20 favorite toys in 2010:

We love good toys but really only collect them at Christmas and birthdays.  And all fit in one toy armoire and one half closet, so we've gotten good at only buying toys that will really be loved and then storing or donating the forgotten ones.  Here's my roundup of our favorites this year (with a clear boy influence).  What would you add?

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1. Creatures floor puzzle, 2. large Schleich brachiosaurus, 3. 4x4 adventure car by Plan Toys, 4. p'kolino multi-solution shape puzzle, 5. Fat Brain Toys twig blocks, 6. clementine art natural modeling dough, 7. Green Toys tool set, 8. Selecta's Variola ball track system, 9. Go Car by Kid-O, 10. Chicky Boom, 11. Things that Go wooden book, 12. stacking tree by Plan Toys, 13. Jellycat Cordy Roy Gator, 10 in., 14. Blabla canvas backpack Bandit, 15. Animal Memo from Plan Toys, 16. Hexbug Nano, 17. A puzzle you can count on, 18. The Boys' Doodle Book, 19. Vilac Musketeer shield and sword , 20.  Playmobil pirate dinghy