Car seat entertainment

Re: Car seat entertainment

• APendola member

  November 2013

  If we are doing a longer drive, I pick up some board books from the library and let her look at them.  She loves seeing pictures of animals especially.  I will sit in the back with her and help her practice the words.  The library is great because we can always get a new book that she hasn't seen before.

  
  

    
  

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• lewispm member

  November 2013 edited November 2013

  He watches Curious George on the Kindle if the drive is over 20 mins or so. It's like crack to him these days.

  If I don't have the Kindle on, he usually is fine just looking out the window (but still has to have his paci) or playing with a demo phone my friend got him that works at Verizon.

  ETA: I just want to note that he used to be a MESS in his car seat fussing and crying all the time and the Kindle helped so much! It even helped him just learn to sit still for a while and now he is 100x better even when its not on.

  

  

                                                                

   

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• lnd1031 member

  November 2013

  Cal loooooves music, so we have a bunch of music toys that he plays with - otherwise he just tries to rip off his shoes and socks, or amuses himself in the mirror.
  

  
  
  
  
  

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• alphahelix member

  November 2013

  Lately, anything that lights up and makes noise. We rotate the baby einstein music player and a couple of books like this one:

  
  

  https://www.amazon.com/VTech-Rhyme-and-Discover-Book/dp/B0027CS7BI/ref=pd_sim_t_1
  

  
  

  If I'm desperate, it's my wallet or water bottle or a box of kleenex - that got messy, but it was worth it!

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• britbratjf member

  November 2013

  Lots of books. We have a VTech book that sings songs and nursery rhymes - that's a great car toy. Also we have these little shape shakers from Gymboree and I will stick them in her little purse and she will shake it/take them out etc.

  
  
  
  

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• apollonia10 member

  November 2013

  Books. Just tons of books. And when he gets bored with those, I pass crackers back to him.

  

  
  

  
  

  

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• ashleynaka member

  November 2013

  Since she is still in her infant seat, we have the toy bar thingy that keeps her busy and a mirror. She loves music, so the radio usually suffices. I can't wait for her to be forward facing, so we can try out the tv in the new car!

  

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• StokedWifey member

  November 2013

  I put more books in this morning and that seemed to do the trick.  We drive about an hour roundtrip each day and he gets bored quickly.  I think we may be getting a portable DVD player or cheapy tablet for Christmas.

  Dating since 3.8.2008. Married since 6.4.2011. Bryson born on 6.28.2012

  
  

   

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• britbratjf member

  November 2013

  @stokedwifey do you have one of those magnadoodle things? That would make a good car toy.

  
  
  
  

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• StokedWifey member

  November 2013

  britbratjf said:

  @stokedwifey do you have one of those magnadoodle things? That would make a good car toy.

  It's funny you said that- I was JUST looking at them on TRU.

  Dating since 3.8.2008. Married since 6.4.2011. Bryson born on 6.28.2012

  
  

   

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• KarmB member

  November 2013

  kimmer1412 said:

  
  

  ashleynaka said:

  
  

  Since she is still in her infant seat, we have the toy bar thingy that keeps her busy and a mirror. She loves music, so the radio usually suffices. I can't wait for her to be forward facing, so we can try out the tv in the new car!

  
  

  Your daughter is still in her infant bucket seat???????  :-O
  
  Wow. You must have a peanut!

  
  

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