[blparent] fun stuff for boys

[Allison (NFBA)]

Thanks all for suggestions.

Are the nurf balls still fun (and safe) for us to play with if they don't 
have bells in them?  Has anyone tried this?

I'll check out the discovery toys link.  Does anyone have specific 
suggestions in terms of discovery toys?  I feel a little overwhelmed by all 
the choices.  Also I need something fairly high action to hold the little 
guy's interest.  He's used to the fast-paced nature of World of Warcraft and 
Wii games.  He's a smart kid though.  Grade level in reading and a grade 
ahead in math.

We do have Braille cards that we play Go Fish and War with.  He loves Go 
Fish.  We have Uno too but he gets bored quickly with that because the games 
can run so long.  We also have the Freeze-up talking category game that he 
loved for like a week and now never looks at.  *sigh*.  This feels so 
complicated.

Thanks again,
Allison


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 7:35 PM
Subject: [blparent] fun stuff for boys


>I was at Walmart today and scooping out the toy section and saw some really
> cool stuff that an 8 year old would love.
> Fur Real Friends had a dinosaur.  You put your hand or finger in its mough
> and it bites down on you and makes a sound like it is eating your hand.
> They also had dogs and cats, monkeys and other critters.
> They have Nerf balls and basketball rims and of course my absolute 
> favorite
> Hot Wheel sets.  These are all the things I love to play with, with Gab.
> You can be sighted or blind and have a great time with your imagination.
> Alison, you can also buy regular playing cars that are Braille and play
> games like Go Fish, Crazy Eights and of course War.
> V
>
>
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