Toys r us,who needs them  

When i was a child a large box appeared in my Fathers cellar,and I fell in love with that box,to me it was a caravan,and I was going to live in it ,and decorate it all out inside lol,but re the cornmeal..my grandson likes to play with some pasta shells,he doesnt put them into his mouth,we watch him carefully though.It is very true about the things that the little ones play with ,and the boxes are always a very big favourite.

Wooden spoons and spatulsa seem to have a great fascination for little ones,and they are harmless things for them to play with too.No matter which child you seem to look at they always seem to have favourite little things around the house that they love to play with.

I suppose the motto has to be s long as they are out of harms way,and keeping themselves entertained then that is all ok.The saucepans are fine,but mine tends to lob the saucepan lol and it smacks down on the tiles and makes a dar awful racket,but in the name of entertainment I can put up with it!I cant quite see the fascination in potatoes lol..maybe he is a budding chip shop owner..

You'd be astonished the fun that's to be had with a box of potatoes! You can lob them, and if you lob them out the front door at the right angle you can get them to roll down the hill and make Mummy yell curses.

Sounds a little like crown green bowling to me,Does your child have a ipe in his mouth when he rolls the potatoes?

I've no idea what an IPE is I'm afraid.

My elder son is actually very good at bowls. He had some classes when my Dad played and was apparantly a natural. Must be a family gene

Just a hitch to see if you were concentrating rofl...I meant a pipe!!.you remember the chap with the surname of Bryant...he used to play bowls and smoke a pipe as he didi so..didi so??..omg..

This have to have the latest game etc is a bit of nonsense,the amount of money that we have ever wasted buying them the latest gadget,to visit and find that its been cast aside!!and the latest gadgets are most often the most exoensive ones too!!I think the most precious toy you can give your child is your time...a child who has a lot of input from their parents is in the whole a well balanced child.

I think thats the golden rule Che,as long as they are well out of harms way and having some fun,then thats fine!and keeping them busy is half of the battle these days.

Yes i agree with you,a child can derive a lot of pleasure from playing with a box,or some kitchen bits and pieces..as much as from playing with the latest toys on the market,which are often bought and then used for a day or two and just shlved in favour of someting much simpler.A box can be so many things in the eyes of a child.

The reality toys are pretty good as they do have educational benefits,they help to teach the child the ways that certain things happenThe toy kitchens are great fun,and if the children are supervised then thats even better as they can go baking!..ours had a laundry set when they were kids,the ironing board,and iron,the laundry rack etc,and they played for ages with them.