Age Appropriate Toys....Do you always buy age appropriate toys?

I usually do, but there are somethings that DD just takes a liking to and they are totally not appropriate for her according to the package. I get tempted to buy them but then put them back because she is, according to the box, too young.

What do you do?

Re: Age Appropriate Toys....Do you always buy age appropriate toys?

Yeah, I just bought her a fisher price baby doll high chair thingy that says 3 and up but she LOVES it!! She takes the baby out, puts the baby in, feeds the baby the bottle, takes her out. It's too cute for words

Re: Age Appropriate Toys....Do you always buy age appropriate toys?

With a 5yo and a 2yo, the 2yo almost never has age-appropriate toys... With DS, we used the ages as guidelines, but used our own discretion. Some times the age ranges are for skill level, sometimes for choking hazards/safety, sometimes for things that normally keep that age range interested and entertained. Unless it's for safety reasons, I usually buy "older" toys, since DC seem to like the more advanced skills and ideas.

Re: Age Appropriate Toys....Do you always buy age appropriate toys?

Depends upon the toy...

Basic rule of thumb is that toys that say 3 and up may contain choking hazards so you have to use your own discretion...

Caden has alphabet blocks that he loves and they said 2 and up...he's had them since he was 6 months and plays with them all the time.

Re: Age Appropriate Toys....Do you always buy age appropriate toys?

I use my own common sense on them.

I almost never look at the box. If the piece look too small I won't get it, but other than that I find a lot of his stuff is 2 and up and those are his favorites.