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Our Favourite Toddler [and Baby] Toys
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Our Favourite Toddler [and Baby] Toys

March 1, 2021
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Posted by Lauren Rodych-Eberle

Currently I would say we don’t have that many toys. Books? Well, that’s a whole other story, but toys have sofar remained somewhat minimal. It helps that we only have one child and live between two different places, and she can’t yet tell us the toys she wants…the point of me saying that, is that maybe one day we will have to look into doing some sort of toy rotation, but for now, all our toys are out, and then stored in bins in that particular room, when they are tidied up.

Our Favourite Play

Lots of our favourite play includes things like hiking, swimming in our tub, making music, cooking/baking, reading books, and sensory play. Anything from the kitchen and recycling bin are always the best toys. And the spice drawer…don’t forget about the spice drawer!

Chair Play

There are a few toys, or items, we couldn’t go without mentioning. C has now outgrown these two chairs, but while they lasted, they were fantastic! And by outgrown, I mean, she doesn’t want to be in them, because she wants to be buzzing around, crawling and walking, and seeing the world! The Standing Activity Center is a fun little structure and was our go-to for in the kitchen – mama could do some two-handed food prep, and C could play while still seeing what was going on! It is a quite short-lived item (for us, at least), so maybe a worthy item to get as a handmedown, or to pass along to friends.

The Baby Bjorn Bouncer is what allowed me to get my daily showers in – the attachable toy is lots of fun as an add-on. And the chair is foldable and so easy to move around the house from place to place.

Now, some legit kid play toys!

Wooden Anything!

We love wooden toys! Melissa & Doug is fantastic for this. I’m all for supporting local too, so if you can find a great company that makes this kind of thing, go for it! We have some wonderful items from Little Bodhi Grey, as well as Plaid and Pine, just to name a few.

Music

We talked about making music. For us, that includes piano, guitar, and ukulele, but we also have some kid-specific musical instruments. Hape and Gymboree are both great to check out for this!

Bath Toys

We don’t just use bath toys in the bath, or while swimming in the bath, we use them everywhere, because they are just plain-ol’ fun!

Puzzle Pairs

We love puzzles! eeBoo puzzle pairs are great even for C’s age. Since they are only two pieces, they are simple. Mostly mama puts them together, and C pulls them apart…fun for everyone involved! The pieces also get us talking about letters, numbers, and different items.

Balls & Sporting Goods

Balls are fun outdoors, or indoors, if you have the space. And believe it or not, I’ve even learned how to stick handle and shoot a hockey stick…mini, that is!

Playmats

Any playmat will do, but we love our Personalized Playmats, because it is just so cute! A great, splurge gift idea if you know the person’s style – and bonus, it’s another Canadian company.

Happy Playing!

March 1, 2021
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Ready to hear my biggest overwhelm? The stuff. I Ready to hear my biggest overwhelm?

The stuff. I know this is a privileged point, so please be kind. I’ve always attempted to be a wannabe-minimalist (seeing as I have two of everything living between two places, but I want everything to have a purpose and a ‘home.’). 

I’ve very much noticed this be a trigger point for me since having kids, because J and I both have big families, and although their gift giving comes with so much heart and generosity, I’ve tried to find ways to bring in less stuff and to teach my kids to appreciate each gift, sooo less is more. 

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Small steps, but always trying!!

Have you found any ways to minimize the stuff chaos in your house?!
You know what’s the trickiest thing to navigate You know what’s the trickiest thing to navigate while solo parenting?

Taking your car to the shop with car seat aged kids. 

Do you hang out in the shop with the kids for hours? Do you bring travel car seats and install them to get them home? Honestly, what have y’all done? Having another human help isn’t the solution here for me this time…😅
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🎶’Cause I got a roof over my head I got a war 🎶’Cause I got a roof over my head
I got a warm body in bed
I'm doing alright right where I'm at
With what I have

[I got a Jeep, I got a dog]
I got what they call a dream job
Plenty to want, nothing wrong with that
But I'm happy with what I have

I got the air, good eyes to see
Got so much more than I'll ever need
Even the bad days ain't all that bad
With what I have🎶
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It’s not a competition, but if J was trying to w It’s not a competition, but if J was trying to win at Christmas, he did. For my gift he booked @throughcarrieslens to come follow our family on our Anniversary hike this year and take pictures of our butts…🤣 Maybe it’s because he knows pictures of him wearing our babies has me like…😍

Countdown to see you, @throughcarrieslens!
“Don’t worry so much about raising good kids t “Don’t worry so much about raising good kids that you forget you already have them.”🤍
J: Can we start weekly date night again? Also J: J: Can we start weekly date night again?

Also J: Okay, see you in two weeks after our road trip. 

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