[blparent] Mellie and gifts was no subject, (no subject)

Fri Feb 13 21:27:48 UTC 2009

I changed the subject line. V
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From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net>
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Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:51 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] (no subject)


> 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
>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>Date sent: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:14:06 -0700
>>Subject: Re: [blparent] (no subject)
>
>>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
>>> 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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