I think if it's an educational toy like Melissa & Doug, it's okay to spend --- although I'd still wait for online sales for those so I'd get them at around Php 500 as opposed to Php 1000.
I once bought a Sophie the Giraffe teether for my baby and it was really not a wise spend. My daughter didn't take to it so it's just sitting there among her toys despite it being quite expensive (Php 1000)
Magbasa pa