more bubby activities please

[lucyp]

Hi I looked at this thread in the search for bubby activities and whilst there are some great ideas - I need more!! Martha M had a really good one
You can also try an onion bag stuffed loosely with crinkly paper. but I wanted to ask - how do you stop them EATING the paper and the magazines suggested???
He loves paper and cellophane is a big hit - but ends up sucking them or eating them :eek:
Any non edible ideas would be greatly appreciated :)

[Ky]

Use an old clean sock and put the plastic inner from a packet of biscuits in it, tie the end - they love the crunchy noise and it is safe!

A potato chip packet with the end folded over and some spring pegs on it makes a shiny and crinkly toy that is ok to chew.

A small plastic softdrink bottle with a little water and some glittery shapes inside is great to shake and watch.

Try a little bottle with rice or macaroni in it - great noisy rattle.

Large softdrink bottle with some of the air sqeezed out and label removed - great to chew, wave about and thump on the ground.

Snaplock bag part filled with water and some pieces of cellophane and soft objects, expel the air, seal the end with electrical tape and you have a "pat-mat" for your baby - they love to watch the coloured shapes move in the water.

Toilet roll tube with a soft silky scarf in it - great for co-ordination putting it in and out and the texture it great.

Hope these help a bit!

[razzle]

Some of those ideas sound a little dangerous to me.


A potato chip packet with the end folded over and some spring pegs on it makes a shiny and crinkly toy that is ok to chew.Plastic is NEVER OK to chew. My daughter managed to tear a bit of plastic off a wrapper and almost choked on it.


Large softdrink bottle with some of the air sqeezed out and label removed - great to chew, wave about and thump on the ground. These bottles can easily split if squeezed enough and can be really sharp.

[Ky]

The bottle is only squeezed gently enough to create a surface that your little one can grab rather than it being too round for fingers to grip - not to the point where it will easily split and become sharp.

The chip packet is foil and relatively tough - this is why I say to fold the end over on itself - not once, but several times concealing the open end within the folds - before attaching the pegs.

These are toys that I have used for my kids and ALWAYS with supervision ... I am not suggesting that they are to be left alone with them - would you do that with magazine pages etc?

I have used these toys with the commendation for finding "safe, interesting and stimulating activites" for my children. I had a monthly visitor from "Parents as first teachers" in New Zealand, who (all trained in child development and safety) teach creative and inexpensive ways to entertain and aid the development of babies and young children.

Of course, with everything that is posted on a relatively public forum like this - everything is merely a suggestion and up to the parent reading it to make thier own decision as to what they are going to do.

[poshBecks]

I gave my ds an empty formula tin (cleaned) and left the scoop inside, then sealed the top. Hours of fun rolling it around and shaking it. it also encouraged ds to start crawling.

[SMBT]

If You Go To The Fisher Price Website, They A Section With Age Related Games And Activities To Play At Home. Don't Really Need Many Materials, More Verbal/action Games. Really Fantastic...hope This Helps! ;)