A simple Toy, happy mum and happy bub

19 Comments

I have been hit with a terrible cold in the last few days that I couldn’t take the 10 months old out. Today I had been thinking how to entertain her as she seems to lose interest in her toys very quickly. Then I had an idea, I had few empty plastic bottles which I half filled with different items such as rice, cereals, pasta etc. Closed the lids tightly and gave them to her to play. She was delighted with the noise the bottles made and happily played with them for a long time. We both sat down and roll the bottles to each other’s and had fun together.

Posted anonymously, 30th June 2015

19 Comments

- - mom81879 said
  - 25 Sep 2015
    8:11 am
It is often the simple things that our kids love, mostly it’s just to spend time with us. Mine have hours of fun with empty cardboard boxes

- - dannsbuild said
  - 07 Sep 2015
    12:23 am
Yes really simple things can make really good toys.

- - mom57522 said
  - 27 Jul 2015
    7:58 pm
Kids love the simple things!

- - EllenG89 said
  - 10 Jul 2015
    7:31 am
how gorgeous! Simple, inexpensive and fun. Great idea!

- - mom103936 said
  - 08 Jul 2015
    1:42 pm
Oh i love how kids love the simplest of toys. I find the simplest of things seem to please toddlers not all these epensive toys.

- - rebekah.bone said
  - 07 Jul 2015
    7:38 am
My boy plays with our clothes basket for hours! Haha.
He likes to put it over him, have a sheet covering and pretends to be a ghost

- - Lillys-mummy said
  - 06 Jul 2015
    10:34 am
Such a fantastic idea, I’ll be doing this for sure.thanks for sharing

- - mia's mummy said
  - 02 Jul 2015
    10:38 pm
What a fantastic idea, will be making a bottle filled with rice tomorrow for my little one.

- - mom121707 said
  - 02 Jul 2015
    9:50 pm
Well done! What a wonderful resourceful mother your daughter has!

- - mom94125 said
  - 02 Jul 2015
    9:17 pm
I found that bubble wrap amuses the heck out of the littlies
- mom93821 replied
  
  03 Jul 2015 , 6:16 am
  LOL! I love bubble wrap! A great stress reliever!
- - mom93821 said
  - 02 Jul 2015
    6:49 am
This is always a wonderful and cheap ‘toy’ for kids and it gives kids loads of fun! Good on you!

- - mom56312 said
  - 01 Jul 2015
    6:58 pm
my kids love empty boxes they can keep them busy for hours.

- - mom94125 said
  - 01 Jul 2015
    5:15 pm
yes even milo tins or pringles tubes.

- - mom90758 said
  - 01 Jul 2015
    2:03 pm
Kids don’t need much to be entertained. And making sounds is always fun! Well done!!

- - lepumpkinhead said
  - 01 Jul 2015
    11:46 am
What a great idea, I nearly forgot the simple toy trick (in all honesty my daughter is now 9) I will have to do this on the weekend for the little 16 month old guy!

- - BellaB said
  - 01 Jul 2015
    9:48 am
Simple things can make really great toys.

- - mum4107 said
  - 01 Jul 2015
    5:47 am
Great idea. Babies and toddlers love noise. I hope you get better soon

- - mom69407 said
  - 01 Jul 2015
    4:32 am
Sometimes it’s the simplest things that keep babies and toddlers happy. I remember the favourite ‘toy’ at nanas house was the Tupperware. My mum would put out a selection of her vast cupboard of Tupperware and it amused the kids for ages.