Baby toys

[First Baby White]

I have asked this before I am sure but Harry is older now so what toys should I have for him. He has a playmat and vibrating chair plus mobiles for his cot but what else should I be doing with him. Also how long should he be in his vibrating chair or on his playmat?

 

[LisaJ1986]

Playmats can last a while coz of rolling over. I've just been given one and Angel's 5 months. She has had the play gyms since 2 months old, one plastic which was £10, and one bendy one which was bought off ebay. She also has an inflatable ring.
Get yourself down to car boots! It's baby heaven down there and can save yourself a fortune! That's where most of our toys come from, and she doesn't know any different.

 

[Zodiac]

To be honest at that young age YOU are still the best toy for your LO. As long as you spend time singing, doing nursery rhymes & songs with actions, pulling faces, blowing raspberrys, playing peekaboo behind a muslin cloth etc. etc. you will keep your LO amused.

Oliver just had a few soft toys at that age. A few musical things too. Rattles.

I made some toys too - empty water bottle filled with buttons/rice/dried pasta - to create rattles. He loves chewing a shower scrunchie (!). wooden spoon. ribbon dangled over his face.

I think you should only leave him in the bouncy chait for 30mins at a time.

Its when they get a bit more aware &/or mobile and start to be able to co-ordinate and grab things that you need to invest in a more toys.

I agree with Lisa - car boots, charity shops & EBay for 2nd hand toys keeps costs down - as long as you can wipe them over with a steriliser (I personally wouldn't get soft 2nd hand toys).

I'm just starting to think about Christmas & am already bidding on things on EBay