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toy recommendations for 18mth old
I'm due baby no.2 in 3 weeks and would like to buy my ds who is 18mths a new toy to give him when I've had the baby.
He has a garage, cars etc and some little people toys, both of which dont really get played with anymore
He's really into books, but we have a bookcase full
I've just bought him a little tikes outdoor playcentre and sandpit
So is there anything that your lo loves that I haven't got?
Thanks
He has a garage, cars etc and some little people toys, both of which dont really get played with anymore
He's really into books, but we have a bookcase full
I've just bought him a little tikes outdoor playcentre and sandpit
So is there anything that your lo loves that I haven't got?
Thanks
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He started to really like pretend play, so I bought a tea set, kettle, iron and toaster from ELC. And a trolley with pretend tins of food. He would play for ages pretending to iron the little basket of socks that I gave him, making cups of tea (stirring, pouring the milk and water, giving it to me to pretend drink, offering a biscuit - so sweet!), picking up things to 'buy' round the house to put in his trolley - a newspaper for daddy, book for mummy etc. I know that they sell this kind of thing in ToysRUs too - probably cheaper!
A little bit after 18 months (more like 22 months, but your lo might be different), he started to get into Happlyland figures and toys from ELC. I think the best buy is the funfair set with a carousel, train, people, swing boat and ride. We have lots of this now and I really do recommend it.
And then at 2 years, he enjoys his ELC keyboard and microphone (but you may prefer to give him a quiet toy if you are having a new baby!), wooden train set and pretend kitchen. I mention these as your lo may be more advanced than mine and may like these toys at 18 months, whereas my lo had them for his 2nd birthday and Christmas (which is 3 weeks before his borthday) and wouldn't really have appreciated them much before that.
Wishing you all the best for the birth xx
The other thing is a trike with a push handle for the adult (was fantastic for my back lol) it's a great summer toy and the handle bar detaches for when they're old enough to move about on their own.
They're both great but the coupe is definitely the winner in our hse
He already has a trike, when I've taken him to playgyms that have the coupes he's not that interested. He needs help to get in it and out and he turns the steering wheel abit and then he's just not fussed!
He has duplo too but he'll play with it for about 5mins then throws it around.
In fact thinking about it, he has lots and lots of toys but hardly plays with them, I think he must have a short attention span!
I will look into the wow toys, thankyou
xx
I can't speak for other toddlers but I don't think my son could have managed this at 18mths though- we got a trike and it was something like ??18 so they don't need to be expensive, the difference was you couldn't steer from the handle bar but that didn't matter much really: if interested
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3672985/c_1/1|category_root|Nursery|14417537.htm
As I googled scuttlebugs I'll post that link too
http://www.smarterproducts.co.uk/acatalog/Scuttle-Bug.html?gclid=CKy9pMHpmKECFYYA4wod5A7UNw
Alternatively, you could get a dvd or story cd to have on while you feed the baby.
But... anytime he is on ay ride on type thing (or in baby walker when little) he could only go backwards. Just can't get the hang of going forwards so I wonder if it might be a waste of money.
Lo has a very short attention span and will only play for things a few mins at a time, except for books. He's quite info building blocks just now. But as always household stuff is much more fun than any toy I could ever give him. (hairbrush and hairdryer, my make up, pots and pans, entire contents of fridge out and then back in agian!) S x