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    octmom is offline Emerald level (3000+ posts)
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    Default ISO a toy with cords to plug into holes, if such a thing exists

    DS loves to play with the power cord on my laptop, which I am always discouraging. It's not the end that plugs into the wall that interests him. He prefers the round end that goes into the back of the laptop itself. Is there a toy with cords that plug into holes like this? It makes me think of an old-fashioned switchboard. I wondered if there was any kind of toy with things like this, kind of like a latches board but with other options. Does anyone know of anything like this?

    TIA!

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    Default RE: ISO a toy with cords to plug into holes, if such a thing exists

    I have never seen anything like that. But I enjoy a challenge! I will keep my eyes open.
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    Default RE: ISO a toy with cords to plug into holes, if such a thing exists

    An old fashioned switchboard toy may be what you're looking for. I had a toy when I was a little girl that was basically a suitcase with a little switchboard, desk and clock in it (basically a secretary kit, LOL) that I loved. My Nana was a switchboard operator so I thought it was super cool. Maybe one of the wooden toy companies makes something like that? Or you could try to find something vintage on ebay.

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    octmom is offline Emerald level (3000+ posts)
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    Default RE: ISO a toy with cords to plug into holes, if such a thing exists

    That sounds like a neat toy! I'm not the best Googler, but I keep getting stuck on some kind of scooter/ skateboard thing when I try searching for a toy switchboard. Will keep trying. :)

    Thanks!

    Jerilyn
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    Default RE: ISO a toy with cords to plug into holes, if such a thing exists

    Hmm, something like this?

    http://www.timewarptoys.com/zimphone.jpg

    Let me keep digging.

    Found a different one on e-bay:

    http://cgi.ebay.ca/VINTAGE-PRETEND-P...QQcmdZViewItem

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    Default RE: ISO a toy with cords to plug into holes, if such a thing exists

    Definitely the right idea! I don't think I'd be comfortable with DS playing with either of those vintage toys though. It also occurs to me that the same idea is in play in a sound board, like the kind you see at a concert. Or maybe they don't have cords like that and my memory is foggy. ;)

    BTW, don't google "toy plugs". You get some things which are definitely NOT meant for kids!

    Jerilyn
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    Default RE: ISO a toy with cords to plug into holes, if such a thing exists

    My son went through a phase like that. We made up a few toys of our own since I couldn't find anything in the stores. First, we gave him an extension cord and let him plug and unplug one end into the other (supervised, of course). The other was to take a cardboard box (Costco diaper boxes work well). We used all sorts of electronics plugs to make different sized holes in the box. We used regular electric plugs (extension cord again), cords from my digital camera that have the yellow and red ends and the small pin-like plugs, etc. My son soon learned that it was fun to figure out where the different plugs fit into the different holes in the box.

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