*Contest closed* The winner is Night Owl Mama!
A few weeks ago my friends at Mom Select asked me if I wanted to review a new building toy, the Fisher Price TRIO, give one away to our readers, and offer my honest opinion of the toy. Since I have a 5-year-old son, I was all “Sure! I’d love to!” because, seriously, FREE TOY! When the TRIO came, Joshua was suuuuper-excited to open it. I just let him go for it and observed him playing with it over the next couple of weeks.
He REALLY loves it. Honest-to-goodness. The toy is challenging enough to be fun and keep him occupied but very do-able for a 5-year-old. For instance, Joshua has built many of the pictures on the front of the box by himself, and he and my husband made a SWEET airplane together. Here’s Joshua with the house he built:
Joshua has also made by himself, a really cool helicopter and a TRIO car, among other various wild and wacky creations. He loves the set and I think we’ll be getting him an add-on set for Christmas so he can make even more cool and colorful designs.
Does the TRIO sound like it would be fun for your kiddo? Well you have the chance to win one! Here’s how to enter:
1) Leave a comment on this post telling us your favorite childhood toy.
2) Tweet about this contest on twitter or Facebook and leave a comment telling us you did so.
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October 12th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
When I was a kid I loved anything that had to do with the Weebles. I had every Weebles toy known to man. Of course, the Weebles I knew were probably a choking hazard, and the little plastic faces peeled off when they got old. But I lived to tell about it . . .
October 12th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
AND I just pimped you out on Twitter.
October 12th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
My favorite childhood toy was a kitchen and set of dishes–they were metal. My Mom still has them and my daughter plays with them when she visits Grandma.
October 12th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
I loved this really loud annoying piano toy!
October 12th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/holly1pr/status/4808999052
October 12th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
My favorite childhood toy was a slinky. Yeah, I was pretty lame as a kid. But this toy looks awesome!
October 12th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
I already subscribe to your feed!
October 12th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Aaaaand I added it to Twitter! M would love this toy- can you tell I’m trying really hard for it? LOL
October 12th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
my favorite toy was an easy bake oven… i never had one but i always begged for one. my mom thought i would burn the house down…
October 12th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
i face booked it.. i know my boys would love this toy
October 12th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
i subscribed….=)
October 12th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
already subscribe to you!
October 12th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
my favorite toy….rubiks cube & snake
October 12th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
favorite toy was Legos.
October 12th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
My favorite toys were my Cabbage Patch Kids!
October 12th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
I loved to read and picked books over toys anyday!
October 12th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
I subscribe to your feed!!!
October 12th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
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October 12th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
I was a Barbie girl growing up. Although my favorite building toy was Lincoln Logs.
October 12th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
I’m a subscriber…
October 12th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
My barbies!
October 12th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
i subscribed to your feed.
October 13th, 2009 at 2:20 am
I’m a suscriber!
October 13th, 2009 at 2:21 am
My favorite childhood toy was probably my cabbage patch doll.
Even though the Skeletor castle with the microphone that changed your voice that was my brother’s was pretty amazing too.
October 13th, 2009 at 2:22 am
My favorite childhoos toy was Prima Nina Ballerina.
October 13th, 2009 at 2:25 am
I tweeted this giveaway at
http://twitter.com/cindi1969/status/4824754163
October 13th, 2009 at 2:25 am
I subscribe via email
October 13th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
My favorite toy as a kid was our set of those large metal Tonka trucks. We played out side with those building all kinds of stuff.
October 13th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
email subscriber
October 13th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
tweet http://twitter.com/drellis500/status/4835219004
October 13th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
I loved my rocking horse. My daughter loved her Cabbage Patch Doll and still has it. She’s 35 now.
October 13th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
I’m tweeting…in the rain. Just tweeting in the rain. What a glorious feeling, I’m tweetin’ in the rain!
October 13th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
My fave was play dough. I used to play with it for hours!
October 13th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
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October 13th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
My favorite toy was a stuffed dog I carried for years
October 13th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
I’m already a subscriber
October 13th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
My favorite toy growing up was my collection of Barbies. I played with them constantly! Thanks for the chance to enter.
October 13th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
I subscribe to your feed.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
facebooked it!
October 14th, 2009 at 3:07 am
My favorite toy to lay with were the Lincoln Logs.
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October 14th, 2009 at 3:08 am
Sorry meant to type play not lay in the above comment.
I am a subscriber by email.
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October 14th, 2009 at 4:58 am
Oh man… I think my favorite toys were my brothers’ - probably because they were off limits! I loved the legos and transformers
October 14th, 2009 at 4:58 am
I subscribe via bloglines.
October 16th, 2009 at 2:34 am
My favorite toy as a kid was the GI Joe and the He Man Masters of the universe !!!
October 19th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/donnak4/status/5003795221
October 19th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
My favorite toys as a child were “Little People” and I mean the wooden ones that were round, with only a body and a head. No arms no legs. They were totally awesome.
October 19th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
I tweeted
http://twitter.com/lovemy2doggies/status/5003899950
October 19th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
New email subscriber
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October 20th, 2009 at 2:07 am
My favorite toys were my Wizard of Oz Dolls I had the whole set
October 20th, 2009 at 2:09 am
http://twitter.com/Nightowlmama/status/5007683108
tweet
October 20th, 2009 at 2:11 am
I loved tinker toys
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:02 pm
I hope it’s not too late to enter this giveaway…my son would LOVE these, since he loves to build anything! My favorite childhood toy is a toss-up between my Mrs. Beasley doll and a pogo stick!
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:02 pm
I subscribe!
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:03 pm
I tweeted! http://twitter.com/amweeks/status/5098581042