The Big Kid Ball

Our living room corners finally feel safe again since this is soft enough for my daughter to kick around without knocking over the side table. The cushy cotton is light but holds its shape well, so it's actually easy for her little hands to grab and toss back to me. She's been chasing it around the

My almost-two-year-old can finally practice kicking without the ball rolling halfway across the yard. That cushy cotton material is perfect for little feet, and it's soft enough that I don't worry when she takes a tumble trying to catch it. We've used it every day since it arrived.

My toddler figured out how to kick this thing within a day, and it doesn't knock over lamps like the plastic ones do. Only gripe is it picks up dog hair like crazy since it's cotton, but a quick lint roll fixes that.