Is DD the only child that refuses to play with toys?

sme14 · May 2009

I don't know if is because we don't have a whole ton of toys or if she is just not interested, but DD will only play with two/three of her toys we have for her once in a great while. It seems like she hates everything we have for her. I am continually trying to get her interested by pulling stuff out and showing her how too play with it, or what to do with it, but she doesn't care.

Most times she is doing anything to get into trouble and getting into stuff she isn't supposed to. She would rather play with our broom or duster, remote control, my cell phone (though we have a play one for her) my keys and climb onto furniture.

I don't want to buy anything new right now, because I don't know if she will use it, but yet I don't know if it is because she is bored with what she has. WDYT? Does anyone else have this problem?

Tess12 · May 2009

Madeleine spends much more time cruising, crawling, climbing and exploring than she does playing with toys. When she does sit and play, she prefers the remote control, my keys, the DVD player, the recycle bin, and the cat to her toys.

I think at this age, they are just discovering all the cool things in the world and toys take a back seat.

One thing she really does love is a musical instrument set I bought at Target yesterday.

JARbaby · May 2009

At 13-15m C was totally into pots and pans. She also loved her music table too.

She also loved the keys/phone/remote etc but we do not let her play with the keys, it is a NO because she could lose them and she did break my phone.

She loved tactile games like her water table, getting into her little tent and having a snack, music and dancing, singing songs, stories.

Outside play is fun as well. Riding on her ride-on train or pushing her doll stroller.

Temp174496125006552 · May 2009

Benjamin has a shitton of toys and he couldn't care less about them. He would much rather play with the magnets on the fridge, lint rollers, the picture frames in the living room and the empty box from my blender.

So no, your DD is most definitely not the only one.

momtoRaegan041008 · May 2009

My daughter rarely plays with her toys anymore. She is more interested in walked from one end of the house to the other. I don't think she is bored, we got rid of all of her baby toys and she received quite a bit of new toys for her birthday that she has never even played with. I think she is just mastering how to walk, then toys will come later.

Heidi Lanigan-Potter · May 2009

Arlo is the same exact way, he has little interest in his toys right now because he's so busy learning to walk and exploring other things. She's not doing it to defy you, she's just exploring this big old world she's been born into, so try to let her play with as much other stuff as she wants, within reason. I rarely tell Arlo that he can't play with something because most of what he's not allowed to touch is (purposefully) out of his reach. I really don't care if he plays with the remote, my keys, my cell phone, the surround sound buttons, etc. as long as he's happy.

MG7 · May 2009

DS has no interest in his toys at all. He'll use things I've bought to pile up and climb on but that's about it. He loves being in the yard and will kick a ball around or play with the jungle gym things but that's about it. He'd much rather play with all of the things that aren't baby things. Toys are turning out to have been a waste of money!

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