[blparent] Gift Ideas

[Dena Wainwright]

I'm actually doing a Discovery Toys open house this Sat. A local friend 
sells them, and I thought it would be great to do it before Christmas.
Dena

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Gift Ideas


> It took Sarah a little while to care about the hammer that came with the 
> toy, but she loves the balls.  The caterpillar is really cute, too, and I 
> like shopping on the site because it is very accessible, and there are 
> nice descriptions of the toys.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify 
> the hunters.--African Proverb
>
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> From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 7:56 PM
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>> Joe-Elizabeth:
>> Elise has both of those toys, and loves them. She especially loves the 
>> hammer in the hammer away toy. we call it her hammer of justice, because 
>> she loves to bang it on everything like a gavel.
>> she's just starting to understand the caterpillar, but loves to chase it.
>> Dena
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 2:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Gift Ideas
>>
>>
>>> Let's see.  We don't plan to go overboard, but a couple of the things we 
>>> are thinking about are a toy clock that is shaped like an owl, a drum, 
>>> and a little toolbox with a plastic hammer and screwdrivers in it. 
>>> Sarah, who is twenty-one months old today, has gotten fascinated with 
>>> watching her daddy work at his bench fixing clocks, so we thought if she 
>>> had her own tools, that might be good.  She's gotten a sense of rhythm 
>>> lately, which is why we are thinking about the drum.
>>>
>>> Doesn't your baby have a big sister?  It might be fun to get something 
>>> the two girls could play with together.  There are some nice toys on 
>>> Melissa's Discovery Toys site that Sarah likes to share with anybody who 
>>> will take the time.  One is a caterpillar that works on a spring so you 
>>> can send it scooting across the floor to each other.  Sarah's still 
>>> learning about turning the caterpillar around to get it going the right 
>>> direction, but she loves it.  The other toy we bought is a ship that is 
>>> built like a little ramp.  You drop small plastic balls into the top, 
>>> and they roll down and come out the bottom.  The toy sounds simple, but 
>>> it keeps Sarah entertained for hours.
>>>
>>> Good luck!
>>>
>>> Jo Elizabeth
>>>
>>> Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always 
>>> glorify the hunters.--African Proverb
>>>
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>>> From: "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 1:15 PM
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>>> 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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