[blindkid] It's that time of year again!

[Traci W]

If anyone has seen a good cookbook in braille, please let me know - we went
to use the one or two my daughter has, and they were to kiddy'ish according
to her taste!  ha!

Thanks!
Traci


On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 9:23 AM, Traci W <traci.mwd at gmail.com> wrote:

> My kids are 9 and 11 and I bought them a goalball and a soccer ball with
> bells, they love sports. They also love mostly pretend play, they have a
> lab (in the bathroom) with a cart full of all their flasks, etc. , they
> also play doctor alot and use action figures as their patients, they have a
> 3' foot superman, so he makes a good patient - ha! and they also play
> classroom, but not as much as they used too.  As far as "toys" goes, they
> don't get much toys anymore, just items for their room or pretend play
> items.  I try to be sure they have something to actually *play* on
> Christmas day and that is the hardest part.  :(  My son is easy, since he
> loves action figures, but my daughter is the hardest.
>
> Good luck!
> Traci
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 6:21 PM, Carol Castellano via blindkid <
> blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> A braille cookbook?
>>
>> Carol Castellano
>> Parents of Blind Children-NJ
>> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>> 973-377-0976
>> carol_castellano at verizon.net
>> www.blindchildren.org
>> www.nopbc.org
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 4:59 PM, Marianne Denning via blindkid <
>> blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> > When I was that age I enjoyed jewelry, clothes, music...  I am blind
>> > and the more tactile the jewelry the more I enjoyed it.  That is just
>> > an awkward age for any child.  They are beyond childhood but not yet a
>> > teen.  They might also enjoy gift cards to different places they like
>> > to go with friends.
>> >
>> > On 11/12/15, Linda A.Coccovizzo via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> > > As my girls get older, 10 and 13, I find myself scrounging to figure
>> out
>> > > what in the world to get them for Christmas. I appreciate any ideas
>> > anyone
>> > > might have for totally blind children their age. I found this link,
>> and
>> > even
>> > > though I'm not finding really anything here for my girls, I know this
>> > might
>> > > be of help to some of you. There are also a lot of things here that
>> will
>> > be
>> > > useful for kids with multiple disabilities.
>> > > Enjoy!
>> > > Linda C.
>> > > https://www.fatbraintoys.com/special_needs/vision_impairment.cfm
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