[blparent] present idea -- thanks

Thu Dec 15 21:58:14 UTC 2011

Hey All,

Thanks for the great ideas. as it turns out, my little sister bought
Erik a push to ride truck that can also turn into a place to stand and
play with big legos. My husband and I will have some good ideas now
and will find something fun this weekend while we Christmas shop.
Although, I'm half tempted to just give him a roll of crinkly
paper--the kind they use on the tables at doctor offices. He loves
that stuff. And he really loves it if he can shred it to pieces.

Many thanks,
LM

On 12/15/11, Melissa Ann Riccobono <melissa at riccobono.us> wrote:
> I actually disagree about a toddler table and chairs.  Some of them are very
> flimsy and are actually themed, so if your child grows out of liking a
> particular character he won't like the table any longer either.  These
> usually come with really unsturdy plastic chairs.  My husband and I held out
> and finally found a really nice wooden toddler (actually probably a bit
> bigger than a standard toddler table as our five year old still sits at it
> comfortably) table and small, but very sturdy wooden chairs.  We found this
> at Toys Are Us, and it is a nice wood color, so it's gender neutral and goes
> well with any room.  Our son, and now our daughter too love it, and we often
> sit down with them, or kneel by the table, to play games, color, or just
> play with toys.  Of course, my husband and I are both on the shorter side,
> so sitting on a child sized chair, a step stool, or bean bag, or kneeling on
> the floor are fairly comfortable for us.  Because of the height and
> construction of the table, we never viewed it as a separate space for our
> kids to play at alone.  They can, and do, play alone at the table, but they
> also now play together, with friends, and we play with them.  Just another
> perspective to think about.
> Melissa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 10:31 AM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] present idea
>
> I'd wait on the toddler table and chairs. Unless you have other kids around
> or your kid likes being by himself your child won't use these. Mine would
> have hated them because she knew we didn't use them so even if we'd be in
> the same room, she'd view a toddler table and chairs as being "away" from
> us. This means that you have something that takes up space that nobody in
> the house can use.
> If you do want a table of some kind, get a train table as even if your child
> won't use it, it will give you a place to get all their crap off the floor.
> Get one with storage space too.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Brandy W
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 3:57 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] present idea
>
> Parents do all kinds of things, but some ideas may be a push to ride on toy,
> large ball, first trucks, infant instruments, first fork and spoons,
> children's music, new clothes, Toddler table and chair, activity table,
> books for you to read to him like from NBP and Seedlings. You will want the
> memories so I'd encourage you to get a few things.
>
> 2 of my favorite sites for infant and toddler products are
> www.lakeshorelearning.com and my Discovery Toys page at
> www.playtoachieve.com
>
> Hope that helps some.
>
> Bran
>
>
>
> "When we treat children's play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping
> them feel the joy that's to be found in the creative spirit. It's the things
> we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference in
> our lives."
> - Fred Rogers
>
> Brandy Wojcik
> Discovery Toys Educational Consultant and Team Leader
> www.playtoachieve.com
> (512) 689-5045
>
> Looking for team members nation wide!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lisamaria Martinez" <lmartinez217 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:38 PM
> Subject: [Bulk] [blparent] present idea
>
>
>> Hi Parents!
>>
>> What the heck does momma and da da get their little 10 month old baby
>> for Christmas? Or, do they bother?
>>
>> Do we get him something practical like clothes or fun like a toy; and
>> if a toy, what?
>>
>> If you need some guidance as to what he is able to do, Erik can:
>> crawl, walk by pushing large objects in front of him, cruise around on
>> the edges of furniture, eat solids ...
>>
>> Thanks for any ideas. seriously lacking inspiration here.
>>
>> LM
>>
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