In some countries there is a children's toy which introduces children under 10 years of age to robots. When assembled the toy will move around an area avoiding obstacles
Manufacturers of umbrellas for children include Toysmith, Kids Preferred, Stephen Joseph, Babalu, Melissa & Doug, Totes, Animations and Western Chief.
Some companies the make kids tool toys are: Toys'R'Us, which have a line of Home Depot toys, Little Tykes and Toysmith, which have gardening and lawn tools and Learning Resources, which has play tools and a belt set.
Amazon.com has children's cookware sets that are oven safe and affordable. See this link for one offering that will get kids cooking http://www.amazon.com/Toysmith-5823-Nonstick-Bakeware-Set/dp/B00026FWF0/ref=pd_sim_t_2.
There is a company called "Toysmith" that makes excellent cooking sets and kits for children. Paula Dean makes a children's baking set for around 25 dollars. There is also a nice enamel pot and pan cooking set for kids made by Learning Resources. All can be easily found online.
Hand blasters are fun toys which safely explode in your hand when they are bumped together. They generally cost between $ .95-$2.00 for a set of two hand blasters can generate approximately 400 blasts per set. Companies making this fun toy are Toysmith http://www.toys2wish4.com/hablbyto.html and American Science and Surplus http://www.amazon.com/American-Science-Surplus-HAND-BLASTERS/dp/B0011YRVVK This is a great toy for budding child scientists or any adult young at heart.
Polygonzo is a Cube Shaped toy invented by Howard Fleischer. it is comprised of 12 tubes strung together by an elastic cord. It can be stretched and twisted into every letter of the alphabet, myriad geometric shapes, as well as serving as a model of Transformational Geometry. the toy can be folded into all types of designs, thus in ones imagination creating metaphors of a represented object. it has been in the consumer market since the late 80's and marketed by various companies such as Nasta International, Tyco toys, Damert, Toysmith, and Everything Gonzo!.
Get the children into their environment by teaching them to garden with this appropriately sized 27-1/2" long spade. A brilliant blue solid metal blade helps to keep it from being mislaid in the grass. Top edges have boot wings to protect little arches on that good stomp down through the sod. In order to help you to also teach the little ones to put their tools away when planting's done, the solid wood handle has a leather loop and hang tag through the end.