[blparent] fun stuff for boys

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Stephen is fourteen, and he still sometimes plays with the MarbleWorks maze. 
He has gotten a whole lot of fun out of it in the last few years.

Jo Elizabeth

Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify 
the hunters.--African Proverb

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From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 4:17 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] fun stuff for boys

> On the Discovery Toys website you can look at toys for specific age
> categories, so it won't be too overwhelming.  Nurf balls should be fine
> without bells if he lets you know when he throws.  I would say the Marble
> Works set from Discovery Toys would probably hold his interest since it's
> pretty action packed.
> Melissa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Allison (NFBA)
> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 4:27 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] fun stuff for boys
>
> 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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