Comments on: Creative Toys

By: Susanne

Susanne — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:14:12 +0000

Great Ideas Aunt Val! I remember the picture book that my mom made me of the zoo. I also have pictures of me playing in a huge cardboard box. I think I will have to do that for Cooper too!
Love ya!

By: Aunt Val

Aunt Val — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:20:30 +0000

I thought of another homemade thing that your mom and I both did. In fact, I gave Lindsay’s hers for her wedding shower. Buy inexpensive filler pages for photo albums. The ones that have the clear plastic and your place pics on the sticky part and cover them with the plastic. You take those and cut them across in half. You place pictures of family, Santa, places, things, his room, whatever you like, in them. Tie a ribbon thru the holes for the rings. Then you have a little book to go thru with him as he practices everyones names and recognition. Every kid loves boxes!! You can get them free at the grocery store or appliance store. Get one big enough he can crawl into and play. And plasticware such as measuring cups and spoons and containers, wooden spoons… they love to ‘beat’ on them. If you don’t have any old ones, pick them up at the dollar store. xoxo

By: Aunt Val

Aunt Val — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:18:11 +0000

Hi Sweetie! I hope this find you feeling well! Your mom made you girls toys out of wooden tinker toy sets. They come with instruction books. You can make a few different toys, then we he gets bored with them you can take them apart and make something different. How about making some bean bag friends, you can make animals or people. Not to mention he can toss them around. All you need is some scrap fabric, (old jeans, shirts, towels) dry beans or rice and thread. Those are just two that quickly came to my mind. When I come up with something else, I’ll let you know. I love you! xoxo