7 posts tagged “toys”
I really wanted to buy a hand puppet for Zahraa..(as i love them myself..ahaks) The one day I found one!!!! (and its cheap.. yeah.. kat one utama) Zahraa loves Mr Dolphin... she always tries to hug him everytime we played with it.....
I was online window shopping with my Mye the other day... (even at different parts of the country,we are still able to shop together!! ahaks, thanks to technology) and we found some cute stiff for kids.. there are some I think really cute......
Remember the oter day i wrote about toys?? and I mention my office gave Zahraa a set of toys. So here's the picture. Thank you PDCC.. and oh, abah's office had something for Zahraa too!!! Rm 150 Jusco boucher (more like for mommy, huh..) thanks Intel!!
We are still home alone!! It was a boring Saturday last weekend...Zahraa seems to be cranky...At first I wonder why.. I gave all her needs but still..she seems to be agitated. At last I thought maybe she gets bored being in the house with me...(boring!! Mummy kept doing housework and doesn't play with her..) So, on Sunday, I get up early to get all the things done in the house. Then I get both of us ready... I got her stuff and stroller as well..
I cant wait for our little Zahraa to grab things and rattle her toys on her own. There are so many things she could explore from the moment she knows how to grab things. I started practicing her to hold tiny things at the moment. And last Saturday she pull my hair!!! Ok, fine.. maybe thats one thing I don't have to teach. For now, her father likes to read books to her. I guess..we are looking forward to stimulate her and teach her about so many things in the world... I'll teach her what toys r us is for a start..hahahahahah
Lightweight rattles: Babies love making noise. Give him a rattle and watch him shake it up. Put on music with a strong beat so he can accompany it — babies this age generally love music and are just learning to appreciate rhythm. Some rattles are clear, letting your baby in on what's making all that cool noise.
Activity bars: These are bars hung with dangling, squeaky, tuggable plastic toys that fit across an infant seat, car seat, or stroller. This means that on long car trips or stroller rides, your baby can divert himself by exploring all the interesting noisy, grippable objects in front of him.
Soft stuffed animals: This is the age at which many children begin forming an attachment to a plush animal. Key criteria include soft and cuddly. You don't want anything with wire ears or tail that could poke through the fabric and hurt your child. You do want dolls and animals with stitched-on features. Soft toys with plastic eyes and mouth are potential choking hazards. Also off-limits are features such as bells, buttons, ribbons, and yarn that your baby can yank off and stuff into his mouth.
Squeaky rubber toys: Anything a baby can grip and squeak is usually popular with this age group. These toys are perfect for the tub. Expect to hear these squeaks — and your baby's happy squeals — often.
Board books: Reading to a child at any age will pay off. And board books can withstand mouthing, drooling, and most other forms of baby love. Listening to your voice helps your baby develop an ear for the cadence of language. And varying the pitch of your voice using accents, singing, and vocalizing will make reading together much more interesting to your child.
Colorful teething rings: There's nothing like gnawing on a soft plastic ring when your gums are sore. Store teethers in the refrigerator to provide cold relief when your baby needs it. Avoid putting them in the freezer. Neither the teether nor your baby's mouth is designed to withstand freezing temperatures.
Activity quilts and playmats: These quilts can smooth a journey with your baby, whether you're going across the street or across the country. Spread one on the floor and your baby has a clean, familiar surface to play on wherever you go. Hooks sewn along the side mean you can attach his favorite toys and bring them, too.
This is the continuation from the previous post....
Toys again. Before this, I always told my sister that she is buying too much toys for her kids...they had plenty already. Now I know why.. toys nowadays are so interesting..there are wide range of toys and the most famous I guess at the moment are those educational or developmental toys. Kids today are so lucky.. the only toy I had when I was a kid was just a set of lego.. thats it and i've been playing with it untill I am old enough to put away toys.. (actually I stop playing because they are lost-stolen during my sister's wedding) Toys today dont only attract kids.. but moms too!!!
Hmm.. there are so many types, price range and brands in the market. Before this I found toys are so expensive. It seems only rich parents could buy their kids toys. However, what I notice lately is that actually there are variety to choose from. Sometimes there are toys of the same concept and almost likely, but different in price. Price are mostly determined by brand, or where the brand is from, such as Uk, US or Japan. So, no harm.. just choose what we like and what we could afford.. for me, so far.. (I havent been buying much.. still) I took time comparing differences of the toys and the different in price.. (Abang,, this is why i took so long every time we went shopping)
Toys for infant
Fisher price - I think they are the most expensive.. but their toys are cools, and hard to compete
Playskool - They are way cheaper than fisher price and they offer almost the same toys with them
Tomy - Not much here in Malaysia I guess, but the price is ok, cheaper than others
Lamaze - great toys, and price quite reasonable. They offer brilliant developmental toys
Simple dimple - Cheap, still great toys. They have a good copy cat of other brands toys
Sassy - Great toys as well, affordable price. Toys has similar concept with others
K's Kids - Great range of toys. Almost like Lamaze. Price is also ok..
Leapfrog - Expensive toys. But they offer developmental toys that stress on early learning
Tiny Love - Same range as K's Kids and sassy
Bruin - Quite new in the market. They are more affordable with more reasonable price. However, the colour and material for toys of this brand are quite odd. I still dont get why. Will try to find out..
There are many more brands out there however, the above are just few from them. By the way, I am writing just about toys for infant..as Zahraa is still a little baby of course.
Seems like things lately are all about Zahraa, huh...shopping also turns aways from my stuffs.. its all about her stuffs nowadays... so this is what being a mother is like... putting her child before her own.. even shopping!!!!!
p/s: have you all read shopaholic and baby?? I did..in the hospital ward.. this new series is still amazing..
As usual, my office will get gifts for newborns of PDCC. And normally I was the one given the task to get gifts for them.. I mean, to choose and to buy.. :D (its a great task, isnt it?? I get to shop!! Yeah!!!!) So the story i'm telling here is about yesterday, when I was asked to get 3 presents, one for Karina, one for Manna (counting days) and one for me!! As the 'getting the present' person, I got to choose what I want for my baby..that is great.. ahaks... Normally we get baby hamper for the newborns, but I had delivered months ago, and Karina delivered 2 weeks ago. This means, a hamper would be outdated already. Then a colleague of mine suggested to get some stuffs from toy r us or jusco...to find something else rather than hamper...maybe toys!!!!
So off we went, me, Kak Mimi and Wani..doing the gift hunting. I have never noticed all those interesting toys before this...and yesterday I've got to notice them.. We were all excited yesterday, seems like we like everything!!!! We got to shop big things without using our own money.. ahaks.. hikhikhik... Then at last we decide on all three presents...a bouncer for Manna, its turqoise blue velvet cover, a 6 in 1 - Tomy Disney Baby Walker to Rider set, and a 6 in 1 Tomy Disney Baby Gym to trolley for me.. I'll insert picture later ok.. These presents are huge, we had difficult time carrying them to the car. Thank goodness they could fit in kak Mimi's Kelisa...
Hmm.. it was a great shopping day ....(still thinking of some of other interesting toys I've tried)....to be continued
