The Happy Toy Store Blog

Pretend play, also known as make-believe play, imaginative play, and fantasy play, is when a child pretends to be someone else, or imagines an object to be something else, for fun and entertainment. Whenever your child imitates your actions, talks to an imaginary friend, or pretends to make phone calls using the television remote, she is engaging in pretend play. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting the crucial role of pretend play in the cognitive development of children aged two to seven. However, in a world of iPads, iPhones and MacBooks, there is now a real danger...

One of the biggest problems facing online shoppers is the prevalence of counterfeit goods in the market. There are many online sellers of Mother Garden products, particularly on social media websites and popular online shopping platforms. How can you tell if a seller's products are authentic? More importantly,why should you care? HOW TO SPOT FAKE MOTHER GARDEN PRODUCTS For this blog post, we purchased a Mother Garden Sweet Cafe set from a seller on a prominent online shopping site. We then performed a comparison between the online shopping site set and our original Mother Garden set.   #1. Packaging At first glance, both...