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Lately I have felt overwhelmed by my daycare space. No matter how many times I clean up and reorganize, the kids are constantly dumping toy bins together... -
I will have another infant/ toddler variance this fall and being pregnant myself, I need some extras for both daycare and personal use.
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Do you have a ton of toys? Do you have a limit?
I feel like I have an overabundance of toys, and I need to get rid of some. I can't decide... -
Another item the kiddos love yet we don't have enough of. We've had them for about 4 years but this is the first group that has really taken a liking...
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Now that the weather is turning warm here happyface my program will move to being primarily outdoors. We even eat & do our crafts outside most days....
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Do you guys have songs you sing during toy clean-up? What ages do you enforce this responsibility? Do you discipline kids who won't participate? Do you...
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How do you handle fighting over the use of large play equipment, such as kitchens or activity tables? It’s a very young group but I have one DCG who...
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Melissa and Doug
Lamaze
Fisher Price
Little Tikes
Hape
Step2
Playmobile
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With the holiday season approaching, the consumer watchdog group World Against Toys Causing Harm (WATCH) has released it annual list of the most dangerous...
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Are their toys that you feel are unnecessary to have around?
I think I might try getting rid of the toy trucks for a day to see if the... -
I was a lead infant teacher in a center for 2 years, and you would think that I would be able to remember the top ITER-S toy categories for infant and...
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How do your keep toys in their respective centers? My kids tend to want to drag toys all over the room, and while it all goes back at clean up time, do...
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What toys/activities do you find your 5 and 6 yos gravitating toward? Do you notice much difference at this age from the preschool group?
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Can anyone tell me how toys get soooooooooo grubby and gross when kids' hands are washed 100 times a day?
I swear I must have the dirtiest... -
Hi,
I have a great daycare for sale in the Memphis, TN area. Please view the information below.
I hope the information is... -
With my group of kids right now, they have a peculiar way of playing. I'm not sure when it started or who introduced it, but all of them from 2yo-5yo...
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do you have mixed age groups? how do you get them to all play nicely? What toys do you provide? Activities? This is the first year I have had such a big...
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I've always been of the mindset that the toys either stay inside or outside. But now my eyes have been opened.
Course to my credit, I do have to say...
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I have a set of sibling boys, 1.5 and 2.5. They are part time. They don't really seem to know what to do with the toys, or how to play. I constantly have...
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Have any of you guys tried it? I just bought some today and kids love it!!!. It's not very messy, the texture is pretty interesting. It is a little hard... -
The thread about what we want for our program got me thinking, which toys do you have that you got, thinking the kids would love them, and they don't?...
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I have a little extra money in the budget this month and want to get 1 or 2 new toys/learning/educational items for my daycare.
I only have 2-3... -
We have 4 large toy boxes, 5 60 gallon tubes, 7 10 or 12 gallon tubes, a bunch of smaller tubs and a ton of large items like play houses, workshop, castles,... -
I just cant handle the clanging and banging plus I have/had a few kids that just got downright rowdy with musical toys. Banging them all over the place...
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I'm hoping for a fun summer this year. We just bought almost $100 worth of yard games that the kids can play in the backyard. My group ranges from age...
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Hi all!
We're making the most of our tiny backyard, and I was wondering what your favorite outdoor toys are for babies-5 year olds. We... -
What's the most played with toys in your daycare? I am ready to buy some new toys but am tired of children dumping out a bucket and running off to something... -
I have a smaller playroom area with a few odd shapes - it was hard to arrange but I finally had it so that it worked well for the kids (posted pics a...
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One of the most frustrating things I have in my daycare is the fact that the pieces of little parts are all over the place how do I get my employees to...
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I have a wire rack with puzzles, and about 10 floor puzzles, do I break them up and rotate them ? (Leaving about half out) or just leave them all out?...
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Do you have any suggestions? Our children are between the ages of 2-5. Most of them are 2 1/2-4 years old.
We started out with 75% of the... -
Okay, so as luck would have it, or maybe some would think it unlucky, I have had mainly girls in my dc. The youngest in my family is a girl (now 5) so...
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How do you do it? I know I have read where some put them in totes and exchange them out. Do you do them by a certian kind of toy? My daycare room is also...
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I ordered toys this week and 2 of the boxes are coming today. Yay! I love new toys. My own kids are really excited. They are 7, 9 and 11 :
: Hopefully...
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I have a little playhouse I was thinking of repainting but not sure if there is paint out there to do this?
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I'm looking for new open ended learning toys for my older dck and my own son. They are both 3 yrs old. Do any of you have this toy?
h... -
i thought we could post our ideas on toys that cannot be purchased in the toy section at our local store. I know we have some really creative providers...
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I am stressing out! I have to decide where in our backyard I want to place the play equipment because we're going to be placing a fall zone and sand...
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I have a small home (2000) square feet and am really tired of my house looking like a daycare.
We play some of the day in the playroom which is...
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How often do you switch out your toys? I am trying to come up with some sort of schedule. I have been doing it every week and that is very time consuming...
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Ok-so at what age do you curb the dumping of toys (like baskets of toy food), and the dropping of toys?
My youngest are 19 months old now,... -
I heart table toys! I want to add a few to my collection. Will you tell me about your favorites?
I have:
Coloring ( markers, crayons,... -
I have my large finished basement as my main daycare space. I am very happy with the set-up down there and the children really enjoy the centers, sensory... -
The kids barely spoke to me today::...
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I remind the kids every single day not to put toys on the vents. We have the flat floor vents that are easy to cover up. The ones that do it are old... -
What have you purchased to replace little people?
The only really plastic toys I still have is my set of little people figures. I want... -
I do daycare on my lower level. My upstairs living room has not had any toys in a long time, but this isn't working for my own family. I have a 6 month...
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I don't know about you all, but I usually am very good about researching things online before I buy them. However, I was in Toys R Us the other day and...
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I have five girls between 12months 18 months.
Any suggestion what are the best toys for them at this age?
I have a kitchen,... -
Does anyone know where I might find used toys for us sale besides the usual (CL, thrift stores, yard sales, etc). We are badly in need of new manipulatives...
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Does anyone use those plastic white rubbermaid storage containers with the pull out drawers? They are either 3 drawer or 7 drawer I think. They have...
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I see commercials on TV for kids toys and 95% of them show mom and dad playing with the toy just as much (if not more!) than the kid! Several years ago...
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.... the Title go play with toys.
I thought other people where having the same problem as me I have to tell my Daycare children to play... -
I've learned if I go out to rummage sales and if I find great stuff at the first place I should just go home! I've learned the hard way spending too...
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I'm feeling like I should downsize the amount of toys I have. I feel like my entire house is covered in kids stuff. Each of my children have their own... -
My daycare kids (and son) are getting bored with the toys I have. The only things they are interested in are Duplos and wooden blocks. I've tried rotating...
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do you have toys that are just theirs?
DS is 18 months old, and sleeps in our room, so he doesn't have a room that is just his. Most of... -
I have some wooden toys (blocks, Lincoln Logs, etc.) and I'm not sure how to sanitize them. Does anyone have any suggestions. I've always just sprayed...
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I have a 2 yo boy who has been getting more and more agressive lately--biting, hitting, throwing hard toys at other people's heads...*sigh*
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I found this in an Oct 2008 CCLD bulletin. I had 3 in plain sight in a toy bin during my last inspection.
USE OF OLD CELL PHONES AS TOYS... -
Do you require kids who are on trikes and bikes wear a helmet? Does each child have their own helmet? I am wondering if I should require all kids age...
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This question has probably been answered before (if so, do you have the thread?) but I was wondering what toys you have for your dck's to play with? I...
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They see their child really loving a certain toy (in your daycare) and then say "Oh, I need to get __Suzie__ one of those"! :: I am thinking...
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Are you guys familiar with Rescue Heroes??? They are the sturdy (chunky) action figures that represent all kinds of every day heroes like Firemen, Policemen,... -
Does anyone have a child who just comes in and dumps all the toys, makes a huge mess, so messy that none of the kids can play, walk ect....and they refuse...
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I'm getting to ready to add infants to my mix of all preschoolers, and it's been a while since I've had to entertain an infant!
What are... -
I'm starting to get tired of not having my own home to do childcare in. I want to do things "my way", but I can't because I'm an employee in...
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There was a thread on the forum that brought up and idea I had last year about product/toy/game reviews. If any of you are interested in reviewing a toy...
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http://www.wedgits.com/
Does anyone have these and what are your thoughts...
I've had these for years and my 2 year old dd is the... -
I ditched my cozy coupes (had 2) on CL and have been on a tricycle purchasing kick that last couple of days.
My girls already had 2 scooters... -
Am I just being oversensitive... or are there WAY too many electronic learning toys on the market?
I shopped for a kid's birthday the other... -
I have a crazy amount of toys and, of course, do not put them all out at the same time. We rotate and I use the bin system for storage. I just always...
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http://www.toygaroo.com/guest/welcome
You pay a monthy fee and they ship you new toys every other month and then you ship them back after... -
I have a couple of toys i put together that my kids find fun!
* A Clorox wipe tube--- you can put crayons through the hole. Fill the tube... -
I'm always on the look out for certain items at rummages, thrift shops, or online. Today I purchased the perfect play kitchen! It's the retired Little...
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Anyone have suggestions for best/fav toys? I am a big fan of simple toys and have some things from my own kids, but they are older, so wondering what... -
I have two sets of Lincoln Logs that I bought second-hand. How do I clean the logs? I have tried googling it and even went to the web site by Knex and...
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Hi,
I have a daycare with three boys of whom 2 are 20 months and 1 is 11 months. I am in search of some new toys for them. I don't like battery... -
so I had dcb and sister start in dec. he is 3 and sister is 5. they told me that he likes hotwheels (which I have a huge large bin--I have a ds) well...
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As far as toys, supplies and equipment, what are your favorites? What is definitely worth the money, and what are the children's absolute favorites?...
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I'm starting to look for toys for playing outdoors this spring and summer. My kiddos are 2.5 y/o, 1 y/o, 10 mos and 5 mos.
I currently... -
I have heard some of you say toys with no batteries.......so what exactly do you have? Other than blocks, legos, lil. People, cars and the like? Oh and... -
How many toys do you keep out at one time? Which ones in particular?
I am realizing that I have TOO many toys out at once, but I'm not sure... -
Ok, so the "After Holidays" sales are in full effect and I want to take full advantage and get a few new additions. I am sure we all do
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How's your no toy week going so far? Are they staying busy?? What's keeping them most entertained?? I'm very curious to hear all about it because ours...
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With toys. It seems that I can not get any of the kids to play with the toys the way they are meant to be played with. Maybe I have the wrong kind of... -
I would like to know about your toy shelves and book shelves. Sounds weird,, but I don't like our current daycare shelves for various reasons. We...
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Since we're talking about toys lately and "no tos" I'm just wondering what you DO have available and how many/much of each (dolls, dress up,...
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What do you have in your contract about a child breaking toys on purpose or damaging property? Do you state the items need to be replaced or the parents...
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As most of you know, I run a preschool 3 hrs/day 4 days/week. I wanted to try an experiment the week of December 13th (their last week before a 3-week...
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I know a lot of you rotate toys and the reasons for doing so make so much sense. My problem is that since I don't have anywhere to store toys other than... -
This might be a seriously stupid question but what kind of blocks do you buy? I know that kids love playing with blocks but what kind do you buy that... -
I'm just curious what toys you have available for the children to play with on their own terms without adult assistance. This is for toddlers and preschoolers....
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Hi everyone, I'm new here and think this is great forum I only wish I knew about it when I first started doing daycare. My issue is I have a dcg that...
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I see lots of pictures of people's backyards with an entire "wall" or side of their house that has outdoor toys lined up against like shopping...
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Currently I have a 10-gallon Rubbermaid Storage Container to organize toys in for rotation. The one I have right now holds Fisher Price Little People...
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If I have two smaller sized rooms in the basement and the entire basement living room for daycare use, how should I organize it?
I want... -
Seriously is there anything that they really like to play with? I have two little boys between 13-14 months and so far I haven't found anything that...
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I put a tab on my daycare website for my "Discovery Toys" business?
Do you think it would be a turn off to parents or deter parents... -
I'm moving soon and becoming licensed so I will have 6 children between ages of infant-5 years. But I am also able to add 4 school age children too.... -
Do you think this would interested 3-5 year olds? Right now I teach 5 and I think I'm leaning towards bigger kids...but would this be ok? Or too babyish?...
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I'm setting up a play area for crawlers (8 to 12 mos) in the backyard. I plan on having interlocking foam mats on the grass, surrounded by a superyard,...
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I will be relicensed next week after a two year break. When I closed in 2008 I never thought I would open again so I sold everything. Before, my girls...
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What is in your outdoor play area? We are pretty stocked up but I'm wondering if we are "missing" anything! :confused:
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Ok do you use your own childrens' toys and do you let the daycare kids go into there rooms, or do you have seperate toys for your daycare kids and have... -
Hi there,
Just wondering if anyone has advice on how to manage a child that is extremely possessive of toys and even space. I understand that at... -
My family room is our dc room. It is where we are most of the time. I keep going back and forth when it comes to having toys out for the kids to take... -
What kind of rules do you have for the kids playing with cars? I have 4 dcb and they love playing with cars but it always ends up getting carried away...
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Does anyone do this?
I would love any providers input on my idea.
I'm thinking of starting a service where daycare providers... -
I have been having a problem with the kids choosing LOUD toys to play with when they get to my house in the early morning. I really dont want them waking... -
HI!
I have been doing daycare for over 6 yrs. now, and I was wondering if everyone purchased presents for daycare children?
I have every... -
I have a 19 month old who is really into taking toys from my DD who is 13 months old. As soon as she sees DD has a toy, she goes to take it. I know...