When do you need toys for the baby?
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 at
6:01 pm
Hi. I’m 33 weeks along with my first, and while picking up some stuff at the store today, it occurred to me- when do you need baby toys? I read in the nursing book that, for the first couple months, the baby can only see a couple feet away… I mean, there are little hanging toys on the "infant swing" we’ve got, and a mobile for the crib. What else do I need, and when? Thank you so much!
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"When do you need toys for the baby?"
Never? LOL. Just kidding, but really – my 2-year-old still finds non-toy items more fascinating than actual toys, even though she has loads and loads of stuff to play with. Not something I would invest in heavily. Check out garage sales and second-hand stores for very gently used items, and don’t spend a lot if you buy things brand new. It is just not worth it. When my oldest daughter was 9 or 10 months old her favorite thing ever was this silly plastic tube my mom had lying around – it held a large spool of thread she used for one of her many sewing machines (she’s a seamstress). She wouldn’t put it down whenever we would visit.
Best of luck!
My baby is seven months old and he plays with his toys. I always thought from the start that I need to have toys for him. So we always seem to be buying toys for him. But lately we decided not to buy toys baby’s like anything. His grandma gave him a paper towel roll and he plays with that more then he does toys. So I would say you really do not need to have alot of toys because babies play with anything they can find. So stick with the cheap stuff you have around your house.
As soon as possible. But remember to get age appropriate toys and always be on the look out for small objects from the toy or small toys that could be choking hazards.
Babies are stimulated by their environment and toys are their to provide them that initial stimulation.
At this age plush animals are great. Plush and colorful stacking blocks, a security blanket which is a doll or puppet with a little extended extra cloth. Babies get used to it and it helps them sleep.