Sweet Fann
My 6 months little boy get tired of his toys quite quickly (like most babies I guess) and I don't want to buy him new stuff all the time (I buy too much as it is I think). He recently started crawling and I found him going for 1.5 liter water bottles lying on the ground. So I took one, took the label off and a colorful ribbon, some beads and some other things that make a nice rattling sound (you can simply use dry pasta if you have nothing else in the house) inside the bottle. Then I put the cap on with super glue and gave it to him. He loves it! He played with it so much today, crawling after it all over the place.
Does anyone know of similar, easy to make, toys for babies?
Katie W: Not to brag or anything, but he's standing as well! He's been in a rush to grow up since he was born. I tell him to take it easy, but does he listen? No way ;)
Answer
We have something similar to those. I took smaller bottles (juice sized or travel sized) and filled them half way with water, added some drops of food coloring, filled the rest up with mineral oil (baby oil works too) and added some beads and glitter. Now we have a few "lava lamp" type bottles. The ones that rattle are awesome, too!
I made a couple of "crinkle bags" when he was younger and enjoyed the sound of plastic and paper crinkling. I made a small "pillow" out of fabric with a few plastic grocery bags as the stuffing. That gave him a safe, fun, crinkling thing to play with.
Some of my favorite home made toys are not really toys. Some of my son's favorites were old CDs that were scratched, some extra computer cables, tubes of lipgloss (with a screw top, not pop), and more recently the head phones for the computer. Of course we supervise him with these things since they aren't exactly "baby safe", but they've been a blast.
Making dyed silky scarves looks like a lot of fun too, especially for babies who have an obsession with tags.
http://www.make-baby-stuff.com/play-silks.html
We have something similar to those. I took smaller bottles (juice sized or travel sized) and filled them half way with water, added some drops of food coloring, filled the rest up with mineral oil (baby oil works too) and added some beads and glitter. Now we have a few "lava lamp" type bottles. The ones that rattle are awesome, too!
I made a couple of "crinkle bags" when he was younger and enjoyed the sound of plastic and paper crinkling. I made a small "pillow" out of fabric with a few plastic grocery bags as the stuffing. That gave him a safe, fun, crinkling thing to play with.
Some of my favorite home made toys are not really toys. Some of my son's favorites were old CDs that were scratched, some extra computer cables, tubes of lipgloss (with a screw top, not pop), and more recently the head phones for the computer. Of course we supervise him with these things since they aren't exactly "baby safe", but they've been a blast.
Making dyed silky scarves looks like a lot of fun too, especially for babies who have an obsession with tags.
http://www.make-baby-stuff.com/play-silks.html
How to wash baby toys if "surface wash only"?
Carrie Ann
I bought some used baby toys, and the directions indicate they are "surface wash only." I don't want to put the toys in the washing machine or use too harsh of a chemical to clean the toys because the baby will for sure put the toy in her mouth. Will soap and water sanitize the toy enough, and is soap too harsh of a chemical? Any ideas of what to use?
Answer
if they are hard plastic toys then you can use a cloth and 1 part bleach to 10 parts water, or 10 drops of tea tree oil to 2 oz of water. if they are stuffed toys that don't take batteries just wipe of any surface marks and toss them in dryer on high heat for 20 minute to kill anything on them. if they are stuffed toys with batteries then you can use soap and water or water and tea tree oil just remember the soap you use will stay on the fabric so don't use any thing too harsh, seventh generation or green works cleansers or tea tree oil would be best. once they are clean you can put them outside in the sun to help kill any bacteria on them as well.
if they are hard plastic toys then you can use a cloth and 1 part bleach to 10 parts water, or 10 drops of tea tree oil to 2 oz of water. if they are stuffed toys that don't take batteries just wipe of any surface marks and toss them in dryer on high heat for 20 minute to kill anything on them. if they are stuffed toys with batteries then you can use soap and water or water and tea tree oil just remember the soap you use will stay on the fabric so don't use any thing too harsh, seventh generation or green works cleansers or tea tree oil would be best. once they are clean you can put them outside in the sun to help kill any bacteria on them as well.
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