When should babies be interested in toys?

[Katie272]

My little boy is ten months old, always been very forward with everything like his sitting, rolling, crawling, standing and cruising etc. He's got so many toys that I keep in his toy box and each day I get out a different selection of toys for him. This way I know he's not bored of seeing the same things.

He's honestly more interested in everything he shouldn't have or everything that isn't his. He'd rather play with the tv ariel, a phone charger, a coaster, a pair of glasses, a pack of baby wipes, a shoe, the kitchen bin etc. You name it, if it something he's not supposed to be playing with or isn't a toy it'll occupy him for ages 😂

He does acknowledge his toys for a bit, but it's like he loses interest really quickly. He was just playing with his megabloks for about a minute, if that and now he's just kind of sliding across the floor on the bag they come in 😂

I know most children love to get into things they shouldn't but I feel like I've bought him his up to 3 months toys, then 6 months plus, now he's got some for a year plus and he doesn't really show much interest in them.

The best toys will always be forbidden ones, or possibly the cardboard box the big expensive toys come with.

Sounds about right. Google a 10 month olds letter to Santa. It's spot on

You need to make him a treasure basket

It just depends on the child. DS was fascinated by toys since birth but in a look not touch way. He had weirdly good neck control and at 4 hours old was peeking up to try and see the toy DN was shaking next to me. But he didn’t want to touch or play with toys until he was 8 or 9 months old.

He’s 21 months old now and he still prefers to play with boxes and bags rather than toys.

Totally normal. My two at that age loved wires, mobile phones, remote controls, cans/tins, plug sockets and my glasses. Basically everything they weren't allowed to touch / play with! And they were not to be fobbed off with the toy versions of, for example, phones either. Had no interest in those whatsoever! They do get more interested in toys as they get older although my two year old still mostly wants the remote control and my glasses

Google heuristic play and treasure baskets. Observe what he's really interested in at the moment - if it's emptying out boxes, put out some toys that he can practice this with, for example, boxes, bags, plastic jars, posting games. If he's interested in throwing, put out toys and objects that he can move, roll, throw safely. If you are buying new toys, go for simple open ended toys that can be used in lots of different ways.

My son is also 10 months old and interested in everything but his toys (of which he has many). I think once the novelty of scooting around wears off he'll settle down with his toys a bit more. He is somewhat better with them if I sit with him and play with them in front of him, but they still don't hold his attention for long.

My DD is 16 months and I’d say she’s only been interested in toys within the last couple of months. Before that she would pick them up, look at them, throw them and head for something she shouldn’t have

ALL objects are novel and interesting to a baby the object category 'toy' is a total irrelevance to them. Later when they can understand a bit they'll learn some things are not a toy and you don't want them played with. But 10 months is a long way off that.

The things they see you with aren't brightly coloured plastic, they are just normal stuff. It's innate to explore the world based on what your parents interact with. They do play with toys too, but remotes are particularly interesting because adults seem to like them!

This is entirely normal.