Want Not

I know, I know; we all have toys coming out of our ears, ’round about now. But if you’re up for putting something away for the next event, or your little one got a little bit of money to burn for the holiday, I’m digging this Alex Toys Work Bench at Amazon, currently just $22 (free Prime shipping or Super Saver Shipping eligible)—71% off.

If you’re looking for an affordable wooden workbench for the kids that doesn’t take up too much room, this could be the winner. Hard to argue with the price, anyway.

I cannot imagine that you’re not already all toy-shopped-out (wow; I clearly need more coffee, as that was an utter syntax trainwreck of a sentence), but here’s a few deals I see at Amazon in case your gift closet is in need of a few more things:

Crayola:
Dual-Sided Dry Erase Board for $5.36 (64% off)
Color Wonder Mini Markers for $3.99 (60% off)
Color Wonder Metallic Paper and Markers for $5.99 (60% off)
Color Wonder Fingerpaint for $4.29 (62% off)

And two other items (yes, random non-Crayola-like):
Star Wars Jedi Force Barc Speeder Bike With Anakin for $5 (64% off)
Angry Birds: Knock On Wood Game (remember how no one could find this before Christmas? And now it’s magically on sale?) for $16 (20% off)

I’m sure there will be more falling prices, but I love that Color Wonder stuff and always used to stock up on it on sale, when my kids were little.

There’s still time to pick up a My Little Pony Rainbow Dash for just $6 delivered with Prime (60% off), or upgrade to free 1-day shipping and get it in time for Christmas. In addition to being on sale, this pony is just terribly fancy.

I’m always promising people ponies, but then I forget to actually buy them. Too bad I can’t get this on Subscribe and Save, huh?

It’s time once again for the giant sale at BabyLegs—spend $75 and you can take 75% off your total with coupon code JOLLY75.

Lots of items are already out of stock, so pickings are kind of slim, but if you can find enough stuff you want, this is an unbeatable deal.

Also: The sale runs until December 28th, so maybe they’ll restock.

I find myself wishing my kids were just a little bit younger; I think they would’ve loved these when they were smaller. I think of all those looooong winters in the frozen north when playing inside because “so boring” and wish we’d had Toobeez back then.

What are Toobeez? Think giant Tinker Toys, ready for building life-size creations. The reviews are mixed, but the prices are at all-time lows and frankly, I can’t imagine not loving these as a little kid.

(Where? On Amazon, of course.)

Toobeez Ultimate Life Size Building Kit for $50 (67% off)
Toobeez Playhouse Kit for $70 (53% off)
Toobeez Super Fort Kit for $170 (43% off)

It would be wrong to get a set of these for my office, right? Don’t answer that.

This morning I woke up to a dog pouncing on the bed. And that’s not a bad way to wake up, generally, but our dog weighs about 12 pounds, and the dog on the bed was my parents’ black lab puppy (headed straight for my face). I tell you what, that’s a faster wake-up than a double espresso.

And now that I’m up (and have had some actual coffee, and have played with both dogs), let’s see what’s falling in price at Amazon!

Lovely LEGO:
World Racers Desert of Destruction for $55 (39% off)
Pharaoh’s Quest Rise of the Sphinx for $30 (40% off)

Games, games, games:
Blokus Junior for $7 (65% off)
Camelot Junior for $12 (56% off)
Tile Lock Scrabble for $8 (60% off)

Fisher-Price TRIO sets:
Hot Wheels Lift ‘n’ Go Garage for $10.63 (62% off)
Airport Tower for $12 (60% off)

Alex crafts:
Color a Fashion Bag for $13.50 (55% off)
Color a Flower Bag for $13.50 (55% off)
Little Hands Button Art for $6 (73% off)
Fab Badge Maker for $5 (77% off)

Finding these deals is definitely a kinder, gentler start to the morning than the puppy wake-up call.

The Amazon Lightning Deals remain my constant distraction throughout the day—more deals! more deals!—but I’m trying to wean myself down before Christmas. Heh.

In the meantime, the next few days are going to be your last few chances to pick up the remainder of any gifts you need before Christmas, and of course if you have Prime, Amazon’s a great way to go because you can get that fast, free shipping. Here’s a few toy markdowns I spotted this morning:

Transformers Rescue Bots:
Blades the Copter Bot for $4.99 (62% off)
Boulder the Construction Bot for $4.99 (62% off)
Chase the Police Bot for $4.99 (62% off)

Trapdoor Checkers for $7.99 (73% off)

Fisher-Price Fun-2-Learn Computer Cool School for $18.14 (64% off)

(I’m trying to decide if that checkers set would be fun or crazymaking at our house. It has great reviews, though.)

Where are they going? Down in price, of course. Lots of price cuts at Amazon today on the Cars 2 themed GeoTrax items.

Extra cars:
Petrov Oilski and Talking Finn McMissile for $3.99 (67% off)
Acer and Talking Holley Shiftwell for $4.99 (58% off)

Extra tracks:
Dirt Race Track Pack for $7.99 (60% off)
Road Race Track Pack for $9.99 (50% off)
Cross Over Track Pack for $9.99 (50% off)

Add-on sets:
Eiffel Tire Crash for $9.99 (67% off)
Escape From Big Bentley for $12.99 (57% off)

The best part about this post is that it’s about cars and I’m in the car right now. (No, I’m not driving. I’m providing moral support for the husband while he drives, which in our family mostly takes the form of eating potato chips. My husband is a lucky, lucky man!)

Oh, my. I’m pretty sure there are more Littlest Pet Shop sets than there are stars in the universe, by now. I can’t keep track. But here’s some more Amazon markdowns for you:

Online Create-a-Pet:
Bunny for $4.98 (62% off)
Dog for $4.98 (62% off)

Assorted Animal Sets:
Jungle Set for $5.99 (65% off)
Spot and Dot Treat Shop Set for $5.99 (63% off)

Blythe Doll Sets:
Hippo Set for $4.99 (50% off)
Desert Fun Set for $4.99 (50% off)
Whale Set for $4.99 (58% off)
Sightseeing London Set for $5.99 (65% off)
Buckles and Bows Set for $5.99 (60% off)
Autumn Glam Set for $5.99 (60% off)

You could pretty much just shop these markdowns and make your entire gift closet Little Girl Nirvana with this stuff.