DD (5 yrs)
books (Charlotte's Web, Magic Treehouse, Curious George, Hans Christian Andersen)
holztiger animals
play silks
dress-up clothes
dollhouse
cd player & cds
paper, glue, markers, paint, scissors..
play food
DD (5 yrs)
books (Charlotte's Web, Magic Treehouse, Curious George, Hans Christian Andersen)
holztiger animals
play silks
dress-up clothes
dollhouse
cd player & cds
paper, glue, markers, paint, scissors..
play food
my baby is 9 weeks old
DS is 4yo
Parents' Magazine animal hospital
Toy tools from Sears and TRU
Rescue Heroes
Anything with wheels, particularly fire engines
Road/town rug from Menard's or Home Depot
His "friends" (stuffed animals)
ETA:
Hullabaloo
Cariboo
Candyland
Memory
Single mom to
DS ("twice exceptional") - September 2002
DS - February 2006
DD - July 2009
DD - July 2009
Whoozit
Celeste
Single mom to
DS ("twice exceptional") - September 2002
DS - February 2006
DD - July 2009
DD - July 2009
o-ball
skwish
macky is 15 mos
anything with wheels (hot wheels, big little tykes trucks)
FP little people farm, he loves to push the buttons and make music & sounds
FP shake n go racers (they are heavy for him, but he can do it!)
FP laugh & learn house & chair
toy vacuum
charlie will be 3.5y on xmas eve
books
hot wheels & accessories
playmobil stuff
animal planet dinosaurs (has played with these daily since 18mos)
leapster (Letter Factory, Talking Words Factory, Dora, Letters On the Loose)
pretty much anything with wheels
binoculars
scarves & a box or purse or something he can pull them out of.
DD is 4:
plastic animal/dinosaur figurines
anything horses
art supplies, including everyday things like tape, envelopes and hole punchers!
doll house
vet kit
books and music (always a hit!)
cash register, shopping cart, pretend food to play grocery store
more advanced puzzles, maze books
easy board games like Chutes and Ladders
She's still not into playing dolls, but she loves playing with her stuffed animals, especially dogs and cats!
Lisa
Emma 11/02
Adam 2/07
Their hands may be small but their feelings are just as big as ours.
DS is almost 26 months old.
He likes:
Balls, balls & more balls (soccer goal, Fisher Price basketball hoop, plastic golf set, Gertie balls, soft foam baseballs)
Toolbench w/ hammer, screwdriver & etc. Loves "helping" daddy
Books - anything with Elmo, How do Dinosaurs Count to 10, Duck in the Truck, Hit the Ball Duck, Kiss Goodnight Sam, Click Clack Moo (my fav!), Machines That Work, My Truck is Stuck
Playing with his stuffed monkey (Junglie Monkey by Jellycat)
Thomas trains and his Nilo table
Tractors, crane, bulldozer
Teepee with tunnels by Alex (at Costco)
Kitchen & playfood, especially the Melissa & Doug cutting food, play microwave
DS is 3 and 2months
His favorites are:
Doctor's Kit
Tools
Tricycle (sometimes needs pushing) and Like-a-Bike
Books
Candyland
Magna-Tiles
Telescope
Racquets - either pingpong paddles and a ball (no table) or a kids tennis racquet, pretending or playing with a soft light ball
Musical Instruments
Pretend sword play - we actually haven't bought him a sword since we're trying to discourage violent play but he picks up any stick or other long object and pretends sword play with it, I have no idea where he picked it up.
-E
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