[blparent] (no subject)

Fri Feb 13 22:17:12 UTC 2009

Roftl, I tried that once with Sean. I gave him a small one to climb in etc. 
He loved it. However because I am alertic to cardboard when I held him I 
broke out badly. OOPS dumb on my part.
Amber
Amber Boggs

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From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
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> Oh, is that why Gab is so good with constructive thinking.  I've always 
> given her cardboard boxes to color, cut, stomp, pull apart, etc.  they are 
> the best.  Right now she is stomping the air filled pillows that come in 
> them. (lol) V
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> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
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> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 7:40 AM
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>> 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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>> From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net>
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>> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 6:51 AM
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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
>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>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
>>>>> 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
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>>>>> 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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