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amother

Wed, Jun 26 2024, 10:51 pm

My just turned one year old is a very active and smart child. She gets bored very fast from her toys. Any recommendations for age appropriate toys that would keep her entertained for more than five minutes?

amother

Puce

Wed, Jun 26 2024, 10:59 pm

Play kitchen is the classic toy for a. One year old

snooper86

Wed, Jun 26 2024, 11:00 pm

Check out Lovevery open ended toys where she has to use her imagination etc.

bestme

Wed, Jun 26 2024, 11:01 pm

Ball run.

One year old kids dont stay focused on a toy for too long.

mushkamothers

Wed, Jun 26 2024, 11:09 pm

snooper86 wrote:

Check out Lovevery open ended toys where she has to use her imagination etc.

Lovevery's toys are CLOSE ended especially for this age and have specific "correct" (or "incorrect") ways to use them. They're skill-based not imaginative.

amother

Yarrow

Thu, Jun 27 2024, 12:09 am

Whatever you do, NOT kinetic sand. Not a good Shidduch. My 2.5 year old loves it though and uses very appropriately.

amother

Yarrow

Thu, Jun 27 2024, 12:14 am

Doll in stroller. Depends on the kid, my older daughter didn't care much for it at that age, but my 1.5 year old LOVES pushing and taking care of her doll.
Big Lego she can so.etimes play with for a little while.
Little sitting scooter that can use in the house.

It's quite age appropriate though to have a very short attention span at that age.

amother

Dimgray

Thu, Jun 27 2024, 12:18 am

I would get a few close ended and a few open ended toys and rotate.
Open ended
Doll stroller clothing baby gear
Magna tiles
blocks
Play doh
Pegs
Kitchen food pots and utensils shopping cart
Menchies

Close ended
Puzzles that you put the piece in the right spot not like 2 pieces connected although if she’s smart she might be able to do that as well
Shape sorter
Egg matching
The activity books like the felt ones

Books are also great.

amother

Linen

Thu, Jun 27 2024, 12:55 am

Doll and toy bottle and toy brush
Toy stroller
Toy kitchen and fake food
Chunky Toy cars, trucks, buses
Balls of various sizes (not choking size though)
Board books
Ball run
Blocks
Mega blocks
Pop up Toy
Riding Toy
Something you press that spins
Shape sorter
Anything with a mirror
Peg board
Toy playground with little people
Magnates
Toy farm house and animals
Magnet board
Puppets

amother

Teal

Thu, Jun 27 2024, 6:12 pm

All the above plus ask what your kid like the most. At that age, the favorite toy of my boy was a real heavy volturno coffee maker that he "stole" from the kitchen, and ten kedem grapes juice bottle empty and clean (thick durable plastic and a big lid were the key there).
I understood he liked threads, and I got him some set of screws and threads and he was amused! Keep an open eye and try with homemade equivalent toys before purchasing any new thing, so you will know what is a winner in advance.

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