Toys

gracefulruby33

Hey Ladies,

What toys is your LO into at the moment? I went to a friend's today who just had a baby and she asked me what "learning toys" I had for DD. I drew a blank because I don't really have any specific learning toys. She seems content with learning from what she already has and hasn't shown interest in color names or the abc's... it's a bit early for that. :-) She loves her blocks and the standard rattle toys, as well as books and common kitchen things like cups and spoons. She is fed up with her exersaucer because she would rather explore. What about you guys?

lkm2006

My cabinets!! He is obsessed with opening and closing the doors.

As for learning, I just use regular toys. He loves those soft stacking blocks so as I stack I count, then he knocks them over. He also likes the little people figures and I'm just constantly naming them. He picks up the cow, and I repeat cow to him. We do this for a lot of things around the house.

During diaper changes, I try and distract him but asking what a specific animal says. I'm only doing two right now, cat and dog, and he can't mimic the sounds but it's all a process!!

LittleMommaBlueHen

I don't believe in "educational toys".  Most things advertised as educational light up and sing songs. They cause me to go on sensory overload and become crabby.  Alphabet blocks are the closest my kids get to "educational toys"

 

 Right now DD is into plastic funnels, rattles,  a toy hammer, and eating any microscopic bit of anything she finds on the floor.

purpleXdandelion

My little guy loves sensory books specifically Pat the Bunny goes to the Zoo with soft parts, and scratchy and feathers. He usually just eats books but he actually flips through the big cardboard pages and feels the different things without chewing it.

MrsNash37212

LittleMommaBlueHen:

I don't believe in "educational toys".  Most things advertised as educational light up and sing songs. They cause me to go on sensory overload and become crabby.  Alphabet blocks are the closest my kids get to "educational toys"

 

 Right now DD is into plastic funnels, rattles,  a toy hammer, and eating any microscopic bit of anything she finds on the floor.

This. Overstimulation is overrated.

Jenny952

I must behind too because I don't think DD has any learning toys.  But she loves playing with bowls.  She also loves playing with little bottles and caps (from my pump accessories).  She tries to "brush" her baby doll's hair, which means clapping them together, but she's still learning.  We don't really have a lot of toys, she mostly just prefers to play with stuff around the house.  Wooden spoons are also a big hit.

gracefulruby33

Okay, I'm glad I'm not behind in this area. :-) I just felt funny saying, "Well, I stack blocks and she knocks them down..." ha! 

mbgreenwalt

DD likes anything that is not a toy, DD1 was the same around this age.  Remotes, water bottles, shoes (gross), dog dishes, DD1's cups and plates and paper.  I feel like the best education for them at this age is to just let them explore everything around them...within reason and supervised of course.

Nwlywed07

He's constantly into everything except his toys right now. So stairs, cabinets, toilet paper, the pantry, fridge...etc.

When he does play with his toys his current favorites are any type of balls, cars and books. He will occasionally play with his light up table toy thing but for the most part he is content to bang his plastic balls on my coffee table and chase them when they roll off the edge. 

He hates being confined now so we packed the exersaucer away : ( It was a sad day for me. 

skipperkelly

Right now LO loves water bottles and the remote. He also likes opening drawers and taking everything out. Not sure if it's educational but it sure keeps him happy.

Froggy76

Stacking cups, blocks, books, magazines... she likes to make a mess, so anything she can pull of a table or out of a basket or bucket.

I did cave and buy a Leap Frog learning table and she LOVES it.  She stands and plays with it while we get packed up in the morning.

knottie198f1ac43570b6c2

Baby girl loves my phone. She is obsessed. She also loves remotes and i bought her a play table that she has been using because she loves to stand now. She still plays with her little rattles, oh and we got some big bouncy balls at the fair and she loves to chase those around the room.