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We have a really basic plastic saucer type sled and I think it works well. It's small/light enough that our 3yo can pull it up the small hill in our yard himself. It's structured enough that he doesn't have trouble getting on it.

But since he saw the episode of Calliou where Calliou needs to use a cardboard box at playschool b/c he forgot to tell his mom that he needed to bring his toboggan, our 3 yo's favorite is his Pampers box "toboggan".

http://www.amazon.com/Munchkin-3101-Mozart-Magic-Cube/dp/B00004TFLB/

You can't go wrong with Viking cars.
http://www.target.com/p/viking-toy-chubbies-bucket-15-piece/-/A-10278313

Cardboard stacking blocks like:
http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Fish-Stacking-Blocks/dp/B002LARAZA
http://www.albeebaby.com/eeboo-read-to-me-tot-towers.html?gdftrk=gdfV21377_a_7c623_a_7c4726_a_7cTTREAD&gclid=CLOLhY_1gLQCFQSf4AodJ3kAyA

A Flensted Mobile: http://www.flensted-mobiles.com/

http://www.amazon.com/Eeboo-Around-Land-Wall-Cards/dp/B000GYUXQQ -And a pack of poster putty (e.g., http://www.amazon.com/Removable-Reusable-Non-Toxic-Poster-Putty/dp/B000BQMFEC/) We like to make words out of them and hang them on the wall. We change the words up pretty frequently.

Generally, stuff without batteries.

In my last apartment where I had radiators, I bought some decorative planters to the top of the radiators and filled them with water like the LLBeam steamers. No lattice top, but they did the trick for a lot less than $49 a pop.

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

I disagree that bright colors only belong in warm climates. I remember seeing bright (if somewhat faded) colors in St. Petersburg, Russia and thinking, this is a great way to brighten up the cityscape when there are long periods of darkness in the winter.