What I love about NMC Toys:
The first… Kerry (President of NMC Toys) is part of the Firefighter family. Her dad is a retired NYC firefighter. I love promoting great products and WAHMs, but it is especially an honor when I get to do both for someone in “the family”. Hats off to your dad for his service, Kerry. Please pass along our thanks and appreciation!
The second… NMC stands for Not Made in China! We have all had our frustrations with the myriad of issues resulting from China-made toys. Recalls out the wazoo!! You won’t find those problems at NMC Toys. More about that in a few.
The third… the toys… yeah… they are simply awesome. Very cool stuff for your very cool kids!
NMC Toys sent over Interstar Links & Blocks – 50 pcs, Interstar Science Set – 49 pcs, and the Abacus 50 Beads. We had a lot of fun getting hands on with these great toys!
B. was simply fascinated with the Interstar links and blocks and I had a hard time keeping him from diving into Daddy’s little project! Daddy built a truck – the best he could anyway since B. kept trying to get at it! The science kit is also part of the Interstar system, so the pieces can work together for even more projects. With the science kit you can build your own telescope, binoculars, and magnifying glass & have fun learning how optics work. I love well-made wooden toys & I’ve always had a mild fascination with abacuses, so it was especially fun to play with the 50 bead abacus (oh, yeah… I did let my son play with it too and he loves it!). This particular abacus has 5 rows of beads, (5 colored & 5 maple on each row) with the numerals 1-5 in bright colors on the base. One thing that I would have liked to see on this toy would be to have the numbers as board puzzle pieces to add an extra element of fun and learning.
About NMC Toys:
NMCtoys.com was developed by parents of two small children in 2007. We have made it our mission to provide quality toys that stimulate and challenge a child’s mind.There was much news regarding the quality and safety of toys produced in China during the summer of 2007. We walked through the toy department of a big box retailer and could not find a toy produced outside of China. Gone were the wooden blocks, dolls and wooden trains we played with as children. These toys were replaced with cheap plastic toys that had character ties to movies and cereals. We then turned to the internet and were frustrated by the lack of alternatives and lack of country of origin information. We experienced first hand the frustration and angst associated with taking away our child’s favorite toy that was recalled and we routinely threw away toys within a few days or weeks of purchase due to poor quality. These experiences led to the development of NMCtoys.com.
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Some other toys I’m reading about and loving from NMC Toys: Dado Cubes, Natural ABC Blocks, lots of cool baby rattles, almost everything in the Playmats & Furniture category, and of course the wooden cars (c’mon, you know the mantra in our house… Cars. Vroom. Vroom.) and Bruder Dump Truck. On a side note, we picked up the Wooden Fire Truck (yep, the wheels move) at a yard sale quite awhile back and B. loves it. I thought it was pretty cool to see it on the NMC Toys website.
NMC Toys is offering 10% off all toys through September 30, 2008 using code SHAKESALT. I know you hate to hear it, but Christmas IS coming whether you are ready or not. Just saying.
NMC Toys is also generously offering FOUR gift certificates for $25 each! (NMC Toys will also pick up the tab for the shipping!) For your chance to win one of these, go browse the NMC Toy Store, then come back and share your favorites.
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i’m a subscriber too
i like the shape sorter – we’re doing that now with our baby
I like the PELI’S PLAY POUCH WITH LETTERS
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I like the fire truck and the classic biplane.
Rattling color tree is my fav,for the babe.
Thanks for the information about this website. I have been looking for my granddaughter’s first baby doll and think I may find her here. My favorite is the Leonor – pink onsie which is currently unavailable but the others are great too.
My favorite is the Mighty wheels because my son would love that.
I love the happy baby Dani… as well as the other baby dolls. Wow! I have a terrible time trying to find dolls that are not made in China. Thank you for a link to this store!
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The gravity truck is great
Lots of nice toys there! I think my gs would enjoy the Quack a Long.
I like Harley Davidson. I wonder if Sony is ever going to create a bike. lol
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Room decors should be made from organic materials not synthetic ones as much as possible.;.”
room decors in our home are usually coming from China and Thailand, we like to have some asian decors on our home.,~~
what we have on our room decors are lots of china ware and vases-,”
room decors that are using lead free paints must always be used on our homes ‘:*
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