follow up on battery operated toys.

[thetoddlerwhisper]

just found a huge stash of toys i bought at a yardsale last summer. i dont know how i forgot about these

[Stepping]

Some of our current favorites (sorry if I repeat some already suggested, I'm thinking off the top of my head):

Large plastic buttons to sort, pour dump etc into cups
Pom poms to sort, pour, dump etc
Plastic tweezers to pick up the Pom poms
Large beads and threading laces
Lacing cards
Stacking cups
Shape sorters
Small balls with holes (from dollar store) and thread pipe cleaners through the holes.

I got a lot of ideas from pinterest

[MrsSteinel'sHouse]

oh and right now top favorite- old Christmas cards

[melilley]

My kids LOVE sensory activities. Last week I put noodles is colanders and bowls and gave them a bunch of kitchen utensils. They played for like an hour!

[thetoddlerwhisper]

Some of our current favorites (sorry if I repeat some already suggested, I'm thinking off the top of my head):

Large plastic buttons to sort, pour dump etc into cups
Pom poms to sort, pour, dump etc
Plastic tweezers to pick up the Pom poms
Large beads and threading laces
Lacing cards
Stacking cups
Shape sorters
Small balls with holes (from dollar store) and thread pipe cleaners through the holes.

I got a lot of ideas from pinterest

im on pintrest right now just found a homemade geoboard. where do u find buttons that arent choking hazards?

[Blackcat31]

oh and right now top favorite- old Christmas cards

junk mail and catalog's are super fun too!

[thetoddlerwhisper]

My kids LOVE sensory activities. Last week I put noodles is colanders and bowls and gave them a bunch of kitchen utensils. They played for like an hour!

we cant use any food or play drives me crazy. and makes sand table frustrating.....at least rice or noodles would be easy cleanup next to sand

[Meyou]

we cant use any food or play drives me crazy. and makes sand table frustrating.....at least rice or noodles would be easy cleanup next to sand

Puzzle pieces, pom poms and "gems" (those flat stones used for filling vases) are our favorite non-food bin fillers.

ETA: A big bucket of snow inside is always a winner too.

[thetoddlerwhisper]

Puzzle pieces, pom poms and "gems" (those flat stones used for filling vases) are our favorite non-food bin fillers.

ETA: A big bucket of snow inside is always a winner too.

like adult jigsaw pieces?

[Meyou]

like adult jigsaw pieces?

Yep, I just used old puzzles with missing pieces and dumped them all into a container. You could grab a couple of puzzles for cheap on clearance. I have 3 1000 piece puzzles in the tote I think.

[thetoddlerwhisper]

Yep, I just used old puzzles with missing pieces and dumped them all into a container. You could grab a couple of puzzles for cheap on clearance. I have 3 1000 piece puzzles in the tote I think.

think ill hit goodwill this weekend get a couple diff puzzles with diff shaped/size puzzle pieces