Baby Toys You Already Own
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Having a baby means registering for half the baby super store (and getting a quarter of it, if you’re lucky!) and filling every available space in your home with baby gear. Suddenly you find that that extra end table isn’t as important as a baby swing, and a baby bouncer replaces the extra wing chair in the living room. Even the dog bed might get put in a less than prime location to make room for some sort of baby gizmo or apparatus.
So when it comes to baby toys, more is better, right? Wrong! In fact, you already own many things that have the potential to be baby toys. Many items that you probably already have in your kitchen can be made toys – just make sure they are clean and in good shape with no loose pieces or sharp edges. Got some plastic Tupperware containers? Those make great play things for babies and toddlers – they’ll spend hours stacking them, putting one in the other and running around the room with them. Wooden spoons? Those can be drumsticks to use on all those plastic containers. Plastic measuring cups are fun to play with as well – kids can put one in the other, or put them in and take them out of the plastic containers. And pots and pans make the best toys of all, although if you’re prone to headaches or having company over, you might want to refrain from letting your little one bang on the pots and pans for too long. On the other hand, that just might be a good way to get rid of guests who have overstayed their welcome.
Look around your house – I’m sure you will find plenty of safe things that can be used as baby toys. Of course, using knick knacks from around the house doesn’t completely replace the need for toys – there are many learning toys on the market that babies’ developing brains can greatly benefit from.
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