When you look for toddler's stuff such as toys and clothes online, Firstcry and Amazon are on top of the list. Like if I talk in travel terms, they are Shimla and Mussorie of hill stations where most of us have been there but now we look for other destinations which have been less explored. Similarly, I wanted some variety when I was looking for toys and books online for my 2 year old daughter. This prompted me to search on social media as there are many people who market and sell quality products across these platforms to get a wider reach. Below is a list from where I have ordered stuff online and have found them pretty useful.
Mindgym
Mindgym offers Busy Bags, that is, a bag full of goodies which keeps a toddler occupied. The products usually aim to develop motor skills and improve attention and concentration level of the child. The stuff is carefully selected by experts and can be customized as per the age of the child. Parents can carry them even when travelling as they come in portable bags.
I ordered a bag for my daughter and found it extremely useful. I even let her open the bag when it came and it took a while before she figured out how to open it. Opening the bag kept her occupied for 3-4 minutes, I wondered how much occupied the products will keep her. To my satisfaction there were a variety of craft products, colourful strings, pouches, puzzles, animal matching, etc.
Average Price Range - Rs 300 to Rs 1000
Where to order - Mindgym Bags (Facebook), Mmindgym (Instagram)
Berrybee
Berrybee primarily offers educational toys and accessories for toddlers and young kids. My favourite toy from them was Chalkboard Roll. It is a blackboard which is spiral binded and can be taken anywhere as it is portable. They also customize return favours as per your budget. They also offer reusable chalk books that comprises different activities to keep your child occupied.
Average Price Range - Rs 500 to Rs 1000
Where to Order - Berrybee (Facebook), Berrybee273 (Instagram)
Lil One Den
I really liked Lil One Den products which mainly deals in wooden educational toys for kids. Their toys are different and are good for developing motor and sensory skills of the child. I had ordered a Wooden Balancing Cactus from them and found it quite useful. They also offer other innovative toys such as Logarithmic Plate, Geometric Shapes and Magnetic Fish Pond. They operate from Chennai and can ship the products by courier.
Average Price Range - Rs 250 to Rs 1000
Where to Order - Lil One's Den (Facebook), Lilonesden (Instagram)
Books
There are many people who are selling creative and activity-based books for toddlers. I have been regularly ordering books from few sellers and found no issues with respect to content or quality. Activity-based books are in the form of character recognition (such as fruits, vegetables and animals) and pre-writing skills (joining dots) and are designed by experienced professionals. Such sellers post videos and pictures of the books mentioning the age of the kids it is suited for.
Price Range - Rs 250 to Rs 750
Where to Order - Shruti Khanna Suri (Facebook), Munchkin_Bookery, The Junior Bookstore, Sunshine Books Chennai, Sharing Your Experiences, Thebookmark, Pickabook_India (Instagram)
Customized Gifts
Clothes & Accessories
I also found few sellers who offer a good collection of kids clothing and accessories. They usually deliver within 1-2 weeks and the quality is absolutely fine.
Where to Order: Babymonk, Anni.Rays (Instagram)
There are also few people offering customized products which are good for gifting purpose and return favours. Silver Glitter and Magic Stringsss specialize in offering personalized products which are worth trying. My daughter's bag with her name printed was from Silver Glitter. Santa caps with our names printed was ordered from Magic Stringsss.
Price Range - Depends on the type of Product
Where to Order - Silver Glitter_Kaash, Magic_Stringsss (Instagram)
My experience in ordering products from the above list has been extremely satisfying. The products are of good quality, unique and reasonably priced. Just check on the return policy with every vendor before ordering a product. If there are other such unique sellers you may had a good experience with, kindly mention in the comments below.
