- keys
- telephones
- mobile phones
- remote controls
- computer mouse
- USB cords still plugged into your computer
- the cat
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Things which you should not let the baby play with but which you will be sorely tempted to when desperate for a minute
February 15, 2010 by blue milk
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But metal measuring spoons are good. Very bangable and rattleable. And shiny.
to add to your excellent list:
– eyeglasses / sunglasses
– calculators
– alarm clocks
– tubes of sunscreen toothpaste, etc.
– dental floss
However pegs are fun
Except for when you tell them not to put the pegs near their mouth, so they can’t help themselves and have to find out why, and then they clamp their tongue. You really don’t have your minute of peace then.
The Child has her very own mouse now – since she used it to try pull herself standing and borked the connection (on the mouse, not my laptop).
I’ve always found it is amazing how much babies and little kids love playing with keys. They even love those stupid plastic model toys of keys.
Those long, thin, paper sachets of sugar that cafes have make great rattles in a pinch (though don’t stand up to much gumming)
and;
coins
paperweights
cans
corkscrews
I was going to add hungover dads, but i think that few things really illuminate the potential damage of continued overindulgence more than a pair of bright and bubbly babies with no compunction about taking advantage. so just quit overindulging. 😉
Also not terrific baby toys: laptops.
However, an old beige cast-off keyboard was toddler gold for us for quite a while.
Our toddler also has his own keyboard (he broke it by bumping his Daddy, who bumped his coffee all over it). Since he’s figured out how to turn bpoth mummy and daddy’s computers on and off all by himself, I’m hoping we can hold off for 3 before he wanst his very own…