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Not interested in toys

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LadyPen · 12/10/2010 20:25

Hi. My 22 month old DS seems to be uninterested/bored with his toys. I recently bought a few new toys to try and get his interest back but this didn't really help. He does play with some of them for short periods but most of the time he just picks them up and drops them again. Nothing seems to hold his interest. He prefers to play with our stuff (kitchen utensils/remotes/mobiles/boxes etc.) He does enjoy books and being outside which is great but is his lack of interest in his toys normal for his age? Would love to hear from other parents. Thank you :)

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drivingmisscrazy · 12/10/2010 20:50

Can I ask what kind of toys they are? Maybe he just isn't interested in whatever they are. Clearly he is happy to play, just not with the things that he's supposed to :o but everything is a toy to him at this age, that's the joy of them...

littlebird3 · 12/10/2010 20:54

Hi, I don't think you need to worry.Not sure if its a boy thing but both of mine are a bit like that.. They do play with toys but would much rather take the hoover apart or play with anything they shouldn't, wires, plug sockets etc.
They also both like books & being outside although would rather dig the garden up than play on the climbing frame!
Dont worry !:)

maktaitai · 12/10/2010 21:03

I don't remember a huge amount of interest in toys for any length of time, although most things would have some interest for, ooh, 10 seconds or so. I do seem to remember quite a lot of interest in the Brio train set at around 2, though IIRC it was in the trains, rather than the track so much. HTH.

Shelly32 · 13/10/2010 21:08

My girls would rather play with a cardboard box, plug, anything rather than their toys sometimes. Apparently i was the same when i was a baby. I think some kids do like toys and others prefer other things. I wouldn't worry too much

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LadyPen · 14/10/2010 09:08

Great, thanks everyone. Thats good to know. :)

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Stricnine · 14/10/2010 09:42

Yup another one with the same - allbeit a while ago now - boxes were always good value (not the contents!), taking cushions off the sofa and building 'houses', in fact anything that could build a 'den' inside or out...

In the kitchen I resorted to an old pan, wooden spoon and pasta - noisy but allowed me to get on with 'real' cooking !

AdelaofBlois · 14/10/2010 11:14

We found that letting them choose toys helps-everything that they chose got played with-worked tround toyshops putting stuiff initially interesting in trolley (5 or 6 stuff), then showing them then all and asking them to choose. Even pre-language let us know what they were drawn to, and also seemed to enjoy the transport element of putting in and taking out of basket. Even the total crap I wouldn't have touched or which drove me beserk basically got used until it fell apart.

But, who needs toys anyway, what's so great about a toy kitchen set over real spoons?

Fiddledee · 14/10/2010 13:18

My DD was more disinterested in toys than my DS at that age. By 2 she got more into toys - I remember looking at all the toys she got for her first birthday and realising hardly any had been played with. DS does potter about much more which is great for me!

I would second brio train set and duplo lego - will use it for years to come and they love it at a young age too even if its just to redistribute round the house.

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