Toys
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Topic: Toys
Posted By: anon
Subject: Toys
Date Posted: 30 June 2010 at 3:33pm
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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! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 30 June 2010 at 4:02pm
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The connectable rings were a hit in our house.. exersaucer, playgym was good too... ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: BeLoved
Date Posted: 30 June 2010 at 4:59pm
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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.
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Posted By: mummymonster
Date Posted: 30 June 2010 at 9:00pm
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I'd recommend joining a toy library. We get 3 new toys every 3 weeks and if he doesn't like them we haven't lost any $$. It also helps work out which toys they're more likely to like.
DS's 11 mths, current favourite toys - a set of stacker cups, a blue ball, a tug boat (bath toy but has ended up in the lounge). As he loves his blue ball so much, I got his a musical ball from the toy library this week - he's not into it - but it's ok because I'll get a different toy in a couple of weeks. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: anon
Date Posted: 30 June 2010 at 10:46pm
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How much are those toy libraries to join generally speaking? Is it yearly membership? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 01 July 2010 at 7:49am
We pay $20 a term. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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newlywed wrote:Posted By: Gardengirl
Date Posted: 01 July 2010 at 11:21am
| 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). |
Posted By: E&L+1
Date Posted: 01 July 2010 at 1:00pm
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Esme's favourite toys right now are a big car (she sits up and pushes it backa nd forward), stacking cups, rings, roll around balls and a set on mini maracas.
She's not crawling yet but can sit up on her own and rolls to where ever she wants to go. (currently 8 months) ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 01 July 2010 at 1:21pm
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
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Posted By: Mum_mum
Date Posted: 01 July 2010 at 7:31pm
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I agree with the toy library, ours is $20 a year for membership if you help out plus $1-2 a toy each time you rent. Means we can try new toys out without spending a fortune on each new stage.
Maddi really loves a box filled with household stuff - spoons, ribbons, a film canister, feathers, driftwood etc. She loves pulling everything out and investigating it all! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Disco
Date Posted: 01 July 2010 at 7:48pm
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:) |
Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 01 July 2010 at 8:01pm
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There is a toy in the k-mart catalogue for $15 - it has 5 different push down/ pop up animals - we didn't have that for DD1, but she always loved it when she played with it elsewhere, so I'm going to get that for DD2.
The kitchen is a good source of toys too - drums with wooden spoons and pots etc - always something new! Our toy library is $72 a year with duties, or double that without. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: bun_in_the_oven
Date Posted: 02 July 2010 at 8:39pm
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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
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Posted By: myonlineself
Date Posted: 02 July 2010 at 9:08pm
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$2 shop! great idea! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MrsH
Date Posted: 02 July 2010 at 10:03pm
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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..... ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Gardengirl
Date Posted: 02 July 2010 at 10:16pm
| My tupperware drawer....BIG hit! |
Posted By: anon
Date Posted: 02 July 2010 at 11:31pm
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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.
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Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 03 July 2010 at 7:29pm
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I saw a few cool ones at Farmers today for about $30 to help encourage crawling. They might be good? ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: anon
Date Posted: 03 July 2010 at 10:33pm
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Will take a look - what were they? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: RinTinTin
Date Posted: 04 July 2010 at 12:56pm
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Mac's fave toys are empty bottles with rice or pasta or stones or something like that in it. He also loves the stainless steel bowl I've given him and the massage turtle as well. Pegs and ping pong balls are good. Buckets, containers. I don't see the point in spending huge amounts on "educational" toys when they can use their beautiful imaginations with some of the most basic things you can find around your home. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 04 July 2010 at 2:52pm
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We got these drums and they clip together and roll (from K Mart) and there was a monkey one at Farmers but we decided we'd gone a little silly already and he only needed one or the other. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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