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Dont think 2.4 ds is stimulated enough by his toys. What can i get him?

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mad4mybaby · 07/10/2008 15:02

He is a very active boy and has always been quite advanced and into things/doing things that are designed for older children. However he seems to be bored with the toys he has and not interested in playing with them. He loves all boy things particularly thomas and trains (of which he has loads).

I tried buying take along thomas as designed for older children but he cant put the track together himself and it often breaks apart as seems to be designed to play on hard floor so that ends in tantrums. He seems to be sort of stuck in the middle, too old for proper pre school toys yet not old enough for next stage toys.

What does your 2.4 ds play with? What can i try? I have tried changing his toys away, taking some away and reinstroducing but that doesnt work.

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Notyummy · 07/10/2008 15:08

Jigsaws

Farm set

Dolls

Cooking set

Mr Potato head and accessories

Fuzzy felts

Just going on what my (fairly bright but not a genius!) 2.3 yr old dd enjoys.

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MrsBates · 07/10/2008 15:15

Adult size - you know the one - lego keeps mine busy for hours - to the exclusion of all else pretty much. Also a lot of drawing, doing 'set-ups' with dinosaurs and farm animals, a bit of play dough but only enjoys that really if does it with his big sister. He does jigsaw puzzles meant for much older children too - particularly a wooden one of the counties of the Britain - I've learnt a lot from that one!

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mad4mybaby · 07/10/2008 15:16

see he doesnt have the patience with puzzles and little things like that, hes perfectly capable as ive done with him but hes more into crashing and bashing and stuff that actually DO things. I just dont know where to start and dont want to spend much money so am looking on ebay but just dont have a clue!...

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mabanana · 07/10/2008 15:20

ooh, i hate the words 'stimulate' and 'stimulating' as applied to kids. His toys shouldn't 'stimulate' him, he should have fun with them. He doesn't need stimulating with toys. Stop buying toys that are too old for him or beyond his capabilities. You'll be surprised how much he will enjoy 'baby' toys even when he's older. 2.4 is very young anyway for toys and very, very young to be expected to play, especially alone, for longer than a few minutes. A pushchair to bowl around with, maybe the odd toy car, maybe a garage, or something that makes a noise all fine. What does he gravitate towards when you go to a playgroup? To be honest at that age, curling up to be read to or going to the park is usually more fun.

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FabioCatello · 07/10/2008 15:21

I don't think new toys are necessarily the answer.

If he's very active he won't want to sit indoors much - I would concentrate on getting out a lot. Bus trips, museums if they're near, parks, walk in the woods, kick a ball about, play with a frisbee or a hula hoop, feed the ducks...

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moshie · 07/10/2008 15:21

if he's very active how about ride-on or push-along toys, ones that have trailers or lift-up lids to put things inside are usually popular.

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mad4mybaby · 07/10/2008 15:23

maybe i shouldve but does not interest instead of stimulate in the title then.

Im not sure about preschool as im obviously not there and when i ask him what he played with at the end of the day he doesnt say or he makes things up (that i know werent there) The only thing ive seen him play with there is the wooden trains.

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MrsBates · 07/10/2008 15:23

Mini tool kit for bashing and twidling screws etc?

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mad4mybaby · 07/10/2008 15:26

yeah he has a bob the builder tool bench and some wooden tools he likes to play with when im making tea. Maybe i shouldve also added im 33 weeks pg with severe SPD so all those sort of trips out that i would do are a no go at the moment. We spend quite abit of time with friends and he does go out to play in the garden every day and we do go out at the w/e when dh is around to help as he is away mon-fri.

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mabanana · 07/10/2008 15:28

I honestly think he does not need new toys at all. And I think the reason he doesn't play with his toys is because he is a lively boy and because some of them are too complex for him, or no fun to play with alone, and because two year olds don't do anything much for more than a few minutes.
As others said, go out to the park, on trips etc or just let him bash things!

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MrsBates · 07/10/2008 15:30

Rattle those pots and pans in the kitchen? Does he like drumming on stuff or will that drive you nuts?

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FabioCatello · 07/10/2008 15:30

Ah, SPD makes many of my suggestions impractical.

Anyone else who can take him to the park and so on? Can you up his hours at nursery?

Fill a paddling pool with balls.
Balloons.
toy kitchen?

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SmugColditz · 07/10/2008 15:34

take him swimming and exhaust him

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