1yo+ toys

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Hey ladies! Please spam me with your LOs favorite toys for 1 year olds and up. Looking to get some things at Toys R Us, our local store closes at the end of the month. My ds doesn’t turn 1 until August.

TIA!

[thechickencoop]

Mega bloks
Play kitchen
Play tool bench
Little people
Crayons
Giant pads of paper
Stickers

[thechickencoop]

Omg and I was like 1 in august, that's coming up, thinking of some summer things.

THEN I REALIZED THAT DS2 IS GOING TO BE 1 IN SEPTEMBER.

[thechickencoop]

Holy moly.

Anyway, I was just actually watching videos of DS1 when he was 1 to 16 months over 2013 summer. They're all of him with sidewalk chalk and his baby pool so maybe some things to consider too depending on your outdoor situation.

And balls for the baby pool.
Oh, and a sandbox.

[lupincat]

A push and ride toy. DS1 got a Thomas one for his first birthday and he still uses it every day and he's almost 3.

Play piano, stacking blocks, DS2 loves to push cars/trains, a tunnel, play tent.

But truthfully their favorite thing to do is climb all over me like a jungle gym. It's totally my fave *eye twitch*

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May 30, 2018 18:37:07 GMT -6 thechickencoop said:

Holy moly.

Anyway, I was just actually watching videos of DS1 when he was 1 to 16 months over 2013 summer. They're all of him with sidewalk chalk and his baby pool so maybe some things to consider too depending on your outdoor situation.

And balls for the baby pool.
Oh, and a sandbox.

Our backyard leaves a lot of be desired, unfortunately. I think I’m still getting him a water table though. And I can’t believe they are going to be 1 so soon!

[thechickencoop]

May 30, 2018 19:52:36 GMT -6 @easilyunamused said:

May 30, 2018 18:37:07 GMT -6 thechickencoop said:

Holy moly.

Anyway, I was just actually watching videos of DS1 when he was 1 to 16 months over 2013 summer. They're all of him with sidewalk chalk and his baby pool so maybe some things to consider too depending on your outdoor situation.

And balls for the baby pool.
Oh, and a sandbox.

Our backyard leaves a lot of be desired, unfortunately. I think I’m still getting him a water table though. And I can’t believe they are going to be 1 so soon!

Ah! Yes, a water table. Huge hit. DS1 used that aaaaalllll the time when he was 1-3.

[piratecat]

I have a brand new 1 YO but here are some things he likes right now. Some of these he has liked for a little while though.

- Melissa & Doug hide & seek farm thing
- wagon/walker (he doesn't use it as a walker but he likes to put stuff in and out of it and ride in it)
- blocks
- balls (he just got these spiky bouncy balls that are easy to grab)
- pull-along toy
- WheelyBUG (he just got this and he doesn't really know how to ride it quite yet)

When we were at the IL's he loved playing with the tea set so I think I'm going to get him one.

[piratecat]

May 30, 2018 19:31:09 GMT -6 lupincat said:

A push and ride toy. DS1 got a Thomas one for his first birthday and he still uses it every day and he's almost 3.

Play piano, stacking blocks, DS2 loves to push cars/trains, a tunnel, play tent.

But truthfully their favorite thing to do is climb all over me like a jungle gym. It's totally my fave *eye twitch*

J's favorite toy/activity is probably ripping Kleenex into tiny pieces... 

[piratecat]

May 30, 2018 18:34:40 GMT -6 thechickencoop said:

Mega bloks
Play kitchen
Play tool bench
Little people
Crayons
Giant pads of paper
Stickers

Do 1YOs have the coordination for stickers?

[thechickencoop]

May 31, 2018 6:33:09 GMT -6 piratecat said:

May 30, 2018 18:34:40 GMT -6 thechickencoop said:

Mega bloks
Play kitchen
Play tool bench
Little people
Crayons
Giant pads of paper
Stickers

Do 1YOs have the coordination for stickers?

🤷 I don't remember! Lol. I know DS1 was wwaaaaayyyy into stickers for the longest time. But maybe he was closer to 18 mo or 2?

[piratecat]

May 31, 2018 7:01:21 GMT -6 thechickencoop said:

May 31, 2018 6:33:09 GMT -6 piratecat said:

Do 1YOs have the coordination for stickers?

🤷 I don't remember! Lol. I know DS1 was wwaaaaayyyy into stickers for the longest time. But maybe he was closer to 18 mo or 2?

Or maybe mine is extra clumsy! 

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May 31, 2018 7:08:21 GMT -6 piratecat said:

May 31, 2018 7:01:21 GMT -6 thechickencoop said:

🤷 I don't remember! Lol. I know DS1 was wwaaaaayyyy into stickers for the longest time. But maybe he was closer to 18 mo or 2?

Or maybe mine is extra clumsy! 

Yeah I’ll leave stickers until he’s a little older. Lol he’s only 10 months and every single thing still goes into his mouth.

[cmb]

Get a train table and stash it until Christmas (they get able to use them closer to 18 months). Ours had it for a really good price along with whatever wooden trains they had remaining

[moutonrouge]

DD really enjoys sorting things, and taking things in and out of containers. She's got the IKEA play kitchen, and at 15 months she's maybe really pretend playing with it. She'll rub her hands under the faucet in the sink, put pans on the stove burners, stuff like that. But she still enjoys putting things in the cupboards, taking them back out, and on and on. She also has a ball pit from my brother - she likes to throw balls at us, and put them back, climb in and out herself, etc.

These are the things she plays with most days:
Bead maze toy
Sorting/stacking toy
Cell phone (it's quiet)

She also has fun with her water table - we set it up around her birthday, but she would've enjoyed it sooner had it been warm enough. The one we have is overkill in terms of size but I wanted the umbrella. Water table

She looooves books that make noise, and touch-and-feel books. These are few favorites:
I Love Music
Noisy Farm
Polar Bear, Polar Bear

[moutonrouge]

DDs real favorite toy was this remote. It was tragically taken home by another child after a weekend trip. We're all mourning the loss. /sarcasm

Evil remote (a gift from Grandma, of course)

And her true favorite toys/activities are playing in the dog's water bowl and the removable shelves from our cabinets.

[thechickencoop]

Oh! Stacking cups. Definitely. Things to stack/knock down are always the best.

[piratecat]

May 31, 2018 7:43:03 GMT -6 thechickencoop said:

Oh! Stacking cups. Definitely. Things to stack/knock down are always the best.

Yea J's played with stacking cups pretty much every day since Christmas (7 months).

[piratecat]

May 31, 2018 7:35:37 GMT -6 moutonrouge said:

DD really enjoys sorting things, and taking things in and out of containers. She's got the IKEA play kitchen, and at 15 months she's maybe really pretend playing with it. She'll rub her hands under the faucet in the sink, put pans on the stove burners, stuff like that. But she still enjoys putting things in the cupboards, taking them back out, and on and on. She also has a ball pit from my brother - she likes to throw balls at us, and put them back, climb in and out herself, etc.

These are the things she plays with most days:
Bead maze toy
Sorting/stacking toy
Cell phone (it's quiet)

She also has fun with her water table - we set it up around her birthday, but she would've enjoyed it sooner had it been warm enough. The one we have is overkill in terms of size but I wanted the umbrella. Water table

She looooves books that make noise, and touch-and-feel books. These are few favorites:
I Love Music
Noisy Farm
Polar Bear, Polar Bear

Ooh, I like the Polar Bear book. We have a bunch of Eric Carle books he likes but I didn't know there was one with noise.

[piratecat]

What I really want is a cell phone toy that doesn't make any noise at all. Bonus points if it's made of wood.

[piratecat]

May 31, 2018 9:29:17 GMT -6 piratecat said:

What I really want is a cell phone toy that doesn't make any noise at all. Bonus points if it's made of wood.

Quoting myself to say I found this one (you know, by searching wood cell phone toy).

[piratecat]

I also found this which is adorable for when they're a little older, but I think I can ask my H to make one.

[piratecat]

I also found this which is adorable for when they're a little older, but I think I can ask my H to make one.

[moutonrouge]

May 31, 2018 11:46:00 GMT -6 piratecat said:

I also found this which is adorable for when they're a little older, but I think I can ask my H to make one.

This reminds me, DD was really into a friend's etch-a-sketch recently. I bought her a basic one (without the little circular stamp things that she could swallow) and of course she doesn't really care for it. Oh well. 

[piratecat]

May 31, 2018 11:54:54 GMT -6 moutonrouge said:

May 31, 2018 11:46:00 GMT -6 piratecat said:

I also found this which is adorable for when they're a little older, but I think I can ask my H to make one.

This reminds me, DD was really into a friend's etch-a-sketch recently. I bought her a basic one (without the little circular stamp things that she could swallow) and of course she doesn't really care for it. Oh well. 

Babies are jerks. But I'm adding that to my list. 

[ttcbabyj]

DD loves her wooden activity cube. She used to play with it standing up, but now she understands you can get on top of items. So it’s like a whole new toy.

[moutonrouge]

May 31, 2018 13:09:50 GMT -6 piratecat said:

May 31, 2018 11:54:54 GMT -6 moutonrouge said:

This reminds me, DD was really into a friend's etch-a-sketch recently. I bought her a basic one (without the little circular stamp things that she could swallow) and of course she doesn't really care for it. Oh well. 

Babies are jerks. But I'm adding that to my list. 

Wait, not an etch-a-sketch - magna doodle! This explains why I couldn't find what I wanted on Amazon 😂

[piratecat]

May 31, 2018 16:22:52 GMT -6 moutonrouge said:

May 31, 2018 13:09:50 GMT -6 piratecat said:

Babies are jerks. But I'm adding that to my list. 

Wait, not an etch-a-sketch - magna doodle! This explains why I couldn't find what I wanted on Amazon 😂

Yea I searched for etchasketch and scratched my head a little bit magna doodles also showed up so I figured that’s what you meant. Or everyone else’s 1 YOs are way more advanced than mine. 😂

[piratecat]

J also really likes the M & D stacking train.

[piratecat]

Can anyone recommend good toys to bring with you when you are out and about? Bonus points if it can be suctioned cupped to a surface or tethered (otherwise it'll get thrown onto the floor in less than 2 minutes). I was looking at pipSquigz.