with every list of what do do/get, i feel theres an equally vital not to do ist that need to be aired...
my faves:
the 'knot' by lamaze,probably the fave, most versitile too, so no need to pack a million other toys incase of boredom. used until about a year old.
tiny love spin ball(the one with coloured segments)very very good toy.
(both of these i always buy for baby gifts)
jumparoo, pricey, but i feel it was worth every bean. good resale value also(sold mine for £50)
fisher price rainforest cot mobile, lovely, very tolerable music.
sainsbury's shopping trolley last xmas,less than £10, now a very well used toy. def helped his confidence when he finally found his feet too.
a baby walker. any baby walker, so longs it has something to touch, make sounds with as well as lets them walk. very good toy for mums that want to get showered/eat/talk to fiends...only kidding....
upsy daisy with a moving singing bed. i bought mine on ebay. ADORED. very expensive new, but would consider paying it now,due to its popularity.
gund teddy comfoter blanket. my sons no 1 addiction, always has been.
the worst:
wheely bug(hate to admit it, my own gift to my son for his 1st birthday)just doesnt seem to do it yet for him or his frends(20months and under)pretty expensive.
shape sorter cookie jar(very terrible music),
bop+rock fisher price lion. they very quickly get bored. very few phrases, very annoying for the grown ups.
oh and that nursery rhymes book, i think by vtech. a killer.a theme i have found is that we adults want to buy the electrical noisy toys, but i think almost all of them are abandoned very quickly, they get bored of them. its the classics that really work(ok, some classics with modern spin-aka jumparoo)
thanks, i feel quite unburdoned now!