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ABC Kids Expo 2008: Animal Memory Game and Animal Dominos From Plan Toys

Chris Ford — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:29:00 GMT

I've told you already about the really cool Adventure Set from Plan Toys, and another product I saw from them is a lot more simple but no less cool. The Animal Memo and Animal Domino are beautiful versions of classic games, and are great for kids of all ages.

All the toys are (as are all of the Plan Toys products) made from recycled rubber wood and completely safe for kids. The Animal Domino game has 28 wooden tiles with seven different animals. The memory game has 24 picture tiles of 12 different animals. All the tiles are also rounded on top, which requires children playing with them to use all five fingers (which is better apparently than just using the thumb and forefinger).

Animal Domino, $25 and Animal Memo, $22 both available from PlanToys.com.

ABC Kids Expo 2008: Plan City Adventure Set From Plan Toys

Chris Ford — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:31:00 GMT

Plan Toys are really awesome. They're all made from recycled rubber wood trees, stained (as opposed to painted) and fun to play with. Every kid I think who was at ABC with their parents probably stopped by the Plan Toys booth at one point and played with their stuff. My favorite is the Plan City Adventure Set.

The Plan City Adventure Set is a play set that you can buy in parts, and the great thing about it is the tracks build out into four different levels. I can really see lots of parents and kids playing with this together. All of the parts are compatible with other Plan Toys products, and they're also compatible with Brio and Thomas the Train toys too. In the Plan City Adventure Set they drive cars and not trains (as you can see from the picture) but it you're a train family you can get trains too.

Plan City, Table $220 and Adventure Set is $190. Check out all of the great stuff at PlanToys.com.

Green Baby: Tori Riding Horse Rescues Wood from the Scrap Heap

Aaron Burgess — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:03:00 GMT

This modern take on a classic children's toy also has an interesting green backstory: Made from end-of-life rubber wood, the sort of "garbage" lumber that's traditionally burned in heaps to use for charcoal, the Tori Rocking Horse ($100) is also sealed with a non-toxic natural finish. It folds down for easy storage and transport and is aimed at kiddoes ages 2-3, although on school and government holidays like today, the older kids will have just as much fun whiling away the hours playing ride-'em.