Toys for 9months - 1year

What a georgeous bubba!!

Madi is just about one now, and her fav toys since 9months have been a doll with a soft body and it looks quite real, she loooves emptying the peg basket and then putting them back in, so you could try a toy with that kinda idea to it.

I don't really buy toys for Madi, she seems to find heaps of 'toys' around the house. Like taking dvds from the tower and attempting to put them back, or discovering whats in the kitchen cupboards. Another one your ds will start soon ( If he hasn't already) is stacking things. Playskool toys makes block and barrels that stack..

I've just gone for the practical present, and am getting Madison clothes!!!
Good luck, HTH

Callum is really into things with wheels - mostly because he likes to spin them round over and over and over again! Also pulling things out of boxes - so I've made him a toy with an old wipes box (with a pop up lid) and some squares of muslin. Keeps him entertained for ages

For Christmas Callum is getting a wooden train set (more for me lol), a big box of pretend food, a wooden trolley/cart to push around and lots of books. His birthday is coming up in December as well and for that he's getting some special books and a personalised CD. I know he's going to get spoilt rotten by friends and family so trying to steer clear of plastic, noisy toys

Oh the other thing he is really into at the moment is finger puppets (we play with them together).

Lil miss got the Fisher Price Amazing Animals boat for Xmas from my parents when she was 5mths, and it's been such a great entertainer - when she was crawling, she would push it around the floor on her knees, and now she loves singing along to the music and putting the animals in and out.

Hollie got one of these for her first birthday, and she loves pulling herself up on it and fiddling with the beads

The ball popper is also a big hit. At the moment the twins like to try and eat it but when the music is on and the balls are popping there faces just light up. The older kids also love it. They also like the little tikes piano - they hit their hands on the keys and make 'music'.

We've also joined up to the local toy library which has been great. They have exersaucers, big range of cars and toys for all ages (under 6). Have you looked into anything like that?

Cooper's really into chasing balls around. He's got one he can squish a bit and hold. Stacking cups he can bash together.

I just pulled out this little fisher price dial phone with eyes & he think that's cool to dial but he's uses his finger to point with a lot.

He's also really into books!

Also TV remotes, Cellphones, House phones.