[blparent] Melissa and Doug toys

[Elizabeth Cooks]

That's very cute.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 12:50 AM
Subject: [blparent] Melissa and Doug toys


> Hi.  Sarah got a belated Christmas gift tonight that I was really 
> impressed with.  Actually, the gift came on Christmas, but she had kind of 
> gotten burned out on the whole unwrapping thing, so we waited till tonight 
> to let her open it.
>
> Anyway, the toy was a wooden one made by Melissa and Doug.  We've got a 
> couple of wooden puzzles that make sounds, but this toy is really unique. 
> It's a wooden cake, cut into six slices.  Then there are little wooden 
> candles, cake toppings like strawberries, and a spatula.  The candles and 
> toppings stick onto the cake slices with Velcro, so a child can mix and 
> match the decorations.  Sarah was fascinated with the toy, and she brought 
> me slices of cake to eat all evening long.
>
> I just thought I'd tell about a toy that was new to me.  Maybe some of you 
> with young aspiring chefs will want to look for it.
>
> Merry Christmas,
> Jo Elizabeth
>
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