[blparent] {Spam?} RE: Favorite toys for toddler

[Tara Wiseman]

Thanks all for the helpful messages! I love the ideas! Yes, I am the Terra that just had a new baby. Her name is Ariana Christina and she was born on June 29.
Tara

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> On Jul 16, 2016, at 6:57 PM, Melissa Ann Riccobono via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> My kids loved musical instruments of all kinds. A favorite toy still for my
> girls, who are 6 and 4, is a guitar some friends gave us shaped like a dog.
> It plays a variety of songs and you can play your own music as well. We had
> a couple of other guitars also, a little drum machine, and lots of things to
> shake and bang on. 
> Another favorite, which I am not sure is still sold, is a Fridge DJ by Leap
> Frog. It is a little radio which plays different alphabet, counting, and
> classic songs. It is magnetic on the back, so sticks to anything metal. This
> was a life saver more than once when I was in the kitchen cooking and my
> kids were bored. Leap Frog used to have other fridge toys as well.
> I would absolutely agree with the play food and kitchen. My girls still both
> play with ours, and even my son who is nine will join them in a game of
> restaurant or Master Chef Junior once in a while.
> All of the Little People sets are also wonderful. My four year old loves
> Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood lately, and she got Daniel's trolley for her
> birthday. It plays music, moves across the floor, and has a couple of
> characters--other characters are sold separately. Daniel is a really cute
> show, and you can definitely enjoy the trolley even if you've never seen the
> show.
> I don't know if you live somewhere with any kind of yard, but all of my kids
> love water play. We got our daughter a water table when she was a toddler.
> We loved it for days we did not want to pull our wading pool out--the water
> table gave her the ability to stand and play in water, float things, splash,
> etc., but it was not as much of a production as the wading pool. Of course,
> we had a wading pool as well, and we often set both up on our deck for
> lovely afternoons of water play.
> Mega Blocks, Duplos, and regular wooden building blocks were great as well,
> and are still played with. Oh, we also got a wooden table and chairs for our
> son when he was about two, and now his sisters still use it. We chose to go
> with plain wood. There are great themed tables out there, but we worried
> that eventually he would not like the theme, and we knew we wanted other
> kids, so thought a plain wooden table and chairs would be a lot more
> practical, sturdy, and get the most use. And we were right. It has been
> great for sitting and coloring, playing card and board games, and so many
> more things. We also got a wagon for our son when he was about a year and a
> half, and it has lasted through all three of our kids, and still gets used
> occasionally. Practical for walks to the grocery store, the park, or just
> around the neighborhood walks. Yet a lot of fun to ride in.
> I am sure I am forgetting something, but those are the toys which come to
> mind. Oh, anything from Discovery Toys for toddlers is fantastic! My two
> favorites are the Giant Peg Board and Measure Up Cups. I used to sell these
> amazing toys, but do not anymore. I believe Brandy who is on this list still
> sells, and her website is
> http://www.playtoachieve.com
> At this point, you can really look for toys that your daughter can continue
> to play with for a couple of years at least, which is really nice.
> Enjoy your toddler! My youngest starts pre-K in the fall, and I do not know
> where the time has gone!
> Melissa
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tara
> Wiseman via BlParent
> Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 2:25 PM
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> Cc: Tara Wiseman
> Subject: [blparent] Favorite toys for toddler
> 
> Hi all, my daughters second birthday is coming up soon. Just wondering if
> any of you guys had some toys that your toddlers really liked playing with
> that you can recommend.
> Thanks for any suggestions!
> Tara
> 
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