tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post3719442727590369184..comments2009-11-06T22:07:27.778-09:00Samantha @ Mama Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898070917378988019noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-78751008475066856932009-11-06T21:36:37.018-09:002009-11-06T21:36:37.018-09:00Wonderful post. Leave the plastic for others, our kids have a world to explore!Janelle Maluendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11435671882687056165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-6347284704701527042009-09-24T00:54:48.763-08:002009-09-24T00:54:48.763-08:00Love this post, and your idea of putting things in the tupperware for him to explore... now if I can just get MIL to agree... she gives my daughter something bright, plastic, and made in china literally every time we see them. She cannot believe I won&#39;t let her watch baby Einsteins and worries that I&#39;m not &#39;stimulating&#39; her enough because I don&#39;t give her things that blink, flash, and make noise... rgh. At least I know my baby is happy (p.s. one of her favorite toys is a red washcloth... with fringe, lol).pgkcb13http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622511779554270571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-32402364746512261992009-09-23T14:16:32.381-08:002009-09-23T14:16:32.381-08:00Great ideas and a wonderful post. Plastic toys are pointless and not as good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-2721134410994378352009-09-22T11:35:51.143-08:002009-09-22T11:35:51.143-08:00Great post! My son LOVES all things water - they just excite him so much! So a tuppeware container of water is like Heaven to him. He also loves spoons and cups and socks :) I love how cheap really awesome toys areAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16483641233177919179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-72027137135879266942009-09-21T18:48:07.890-08:002009-09-21T18:48:07.890-08:00i totally agree with you! it&#39;s funny how my 2 little girls today were totally occupied with playing with an empty toilet paper roll - just rolling it around the floor together! and don&#39;t even get me started on boxes - lol!!!Jackie at 3littleoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541298375265030388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-17937328600818705782009-09-21T16:36:55.117-08:002009-09-21T16:36:55.117-08:00My son loves to take different toys and make them interact with each other- right now his stuffed dinosaur and a Micky Mouse figurine are best friends and he will act out entire stories for them! It&#39;s so fun to watch. And as messy as it is, painting is his favorite thing to do! He makes all sorts of things and then wants to tell me about them. I always ask him to &quot;tell me about it&quot; so that he can give me the story and think creatively. Great post!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207733477293637124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-81241529728902376392009-09-21T10:34:24.207-08:002009-09-21T10:34:24.207-08:00Great post! Just wanted to add that while these activities enhance a child&#39;s development, they also can help you make much needed connections with a child that is delayed.<br /><br />Lisa @<br />All That and a Box of RocksLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314802219642337134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-42006306158389891062009-09-21T08:23:44.822-08:002009-09-21T08:23:44.822-08:00i collect cardboard boxes (cereals, powdered milk, etc) and that&#39;s what my son use to build houses, cars, etc. it&#39;s a great way to develop his creative skills :)<br /><br /><a href="http://mybabyrj.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">RJ&#39;s day to day activities</a><br /><a href="http://my-blogbook.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Journal of RJ&#39;s mom</a>rj's mamahttp://my-blogbook.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-51868720275661983582009-09-21T08:21:43.442-08:002009-09-21T08:21:43.442-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714716804770338195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-19991829633643909312009-09-21T07:52:47.305-08:002009-09-21T07:52:47.305-08:00What a great post! You&#39;ve all inspired me to get creative today.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989978429429441121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-58508722432394759522009-09-21T07:30:20.638-08:002009-09-21T07:30:20.638-08:00We do a lot of this too. My number one secret weapon is water and bubbles. It does make a mess, but if you want to make them really, REALLY happy, fill the bottom of a big plastic bowl with warm water and a squirt of dish soap. When she starts to get bored with that, I&#39;ll give her some hard pasta, legos or blocks to throw in there. She could occupy herself for hours with this stuff!Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10847420234669658242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-34066425154846994812009-09-21T06:24:04.285-08:002009-09-21T06:24:04.285-08:00Mine has always been intrigued with how things work and fit together so it&#39;s been fun finding things for her to play with. She will bypass a regular baby toy and go for Tupperware containers and lids to fit on them. She likes the empty toilet paper or paper towel tube and empty boxes or cannisters from snacks. And she LOVES building with colorful blocks too.<br />It&#39;s funny tho...one thing that always seems to entertain her is an item of clothing or small towel that she can play peek a boo with and wrap around herself. It&#39;s so funny to watch her play with random things like that! And she loves &quot;folding&quot; the laundry with me too. Lately she&#39;s been into the throw pillows on the couch.<br />Recently for her first birthday party we said on her invitation &quot;no gifts necessary&quot; because we prefer to monitor what toys and how many toys she has. <br />One good idea I heard about if your baby seems to get bored of their toys from day to day:<br />Get 7 plastic &quot;tubs&quot; and label them for each day of the week. Divide all the toys evenly and get one tub out for each day. This will keep baby from getting overwhelmed with too many toys and after 6 days of not seeing a particular toy, it will seem new to them again.JiLLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00176405998671594272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-26174018421441714312009-09-21T05:10:53.418-08:002009-09-21T05:10:53.418-08:00My son just had his first birthday. We were faced with trying to figure out what to get him, because really he has enough toys. Too many perhaps! We got him a couple new toys and he played with them for a minute or so. I knew we shouldn&#39;t have wasted our money...but we HAD to get him something for his birthday!<br /><br />His favorite toys are a plastic water bottle, his Nana&#39;s key chain, or some pots and pans and a spoon. What&#39;s that phrase? KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid! :)Chandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289924382134652919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-21666262715343482772009-09-21T04:43:52.891-08:002009-09-21T04:43:52.891-08:00My daughter is currently obsessed with the box my sewing machine came in. She has been moving all our measuring cups and tupperware from their space under the sink to the box which is in the living room. Then she takes them out and puts them back, then she does it all over again. Never has she played with a toy this long!Amber Liddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08049947191143341720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-30419975815115078442009-09-21T04:03:28.392-08:002009-09-21T04:03:28.392-08:00i really like this. i always catch myself wishing that most of the plastic toys in this world would just disappear. it&#39;s junk, it&#39;s clutter, and you&#39;re right, kids get bored with it sooooo quickly and then it just takes up space. plus, they&#39;re making more toys all day every day, like the world needs more. where are they all going to go? landfills! grrr....<br /><br />oops, starting to rant.<br /><br />great post!Krystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341112847255454593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-3143054864346091052009-09-21T04:02:00.526-08:002009-09-21T04:02:00.526-08:00I have three kids (13, 5 and 2) and did the same thing with making creative toys. I agree with you that although the store bought toys are colorful and good toys they do not always allow the child to form their own creativity.Momma Michiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012705379936702519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901065607998794426.post-72196248302024785052009-09-21T02:57:02.757-08:002009-09-21T02:57:02.757-08:00I totally agree with you! I think wooden blocks are hands down the best toy a child can have. My girls never get bored playing with blocks!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15306967664545992842noreply@blogger.com