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Comment on What are or what were your childs favorite toys around 1 years old? by ~Live~Laugh~Love~

~*Live*~*Laugh*~*Love*~ — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:28:24 +0000

Stacking cups were my sons favorite!!

Comment on What are or what were your childs favorite toys around 1 years old? by Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:02:20 +0000

Ball pit, kiddie pool, books, and the puppy. (Ok, puppy wasn’t a toy - but she had so much fun with it!)

Our neighbors got their daughter (who was just 2 months older than mine) a sand box and one of those sand & water play tables. - She had a great time with those! But I think keeping clean water in the play table ended up being a pain to the parents.

She also got a few ride on toys and singing / dancing things (like Elmo) but she wasn’t really into those until she was closer to 2.

Comment on What are or what were your childs favorite toys around 1 years old? by Marilyn

Marilyn — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:13:25 +0000

Like your kid, my niece was VERY interested in boxes, water bottles and the remote control. If he is interested in those things, he is craving that learning experience that comes from looking at the water or water droplets in the water bottle, he’s contemplating what he can do with that box, he is wondering what happens when he pushes the buttons on the remote control. I say, let him have those things because those things are GREAT for learning and growing a creative mind. The biggest plus: they are usually cheep or free!

Comment on What are some fun toys for rats you can make at home? by Me

Me — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:44:02 +0000

My rat loves tissue paper. she loves to stuff her bed with it….she also loves popsicle sticks and corks =) rats will play with almost anything….

Comment on What are or what were your childs favorite toys around 1 years old? by dmg

dmg — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:09:56 +0000

For some reason I really enjoy answering questions like this. My son just had his first birthday and got quite a haul. He really seems to be grooving on the following:

The biggest hit is probably this Melissa and Doug “pound a peg” -

He just loves it.

A soft tonka truck - can’t find a link but I am pretty sure I saw one at Target.

This “leapfrog learning pal”

It’s kind of cool, each button on the legs will do one of four things - say the letter, say the letter sound, play a song or say the color of the button. It’s not that annoying or loud and he loves it.

We are also having a lot of fun with this wooden farm puzzle:

And he’s had these cardboard blocks for a while, but it’s only recently that he’s been building with them as well as knocking them over:

They have the added advantage of having a lot of visual jokes on them, which is fun for me.

Comment on What are some fun toys for rats you can make at home? by Mandy

Mandy — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:19:39 +0000

take a toilet paper or paper towel roll and fold one end put favorite treats inside and fold the other end. take an old shoe lace or string and hang from the tops or side of the cage. also you can take old dish towels and use paper clips to make hammocks. also you can put small boxes in there for them to sleep and play in. you could get strips of cloth and braid together to make ropes and tie them to the bars of the cage, rats love to climb

Comment on What are some fun toys for rats you can make at home? by LYNDA

LYNDA — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:21:37 +0000

i spend so much money on toys and they dont even play with them lol what i do for my rattys is make a hammock out of a old t-shirt they love it and when they chew it all up i put a new one up and its so cute when they lay down in it my rattys are fattys so all u see is a droop !! also they like cat wands its a long rod with feathers on it they chase it but cant get it cuz u pull it away and its good excerise for them have fun play around with things around ur home ….good luck

Comment on What are or what were your childs favorite toys around 1 years old? by tudybug

tudybug — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:12:11 +0000

Get him any toy that requires to be pushed, like a little lawn mower
it also helps to get balance.

Comment on What are some fun toys for rats you can make at home? by Baa_Baa_Blacksheep

Baa_Baa_Blacksheep — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:38:32 +0000

If you can’t find good rodent toys for rats you can also use wooden bird toys and stuff.

Anyways…there are simple things like
toilet paper rolls which of course are usually a favorite. Also climbing logs (basically an untreated piece of wood) which will grind down nails and provide some stimulation. If its safe let them climb around on a shelf. You can buy organic dirt from a store (no chemicals or fertilizer/food) then you can build a digging box. A digging box can have added plants…but thats only if you yourself like plants. Some people use a small box while others use like…50 gal aquariums.

now more advanced stuff.
Castles and shoebox homes can be made simply by cutting holes in boxes and stacking them on top of each other. Use rolls to connect to other buildings and such.

I haven’t tried this but some of my rattery friends suggested a tube maze. Basically take some bottles (I guess 2liter would be best) and tape them together to form a clear maze.

more ideas here.

Comment on What are or what were your childs favorite toys around 1 years old? by William Munny

William Munny — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:23:25 +0000

One Word for you - BALLS

And lots of them. lol.

We had all the light up spin around whirly crap in the world and they loved the balls. lol.