The Little Roadster---A My Favorite Toys and www.MyFavToys.com Favorite!

Whenever a customer asks for help choosing a gift for a one-year old, we often wind up at International Plaything's Little Roadster, pictured above. What a fun toy!

Turn the wheel to steer the car on the screen. This is the perfect driving simulator for your toddler! The steering wheel toy's light-up blinkers are activated by steering left and right. The sounds on this toddler learning toy include engine starting, reverse, brakes, blinkers, horn, ambulance, fire truck, police car and two radio stations.

Best of all, it's on sale right now for $24.95, both at My Favorite Toys, our brick-and-mortar store at University Mall in Carbondale, IL, and online, at www.MyFavToys.com

Silly Bandz Arrive At My Favorite Toys!

The craze that started in Birmingham, AL last year has hit the Midwest! Yes, indeed, Silly Bandz are here! They are the hottest fashion jewelry!

These colorful rubber band-like guys return to their original shape when you take them off the item they're holding (or off of your wrist). Pick from Zoo Animals, Pets, Fun Shapes, Princesses, Dinos, Sea Creatures or Alphabet Letters. They come in packs of 24 (36 for the Letter packs). Wear them, collect them, or trade with friends!

Be the first in your neighborhood to join the next national craze! And they're now available at My Favorite Toys at University Mall in Carbondale, IL, or soon on our website at www.MyFavToys.com

My Favorite Toys --- Your Trusted Source For Atomic Food Containers!

Tired of scampering to the refrig to devour last night's chicken and rice leftovers and discovering some other household inhabitant has pirated your snack?

Then our Atomic Food Containers from Hog Wild Toys are for you! This set of three plastic bowls in industrial strength colors are FDA approved, dishwasher/microwave safe, sealable air-vented wonders. They absolutely scream "Keep Out! This tasty lunch is mine!" There will be no more mixups because these containers are instantly recognizable...and highly questionable! Their labels read, "Nuclear Waste: Eat and Glow," "Experimental Meal: Consume At Own Risk," and "Biodangerous: Yesterday's Leftovers."

The set of three bowls is $8.95. Order yours today at www.MyFavToys.com or if you are within driving distance of our brick and mortar store, My Favorite Toys, at University Mall in Carbpndale, IL, come see us there!

My Favorite Toys and www.MyFavToys.com --- A Mom and Pop Operation!

My Favorite Toys at University Mall in Carbondale, IL is definitely a Mom and Pop store. Oh, we do have other staff, and we carry the latest brands of toys, games, puzzles and games (in fact we stock unique and up-and-coming toys from small manufacturers before the Big Box stores grab them)!

And we pride ourselves on customer service, and knowing many customers by name. We delight in watching our customers grow from newborns to big kids!

But we also work hard at making www.MyFavToys.com,our online store, a Mom and Pop cyberstore. Sound like a contradiction in terms?

Well, it is a bit more difficult, but we often chat back and forth at info@MyFavToys.com with customers before and after a purchase is made. This pleases but surprises most of our customers. Just the other day we responded to a customer who had ordered an item that was out of stock but soon to be returning. We explained this and asked the customer how he'd like to proceed. "I've never had an online store take the time to respond so quickly and thoroughly to an order, " he wrote. We thought, "Doesn't everybody?"

Apparently not. So this motivates us to become even more widely known as "that great online site that thinks it's a Mom and Pop store."

We also remember our new friend, Grace, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who purchased a "Lily" My Name Piggy Bank from us. Both Grace and we had to jump through a few hoops to get the transaction completed. Upon her receipt of the Bank, Grace sent us a picture and told us a little about Lily, the recipient. We exchanged holiday greetings and Grace promised to visit us in Illinois when she visits the United States. Now is that cool or what?

So you get the idea. We're a Mom and Pop business, whether in person at our brick-and mortar store or "on the web!"