Even with all the bells and whistles available to kids today (my daughter Lucy is obsessed with trying to get her hands on my iPhone), sometimes it’s the most simple toys that wind up capturing kids’ imaginations. Like many baby toys, the Kid O Stack & Nest Cups (warm colors), were a gift from a friend. The great thing about having awesome friends is that they all offer different and new sets of eyes and points of view when it comes to what might make for a fun kid’s toy. Had I seen these stacking and nesting blocks I don’t know if I would have given them a second look, but they’ve turned out to be a favorite of our daughter’s.Lucy’s still too young to be able to stack or nest the blocks herself, but that doesn’t mean she’s not interested. My wife or I will stack them up in front of her and she has a tendency to grab the middle block in an attempt to pull the whole tower towards her. As you’d expect, this doesn’t work out and the blocks all fall down in front of her, but she really seems to like winding up with just the one block. I like this toy for several reasons. First and foremost, the kid likes it, so that makes it aces in my book. I think the bright colors will help her eventually learn those names and the versatility of blocks as toys in general will allow them to be played with other similar toys. Versatility’s big for this pop poppa. But, probably my favorite aspect of the toy is that it can all be contained within itself at a smaller size. Nearly every other toy she has is as big as it is and doesn’t get any smaller, but this one can be nested and therefore fit in her overflowing living room toy basket better. As the one who does a lot of the picking up and cleaning, I appreciate that. Hey, there’s nothing that says that toys can’t be fun and practical (I hope not, at least).