Posted by
kiwimmc
16 yrs ago
I have an active 19 month old and we are about to embark on a 10 hour day time flight .. anyone have a suggestion for good travel toy. My babe doesnt really like to sit still so reading books doesnt work, she eats paydough so that isnt ideal, I have tried crayons, but she eats those too and gets v upset if you take them off her. She does like trying to work out how things work and put things together. I am trying to find a couple of things that are not too bulky, heavy, too many parts to get lost (now how hard can that be?) and will hold her interest for a little while. Thanks
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will soft toys hold her interest? my baby cousin has a toy eeyore that she is extremely attached to.
i know soft toys don't sound like a whole lot of fun for us, but for a 19 month old (especialy active ones), imagination is a great playmate.
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Z
16 yrs ago
Does she still like shape sorters and the blocks on the spindle? How about something with a lid to open and shut, or one of those peekaboo books?
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The best toy is several toys. Attention spans are short at that age so you'll have to find multiple things. DVD player/iPad/etc... will work for a while. Walking up and down the aisle, etc. The trick is to have 3-4 new toys lined up and surprise her with them as time passes.
Nothing will hold her interest for the whole flight at that age. So unfortunately you'll be doing a lot of "work".
BTW you can make playdough with tons of Dettol and salt in it. Keeps the kids from eating it. But still perhaps not ideal. ;)
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when we travelled around that age, i got a lot cheap toys from the japanese department stores like sogo, yata, and uny (apita)?
things has lights and sounds, toy camera, toy phone, things like that. they only costs around $40 each and are compact.
i also got a mini crocodile dentist game from toys r us. it's only the size of a keychain, but she can push the teeth and if she pushes the wrong one, it'll snap on her finger.
another thing i got was sticker activity books. or just stickers for her to put on a piece of paper would do.
but definately dvd players, ipad, iphone.....are sure winners!
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stickers and plasters - plaster = put on finger or anywhere and watch them try and take it off!!
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thanks for suggestions - nice idea about the dettol and salt playdough but she eats - well sucks on those dettol hand wipes so I am not sure she will be put off ;-)
I have got a plan .. just hope I have the time to complete it .. making one of the cloth quiet books so buttons and zips and buckles with themed pages - each page is about an hour to make so that is nap time till we leave used up.
Also putting together a few activity bags based on search on toddler activity bag - eg some pipecleaners, pasta for threading, some things to sort into colours, things to open and close (hairclip, small box etc).
Did get to the japanese store and picked up a couple of little toys. Croc dentist didnt work - she broke it in about 2 mins ;-)
Our last flight a couple of months back she went up and down the aisle waking everyone who was sleeping by hitting them on the legs so I am trying to keep her occupied where I can. Only picked on those with their eyes closed.. ;-0
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