Toys

Just wondering those who have/had babies from aged 7-9mths before they get to the stage that they are into cars or things with wheels... what toys did/do they really love?

I feel like it's time I got DS some more toys to help his development especially to help him crawl and with all the toy sales around at the moment would love some tips!

Those little play activity tables that fisher price do are good because you can take the legs off while they cannot stand then put the legs on once they can, and they normally are always in the big toy sales.

How much are those toy libraries to join generally speaking? Is it yearly membership?

Totally recommend the toy library. Our one is $30 a year if you are prepared to go in and help out 4 times a year (cleaning toys etc) or $60 if you don't want to do that. We then pay between 50c - $2.00 a fortnight per item. Right now he has a little enclosed plastic 'garden' with a mailbox to post things in and an archway to climb through and a push-along walker (he is 10 months).

wow, I didn't realise toy libraries were so cheap!!! I thought they were $10-20 per item. That will be my mission for next week

i'm thinking of joining the toy library, saves filling the house up with toys and a lot cheaper.

i did buy an exersaucer for dd whose 7 1/2 months from trademe, she loves it.

thing she loves most at the moment is a jar lid and the mirror from her jungle gym. oh and a snail that has lots of blocks of different shapes to put in and take out.

disco:)

you can make toys as well...

have you heard of Heuristic play baskets?? uses house hold items for baby to explore...

you dont need to spend a fortune on all the 'plastic stuff' in shops !!

a 2 litre milk bottle with some wooden pegs to post into is one of my DS (11months) things to do.. also the pot lids and a wooden spoon.. noisy and lots of fun !!

Balloons.... hours of fun crawling and chasing. (just be sure to supervise and throw away broken bits)

Bubbles... hours of fun right there too.. $2 shop is great

$2 shop etc have great pet toys that babies just love.. I have brought little balls with bells inside.. a squeeky thing too...

Boxes of all sizes are fun too.. a huge box makes a great tunnel to crawl through..

use your imagination... and you will save hundreds !

Have fun mama

Yeah, some of the free toys DS loved were the sarong (I'd just open it out like a sheet over him and he loved it coming down over him - bit like a tent I guess). He loves pegs. Also, filling up a bottle with water and floaty items like pegs, lolly wrappers etc. Cardboard boxes were a hit and also (cos we didn't buy an exersaucer), the washing basket with toys (rings) attached and inside it, sit him inside it and leave him to it. That didn't last very long though cos he quickly learnt how to roll to get himself out of it.....

Thanks everyone. It seems that heuristic play, toy library and $2 shop is the way to go. Funny you should say it - we were there today and gave DS a dog toy and DH said "you can't give him that!" so when I went to put it back, DS cried. So I had to get it lol... Think he likes the texture of it. And got a squeeky hammer too from there.

Will take a look - what were they?