***This is a sponsored post for Big W. All opinions are mine and all jumping and basketball antics are as crazy as they look.***
While announcing the Big W Toy Spectacular Sale and the awesome $100 Big W voucher giveaway last week, I also mentioned the gaffs we’ve made as (still fairly) newish parents. Especially when it came to toy purchases.
Happy to report that I think we finally got it right!
With the aid of the twinlets – our little toy experts – we clicked on the Big W website to make some “educated” and “well-researched” choices.
Let’s not forget, having twins usually means having to buy two of everything. Thus began our search in finding activity equipment that they could happily enjoy together.
Out of pure obligation (and fear of never been forgiven) we bought the Octonauts obsessed boys a Captain Barncale’s Gup A vehicle each.
Considering all the cold, miserable weather and lack of outdoor opportunity, we also chose the Little Tikes TotSport Basketball set…Behold, my future Harlem Globetrotters!
Action Junior Jumper Mini trampoline…Boing, boing, boing!
and the Tinkers Deluxe Checkout Supermarket which turned out to be the best choice EVER!
Finally, we found a toy that we don’t have to buy 2 of yet they’ve been playing beautifully together, taking turns with the trolley and the cash register. Miracles!
Everything was bought on the Monday morning and just 24 hours later, the delivery man came to drop off our goodies.
How’s that for painless and toddler tantrum free shopping?
Don’t forget, last day to enter my Big W voucher giveaway! Might save you tantrums and tears and claim back your sanity!
Update – 28/06/2013
Winners of the giveaway are:
- Kate from KCMS Family
- Elise from Mummy Loves Money
- Jill Macmullen
- Fiona Costantino
- Cate
Congratulations! An email has been sent, asking for your postal address details. Please reply ASAP so you have plenty of time to pick and choose for the Big W Toy Spectacular Sale!
Great choices there! The checkout supermarket looks great. I agree, it’s hard to find toys that boys (or girls) can share and not squabble over.
We have the mini trampoline for our 17 month old twins and they love it!! I’ve been looking at the little supermarket check out as a possibility for Christmas or their birthday in January. Glad to see that your twins can play happily together with it!!
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My two are loving shops. They have a kitchen, a shop and a trolley. I wash and save real containers for their store. It’s the BEST game ever! They go off and buy things, they make us coffees. Great play.
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Ah the bliss of sharing toys. Rare but great when it happens.
I have a sticker chart at the moment for playing well ie not flighting… the trick is that they have to work together to get all the stickers. School holiday desperation, but it works like a charm.
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That supermarket will keep them busy for hours Grace. Love the trampoline too 🙂
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I’ve really enjoyed your pics of the twinlets and their toys on FB this week. My fave is the shopping trolley and cash register. So cute!
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Izzy loves her supermarket too, she tells me what I need to buy and everything costs six dollars. All awesome toys Grace 🙂
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Looks like wise choices there! My boys would love a mini tramp! While I don’t have twins I do have to buy 2 or somethings 3 of something! But getting much less worried about it, in fact I haven’t even looked at the toy sales – might do that in a bubble at my mum’s tonight – happy Friday G x
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Love their sweet faces – so beautiful!
We had our first two sons 16 months apart so when they were little we had to buy them the same toys otherwise they would fight over what each of them had!
We even dressed them in the same clothes…people used to think they were twins!
Love the idea of shopping online and having it delivered hassle free. Going to think about doing that around Xmas time 🙂
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Oh I love the little supermarket! Little E loves playing with the food and supermarket things at playgroup and so I think this would be a winner, great for imagination!
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Those shopping sets are amazing. Mine still play with them now xx
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I always study and stress over the toy sale catalogues – my 3 all have birthdays and Christmas in a 3 month period, so I usually get the lot at the toy sales.
Inevitably, they have just as much fun with the packaging….bubble wrap, cardboard boxes etc. This year I’m seriously considering wrapping up empty boxes. And maybe some bubble wrap if they’ve been extra good. Heh.
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My guys would be ALL OVER that trampoline!
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