[blparent] Gift Ideas

[Dena Wainwright]

ILA has 5 inch balls with bells in them that are not ridiculously expensive. 
they have larger ones, too, but I think I wouldn't want a young child having 
a huge ball to chuck around in my house.
Dena

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
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>I wouldn't mind finding a ball that I could hear, but I don't want to spend 
>a ton of money till Stephen gets past the stage where he has to throw every 
>ball he finds on the roof.
>
> Oh, another toy that Sarah really likes is her Mega blocks.  They're 
> basically giant Legos, big enough that they won't fit into curious toddler 
> mouths.  If you don't mind spending half your waking hours picking up the 
> blocks from everywhere in the house, they're another great idea.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify 
> the hunters.--African Proverb
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> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 9:48 PM
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>> And to add to this, if it's foam, can you chew chunks out of it?
>> I'd like to find a safe ball to play with in the house that can be found 
>> but we try to destroy everything in whatever way it can be destroyed.
>> Barbara
>>
>> Snow is God's way of reminding us that beauty can be found even in the 
>> coldest hearts.
>>
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>> From: "Eva Adams" <eadams15 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 6:37 PM
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>>> Leanne,
>>> Where did u get the ball with bells in it? My daughter likes to play 
>>> with balls, and this would be great.
>>>
>>> Eva
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>>> From: "Leanne Merren" <leemer02 at gmail.com>
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>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 5:03 PM
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>>>
>>>> Have you looked on amazon.com and shopped age ranges?  That's where I 
>>>> get all my ideas.  Last year Kaelyn got this circus animal train (can't 
>>>> remember the exact name for it), but she loves that thing.  It sings 
>>>> and tells different facts about animals in the songs.  It comes with 3 
>>>> animals to put in the train, and the train moves by itself when you 
>>>> push on the front of it.  The activity tables are always fun, 
>>>> especially by Leap Frog. Independent Living Aids has braille alphabet 
>>>> blocks and other fun activities.  One thing my daughter has always 
>>>> loved is her foam ball with bells in it.  We roll it back and forth all 
>>>> the time.
>>>> Hope that gives you some ideas.
>>>> Leanne
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net>
>>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 3:15 PM
>>>> Subject: [blparent] Gift Ideas
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> My wife and I are stuck on what Santa is to bring our 16 month girl. 
>>>>> Just
>>>>> looking for some suggestions, and to see what other parents are 
>>>>> shopping for
>>>>> this year.
>>>>> Michael
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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