I think this is a pretty good idea. Kids get bored with toys pretty quickly, and these all seem to be pretty educational based. Cost is about $250 a year though. I don't have kids, but that sounds like a reasonable price for what would be spent over a year. I just wonder how they pick "age appropriate toys". I have friends with kids around the same age (18 months) and they are at completely different stages developmentally.

A good toy lasts for much longer than these subscriptions allow for--at least for kids older than 1. I would feel so badly about taking a toy away from my child before she had a chance to explore all of it's functionality--which includes discovering new and unintended uses. Kids don't need alot of new things, nor do they need alot of new things all of the time. I don't agree with this stuff.

As a soon-to-be mom I think this is a great idea! I can only see one issue- even if i never buy toys for my own kid (substituting that with the subscription) it still wouldn't stop family and Family from giving toys as gifts. I hadnt planned on buying many toys myself anyhow.

A method I plan to utilize to avoid mountains of toys is to teach a child (once they are old enough) that in order to get a new toy they must choose a toy to give to charity. I think this could help to keep down the clutter, get rid of toys the kid is not interested in anymore, and teach them the benefits of charity and self constraint.

We have a local toy lending library. It's a much better deal.

I liked the idea and went on the site for more details. It's so expensive you may as well BUY the toys and save them for the next kid. What a rip off. The toy lending library that Trishwah referred to, that's a GREAT idea.

That's a lot of money. And I can't imagine taking away my daughter's toys all the time to send back. We already have enough problems with being a "disposable society" and now we're teaching kids that you play with something for a bit and then get rid of it.

I love the idea because it would actually allow me to get toys I might not usually want to invest in and see if my child's interest is held. I'm sure you have more than a week with any of these items, and nothing prevents you from buying that toy if you see that your child will grow into it and loves it. As far as disposable toys, I think just the opposite, instead of parents buying lots of crap that kids don't end up spending time with anyway, this lets you be more picky with what does end up being in your home. We're a very minimal house (space, budget and on the aesthetic side) so this would be perfect for us. Thanks for highlighting all the places that offer this, AT!

We check out toys from the public library. Many of the toys pictured they have. It is free. Great place to get puzzles for the older kids.

Our local toy library was a great way to find out what my daughter loved. It's a bummer when I buy a toy that doesn't click. So I've seriously considered this idea since they wrote it up in Cookie way back when. We rented our cosleeper (the Baby Bunk) so I'm open to this idea, but crunchy toys and a breathable price would be my criteria.

I LOVE the idea for baby toys! My guy is almost 6 months and wants to play with toys but it is really hard to figure out what he will like and often he grows past them really quickly. The idea of paying just $2.99 a month for a toy and sending it back when we're done with it sounds great. We have no plans for another kid and don't have anyone else to hand them down to so this would make a lot of sense for us. Thanks!

It's not $2.99 a month - it's $29 PER MONTH for the cheapest plans.