GIVEAWAY! (Yes, that's right.) Trios by Fisher Price

It's been too, too long my friends. So, the time has come for a GIVEAWAY!

First, you'll have to indulge my ramblings as to a PRODUCT REVIEW and then we'll do the GIVEAWAY!

I know, exciting, right?

So, ever since Erin wrote about Child's Play and the "need" for lots of toys and what TYPES of toys, I've seriously thought about the things my kids play with. Like most families, we have too many toys. We've been editing and still the toy box overflows with things that will go weeks without getting looked at.

There are two toy bins, though, that get played with, every single day. The one we're talking about today is our TRIOS. (Our superheros get played with daily too, but that's another day...)

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Trios are made by Fisher-Price and are a NOT made by Lego. But frankly, they are kind of similar. Trios are great for preschoolers because they are capable of more complex design than a Duplo and are a nice hearty size. They are all square or square-ish and yet still manage to produce endless possibilities for creative design.

Another reason we love them at our house is they are moveable. We have wooden blocks as well, but they don't get the same play-time because wooden blocks must stay where you build them. Trios click together to form all kinds of fabulous cars, castles, robots, etc and unless they are HUGE, a kid can pick them up and play with them/ show them off.

Thirdly, Trios come in various "kits" for different types of kids. My kids are super little, so while we own several of the "kits" nothing designed by Fisher-Price ever gets created around here. The kit directions are long gone, but the fun remains. This, of course is also due to my kids' personalities. If your kid thrives on creating what he or she sees on the box, then there are kits galore!  The harder kits go up to age 9, so there is a challenge in there for even slightly bigger kids. The earliest recommended age is 4, but like I said, if your kid is younger than that, they can still play with and create with Trios.

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Finally, they are large and chunky enough not to be a choking hazard. I mean, I suppose if a kid was REALLY determined to swallow a piece they could... but it'd be a challenge.

On the whole "plastic toys are bad" front. Meh. I think creative play is so so so important. I also think that as parents you do what you think is right for your kids. For the record, the fact that Trios are plastic is no problemo, for us. In fact, like I mentioned above, it makes it so they stay together and give a ton of versatility to a kids' creative needs.

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Did I mention there are even PINK BUILDING SETS??? I know. It's so cool!

Now the GIVEAWAY! (OH SO FUN!)

So, we're giving away TWO basic sets.

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They are a great way to start your child's Trios adventures. If you have kids, grand kids, nieces, nephews, kids you babysit for, whomever, I think they will LOVE these. Consider it a very early Christmas present.

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So, there ya go. One comment per entry. A lovely random number generator from the interwebs will select the winners.

The comments will close on Tuesday, September 21st at 12:00am. (So, like the END of Monday, get it?)

It's gonna be fun! Since TWO people get to WIN, well, I'm really feeling like it'll be YOU!

Ready, set, go!

P.S. You can buy Trios from US at our Diet Store (top menu, right hand side). Go to the last page. There are Trios listed there. You can get them from any old toy store though too. But that's not as fun. :)