Quote Originally Posted by Randi
I'm a little unsure about its and it's. And is it "the animals' toys"? I think I tend to forget the apostrophe.
It's is a contraction for "it is;" the apostrophe stands in for the missing "i".

"The animals' toys" - the apostrophe is used to indicate possession. If there is more than one animal with the toys, it would be the plural animals' - only one animal, it would be the animal's toys.