Works for Me – Toy Edition

I am expecting my first baby in February, but the issue of toys has come up many times during discussions with my DH and I.  As we are trying to live more simply, we want to make wise choices when it comes to the toys Sprout should have.

I was very grateful not to receive a whole lot of toys at my baby shower because first of all she isn’t even here yet, and second of all, I’d really like to be the one to make the toy choices (or at least help by making Christmas/Birthday lists).  I did receive a few teether rings (with the liquid inside) that were made in China, and I am going to be donating them to Goodwill.  I have purchased Sprout a wooden teething ring from a local couple who is living off the grid and homeschooling their children right in my home state.  Baby Sprout was also blessed with a homemade wooden toybox that is painted like a horse and carriage and inside contains alphabet blocks that are also handmade.  Those are the types of toys I’m talking about!

Being a teacher, I am also an advocate of toys that produce creativity and imagination for older kids such as building blocks, legos, magnetix, play scarves, musical instruments, or even just a big old cardboard box or big sheet for a fort.

For other great toy ideas, visit WFMW.