If it looks like a duck, and pushes like a duck…

Posted by Candace on Nov 30, 2009 | 60 Comments

plantoysduckWe’re fans of the Plan Toys philosophy of making quality play things that are  healthy for kids, contribute to our communities, and are good for the planet.

Plan Toys has a knack for creating fresh twists on classic toys that promote children’s physical, emotional, and intellectual development.  We love their simply delightful, clever, and stylish takes on wooden push and pull toys, like the new Plan Toys Push-a-Long Duck.

Made from sustainable rubberwood and non-toxic dyes in fair trade facilities, this is another toy that will last through several siblings and generations of play.  When a beginning walker pushes the duck, the toy rewards the toddler’s efforts with a waddle and a squeak.  And the tactile feel of real wood encourages exploration.

The sound is more of a baby duck’s peep than an adult’s quack, but this adorable flapping duck keeps my 1 year-old entertained.  And even his big sister, age 3, wants to join in the fun.

Push toys help develop gross motor skills and the sound teaches cause and effect, giving a growing toddler a sense of confidence.  We love seeing my son’s sheer delight as he pushes this duck from Plan Toys around the house.

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WANT IT: Push-a-Long Duck ($32 from Baby Earth or Land of Nod)

WIN IT: Plan Toys is giving away a Push-a-Long Duck to one Mamanista reader.

  • Required Entry: Please visit Plan Toys and leave us a comment on this post sharing your favorite toy from their catalog (and why it is your favorite).
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  • Carol said:

    I love the Plan Toys Airport because it would be so much fun for our nephew, he loves planes and airports.

    #1 Nov 30, 2009 at 7:33 pm
  • Carol said:

    Tweeted http://twitter.com/cdziuba/status/6216736905

    #2 Nov 30, 2009 at 7:33 pm
  • Meredith said:

    I like their airport set!

    #3 Nov 30, 2009 at 10:46 pm
  • Jennifer Tilson said:

    I love their Solid Drum because my daughter really enjoys music. I think she’d enjoy being able to make her own music.

    #4 Dec 1, 2009 at 12:53 am
  • susan said:

    I love the Musical Band because it encourages rhythm and beat. Plus it gives my little one a constructive way to bang!

    #5 Dec 1, 2009 at 3:17 am
  • susan said:

    Tweeted ~ http://twitter.com/susanlanai/status/6105078158

    #6 Dec 1, 2009 at 3:18 am
  • Tracey Byram said:

    I like the Terrace Dollhouse because Liz would get alot of play out of it. It is well made so that it could be enjoyed for years to come.

    #7 Dec 1, 2009 at 8:29 am
  • Kathleen said:

    I love the Plan Toys airport, since it’s eco-friendly and it reminds me of the Fisher Price airport I had as a child. But better!

    #8 Dec 1, 2009 at 9:44 am
  • Carol G said:

    The Dancing Alligator–just because I think it is a really cute pull toy.

    #9 Dec 1, 2009 at 10:38 am
  • Amanda Hearn said:

    love the terrace dollhouse! it looks amazing and my kids (i have three) would *love* it…. they are great with imaginative play

    #10 Dec 1, 2009 at 10:51 am
  • sara marcy said:

    i like this
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    The Parking Garage has three floors of parking space, a working elevator tower, attendant’s booth and helipad. The set also includes a figure, car, gas station and car wash.

    my grandson has autism and loves anything with wheels!!!

    #11 Dec 1, 2009 at 11:09 am
  • Madeline said:

    The Mini Excavator would be a huge hit over here.

    #12 Dec 1, 2009 at 1:11 pm
  • Katrina said:

    I like the woodpecker walker because it is super cute and different and my daughter would love the noise it made

    #13 Dec 1, 2009 at 1:56 pm
  • Elizabeth Keller said:

    The Eco Play Mat is awesome! My son loves to draw with chalk on the sidewalk for railways and this would be awesome to keep as more permanant!

    #14 Dec 1, 2009 at 2:19 pm
  • Becca said:

    I’ve already got a Plan Toy picked out to give each of my two kids for Christmas. My nearly 1-year-old son will love the Hammer Balls, and I think it will be one that he will continue to enjoy through several phases of development. My daughter loves helping me in the kitchen, so I will get her the Fruit and Vegetable Play Set so she can cut alongside me, since that’s one cooking activity I won’t let her help with.

    #15 Dec 1, 2009 at 3:26 pm
  • Becca said:

    I have the button on my blog.

    #16 Dec 1, 2009 at 3:27 pm
  • jen said:

    my favorite items are the plan city line, i like them best because my son can co-mingle his hotwheels in as they are similar in size!

    #17 Dec 1, 2009 at 3:32 pm
  • Mellissa C said:

    I love the Modern Doll Family for my niece to play with!

    #18 Dec 1, 2009 at 3:36 pm
  • judy brittle said:

    I think the Farm House is really great! My grandson has so many play animals and this would be a fun place for him to play with them. Thank you so much!

    #19 Dec 1, 2009 at 3:58 pm
  • judy brittle said:

    I left a tweet about your Hottest Holiday Toys for 2009
    http://twitter.com/kewpiedoll04/status/6245006834

    #20 Dec 1, 2009 at 3:59 pm
  • Tarah said:

    I love the Road & Rail – Railway Station – we had something like that when we were kids and it brings me back!

    #21 Dec 1, 2009 at 4:32 pm
  • Monique Rizzo said:

    I love the Eco Play mat…easy to take with you. Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill@comcast.net

    #22 Dec 1, 2009 at 6:14 pm
  • marge mckoen said:

    my grandsons would love the airport set

    #23 Dec 1, 2009 at 9:37 pm
  • Susan C said:

    I love the Modern Doll Family because it looks like my daughter’s family, right down to the red hair.
    smchester at gmail dot com

    #24 Dec 1, 2009 at 9:41 pm
  • Lana said:

    My daughter is so into trains right now so I’d say the Road and Rail is my favorite.

    #25 Dec 1, 2009 at 10:21 pm
  • Veronica L. said:

    One of my favorite toys from their website is Build N Roll, which is something that I could see all of my boys wanting to sit down and Play with. Thanks for a great giveaway :)

    #26 Dec 1, 2009 at 10:43 pm
  • Linda said:

    The boys would really like the Shooting Ball game.

    #27 Dec 1, 2009 at 11:01 pm
  • Irene said:

    I love the Walking Elephant because it`s like a rocking horse, only it actually moves around the room! How cool is that!

    #28 Dec 1, 2009 at 11:47 pm
  • Clarissa Neiding said:

    i like the fork lift and doll because my son is crazy about fork lifts!!

    #29 Dec 2, 2009 at 1:53 am
  • Clarissa Neiding said:

    stumbled by cneiding

    #30 Dec 2, 2009 at 1:56 am
  • Clarissa Neiding said:

    digged by cneiding

    #31 Dec 2, 2009 at 1:56 am
  • Clarissa Neiding said:

    technorati faved by cneiding

    #32 Dec 2, 2009 at 1:56 am
  • Ali said:

    I LOVE LOVE the eco-town set. I had something like this as a child and played with it all of the time. What a great, and eco-friendly, set for hours of imaginative play!

    #33 Dec 2, 2009 at 9:07 am
  • Emily R. said:

    I like the toy playground. It would encourage imagination play.

    mscoffee77(AT)juno(DOT)com

    #34 Dec 2, 2009 at 11:25 am
  • Kristie said:

    I really like the Build N Spin because I know that the kids would spend hours playing with it and having a great time!

    #35 Dec 2, 2009 at 10:27 pm
  • Elizabeth G said:

    I like the Dancing Alligator because it seems like it would be fun for a child learning to walk. Thank you!

    #36 Dec 3, 2009 at 12:20 am
  • Kim said:

    i like the Road & Rail – Railway Station because i’d like to give it to my cousin who loves trains

    #37 Dec 3, 2009 at 3:20 pm
  • Mary A said:

    My favorite is the Tori rocking horse. It is so beautiful and it great that it folds for storage. I would have loved this when I was little. Thanks for the giveaway.

    #38 Dec 3, 2009 at 3:24 pm
  • Melissa said:

    I love the Recycling Truck, because it’s made from Recycled products!

    #39 Dec 3, 2009 at 6:28 pm
  • Tiffany said:

    the oval xylophone is a classic toy, but this version looks beautifully constructed, so it can be passes down through many children!

    #40 Dec 4, 2009 at 5:18 pm
  • Vicki wurgler said:

    I like the Green Furniture Set my granddaughter has a dollhouse but needs furniture

    #41 Dec 5, 2009 at 11:29 am
  • Aniela said:

    My favorite from their catalog is the Market Stall. I can just see the imagination it would foster and how much fun the kids would have playing store, etc.

    #42 Dec 5, 2009 at 9:07 pm
  • Erma said:

    I like the MUSICAL BAND cause my son loves to make music.

    #43 Dec 6, 2009 at 10:28 am
  • mindy said:

    the airport set because it inspires the imagination

    #44 Dec 6, 2009 at 2:24 pm
  • Sherry E. said:

    My favorite is the Activity Clock!

    #45 Dec 6, 2009 at 6:50 pm
  • MelodicMom said:

    My favorite is the Dancing Alligator because of the click-clack sounds.

    #46 Dec 6, 2009 at 9:44 pm
  • Cristi said:

    My daughter would love the Terrace Dollhouse.

    #47 Dec 6, 2009 at 10:17 pm
  • Colleen said:

    I love the airport set for my nephew who is obsessed with planes!

    #48 Dec 7, 2009 at 12:37 am
  • Andi said:

    I like the Unit Block Set because my daughter loves to build things!

    #49 Dec 7, 2009 at 2:20 pm
  • Lisa Fosses said:

    I think my daughter would love the Terrace Dollhouse

    #50 Dec 7, 2009 at 2:38 pm
  • Jennifer M said:

    I like the geometric sorting board because it’s really colorful and educational.

    #51 Dec 7, 2009 at 2:41 pm
  • Kim Young said:

    I really like the solid drum and my kids would love it, too. One of their favorite books is Hand, Hand, Finger, Thumb. My 3 yr old is always reciting that book while doing random things around the house. My 15 month old drums on anything she can find while we read it, or my son recites it.

    #52 Dec 7, 2009 at 3:27 pm
  • Lisa said:

    I like the oval xylophone, my son likes anything that he can make noises with!

    #53 Dec 7, 2009 at 4:10 pm
  • carol ~ said:

    The Terrace Dollhouse would be great for our little one!

    #54 Dec 7, 2009 at 4:43 pm
  • trixx said:

    My little girl loves dollhouses, she’d have a lot of fun with the Terrace Dollhouse!

    #55 Dec 7, 2009 at 4:46 pm
  • Lisa G. said:

    My favorite item is the Terrace Dollhouse. I had a doll house a little like this one as a child and spent uncountable hours playing with it!
    lisalmg25 at gmail dot com

    #56 Dec 7, 2009 at 9:46 pm
  • Lisa G. said:

    I Tweeted the Hottest Holiday Toy Guide! http://twitter.com/lisalmg/status/6449788746
    lisalmg25 at gmail dot com

    #57 Dec 7, 2009 at 9:51 pm
  • Carolsue said:

    I like the Parking Garage cause I used to have one something like this from Fisher Price when I was young and I loved it!
    digicat{AT}sbcglobal{DOT}net

    #58 Dec 7, 2009 at 10:29 pm
  • Karen Gonyea said:

    Adore the Plan Toys Airport – my son would adore it :)

    #59 Dec 7, 2009 at 11:24 pm
  • Gianna said:

    The Parking Garage.. it has so many activities I know my son would love :)

    #60 Dec 8, 2009 at 12:59 am