| Remember your Jack-in-the box which you wouldn't | | | | There's a variety out there with different tunes. Be |
| trade for a big, shiny blue marble? Nothing could part | | | | there when the toddler gets his first glimpse of Jack. |
| you from your favorite toy. It always had a special | | | | He'll get used to the idea that when the music stops, |
| place in your old fashioned children's toy box. Now that | | | | out pops Jack. |
| you're grown and a parent, you've given your treasure | | | | Later on, he'll try to figure out why Jack has to wait for |
| to your little girl. Ah, the memories. | | | | the music to stop before he can show himself. His |
| Jack-in-the-box | | | | curiosity will get the better of him when he plays with |
| The Jack-in-the-box is a favorite peek-a-boo toy for | | | | the crank to get the music going. Some toddlers will |
| toddlers. The clown (or Jack) pops out of the box | | | | want Jack to pop out all the time. |
| when the music stops. Today's versions have | | | | Be sure, though, that you get a cute little doggie or |
| monkeys, poodles, teddy bears, and even frogs, all in | | | | something familiar to the toddler. You don't want him to |
| bright colors. Your old toy was a jester with a wide | | | | be scared. If the toy scares him, it will land in the |
| grin. It may be old, but it is still around, and so is your old | | | | bottom of the children's toy box, never to be retrieved |
| children's toy box. | | | | until he loses his fear of the sudden pops. |
| You've turned it over to your little girl. Now everybody | | | | Other practical gifts for toddlers are wide sand boxes |
| in the brood is clamoring for his and her own | | | | where they can play outdoors while their moms watch |
| Jack-in-the-box. You've got no choice but to oblige. | | | | over them, a rocking horse or chair, play cubes, or a |
| Anyway, your kids get to share that big reliable | | | | small stuffed toy. If you think your little recipient is |
| children's toy box, | | | | getting more than enough of his share of toys, get him |
| Getting two more Jack-in-the-boxes is no problem, but | | | | a children's toy box - a wooden one or a plastic box in |
| you've got to do it fast to stop the squabbles. Your | | | | bright colors. |
| kids love the moment Jack pops out of the box after | | | | If you choose a wooden children's toy box, have his |
| the music stops. It never fails to surprise them or catch | | | | name and the date of his birthday laser engraved for |
| them unaware. The fascinating toy never ceases to | | | | lasting memories. The child may be too young to |
| fascinate them as it did you when you were little; | | | | appreciate the gesture, but later on the significance of |
| hence, it occupies a special place in the children's toy | | | | the gift will be appreciated and will have special |
| box. | | | | meaning with his name and the date of his birthday |
| Cool Gift Items for the Little Ones | | | | permanently engraved to last a lifetime. |
| A Jack-in-the-box is a fun gift you can give toddlers. | | | | |