realistic.




We also unpacked a bakery box of the most scrumptious-looking cupcakes, and a pretty box of nine Petit Fours, perfect for opening up your own bakery shop, or serving zero-calorie impromptu treats to your tea party guests.
Now, together with the burger & fries, the luncheon meats, wooden eggs, cheese slices, and weiner schnitzel (weiner schnitzel!!!) we have a great selection selection of Haba Biofina pretend food to complement our Dress-Up and Let's Pretend section of the store.