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Little Kings And Queens Will Enjoy This Castle

Lisa Estall — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:41:00 GMT

I know my son would love this! This Gwen's Castle would fire up his imagination with all the little doorways and windows. It's even big enough for a small child to sit in. There's a working drawbridge and 6 castle walls. Click to see what it looks like put together...

The descriptions says it's made of northern white pine and birch wood with a linseed oil finish.The cost for this will set you back $215.

5 Gifts for Your Little Princess

SunnyChanel — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:23:00 GMT

There are some facts that you just can’t deny. Girls like princesses. Well, most of them. If you find yourself with a tiara encrusted toddler or little girl, procuring presents that don’t have “I’m a Princess!” exclaimed loudly on it or that have one of the various Disney royals such as the iconic Cinderella, Belle or Ariel branded on them can be quite the challenge. Here are five presents perfect for the princess in your life that doesn’t scream mass commercialism or have an overtly “I’m a total diva” tone.

Topsy -Turvy Priness Doll (above)
It’s two, two dolls in one! Yeah, this ain’t no infomercial worthy schlocky piece of kid-dom. This is a totally classic doll that gives your child the choice between two different princess characters, the Day Princess and the Night Princess. $38 here.

Melissa & Doug 24-Piece Magnetic Princess Elise Dress Up Set
For those who like to play dress up, in a small scale, the Melissa and Doug 24-Piece Magnetic Princess set includes a colorful array of magnetic outfits and accessories to use create all sorts of looks for this wood based princess. $8.75 here.

Royal Puppet Theater
Every princess needs her own kingdom. This castle puppet theater includes a cast of puppet characters such as the King (a lion), the Queen (a elephant), a Wizard (a unicorn), a Princess (a pig), a Prince (a bear), and a court jester (a monkey). The cardboard theater includes velvet curtains and folds flat for easy storage. $69 here.

Wooden Foldable Princess Castle
Every little princess needs a castle. This wooden foldable castle by toy superstar Melissa and Doug has hand-painted details and includes “two removable turrets, balconies, flying buttress, flag and a working drawbridge” yeah, you can’t disappoint a kid with a flying buttress. And best of all, Amazon has it on sale right now for $57.67 (regularly $99.99).

Princess Toddler Bed
Every princess needs her beauty rest. The Princess Toddler Bed is a perfect (and pretty) transition from crib to big girl bed. The pink bed is detailed with gold flourishes and has gold crown finals on each of it’s four posters. You can get your bed fit for any and all toddler princesses here for $198.

Hand Made: Castle Bookcase

chrisjordan — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:06:00 GMT

Play with this like a castle, complete with drawbridge that opens and closes. And then use it to store baskets of toys or books when it is time to clean up.

Certain to make any knight loving, sword wielding boy happy.

Available at John's Woodcrafts for $195

Droolworthy: Hand Made Castle Blocks

chrisjordan — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:14:00 GMT

These gorgeous hand crafted blocks are handcrafted in California, from kiln dried Ponderosa Pine. Castle Blocks will be delivered to you unfinished in their natural state, free of any harmful or toxic finishes.

Available at The Village Blocksmith on sale for a limited time for $99 for the 133 piece set

A Bed Fit For a Future King

chrisjordan — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:04:00 GMT

What child wouldn't love to sleep in this loft bed? The Prince Charming Castle Bed would be a great addition to a castle themed bedroom.

The top is sized to fit a twin mattress. Numerous little cubbies to store those must keep treasures of the moment.

Available at Eco-Furniture for $1495

Natural Wood Castle Set Is Battle Ready

chrisjordan — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:28:00 GMT

This wooden castle set from Quiet Hours Toys is composed of free standing components so that your child can reconfigure the castle as they desire.

A simple and gorgeous toy that will be a hit with any castle loving boy or girl. While it is on the pricey side at $430, it is sure to become a family heirloom.

Also available are Castle Folk, which range in price from about $15- $50. Because what fun is a castle without knights, princesses, and dragons to slay.