- Pregnancy
- Baby & Toddler
- Parents
- Getting Pregnant
- Baby Names
- Product Reviews
-
Registry
- Community
-
More
Want a personalized experience?
Download the free app
October 2015 Moms
przemosbabe
member
Good toys for babies?
przemosbabe
member
So I have enough clothes to get by, and I still need big items like crib, car seat etc, but my baby doesn't have any toys. Any recommendations as far as teething toys, developmental toys and just plain old things baby would enjoy? Ill get her some things for Xmas 
This discussion has been closed.
Re: Good toys for babies?
A wet, frozen blanket still works for a teething baby, when they're older though, I totally recommend those mesh bag pacifier things to put ice or frozen fruit in. Not strawberries though, they leave a mess! Anything you can clip on a ring is great, throwing is a phase that lasts until, well, adulthood, lol.
Sophie the Giraffe is also a great teething toy, and if the price seems too much, I've seen less expensive versions at Target or Walmart
Also, tactile books like Pat the Bunny, or cloth books with crinkly pages.
Really babies that age don't need much for toys, but I understand wanting to get some Christmas gifts. So any kind of simple, tactile toy would do. No need for anything pricey. Maybe set up an Amazon list with some ideas? I'm sure the grandparents will want to buy things for baby's first XMas as well.
@Cupcakesandquilts, my son is 2 and his favorite "toy" is any sock he finds lying around, which he likes to twirl and call it a helicopter. And this kiddo has no shortage of actual toys given to him by his grandparents!
https://incredibleinfant.com/sweet-stuff/baby-toys-2014/
Obviously newborns don't play with much, but I did get him or her a play gym, one of those sensory toys that you hang on the stroller/car seat, the NogginStick and an OBall. (And Sophie the Giraffe, not on the list).
Target.com has these boo-boo bunnies that you put in the freezer. They come in 2-packs for $20. It's super expensive for a little ice cube with a bunny wrap, but one of the bunnies in the yellow set looks just like the one that I had as a child (he STILL lives in my mom's freezer). Come to find out, DH had the same exact one as a child, too. So that's on my baby-Christmas-list.
We also decided to get him a play gym and a personalized ornament.
Sigh. Ok.
PP was definitely not trying to tell you or anyone how to interact with their child. She's simply stating her opinion and what she plans to do with her own. I don't think there's a need to get so defensive.
Lol!
Just kidding. I haven't really given it much thought, but I do have a little Peter Rabbit stuffed bunny + teething ring. They came with a collection of Beatrix Potter books that DH bought, which I thought was cool.
I LOVE the Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Button books! I still have mine from when I was a child and they are in excellent condition. I'm so excited to read to my baby. I hope she grows to be a book lover like myself. I don't have a television and don't plan on buying one so I hope that turns out to be the case.
I LOVE the Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Button books! I still have mine from when I was a child and they are in excellent condition. I'm so excited to read to my baby. I hope she grows to be a book lover like myself. I don't have a television and don't plan on buying one so I hope that turns out to be the case.
*********
Same here. Beatrix Potter was my favorite growing up, and still is. I love the illustrations.
Edit: quote box fail
Me too.! My whole house is book shelfs. I am the type of aunt that gives books and educational gifts for holidays and birthdays. The kids in my immediate family get 2-5 Xmas gifts total from everyone and they are so grateful
If you already knew it didn't need to be said, then why did you say it? I have probably had outright disagreements with like 4 or 5 people in the 8 years I have been on the bump, and I found your comment extremely offensive and rude. Unless it's a case of obvious abuse, abandonment or neglect who are you to criticize choices any parent makes? If a parent wants to spend their money on expensive gadgets that's their choice. You said you will be a working mom, guess what? I'm not. I'm pretty sure my kid will have interests in things other than looking at my face 24/7. The topic of this thread is pretty straight forward and you contributed nothing but a condescending and judemental comment. If I wanted opinions on what fundamental points need to be covered and how to do that, I would have asked for that in my original post. We are not children ourselves here and a lot of these women have children already. It's common sense to interact with your child regularly. Answer me this; does your child not have a single toy? Oh wait, I believe you're a first time mom as well. I'm glad you are here to enlighten us all with your superior knowledge about child rearing.
@Knottie16832459 I think you were the one who was being presumptuous. I'm pretty sure I saw you say in another thread that you have helped care for many children for years and other things that implied that this is the first child you will be raising with your fiancé. I hate to break it to you but being a baby sitter for others isn't the same as having a child of your own to raise, day in and day out 24/7. I have much experience with children too. I have worked with children for 14 years, most of which live in impoverished countries with parents making less than a dollar a day to feed a family of 4 or more, or children who have lost both their parents to disease and cannot go to school because they need to work to care for their siblings. I am the last person that needs to be lectured about " reliance on expensive toys and new trends" and I am sure no other moms here that have actually raised children need to be either. I don't know about toys, because I never buy toys. As I said I am the aunt/friend that always gives books and educational gifts but you presumed differently. I already know I am the best thing for my baby. Had I been unsure about my ability to be an adequate parent I would not have paid for 4 rounds of IVF. Fortunately for me many ladies here have made awesome recommendations and that's enough so I don't really need to "search" any longer. Good day to you.
Clearly you just don't get it. But if you come back im just going to let you have the last word. Thank you for turning a thread about toys into something it didn't need to be.