[blparent] (no subject)

Fri Feb 13 14:40:52 UTC 2009

Hi,

lol  It's amazing what they can do with a cardboard box.  I found it 
interesting that studies have shown that if you give your little kids things 
like cardboard boxes to climb in and on, and other toys like that it helps 
them with special concepts and will help them with mathematics later on in 
life.

Tamy
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> 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
>>To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>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
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>>> 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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