Bored with Toys?

[Sunchimes]

Photo albums!! Blackcat, you are a total genius!!!! Why didn't I think of that? My kids love looking at pictures of themselves. They will sit forever scrolling through the pictures on my camera. Off to make an order from t he photo shop. They are going to love this!!! Thank you!!!

I have a specific room for that are kids so they are kind of separated from the 3-5 year olds.

In this room I have:

big blocky cars/trucks (like the Hot Wheel ones but toddler sized)
Large cars/trucks
Wooden blocks
A bin full of Little People/vehicles
Board Books/photo albums
Duplo blocks/waffle blocks
Baby dolls/cradle and highchair
2 inflatable beach balls/4 nerf balls/basket ball net
giant plastic dinos
plastic farm animals/barn
plastic snap together beads/handheld mirrors
kitchen/housekeeping stuff
set of plastic bins/boxes/crates (all sizes)
6 canvas bags/purses and 6 hats
dress up costumes
drip/discovery bottles
wooden puzzles/shape sorters/lacing cards


These items are in big Rubbermaid totes. I place 4 totes in the room each day. The next day I take them out and put 4 more different ones in.

Sometimes the kids will ask for specific ones and other times, they simply like to see what I put there and will play happily with whatever choices I give them.

I only do 4 per day because it is easier for them to clean up the mess with only 4 options and each day is like getting new toys because they act as if they have never seen the stuff in each tote before. ::

This is for our free-play sessions when an organized or structured activity is not already taking place.

[Francine]

What are some toys for 2-2.5year olds that they actually play with and keeps them interested???

I have 3 2 year olds, they love to dump and scatter. The only toys they really want to play with is what the other kid has, once they have it they don't want it anymore. BUT each of them plays great by themselves if the others aren't here, the kitchen, cars, puzzles etc. etc. but when they are together it's all a big competition.

[lefdaly711]

reading these posts was like reading something I wrote!! I am new to the forum and this thread caught me eye. I am a director of a new childcare. I, too am running into the problem that my twos and sometimes threes dont have any interest in toys. reading these threads have been helpful in that I may have WAY to many options available. I swap out toys consistently but that think the amount of toys is the real problems. Thanks for the help!!!