Favorite Toys/Books

[aydee]

So what are our Aug15 babies loving to play with lately? Any fun toys or good books you've found?

[aydee]

Abigail loves the book Dear Zoo: www.amazon.com/Dear-Zoo-Lift---Flap-Book/dp/141694737X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473391806&sr=8-1&keywords=dear+zoo

She'll bring it to us with a huge smile and ask us to read it over and over. She opens the flaps on each page. She also loves to roar like a lion when we get to that page and will also hiss like a snake. If you don't own this book I feel like it's a must have at this age. So cute!

She's also really enjoying push toys that she can walk behind. One of her other favorite activities is climbing into a little toddler size chair. She's so proud of herself sitting in it!

[Deleted]

Ds is obsessed with this

VTech Drop and Go Dump Truck www.amazon.com/dp/B00Y53V7XM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_WYO0xbSB2ADDF

[ampaints]

This train. I love and loath this thing. It's time to chug, chug, chug along in a learning adventure!

www.amazon.com/VTech-Sit-to-Stand-Ultimate-Alphabet-Train/dp/B00ZCZU71U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1473418982&sr=8-2&keywords=vtech+sit+to+stand+alphabet+train

[2dumbdogs]

Tupperware? The tv remote? Cabinet doors?

[2dumbdogs]

Oh and I forgot the water in the toilet.

[th3stryck3r]

Cabinet doors and remotes are huge favorites here too.

[th3stryck3r]

Also, I have a basket that I keep a lot of her toys in. She loves to take half of them out and then climb in.

As far as actual toys, she absolutely loves this turtle shape sorter/stacker: www.google.com/shopping/product/1761019261232339996?lsf=seller:6382239,store:2640571004590624298&prds=oid:16248409556915999814&q=turtle+shape+sorter&hl=en-us&ei=mp7SV97oI8eTmQHbyYKYBQ&lsft=gclid:CjwKEAjwu8m-BRDM8KTcjdj8qy0SJACdjSZpyJo_VIakKEi9ks-CcBmptUQox_8Y66ruof_wyiqgeRoCmGLw_wcB It doesn't do anything- no noises. But she will run to it and start putting the blocks in it and on top of it.

[mommabakes]

Basically he just like dumping everything out, toys from bins, Tupperware lids/containers, food from the pantry, etc.

As far as actual toys, he really like his sister's play kitchen, his kazoo, and all of our Little People toys.

As far as books, he likes the touchy feely type books. Matthew Van Fleet is a favourite author.

[thewop]

B really likes this Chomp book. It's super simple, but he smiles and giggles like crazy.
www.amazon.com/Chomp-Heather-Brown/dp/1449410162/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1473425375&sr=8-2&keywords=chomp+book

As far as toys, he likes little cars to roll around on the floor, nesting cups, his rubber ducky, and the shapes bucket.
www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Brilliant-Basics-Babys-Blocks/dp/B0089W1IGG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1473425494&sr=8-3&keywords=shapes+bucket

And the food in the cupboards. And any of his sister's toys.

[RandomName]

DS loves to play with DDs kitchen. He loves the toy vegatables and using the 'stove'.

He's obsessed with little people toys. He carries them everywhere.

He also loves big duplex blocks. Him and DD build all the time.

[tuscanlatte]

Big time on the remote. But a toy remote would never do haha.

She is obsessed with this:
www.walmart.ca/en/ip/leapfrog-my-pal-violet-english-version/6000016932853?rrid=richrelevance

You program it with your kids name and it talks and sings "hi lily! Let's sing a song about lily! L-I-L-j-A!" Lol she loooooves it.

She seems to enjoy the hot wheels we have around too.

[shellyr]

C loves Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton.

[noname]

We don't have any of the Little People toys, maybe we should get them. Or not. We have too many toys.

DD2 is only interested in DD1's toys or non-toy items. They play with the kitchen all the time. We also have one of those things they climb and slide down. DD2 has recently figured out she can go up and down all by herself, sometimes more gracefully than others. The slide goes into the ball pit and they spend a ton of time in there too.

I love the Dear Zoo book aydee! It was one of DD1's favorites. DD2 isn't that into books yet; she's around when I read to DD1 but just wants to try to rip the pages out.

[RandomName]

Sept 9, 2016 8:11:20 GMT -5 tuscanlatte said:

Big time on the remote. But a toy remote would never do haha.

She is obsessed with this:
www.walmart.ca/en/ip/leapfrog-my-pal-violet-english-version/6000016932853?rrid=richrelevance

You program it with your kids name and it talks and sings "hi lily! Let's sing a song about lily! L-I-L-j-A!" Lol she loooooves it.

She seems to enjoy the hot wheels we have around too.

All this time I thought YDs name was Lily-a. I'm awful. So it's Lily. (Spelled for pronouncing)

[aydee]

Sept 9, 2016 11:10:02 GMT -5 RandomName said:

Sept 9, 2016 8:11:20 GMT -5 tuscanlatte said:

Big time on the remote. But a toy remote would never do haha.

She is obsessed with this:
www.walmart.ca/en/ip/leapfrog-my-pal-violet-english-version/6000016932853?rrid=richrelevance

You program it with your kids name and it talks and sings "hi lily! Let's sing a song about lily! L-I-L-j-A!" Lol she loooooves it.

She seems to enjoy the hot wheels we have around too.

All this time I thought YDs name was Lily-a. I'm awful. So it's Lily. (Spelled for pronouncing)

Well I thought it was it was pronounced Lil-ya all this time, lol. Thanks to this thread now I'm finally going to be saying it right in my head when I see it written!

[tuscanlatte]

Sept 9, 2016 11:10:02 GMT -5 RandomName said:

Sept 9, 2016 8:11:20 GMT -5 tuscanlatte said:

Big time on the remote. But a toy remote would never do haha.

She is obsessed with this:
www.walmart.ca/en/ip/leapfrog-my-pal-violet-english-version/6000016932853?rrid=richrelevance

You program it with your kids name and it talks and sings "hi lily! Let's sing a song about lily! L-I-L-j-A!" Lol she loooooves it.

She seems to enjoy the hot wheels we have around too.

All this time I thought YDs name was Lily-a. I'm awful. So it's Lily. (Spelled for pronouncing)

Not awful at all! Haha. It's Lilja (pronounced Lilya) but the puppy didn't have that as an option. Lily is a nickname (Lilja means lily anyway) so we just went with that haha. Although it will spell he whole thing correctly because you input spelling, the pronounced names are from a preset list.

So basically you were right haha the puppy is wrong

[aydee]

Sept 9, 2016 8:34:06 GMT -5 shellyr said:

C loves Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton.

This is also a favorite here. Abigail will now clap her hands and is learning to stomp her feet as we read the beginning. She'll also neigh for the horse, attempts to moo for the cow, and said woof as clear as day for the first time today when we got to the dog!

[aydee]

Sept 9, 2016 11:27:41 GMT -5 tuscanlatte said:

Sept 9, 2016 11:10:02 GMT -5 RandomName said:

All this time I thought YDs name was Lily-a. I'm awful. So it's Lily. (Spelled for pronouncing)

Not awful at all! Haha. It's Lilja (pronounced Lilya) but the puppy didn't have that as an option. Lily is a nickname (Lilja means lily anyway) so we just went with that haha. Although it will spell he whole thing correctly because you input spelling, the pronounced names are from a preset list.

So basically you were right haha the puppy is wrong

Okay, never mind my previous post then. I guess I was saying it right in my head all along! Glad you clarified. I was feeling kind of silly. 

[tuscanlatte]

Haha you guys got this don't worry! RandomName aydee

[shellyr]

aydee, Charlotte does the stomping and clapping and bowing too. It is the cutest. I love it!

[Laverne]

N actually pays attn to this one

[aydee]

Laverne, Mem Fox also wrote Time for Bed which is a really cute one for babies/toddlers. We used to read it every night.

And as long as I'm talking about bedtime books, The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton was another one of my kids' favorites.

[ars093s]

A loves Little Blue Truck


And Down In the Woods at Sleepytime. We read both of these many times a day.

For actual toys, she really likes this baby doll
www.amazon.com/dp/B002APFT8G/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_dp60xbJMAE67P

And this grocery set - the orange and banana are her favorites (they make good crinkly noises)
www.amazon.com/dp/B001R5VNYY/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_Ns60xb8PRBF79

She also loves hot wheels...and is somehow smuggling them home from daycare. I keep finding them in her bag and we don't actually own any.

[Laverne]

ars093s, the doll and grocery set are so spot on and adorable, I don't know why I never thought to look at amazon for toys. I am so disappointed with Walmart selection in my area. There were barely any dolls

[th3stryck3r]

shellyr, P loves Sandra Boynton books. She's most into Moo Baa La La La and Doggies. My personal fave is Hippos Go Beserk, so I've been pushing that.

[th3stryck3r]

tuscanlatte, my nephew had that singing puppy too. His name was not a pre programmed option at all (his first name is my sister and my last name) so he just had the spelled out part in the song. He still loved it!

[redandblue]

+1 for remotes, cell phones and cupboards.  M also LOVES steering wheels!  Its so cute.  This is also one of his favourites at the moment.  He is starting to figure out how to put the balls back in when they pop out.  He used to be nervous of the sound, but would keep turning it back on, but then come sit in my lap while it was running. 

[smore]

Collin loves Sandra Boynton's new book Eek! Halloween! . Favorite toy is anything that isn't a toy. The lemonade pitcher was the favorite today.

[packmomma]

W loves playing with his tub of foam blocks his favorite part definitely being the dumping of them and then climbing on top of the tub. He has a rocking horse he likes to stand on and give me a heart attack.
Anything thag he can climb on or manipulate in some way really draws him in (blocks, flip books, stairs, etc).
He loves these little highlight books our friend gave us and reads them all the time.
We love the Boynton books but our favorite book right now is "Everywhere Babies". It's a super sweet book that includes lots of pictures. It's my go to when we're in the car or somewhere he needs to be distracted for a bit.