Little Tikes Easy Score Basketball Set

Hi Fans!  Sorry I've been away for so long!  Mommy and Daddy have been keeping me so busy that I haven't had time to write.  Well, to be completely honest, I've got so many great toys that I spend all day playing.  And eating.  I really should start reviewing foods too.  Since I'm a toddler, we all know that I should be an expert food critic.  Sorry, I'm off-topic.  Let me get going on telling you about some of the best toys that I play with now.  Maybe someday soon I'll tell you about my favorite foods; it won't take long since I only like six foods right now!

Well, I was a very good girl this year, so Santa brought me some good presents.  One of the best presents is my new basketball goal, which my Mimi and Granddad delivered.  It's awesome!

This Little Tikes basketball goal would be good for tots 18 months and older.  I was 21 months when I got mine, and Daddy could already raise it up to the second level.  That's one of the best things about this toy; it can go up or down, depending on how tall you are.  One of the bad things about this toy is that the levels are too far apart.  Right now, I play with it on the second notch, but I'm too tall for it.  Daddy says it's too easy for me to dunk.  I don't mind, though.  Daddy tried raising it to the third level, but then it was too tall.  I stretched and stretched, trying to reach the rim, but most of the time the ball just fell on top of my head.  So we're back on the second notch, and I'm dunking left and right.  I think I'm going to grow soon (remember what I said about food?  By noon today I had already eaten French toast, fresh pineapple, a yogurt tube, a cup of Easy Mac, and 2 tortilla chips), so maybe this won't be a problem for long.

Anyway, I really think you should get this basketball goal for your favorite tot.  Mommy and Daddy say that it is teaching me to take turns while also helping me practice throwing balls.  I like that whenever I want to play that Mommy and Daddy always play with me.  It's a fun family toy!  We all have our own special balls that we use every time we play.  Hurry, go get this goal before the stores sell out and your tot becomes tall enough to play with those ginormous goals that are on the basketball courts outside!

Little Tikes Slide

I have the world's best mommy and daddy!  Do you want to see what they put in my second play room the family room?

A SLIDE!!!  It is so much fun!  Mommy got it at a yard sale a couple of years ago and was storing it in the attic until almost two months ago.  Then, one day I went down for a nap and woke up to see that Mommy and Daddy put a giant slide together IN THE HOUSE!  Yes, they will both deserve "World's Best __" coffee mugs for Christmas.

Mommy helped me look on the Little Tikes website today, and we don't think they sell this model anymore.  I think lots of toy companies sell similar models, though, so I'm not necessarily reviewing this specific slide as much as I'm just reviewing the concept of having an indoor slide built for young tots.

Let me tell you about this slide!  It has three steps on the side that you climb to get to the top.  Then, you sit on your bottom and slide down.  You can also crawl underneath the slide, and it's like a little fort.  I've only done that once, though, because I'd rather just slide!

You have to be careful, though, because you will get into trouble and your grownups will threaten to remove it if you stand at the top of the slide.  You must sit on your bottom immediately.  They will also get mad if you stand at the top and try to walk down the slide.  I think I tried that once.  I kinda tumbled forward and would have done an unexpected somersault if Mommy wasn't there to catch me.  I must admit that it was fun, but Mommy did not have a happy look on her face.  I've learned and do it the right way now.

Mommy and Daddy pulled out this slide at the perfect time: I was 16 months old.  I was already getting good with climbing and enjoying going down slides at the park.  It took me a couple of days to learn how to go down the slide without my feet slowing me down.  Daddy put socks on my feet, and that helped.  Then I just learned to pick up my feet, and I went really fast down the slide!  So, tots, please tell your grownups to get you a slide and set it up inside so you can play on it anytime, day or night, rain or shine.  I guarantee it will be the biggest hit in your house!