tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168017825237251937.post2686716861840111172..comments2023-10-30T04:18:48.721-04:00Comments on our one piece life - International adoption, parenting issues and family life: I Need Your Input Please!!Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04388537361396091215noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168017825237251937.post-63889530122152482642010-09-07T13:45:27.247-04:002010-09-07T13:45:27.247-04:00as a momma of two boys (ages 2 and 3) i second all...as a momma of two boys (ages 2 and 3) i second all the suggestions of trains, cars, blocks (both wooden and lego), and any kind of stacking thing. my boys take the stacking blocks and turn them into "garages" and make roads with blocks lined up for their cars. hours of entertainment! they also love their ride on cars that they push and fill the seats (which lift up) with rocks and Jennifer Hambrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11420443352182380333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168017825237251937.post-7296845884585892742010-09-05T00:13:31.077-04:002010-09-05T00:13:31.077-04:00The book Unplugged Play is great as it has activit...The book Unplugged Play is great as it has activity ideas for toddlers through about 10 years...none of which involve batteries or electricity.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808751015980800764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168017825237251937.post-88388217468346571802010-09-03T13:59:43.393-04:002010-09-03T13:59:43.393-04:00hi there. i came across your blog today from anot...hi there. i came across your blog today from another ethiopia adoption blog.<br /><br />i wanted to comment as well. <br /><br />he is such a cutie.<br /><br />i have joined to follow your blogs as well :)Us4 Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11739127381541688361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168017825237251937.post-82314470495068317272010-09-02T21:56:00.650-04:002010-09-02T21:56:00.650-04:00I second trains. Learning to put the tracks and t...I second trains. Learning to put the tracks and train cars together and pushing them around - hours of fun in our house (even is a usable toy into the preschool years). We also love chunky legos and those foldable tents and tunnels (got ours at Target)!The Loweryshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241161697819505480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168017825237251937.post-87624944153800558212010-09-02T11:34:27.100-04:002010-09-02T11:34:27.100-04:00a few more-
Rock a by baby (he pretends to cry an...a few more-<br /><br />Rock a by baby (he pretends to cry and says "Rock a dawit, mama!"),<br /><br />Wearing silly hats and looking in the mirror<br /><br />swing (park?)<br /><br />washing dishes in the sink or bathtub (read: making a huge mess for mom to clean up later)<br /><br />mini trampoline (find one for older folks that has a hand rail to hold onto while M jumps to music)<br /Emily B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08356629496671448820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168017825237251937.post-27622235503930273602010-09-02T11:28:26.470-04:002010-09-02T11:28:26.470-04:00Dawit loves chunky puzzles (with the picture under...Dawit loves chunky puzzles (with the picture under the puzzle piece), <br />coloring with the crayola markers that only work on certain paper, kicking/throwing a ball (99 cents at walmart!), <br />playing in water (baby pool? backyard hose?), dancing, <br />pushing his shopping cart around the block,<br />small slide in our living room,<br />playing a xylophone or on our piano,<br />patty cake, Emily B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08356629496671448820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168017825237251937.post-77380978724220214602010-08-31T01:19:03.346-04:002010-08-31T01:19:03.346-04:00I would suggest anything that can be stacked/built...I would suggest anything that can be stacked/built upward at this age- great fun for a long time. Also, you could empty a couple bags of dry rice and dry beans into a container and give him a few cups to play with in there. Even at this young age my boys adored Hot Wheels cars, lining them up and driving them all over the house, and play-doh is a huge hit, always. Also different sized cups, Mollyhttp://www.lostasock.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168017825237251937.post-56082485149793183332010-08-30T22:33:41.716-04:002010-08-30T22:33:41.716-04:00play doh! I think you can make it - but I also th...play doh! I think you can make it - but I also think it's pretty cheap. Nathan also likes putting things into containers. I've also been thinking of starting water color paints with him. Nathan wasn't into coloring at all either . . . . he, too, ate the crayons! Or would pull all the paper wrappers off, or one time he separated all the broken crayons from the nice ones - that The Arteagashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881563454575076103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168017825237251937.post-43724335730626539722010-08-30T21:19:21.758-04:002010-08-30T21:19:21.758-04:00Phoenix LOVES stacking things! I bought these ...Phoenix LOVES stacking things! I bought these 'milk can' sets at an outlet (like the ones that you see at a fair they stack them and throw the ball and hit them down) he loves stacking those and legos! He also LOVES trains! Will play with them for HOURS!!! My mom googled Thomas the Train sets I think and came across this clearance place that she has ordered a ton from! You can also Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15476492611990128852noreply@blogger.com