Birthday gifts & party favors for children ages 2 to 12

Affordable toys under $15.00 - Tops, sewing blocks, Jacobs Ladder, Slinky. Gyroscope, Balsa Planes & Gliders, Kites

	Birthday Gifts & Party Fun 29 toys under $16. Fun party activity toys and birthday gifts for toddlers, preschoolers, and children ages 2 to 12 - tops, flying toys, building sets, Kites, traditional wooden toys.
Affordable toys for active party fun with an emphasis on creative participation, active play, and getting everybody outdoors on a nice day. This is a big page - Thanks for your patience while it loads

Natural Wood Baby Rattles Construction Vehicles Folk Toys & Classics: Toddler Tops, Jacobs Ladder, Log Cabin sets. Classic American Toys: Yo-yos Slinky Gyroscope Tops Log Building Sets Balsa Airplanes & Gliders Kites Flying Toys Competition Model Aircraft & Balsa Supplies	Toys under $16, featuring everybody's Favorite Flying Toys Turnertoys Flight Tested for Maximum Play Value. Nobody doesn't enjoy flying toys!
		NEW! Tim Bird, the classic French Ornithopter flying toy! Tim Bird is an Ornithopter, a mechanical device that flies by flapping its wings like a bird. Sturdy nylon and mylar flying bird toy has 15.5" wingspan, flies up to 100 feet. Ages 7-adult. We also have ornithopter kits - build your own flying bird! $10.50 - 5-Pack for $46.95 More information, place order
		NEW! Creative Diamond Kite - $6.95 ages 4+ Junior artists create their own graphics with included crayons! Ideal for young children - this is the easiest-flying kite we have tested! 19" x 19" Wind range: 4-18 mph. Sturdy white Tyvek & Fiberglass kite assembles easily, ready to fly in seconds. Complete with string, tails, and directions. Save $ with 5-pack ($31.95) or 10-pack ($54.95). A *Turnertoys-tested TOP PLAY VALUE* More information, more kites, place order
		HOTSHOTS PAPER AIRPLANE KIT - $13.95 Age 6 to adult A *Turnertoys-tested TOP PLAY VALUE* Everyone knows how to make paper airplanes, right? Not like these easy-to-make fabulous flyers, they don't! Contains 2 books of plans, each with 3 easy and 3 more challenging
	designs, plus a generous supply of glossy hot (cool?) graphics on quality 8.5 x 11 paper. The books can be shared by several kids, and they never run out of supplies. So much fun to make it's habit-forming! Larger images, more information, place order
		DIAMOND KITES - $15.95 For ages 5+ Introduces young children to the thrills of Kite Flying! Shown at left: Diamond Soluna kite. Ready-to-fly with string, tail, and directions. Durable weather-resistant Nylon & Fiberglass. Wingspan: 27", length: 27" Wind Range: 4-24 MPH. Our Diamond Kites are designed in Germany (they call them "Eddy" kites). More information, Diamond Airplane & Rocket ($13.50), others from $19.50

Blocks Trains Puzzles for ages 2+ BIG TOYS: Kitchens Furniture Pedal Cars Rocking Toys Sleds & Wagons Balance Bikes Kettler® Pedal-powered toys: Tricycles Pedal go-carts Dollhouses, Playhouses, Pretend Play MADE IN AMERICA List of our toys made in USA Toy Safety What we are doing about it	FLYING TOYS FOR $15.00 and LESS - Flight-tested for maximum play value. Age 6 to adult. CLASSIC BALSA READY-TO-FLY WIND-UP RUBBER BAND AIRPLANES & GLIDERS
		STARFIRE GLIDER - 10 for $20.95 (not sold separately) Ages 7+ Balsa wood glider assembles easily in seconds. A solidly built model air plane designed for strong arms - throw it hard for long flights.
		SKY STREAK - 10 for $25.95 Ages 8+ Balsa rubber-powered airplane is the pefect entry-level wind-up plane. Easy to fly, assembles easily in a few minutes. Good for learning powered flight basics. With 10 extra rubber bands.
		FLYING MACHINE - $5.95 Age 8+ Our most popular airplane. 17" wingspan balsa wind up rubber band airplane flies over 100 feet. 5-pack includes 5 extra rubber bands - $27.50
		SKY LAUNCHER Wind-up Balsa Airplane - $9.50 Ages 9+ Large (Wingspan 17"), strong flyer has clever mechanism that releases parachute or small "rocket" at peak of flight.
	2. MORE FLYING TOYS
		WRIGHT BAT VERTICAL FLYING MACHINE - $7.50 or 4 for $27.00 Ages 7+ Wilbur and Orville Wright played with a wood version of this toy in 1878. 9 1/2" rotor powers vertical flights 20 or more feet! Durable plastic construction assembles in minutes. Larger images, more information, place order
		FLYING STICK - 16-pack (8 2-packs) for $14.50 Ages 7+ An aerodynamically sophisticated version of the old folk-toy stick helicopter. Rotor pitch of can be be changed by wetting and bending. Larger images, more information, place order

3. BUILD-&-FLY BALSA MODEL AIRPLANE KITS - craftsmanship, science, outdoor fun! Larger images, more kits under $15, more information, place order Get 10% off our SERIES I & SERIES II B&F COLLECTIONS.
	SUPER DELTA DART - $10.35 For kids as young as 7 with adult help. 21 1/2" wingspan. Unique easy construction method is ideal introduction to building kits. Fly indoors or outdoors in still, dry weather.
	CADET - $9.95 Wingspan: 14.5" Ages 9 + One of the first teaching designs when created in the 1940's. Includes propeller, rubber thread (better quality than rubber band), glue , and sandpaper. Excellent, clear instructions. Flies over 150 feet!

AMERICAN CLASSIC TOYS
	Original Tedco GYROSCOPE $9.95 Ages 6+ The amazing Gyroscope defies gravity, and illustrates concepts from physics and science. MADE IN U.S.A. Larger images, more information, place order
	Original SLINKY Collector's edition - $6.95 Ages 5+ Slides from hand to hand and walks down stairs. MADE IN U.S.A. Larger image, more information, place order
	Roytoy Original LOG BUILDING SET 73 pcs - $14.95 Ages 4+ Like Lincoln Logs except that they are MADE IN U.S.A. Made in Maine since 1930. Also available: 140 pc set. Larger images, more information, place order
	JACOBS LADDER - $8.95 Ages 3+ Traditional Jacobs Ladder wooden folk toy. Wooden squares make a magical cascading motion. Having one of these is part of growing up! MADE IN USA More information, place order
JUMPO® Solitaire - $9.95 ages 12 - adult A mind expander and travel companion Jump the red and blue pegs over each other so that they change places. Simple . . . but difficult! Buy a JUMPO® & get smart! MADE IN USA Complete Information, Images, place order
	Throwing (Spinning) Tops $6.95 or 2 for $12.50 Ages 7+ The original urban sidewalk & playground toy! Available in natural wood color only. Intended for outdoor use on hard, level surface. Precision lexan molded expert tops, also. Larger Image, more information, place order

MORE TODDLER & PRESCHOOL CLASSIC TOYS UNDER $15.00
	Sew'n'Sew STITCHING BLOCK - $6.50 Wooden toy sewing block. Toddlers and preschoolers can sew "just like the grownups" with thick string and wooden "sewing needle". A real educational toy - builds perceptual, cognitive, and motor skills. Also in 4 brightly colored, cute styles - $7.95 (imported).. Ages 2+ More information, place order
	OLD FASHIONED TOP - $8.95 Ages 3+ Table-top wooden toy spinning top with launching bracket and string. A safe indoor toy that even a 3-year-old can operate with help from mom or dad. Larger image, more information, place order
	WOODKINS® - from $12.95 Ages 3 to 9 Unique "sandwich" design lets you create an endless variety of outfits with the included fabrics. Just lift the frame, place the fabrics, close the frame! Interchange faces to change the mood. Packaged in vinyl carry tote with handle. All styles include 4 faces and fabric selection Complete Information, Images, place order

Wooden 2-layer puzzles for toddlers ages 3 and up

2-in1 Wooden 2-layer Puzzles from PDI® - $12.50    ages 3 to 6
Remove the pieces to discover what lies beneath! "Wiggle Eyes" series includes Night Animals (show at left), African Plain, Arctic Waters, and Swamp Critters. Night Animals puzzle has "Wiggle Eyes" that move when you shake the puzzle!
Each one is 12" x 9".   $12.50 each.
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NEW! 6 BIG floor puzzles from Ravensburger for ages 2+. 5 are only $10.95. Top quality non-toxic materials and manufacturing quality for a very reasonable price. Dinosaurs, 11-foot-long alphabet, numbers & counting, Sea Creatures, Fire Engine. Big, toddler-friendly pieces.