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[trishs]

Some time ago, I heard that the cardboard box was inducted into 
the Toy Hall Of Fame! How cool is that?!

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net
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>Date sent: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:14:06 -0700
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>One of Gab's vavorite doll beds was a cardboard box.  She put 
blankets and a
>pillow in and she crawled righ in with her dolls.  (lol) V
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us
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>Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:47 PM
>Subject: Re: [blparent] (no subject)


>>I think it all depends on how sturdy things are.  Something that 
is made of
>> wood might be able to take more abuse than something made of 
plastic.  You
>> might want to actually see if you can go to a store and touch 
something
>> like
>> this to see how well made it is.  Or, perhaps you might be able 
to find
>> someone who makes or would make a wooden doll bed for her by 
hand.  The
>> other option might be to get her a bed for smaller dolls that 
would be too
>> small for her to think much about climbing into.  I had a very 
nice hand
>> made wooden cradle and some small wooden bunk beds when I was 
young.  I
>> loved them, but was a little frustrated at times because my 
bigger dolls
>> wouldn't fit on them.  They would probably have been very safe 
for a two
>> year old though.
>> Good luck,
>> Melissa

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:00 PM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] (no subject)

>> I recently asked the visiting nurse why so many toys said they 
were to be
>> used with children three and over.  She told me that the primary
>> consideration is how oral toddlers under three are, and if the 
toys have
>> parts that could break off or be pulled off and swallowed.  As 
children
>> get
>> older, the need to stick everything in their mouths decreases.

>> As for breaking toys, I guess that probably is to be expected.  
I climbed
>> into a doll buggy as a little kid and broke it because it 
wouldn't take my
>> weight.  My mother has pictures of my little sister sleeping 
peacefully in
>> a

>> doll crib that I had gotten for Christmas or a birthday or 
something.

>> Jo Elizabeth

>> "Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new 
one holds
>> water."--Swedish proverb
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IT)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com
>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:29 PM
>> Subject: [blparent] (no subject)


>>> Hi  moms and dads.
>>> I found this and am thinking of getting it for Melanie.
>>> Only problem is it says "not for children under three".
>>> 
http://www.amazon.com/Corolle-Mon-Premier-Nursery-Doll/dp/B000F5F
K2S/ref
>>> =cm_lmf_tit_10
>>> Thoughts? Is this a hard and fast rule?
>>> Melanie has a history of breaking toys that are too old for her, 
she
>>> broke the doll stroller I got for her when she climbed into it 
and
>>> failed.  Fortunately she wasn't hurt, but the stroller had to be 
tossed.


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