September 19, 2006

A mother’s tale of baby toys

Until children came into our lives, our houses are sometimes disorganized. Once children come along, the disorganization changed into clutter and a complete mess. That certainly held true for me once I had a baby. All of a sudden, my house was clean but cluttered with baby toys and items everywhere.

I couldn’t keep up with having a job and raising a child. I was content if only half of the house had baby toys scattered about. Parents spend so much time putting thought into what kind of baby toys should be purchased.

Every parent wishes their baby to have lots of educational baby toys to begin life with. I was one of them. I wanted my daughter to have nothing but educational toys. I was a big fan of her learning her colors and alphabet way before any of the other children. I didn’t think about the fact that she needed to learn how to be a child too.

Baby toys are available everywhere these days. You can shop at the expensive stores and find gently used toys at yard sales and consignment shops. It depends on how much money you want to spend for your child. I was not always able to afford to buy the brand new costly baby toys. When I was pregnant, I registered for many baby toys hoping to cut down my own costs for the future.

I was lucky enough to get most of the ones on my list. However, I also found many of my daughter’s baby toys at neighborhood yard sales. I admit, many of those toys that I managed to find were educational in some ways. I chose baby toys with bright colors and different shapes. That was important to me.

When finding baby toys or toys for any young child, it is not necessary to get educational or fun toys. Some toys should stimulate their minds and help them develop their intellectual skills. The other toys should be just for simply playing. Now that my daughter is a toddler, she no longer needs baby toys that teach the basics. I do owe some of her knowledge and early learning skills to her baby toys. However, now that she is into older toys she still does learn stuff.

For example, her kitchen set has food and dining items. She’s grasped a concept of setting a table and what foods go with what foods. She’s developed an imagination and likes to play “pretend” now as well. I adore looking at her play.

While I do credit many of her baby toys for giving her a wonderful head start, a lot has to do with what you allow your child to do. Allow them to explore and develop a creative imagination. They will thank you for it someday.


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September 14, 2006

Those Wonderful Baby Toys

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